To Albanians, the rebels have become freedom fighters, a status they did not seem to have earlier this year.
He added that insurgents have proven themselves highly adaptable, and many fighters' veteran status has contributed to opposing forces' improved abilities.
The episodes were aired quickly to provide weekly updates on each fighter's current status.
For Lucas, however, technology in the right hands actually solved problems, offering -- whether as laser sword or X-wing fighter -- not status but potential spiritualization.
The belts awarded by the sanctioning groups remain with the fighter even when his status changes.
Additional data collected on all participants included the number of total fights fought and what the fighter's rank or status is, namely amateur or professional (Table 1).
For their part, rebel officials said they had ordered their fighters to maintain the status quo.
Critics have argued that the Bush administration's decision not to grant suspected Qaeda and Taliban fighters prisoner-of-war status under the Geneva Conventions created the climate under which the interrogation abuses at Abu Ghraib prison occurred.
On January 17th, they plunged into darkness much of north-west Colombia, including Medellin, the second city, where electricity rationing had to be imposed.What the ELN, which has about 5,000 fighters, wants is equal status with the 15,000-strong FARC.
