31.  American military officials said Friday they had no clear idea what had gone wrong on Thursday.

32.  American military officials said they had no further information about which Taliban leaders might have been at the site, or how many people were killed.

33.  American military officials have said that the importance of the military bases in Japan has increased in the last decade with the closing of bases in the Philippines.

34.  American military officials said that three non-Iraqi ships were caught last week transporting oil from Iraq.

35.  American military officials said the glass had broken as a wave of pressure unloosed by the bomb passed through the compound, shattering windows and toppling furniture.

36.  American military officials say it is merely a coincidence.

37.  American military officials say that would defeat the purpose of their mission here.

38.  American officials said they expected lower-level diplomats and military officials to resume talks in Washington in late July.

39.  And a Western military official said there appeared to be aircraft over Pale at the time of the explosion.

40.  An Israeli military official said there had been information that a terror attack was being planned from these areas.