While the Rwandan government protests its innocence, one Western diplomat in Kigali observed that the "the sudden outburst of murders makes that increasingly implausible."

Ambassador Davis said the diplomat, David Miller, was observing the rally, but newspapers portrayed him as an instigator.

Interfax quoted a senior Foreign Ministry official as warning that if diplomats do not observe the "ethical rules of behavior," then "the violators go home ahead of time."

That is precisely what happened, a Western diplomat here observed, and that more than anything else has strengthened the hand of Mr. Seselj.

A Western diplomat observed that "I see a military hand" behind the bombings.

"The old guys at the top are losing control of the situation," a senior western diplomat observed, the day before this latest killing.

"If you shoot at people for months, you shouldn't be surprised when they start shooting back," observed one western diplomat.

As Franklin's friend Condorcet would remark approvingly, Franklin as a diplomat "observed much and acted little."

This third appearance again featured diplomats and human rights workers observing the case in court, and protesters outside.

One Soviet diplomat observed that the evening "would play well" in the Soviet Union.