First, in oral histories, firefighters and commanders described retreating from No. 7 because of the expected collapse.

The commander laconically described the demolitions as "psychological combat."

Previous commanders or superior officers describe you as headstrong.

In Baghlan province, a tribal elder and former military commander described how the voter fraud scheme worked.

Several commanders in Iraq described how they also planned surprise road blocks and check points and other measures to put potential attackers at a disadvantage.

Another commander described Moghaddam as the "founder of the Guard's surface-to-surface missile systems".

But American commanders described it as necessary.

General Mitzna and other commanders have publicly described such incidents as "exceptions" or "deviations."

Later the American commander described the one-hour meeting as cordial.