New York, 11 August 2006 - Secretary-General's statement to the Security Council on the adoption of a resolution on Lebanon  —  I welcome wholeheartedly the resolution you are about to adopt, and I am greatly relieved that it provides for a full and immediate cessation of hostilities.

U.N. Council Backs Measure to Halt War in Lebanon  —  The Security Council agreed unanimously on Friday on a measure calling for a full cessation of hostilities in Lebanon, deploying 30,000 Lebanese and United Nations forces in southern Lebanon and calling upon Israel to withdraw its forces "in parallel."

A Response To Paul  —  Paul Mirengoff, a true gentleman and a friend, responds to my criticism that he unfairly criticized George Bush for agreeing to the Security Council resolution, rightly noting that I did not explain myself in much detail.  Paul politely restates his case and attempts to interpret my thin line of argument.

Focused on 9/11, U.S. Is Seen to Lag on New Threats  —  The Department of Homeland Security has taken significant steps since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to make it much harder to turn a plane into a flying weapon.  But a nearly obsessive focus on the previous attacks may have prevented …