Israel to hold off on expanded offensive for now - CTV.ca

" Updated Thu. Aug. 10 2006 2:11 AM ET CTV.ca News Staff Although there's intense fighting reported in southern Lebanon, Israeli has put its plan to greatly expand the ground war there on temporary hold. Israeli prime Minister Ehud Olmert made the decision after midnight on...

Proposed Lebanese deployment 'interesting' - Independent Online

" Jerusalem - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Tuesday that Lebanon's decision to deploy 15 000 Lebanese troops in southern Lebanon was an "interesting step" which would be reviewed. "I heard about the Lebanese government decision yesterday to deploy 15 000...

UN halts convoy to south Lebanon

"The UN has abandoned for the day any attempt to get an aid convoy through to south Lebanon, citing security fears. The decision comes a day after Israel imposed an open-ended curfew on all residents south of the Litani River."

Hamdan as a Democracy-Forcing Decision (Balkinization)

"Hamdan as a Democracy-Forcing Decision  —  The key to understanding Hamdan is that the Court did not tell the President that he could under no circumstances create military tribunals with very limited procedural guarantees (in this case, without any right to...

Big decision time? Best to sleep on it

When faced with a major decision, such as buying a car or a house, it's best to do your homework, and then forget about it for a while and let your unconscious churn through the options.