21.   Last week, military journalist Grigory Pasko was sentenced to four years in prison for illegally attending a meeting of top military brass and possessing notes he made there.

22.   Musharraf shuffled his top military brass this month to remove possible rivals.

23.   On Tuesday, military journalist Grigory Pasko was sentenced to four years in prison for illegally attending a meeting of top military brass and possessing notes he made there.

24.   Stoyanov is commander-in-chief of the armed forces, empowered to appoint and fire the top military brass.

25.   Talk of another potential military coup swirled in Ankara as meetings between the president and top military brass intensified last week.

26.   The efforts have met stiff resistance from the top military brass.

27.   The new minister, a Sunni Muslim like Saddam, was named Chief of Staff in April in a shakeup of the top military brass.

28.   The president, the prime minister and the top military brass were among the mourners.

29.   The top military brass stood beside him in support.

30.   Their return was marked by a ceremony attended by top military brass at the Kassai barracks in the capital, Bangui, state-run radio reported.