1. A diplomat based in Port-au-Prince said the expulsion order demonstrated that the Haitian military still is not impressed by threats of a U.S. invasion. 2. Civil affairs are governed by Palestinians but the Israeli military still patrols the city. 3. Critics of the commission have said that it was not granted subpoena powers because the military still remains powerful behind the scenes. 4. Human rights groups report some progress, but say the military still interferes in labor matters and the government is still trying to crush the main independent union. 5. In recent years President Boris Yeltsin has advocated severe cutbacks in military spending and manpower to reform a military still bloated from the Soviet era. 6. In their statement, however, they added that the military still supported Kocharian and would uphold the constitution. 7. The military still uses undersea robots, but most of the uses are hush-hush. 8. BESLAN, Russia -- With the military still bogged down in a protracted war with Chechnya, Russian troops are showing increasing signs of frustration. 9. But Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes said the military still believes all the captives remain on Basilan. 10. But he acknowledged that the military still has a problem filling primary officer posts. |