1.   Japanese and Western historians have said that in the aftermath of the war, U.S. troops raped thousands of Okinawan women without reprisals.

2.   Japanese and Western historians have said that in the aftermath of World War II, U.S. troops raped thousands of Okinawan women without reprisals.

3.   In a bid to widen their influence through fear, the rebels have killed, maimed and raped thousands of unarmed civilians over a period of several years.

4.   Kabbah has refused to negotiate with the rebels, who are widely blamed of killing, maiming and raping thousands of unarmed civilians.

5.   Kabbah has refused to negotiate with the rebels, widely blamed for killing, maiming and raping thousands of unarmed civilians.

6.   Rebels of the Revolutionary United Front are accused of killing, maiming and raping thousands in their brutal campaign of terror.

7.   RUF rebels became notorious for their brutality, killing and raping thousands of civilians and cutting off the limbs of thousands of others.

8.   The rebels are believed to have killed, maimed and raped thousands of rural villagers in a revenge campaign to widen their influence through fear.

9.   The rebels are accused by civilians and international human rights groups of systematically killing, mutilating and raping thousands in a bid to gain power through terror.

10.   The rebels are believed to have killed, maimed and raped thousands of rural villagers in a revenge campaign aimed at widening their influence through fear.