31.   Some carried Kalashnikov rifles.

32.   Soldiers wearing fatigues and carrying automatic rifles surrounded the jet.

33.   The border police wear green uniforms, carry assault rifles and patrol in jeeps and other military vehicles.

34.   The road was lined with barbed-wire fencing and grim-faced North Korean soldiers wearing green military uniforms and carrying automatic rifles.

35.   Then guards carrying assault rifles rushed out of the camp and forced the women away from the bus, knocking some of them down.

36.   They carried those rifles as a sign of rebellion and solidarity.

37.   Three bodyguards carrying assault rifles cram in behind each one, concealed by tinted glass.

38.   Under the watchful eye of soldiers carrying Kalashnikov rifles, they submitted to frisking, then filed up several steps into the one-story courthouse.

39.   Under their coats they carried rifles.

40.   What was not ambiguous was the belief of the commanders that they must carry rifles to protect themselves and achieve their ends.