31.   Now the Algerian government is fighting a civil war against Islamist opponents that it cannot win.

32.   One way is to stop rolling over the debts of the Algerian government.

33.   Over the past year, the Algerian government has severely limited the ability of the local media to cover the civil conflict beyond authorized news bulletins.

34.   So it is essential to find a way to put some pressure on the Algerian government.

35.   Since then, France has provided the Algerian government with weapons, helicopters, and extensive economic aid.

36.   The Algerian government has matched terror with terror.

37.   The Algerian government has neither confirmed nor denied these assertions.

38.   The Algerian government has not confirmed the report, which appeared in the Arabic-language paper Asharq Al Awsat.

39.   The Algerian government has rejected all such suggestions as intolerable interference.

40.   The Algerian government has since prevented or limited international human rights monitoring.