41.   The onset of winter and the holy month of Ramadan in mid-November are likely to slow ground operations and air attacks.

42.   The plane, which is typically deployed in support of small unit ground operations, fueled more speculation that U.S. special forces troops may soon be introduced.

43.   The situation that will develop if ground combat operations are launched does not look too good for Iraq either.

44.   The Special Forces raid was not the only U.S. ground operation inside Afghanistan on Friday.

45.   US military officials also said they are studying the possibility of launching ground operations in the southern part of the country to support other, smaller rebel groups.

46.   When Nimitz tells the general to speed up operations ashore so the supporting fleet can be released, Buckner replies that the Army ground operation is his business.

47.   - There are no current plans for NATO ground operations in Kosovo.

48.   A day earlier, French Defense Minister Alain Richard said that French special forces could take part in a U.S.-led ground operation.

49.   A senior Turkish military commander has left open the possibility that the country would contribute troops to any NATO ground operation in Kosovo, a Turkish newspaper reported Friday.

50.   A retired Pakistani general, speaking on condition of anonymity, said there cannot be a large-scale ground operation.