41.   The peacekeepers would then be responsible for law and order as political power is transferred to the East Timorese and elections would be held in the new nation.

42.   The Serbs might, too, particularly if they sense that the embargo on arms shipments to Bosnia will be lifted once the peacekeepers are out.

43.   These blue-helmeted peacekeepers have been largely impotent to stop the fighting or force a diplomatic settlement.

44.   They said that no peacekeepers had been hurt, but that an East Timorese woman had been wounded.

45.   Under its provisions, all fighting is to cease, military units are to pull back from battle lines, and U.N. peacekeepers are to be positioned between them.

46.   Other peacekeepers were mute, but equally helpless, chained to steel stanchions and doors.

47.   Peacekeepers are powerless to resist, he said.

48.   Peacekeepers are the only military personnel allowed in the zones.

49.   Peacekeepers have been on alert about possible threats against them ever since they arrived to help the interim government bolster security efforts in the capital.

50.   Peacekeepers have been responsible for securing the border with Indonesia, a staging area for incursions by pro-Jakarta militiamen.