91.  American officials now say the KLA is all but vanquished.

92.  American officials previously have said that they believed some of what Zubaydah had told them but disregarded other comments as seeming to be intentionally misleading.

93.  American officials quickly and publicly backed the action.

94.  American officials quite naturally tend to act as if the world were unipolar.

95.  American officials reject that interpretation.

96.  American officials rejected pleas from both Serb and Russian officials for the bombing to stop.

97.  American officials rejected the request for a bombing halt, asserting that the Taliban, not American air raids, were blocking food distribution.

98.  American officials respond that Japan is seeking to ingratiate itself with Beijing while hoping to take advantage of market openings won by American negotiators.

99.  American officials responded that the facility was a legitimate target.

100.  American officials retort that Europe is turning a blind eye to official brutality in the name of pragmatic politics.