Mr. Jepsen, who has pressed the companies to raise the janitors' wages, defended their tactics.

Defending the Government's tactics, a Bosnian Government official said: "The world has shown us that only raw force matters here.

Simpson defended his tactics, asserting that with a series lead, batting England out of the match was the best way to retain the Ashes.

Hanika, who was seeded sixth in the tournament and is 16th in the world, defended her tactics.

Israeli officials defended the army's tactics and its overall mission as necessary to stop Palestinian terrorism.

Mr. Weissler defended his tactics, saying that January, usually a bad box office month, was not a good time to move.

House Republican leaders today defended the gun-crime bill and their tactics.

Serbian officials, trying to defend their harsh tactics, have displayed crates of captured weapons, including 400 AK-47 assault rifles, to reporters and diplomats.

Peel's line of reasoning is mirrored in many of the points trade negotiators raise today to defend America's tactics on behalf of tobacco.

Mr. Brownlee, the federal prosecutor, said he hoped the arrests were isolated cases, but he defended the government's tactics.