1.   And the United States has warned Indonesia that if it does not disband the militia in West Timor, it risks diplomatic and economic isolation.

2.   After the slayings, the United Nations withdrew its aid organizations from West Timor and has demanded that Indonesia disband the militias.

3.   Despite pleas and pressure from abroad, the Indonesian government has failed to disarm and disband the militias and free the hostage refugees.

4.   The United States and other countries must insist that Habibie disarm and disband the militias.

5.   The United States and the World Bank have warned Indonesia that it could lose vital aid if it does not disband the militias.

6.   After their hour-long meeting, Defense Secretary William Cohen warned of possible economic sanctions against Indonesia unless army-sponsored militias are disbanded on the divided island of Timor.

7.   Bringing him on board poses complications such as disbanding his militia, whose freshly painted tanks ring the main military base outside Herat.

8.   In the past four years, the government has succeeded in restoring law and order in many parts of the country after disbanding private militias.

9.   Robert Gelbard, the U.S. ambassador to Indonesia, has warned of a guerrilla war unless the militias are disbanded.

10.   Since the end of the civil war, the government has disbanded militias and moved to reassert its authority in many parts of the country.