In military briefings and presentations, the paramilitary groups are cast as enemies of the state, just like the rebels.

The Government rejected my request for a military and security briefing.

As night fell, we stopped five miles behind the Iraqi lines for a military briefing, "brief being the operative word.

On such questions as these, military briefings for high civilian officials are wondrous to behold.

The time had finally arrived for the military briefing that might well prove to be the basis for a horrific war.

The letters were mostly administrative in nature, including reports on the state of the city and military and intelligence briefings.

There will be time enough for dreary military briefings afterward.

"I believe that many Americans really have not thought a lot about this until the last two days," he told reporters between military briefings.

Except for a handful of classified military briefings, all the hearings were open.