41.   Their phase-out is part of a military plan to upgrade its naval fleet in order to deter any possible invasion by China.

42.   US troops have begun exercises in the Bahamas to prepare for a possible invasion of Haiti, US military sources said Wednesday.

43.   US forces have stepped up their presence around Haiti in preparation for a possible invasion which could take place later this month.

44.   Manning said he had not received any communication from US President Bill Clinton about any possible invasion date.

45.   Meanwhile, US troops began exercises in the Bahamas to prepare for a possible invasion of Haiti, US military sources said Wednesday.

46.   President Emile Jonassaint ordered a state of siege overnight and invoked voodoo protection to ward off a possible invasion that would reinstate ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

47.   The administration has justified a possible invasion of Haiti on grounds of restoring democracy, reinstating exiled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and human rights abuses.

48.   The administration has justified a possible invasion of Haiti on grounds of restoring democracy, reinstating exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and human rights abuses.

49.   The administration has justified a possible invasion of Haiti on grounds of restoring democracy, reinstating exiled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and defending human rights.

50.   The administration, anxious to justify a possible invasion, has taken pains to cast Cedras as a torturer who refuses to listen to reason.