1.   A military policy of arming local militias to try to influence or derail the vote through intimidation may have taken on a life of its own.

2.   Since early this year, the military has sought to undermine the possibility of independence for East Timor by creating and arming the militias.

3.   Throughout the civil war, Nigeria has seemed to choose sides, opposing Mr. Taylor for much of the war by arming rival militias, which worsened the destruction.

4.   When the court someday takes up a Second Amendment case, I hope it proclaims that the language refers to arming militias, not individuals.

5.   With the Maoists now running elections, collecting taxes, and arming local militias, even meaningful government programs cannot get off the ground.

6.   Ramirez and dozens of his fellow ranchers have organized and armed a militia.

7.   Gusmao has accused the Indonesian military of arming anti-independence militias to derail the U.N.-sponsored peace process.

8.   Gusmao said the military had been arming civilian militias in an effort to sabotage the U.N.-sponsored vote.

9.   Government denies it is arming Hutu militias.

10.   Separatists suspect Indonesia is trying to sabotage the vote by arming civilian militias.