Since he was not yet a full colonel, let alone a general, it was clear that he could be more influential as a civilian.

因为他还不是全薪中校，更遑论将军，很明显他作为平民的影响力要比军人大。

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General Nyamwasa seems to have teamed up with a former head of Rwanda's overseas intelligence service, Colonel Patrick Karegaya, who has also fled to South Africa.

Nyamwasa将军似乎和前卢旺达海外情报部门的领导人Colonel Patrick Karegaya结成同盟，此人也逃亡到了南非。

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A general is above a colonel.

将军管得着上校。

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And I am surprised to see a general listening to orders of a colonel.

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He refers to himself with a variety of names and titles, as captain this, colonel that, general that.

他用许多称号来称呼自己,例如 某某上尉,某某上校,某某将军

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There are also strict seniority rules for promotion to higher office like colonel or general, which require 20 years and 22 years, respectively.

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Colonel-General Leonid Ivashov, head of the Defence Ministry's international co-operation department, said the proposal would easily beat NMD, which Russia says could drain Europe financially.

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Alternatively, this information could have been obtained by Soviet Colonel-General Albert Makashov, commander of the huge Siberian military district and a unabashed advocate of the assertive use of Soviet military power, who held secret meetings with the Iraqi Foreign Minister in Baghdad shortly before the invasion of Kuwait.

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