1.   To keep clear of British radar and stay undetected, the bombers had to fly at low level and so never attained the necessary height.

2.   Almost invariably, potential bombers have a relative who was killed, wounded or jailed during the occupation.

3.   Although Diego Garcia is thousands of miles from Afghanistan, the bombers have more than enough range to reach their targets.

4.   Bombers have nothing in common with the militia, Adams said.

5.   But the bomber has strong support from lawmakers who say the military needs the stealth plane.

6.   Federal authorities believe the bombers had ties to militia groups that oppose federal gun control.

7.   Generally speaking, the long bombers have the advantage, if they can drive it straight.

8.   Now the bomber had to clear some British warships in the bay, an uncertain proposition with a dead engine.

9.   Other specialists say that Iraq was behind it, while some believe that the bombers may have had links with middle-level Egyptian officials.

10.   Qazi said investigators do not know whether the bomber had an accomplice.