21.  Russia strongly opposes using force to resolve the crisis, and Ivanov is expected to deliver that message when he meets Albright in London.

22.  Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said using force would inevitably lead to civilian casualties, the national news agency Bernama reported.

23.  Russia, France, Egypt and China oppose using force.

24.  Sen. Richard Lugar, running for the Republican presidential nomination on his foreign affairs experience, said he would consider using force to free the two Americans.

25.  The Arabs strongly opposed using force and warned that airstrikes would undermine U.S. interests throughout the Arab world.

26.  The military publicly warned earlier this month that it would consider using force to crush Islamic radical activities if necessary.

27.  The panel also warned the Bush administration that using force against other countries could hurt relations with its allies.

28.  The United Nations is weighing whether using military force to retaliate for a massacre blamed on rebel Serbs will doom a new peace initiative.

29.  U.N. officials said Saturday they were considering using force against guns targeting planes at Sarajevo airport after two U.N. aircraft were hit by large-caliber gunfire.

30.  U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Thursday urged African governments to reject using force for political change, opening a high-level meeting on the continent.