1.   But Palestinians have charged that the offensive has been aimed at destroying the infrastructure of their nascent state and indeed, at Palestinian nationalism itself.

2.   Army officials say the offensive is aimed at eliminating Salif Sadio, the hard-line military commander of the rebel force.

3.   Israel says its military offensive is aimed at rooting out militants and seizing their weapons following a recent wave of bombings and shootings against Israelis.

4.   Israel says its offensive is aimed at rooting out militants and seizing their weapons following the recent bombings and shootings against Israelis.

5.   Israel says the offensive is aimed at rooting out militants and seizing their weapons following a recent wave of bombings and shootings against Israelis.

6.   Israel says its offensive is aimed at rooting out militants and seizing their weapons following a recent bombings and shootings against Israelis.

7.   Russia insists it is targeting only rebel positions, and says the offensive is aimed at rooting out Chechen militants blamed for terrorist acts in Russia.

8.   That offensive was aimed at Palestinian militias but failed to crush them.

9.   The anti-drug offensive is aimed primarily at cutting into the main source of revenue of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the paramilitary United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia.

10.   The current cross-border offensive is apparently aimed at dealing the rebels a heavy blow before winter sets in and movement becomes difficult.