21.  A senior defense official in Washington said there were no indications of hostile action against the plane.

22.  Abdullah has been a top ally in the terror war, but like many Arab leaders he has been openly skeptical of U.S. hints of hostile action against Iraq.

23.  Although U.S. forces in Pakistan have occasionally faced gunfire and other hostile actions, military officials say they have no evidence that hostile fire brought down the plane.

24.  Although U.S. forces in Pakistan have occasionally faced gunfire and other hostile actions, Defense Department officials say they have no evidence hostile fire brought down the plane.

25.  Attorney James Brosnahan said the only hostile action Lindh took was as a member of the ruling Taliban militia against the northern alliance.

26.  Cairo and Khartoum have stopped short of threatening armed conflict, but both have pledged readiness to counter a hostile action by the other side.

27.  Cairo and Khartoum have stopped short of threatening armed conflict, but both have pledged readiness to counter an hostile action by the other side.

28.  He also urged both sides to refrain from further hostile actions.

29.  He also said some migrants die as a result of hostile action on the U.S. side of the border, but noted that the numbers are going down.

30.  He said India had announced a moratorium on all hostile action last November, but that the situation had since changed.