51.   Shawcross said Abubakar told the secretary-general that he wanted to hand power back to a democratically elected government but implied that some other generals were not so sure.

52.   Similarly, Bellouchet is optimistic that the generals are sincere in promising to step down.

53.   Soon the general was able to drive off with her in his fancy car.

54.   Surprisingly, the general was not ready to abandon the operation.

55.   Sure, the old general was the commander of the Allied forces on D-Day while Clinton avoided the draft during the Vietnam War.

56.   Television footage suggested neither general was entirely accurate, but the panic and the rattle of gunfire in the scenes left unclear who was shooting.

57.   Still, the former general was on the defensive.

58.   Testimony, which begins today, is expected to emphasize atrocities committed while the generals were in power.

59.   The business manager, though, was more than happy to explain how life is better in a world where the generals are no longer your enemy.

60.   The diminished role of U.S. troops will mean that a British general will be the commander on the ground in Kosovo for the first months of the peacekeeping operation.