1.   The allies threatened economic reprisals against the invading country.

2.   Leaflets from an anonymous Salvadorean Anti-Communist Front threatened reprisals against retailers and restaurateurs who served UN staff.

3.   Despite Israeli denials of responsibility, Islamic militants have blamed Israel for the assassination and threatened reprisals.

4.   France has withdrawn its envoy to Canberra and threatened economic reprisals.

5.   In turn, the Taliban have threatened reprisals against neighboring nations that side with the United States.

6.   Some Hamas members in the Gaza Strip and Damascus, Syria, have threatened reprisals against American targets if Abu Marzook is extradited.

7.   The California insurance department on Friday threatened reprisals against insurers if they miss a meeting next week to discuss long-contested rebates on policies.

8.   The Taliban has threatened reprisals against states that provide military support to the US-led campaign.

9.   Then, Majority Whip Tom DeLay of Texas kept a scorecard of PAC contributions and threatened political reprisals against those that continued to fund Democrats.

10.   When officials the U.S. Chamber of Commerce found appeal in major elements of the Clinton health-care plan, Republican operatives threatened such reprisals that the chamber recanted.