That could mean that only lower-level CIA staff, and perhaps civilian contractors, would appear in the dock.

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The nation's civilian "high" alert -- the second highest level of warning -- was put in place Tuesday.

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These civilian contacts were seen as confidence-building measures which might in time lead to similar measures at a military level.

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