71.   In return, Israel is seeking additional U.S. military aid and security guarantees.

72.   In Washington, Colombia is in the spotlight because the House of Representatives voted last week to lift restrictions on U.S. military aid to fight the rebels.

73.   Israel fears that support for American government assistance, including military aid, could be undermined as well.

74.   It also made clear, for the first time, that the West would not send military aid even to a broadly supported, armed anti-communist uprising.

75.   It served as the launchpad for billions of dollars in U.S. military aid to Afghan guerillas fighting against Soviet troops.

76.   It would be offset by reductions in military aid to poor U.S. allies.

77.   It would approve military aid to El Salvador if the president would certify that El Salvador respected basic standards of human rights.

78.   Jackovich said that the United States would continue to press for a diplomatic settlement to the war rather than give the Bosnians military aid.

79.   Late last week, the Bush administration asked Congress to lift restrictions on military aid to Colombia to help the government fight the rebels.

80.   Many in the Bush administration are ready to endorse this shift, along with an increase in military aid.