21.  Prince Sultan insisted that airplanes complying with U.N. orders comprise the only Western forces in Saudi Arabia.

22.  A quick withdrawal could avert a showdown with Western forces.

23.  Afghan commanders and fighters said they had not seen any Western forces in direct combat.

24.  But underground movements have been threatening to strike the ruling al-Saud family and Western forces in Saudi Arabia.

25.  Butler declined to compare the behavior of German police with that of other western European forces.

26.  But with the threat of Western military force against them discredited, the Serbs appeared to be in no mood to compromise.

27.  Confrontations with overseas Tibetans reinforced fears that Western forces seek to slice Tibet away from China.

28.  Gadhafi also said Western forces should leave the Gulf, where the United States and Britain have warships poised to strike Iraq.

29.  Gadhafi said that Western forces should leave the Gulf, where the United States and Britain have warships poised to strike Iraq.

30.  Given his clout, Western forces have been reluctant to risk trying to capture him for trial.