31.  It also suggests that if rebel groups regain power, in the event of American attacks on the Taliban, they may barely be able to work together.

32.  Iraq acknowledged the American attack but denied that Iraqi war planes had been downed in the battle.

33.  Innocent Afghan civilians have paid a higher price, including those killed in mistaken American attacks.

34.  Madeleine Albright revealed on Sunday that the American attack will take place within weeks.

35.  Ministers, officials and army officers have been enjoined to desist from any public expression of encouragement or indeed desire for an American attack on Iraq.

36.  Most Iraqis express fearlessness in the face of possible American attack, but they also evince real concern.

37.  Most industry experts said they think an embargo by the Gulf states would be unlikely in the case of an American attack on Iraq.

38.  Of course, many of the whispering class are also among the most ardent advocates of an American attack on Iraq and Saddam Hussein.

39.  Oil prices soared Tuesday in the wake of the American retaliatory attack against Iraq and the U.N. suspension of an agreement to allow Iraqi oil exports.

40.  On open radio channels, Taliban forces are mocking the American attacks, according to troops from the Northern Alliance.