1.   Additional U.S. warplanes were also dispatched to Bahrain and Kuwait and a military exercise in Kuwait was extended.

2.   Last week, it dispatched warplanes to protect Harmid Karzai, whose forces came under attack from the Taliban.

3.   Over the past week, Russia has sent additional troops to the Chechnya border and dispatched warplanes that bombed Chechen airfields.

4.   In the past week Russia has sent additional troops to the Chechnya border and dispatched warplanes that bombed Chechen airfields.

5.   The Americans have dispatched warplanes to the region and another confrontation is building.

6.   They missed, but NATO spokesman Capt. Jim Mitchell said that on Wednesday warplanes were dispatched to escort reconnaissance aircraft patrolling over Bosnia.

7.   They missed, but NATO spokesman Capt. Jim Mitchell said that on Wednesday warplanes were dispatched to escort reconnaissance aircraft patroling over Bosnia.