Viktor Vyacheslavovich secured his future career by joining political echelons through the powerful youth league Komsomol.

He had many friends in the political echelon as well.

However, by this time the Egyptians agreed to negotiate armistice and the Israeli political echelon therefore ordered all troops back.

"It is our duty, just as the army learns lessons in the area of security, that the political echelons learn lessons in the diplomatic area."

The army was against attacking Isdud soon, but the order was given by the political echelon.

This is something the political and military echelons have promised time and again, but they have not fulfilled their promise so far.

"We must live with this as long as the political echelons do not initiate steps toward peace negotiations," the editorial concluded.

Murder was largely confined to the political echelons that used it as a debating tool.

There was no government decision to establish it, and in any case no authorized political echelon approved its establishment.

"Responsibility reaches the political echelon," one sign said.