Suez Canal, Egypt, 1974: I was with the Second Egyptian Army, who, at the end of the Yom Kippur War managed to cross the Suez Canal and establish a bridgehead there.

BBC: Rene Burri in colour

The defendants are two guerrilla groups that have been at war with the Colombian government for decades: the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN).

CNN: Son sues rebels over father's slaying in Colombia

"As you know, you go to war with the army you have, and not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time, " Rumsfeld said.

NPR: Walter Reed Reaction Contrasts with Abu Ghraib

He served for two years in the American army in the second world war and, after graduating (with a brief spell at Oxford), was recruited into the Central Intelligence Agency, apparently because of his knowledge of guns.

ECONOMIST: Samuel Cummings

Just as she failed to recognize the inherent weakness of the Lebanese state when she championed UN Security Council Resolution 1701 which called for the Hizbullah-dominated Lebanese army to deploy to the border with Israel at the end of the 2006 war, so Livni failed to understand the significance of the inherent weakness of Fatah as she negotiated away Gush Etzion and Har Homa.

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