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SYRIA: Evil Has Allies

PHILIPPINES: China Demands Fear

WARPLANES: The Flight Of The New Avenger

ARTILLERY: Israel Replaces 155mm Guns With Smart Rockets

PROCUREMENT: The Blame Of India

LEADERSHIP: NATO Ponders The Long-Term Cost Of Libya

WARPLANES: Mainly Because It Pisses Off The Russians

SURFACE FORCES : Cracked, Leaking And Limping Along

SUBMARINES: An Old Cure For Venezuelan Naval Ambitions

PROCUREMENT: Getting A Gripen On It

AIR TRANSPORTATION: The Legend Continues

YEMEN: Fire In The North

MEXICO: Thugs Just Want To Have Fun

SUPPORT: Puzzle Me This

ARMOR: China Chooses Protection Over Flotation

ISRAEL: Hamas Makes A Controversial Deal

PEACEKEEPING: The Island Disease

COUNTER-TERRORISM: It's Just Business

ATTRITION: Drug Casualties And Collateral Damage

NIGERIA: Rebels Rebel

WARPLANES: North Korea Goes Retro

PROCUREMENT: Another F-35 Failure

SUBMARINES: It Is Now A Six Pack

IRAQ: For A Few Dollars More

LEADERSHIP: Problem Solved

INDONESIA: Sacrifices Must Be Made

SEA TRANSPORTATION: China And India, Together At Last

SURFACE FORCES : Avengers Upgraded

WARPLANES: Small Force, Huge Border

INFANTRY: Escaping From Death And Victory

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October 11, 1999

Contact has been lost with a Kirghiz negotiator trying to obtain the release of four Japanese geologists held by Islamic rebels in southern Kyrghizstan.

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