He said today that the guerrillas had not sought a meeting.

The agreement also grants a measure of administrative autonomy to the north and east, where the guerrillas had sought a separate state.

The guerrillas have sought to present themselves as mere custodians of southern Lebanon, until the government takes over.

Conventional wisdom is that the guerrillas are seeking to improve their bargaining position when the talks finally get under way.

The guerrillas sought to spy on Union forces and raiding units he found small enough to defeat.

The leftist guerrillas seek publicity, rural development and nationalization of the oil industry.

Recognizing that development could eventually defuse their movement, the guerrillas have sought to drive out Peruvian and foreign aid groups.

But the recent Soviet bombing campaign may prompt the guerrillas to seek revenge against the last of the Soviet forces.

This month, guerrillas seeking independence for the state have ambushed two weddings, leaving more than two dozen people dead, and blown up a train.

But does it dawn on anyone that decades of systematic oppression and inhuman poverty are the reasons guerrillas seek to overthrow their fascist government?