81.   A top Russian official had harshly criticized government forces for allowing the rebels to penetrate the city, but a Russian general praised the troops for repelling the attack.

82.   A Turkish human rights official criticized the U.S. attitude.

83.   A senior official has reportedly criticized the Indonesian government for ignoring many cases of bureaucratic corruption.

84.   A senior Palestinian official criticized Libya on Monday for expelling Palestinian workers, action ordered by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to protest the Israel-PLO peace process.

85.   A top ABC News official criticized the administration for its failure to let reporters cover in any meaningful way the conduct of special operations forces in Afghanistan.

86.   A top Argentine official severely criticized the International Monetary Fund on Saturday, stating that the international body had failed to understand the Argentine situation.

87.   A senior African National Congress official on Monday criticized the United States for what she called a hypocritical Middle East policy.

88.   A senior Israeli official criticized the report.

89.   A senior Rwandan government official has criticized the Canadian proposal to use the airport at Entebbe, Uganda, as a staging point for the airdrop.

90.   Although Egyptian officials have frequently criticized Israel for its military acquisition, it is unusual for Mubarak himself to speak in such harsh terms about the Jewish state.