51.   The United Nations, the United States, the European Union and the Organization of African Unity strongly support sending African peacekeepers to Burundi to stem escalating violence.

52.   Unable to stem the violence or conclude a peace treaty with the Palestinians, Barak is increasingly perceived as an ineffective leader.

53.   Washington has been criticized in Europe for not acting forcefully enough to stem the violence between Israel and the Palestinians.

54.   Washington has come under fire in recent months in Europe for not acting forcefully enough to stem the violence.

55.   Yet some say the rhetoric, instead of stemming violence, has exacerbated the breakdown in communications, especially by naming children as legitimate targets.

56.   Yudhoyono denied accusations that the outnumbered army and police units were not doing enough to stem the violence, and said order would be restored within three days.

57.   He said he had begged UN members to send troops to stem the violence.

58.   HRW has repeatedly called for the International Security Assistance Force in Kabul to be deployed throughout the country to stem the violence.

59.   And the international community has so failed to stem violence in Burundi, which has teetered on the edge of wholesale civil war for three years.

60.   Australia hinted strongly Sunday it was prepared to offer troops to any future peacekeeping mission in the Middle East aimed at stemming the violence between Israel and the Palestinians.