31.  He has used covert action sparingly.

32.  Late last month Congress secretly rejected a plan by the CIA for new covert action against Iraq, congressional and administration officials say.

33.  Later, McCaffrey said the United States would use economic pressure, covert action, attempts to bribe the Iraqi military and incentives for Hussein to flee.

34.  Now, as then, there is an urge for covert action to combat an invisible foe.

35.  Now, despite a history of disastrous operations, the agency is talking about a new era of covert action.

36.  One of the more important points was the issue of when the executive branch has to notify Congress of covert actions.

37.  President Clinton has approved a covert action program that calls for the CIA to try to destabilize the government of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, said U.S. officials.

38.  President Clinton also ordered a more aggressive program of covert action, signing an intelligence order that allowed him to use lethal force against bin Laden.

39.  Second, we have adequate authority to engage in military actions or covert actions involving the use of lethal force without targeting a particular individual for assassination.