Border security has dramatically worsened in the aftermath of the revolution, as thousands of illegal immigrants, drug smugglers and gun runners try to slip from impoverished Yemen into Saudi Arabia, one of the world's richest countries, Lt al-Ahmari told the BBC's Frank Gardner.

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This much-quoted story pointed to the role of Suharto's son-in-law, Lt.

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It featured a real-life series of scenarios outlined by EUCOM's Lt.

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He also held meetings with Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, the country's army chief, and Lt Gen Ahmad Shuja Pasha, director-general of the ISI intelligence agency.

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LANSING, Michigan (CNN) -- Democrat Jennifer Granholm became Michigan's first female governor Tuesday, defeating Lt.

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Mounting U.S. pressure on Sharif and his hand-picked military intelligence chief Lt.

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"I think this is important for Cuba, because we're preventing the drugs reaching here, but it's also very important for the US and other countries in the area, " Lt-Col Llanez points out.

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But Nagin's total fell short of the majority needed to avoid facing a run-off with Lt.

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"It's like looking for a needle in a haystack, " Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokesman Lt.

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Lt Col Strickland said Cpl Pun, 33, a father-of-two from Khibang village in Nepal's Magdi District, had been a "true Gurkha... steadfast and loyal", and a man who had "immediately earned the respect of his men".

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