1.   Bernstein, who comes from Brooklyn and is a former tank commander, was vague when asked if Fort Carson soldiers participated.

2.   For the most part, they supported the Pentagon position that few soldiers actively participate in white supremacist groups.

3.   If Russian soldiers participated in the force, they would do so under arrangements to be made in the future, the administration said.

4.   Russian and Ukrainian soldiers should participate in the peacekeeping force, but overall command must be retained by Western nations.

5.   Several thousand Russian soldiers may also participate.

6.   The Clinton administration has made clear that it would be happy for Russian soldiers to participate in the peacekeeping force under the same arrangements that prevail in Bosnia.

7.   The idea is to make Russia a partner in many NATO activities, including peacekeeping missions like the current one in Bosnia where Russian soldiers are participating.

8.   While it was not spelled out that U.S. soldiers would participate in such a force, it was well understood that that was the plan, Satloff said.

9.   As part of the celebration, soldiers participated in a Christmas decoration contest, with three days leave in Budapest, Hungary as the top prize.

10.   Germany would like to see Russian soldiers participate in any international peacekeeping force in Kosovo as they did in Bosnia, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Monday night.