As militant leaders tell it, the Americans are neither wanted nor needed.

It might have been an escape route for militant leaders, the officials said.

The government has argued that its policy of killing militant leaders is essential to security.

Now, like the others, he is talking war, in terms nearly indistinguishable from the most militant Islamic leaders.

At the same time the community has a tradition of voting for outspoken, even militant leaders.

So the civil rights movement began to splinter, and young blacks in particular followed more militant leaders.

Egyptian security officials, along with underground militant leaders, said the bands were formed three months ago.

Some of the militant black leaders were encouraged to leave town during the convention to avoid being implicated in any violence.

There are two sets of motivations cited by Palestinian officials and militant leaders.

"The tactic now is to kill as many of the local police and security officials as possible," said a militant leader.