71.   The general said as much in that Ramada ballroom, in that honest way of his.

72.   The general said he was told by American officials that no American planes had been in the area.

73.   The general said Sunday that he had ordered the soldiers to try to arrest the brothers so they could be interrogated.

74.   The general said that for now his forces were focusing on Paktia Province, which borders Pakistan and was the site of the Shah-e-Kot operation.

75.   The general said the photograph reflected the amicable ribbing that goes on between NATO and the United Nations over Bosnia.

76.   The general also said he did not trust casualty reports from Taliban sympathizers.

77.   The general said four planes landed in Kunduz on Sunday and evacuated Pakistani militants trapped in the city.

78.   The general said he believed that Saddam might even provoke a confrontation knowing he could protect the forces that keep him in power.

79.   The general said he had already rallied support from military commanders, legislators and senior members abroad.

80.   The general said he personally selected Ramon Mercader, a civil war veteran, to do the killing.