21.  He has vowed to govern by consensus and include opposition parties and organized civilian groups, such as unions and Mayan Indian organizations, in decisions.

22.  He then filed a complaint with the Security Intelligence Review Committee, a civilian monitoring group that oversees CSIS.

23.  His comments were echoed by Israeli military commentators who suggested that the armed civilian groups marked a tactical shift among the Palestinians.

24.  In June, civilian groups in both sides jointly celebrated the first anniversary of the historic inter-Korean summit by holding a symposium in North Korea.

25.  In the only nation in Asia with a Catholic majority, bishops have joined civilian activist groups in a campaign to urge the government to abolish the death penalty.

26.  North Korea has actively sought contact with civilian groups in the South, while rejecting proposals for official government talks.

27.  Officials said they also agreed to establish a dialogue with civilian groups during the negotiations in order to build popular support for an agreement.

28.  Rebels, the government, and third-party civilian groups already have picked their delegates.

29.  Rha, the top government official handling inter-Korea affairs, said any assistance from civilian South Korean groups should be made through Red Cross channels.

30.  Security forces were on alert and other pro-government civilian groups were planning to rally to stop the protesters, he warned.