61.   The general said he had not heard that joke.

62.   The general said he was negotiating with a number of Taliban commanders in Konduz about the possibility of defecting.

63.   The general said his troops would probably go home to the United States when the war games were over.

64.   The general said that before the air strikes, the Serbs had conducted a systematic government-sponsored campaign of intimidation, repression and selective elimination of Kosovo Albanians.

65.   The general said that if it was OK with one of his subordinate officers, it was OK with him.

66.   The general says Bhutto will be arrested on the spot on corruption charges, further energizing her supporters.

67.   The generals said they based their assessments on intelligence information that went beyond aerial or satellite photographs of the damage done in four nights of air and missile strikes.

68.   The generals say that greater force will act as a deterrent.

69.   The general also said there were three casualties because of altitude sickness.

70.   The general said a representative of the European and Balkans branch of the Red Cross also met them, but he did not say when that meeting took place.