Even though in the past they were meant to be an anti-guerrilla unit, today they are oriented towards anti-terrorism, anti-kidnapping and anti-narcotics efforts, in line with current needs.

"It's time to give the Peruvians a little push," said a senior civilian Pentagon policymaker involved in anti-narcotics efforts.

A1 An official report on drug trafficking has praised Mexico for increasing its anti-narcotics efforts, Administration officials said.

Mr. Bennett is charged by law with outlining a unified national anti-drug policy and then coordinating the anti-narcotics efforts of the dozens of Federal agencies involved.

Yes, it did, and also in the anti-narcotics efforts.

That includes improving local governance, development work, diplomacy and anti-narcotics efforts, he said.

The Bush Administration approach links trade preferences to anti-narcotics efforts and emphasizes disrupting trafficking organizations by destroying processing labs over the more traditional approach, crop eradication.

A recent study by the United States General Accounting Office also drew dismal conclusions about bilateral anti-narcotics efforts in Mexico.

Mr. Levitsky said another aim of the training program would be to increase the coordination between the Peruvian Army and the police in anti-narcotics efforts.

At issue is an anti-narcotics effort by the police in Florida.