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...Israeli government has given its approval for a campaign to drive all the way to the Litani River, some 18 miles into Lebanon, which would involve deploying as many as 20,000 more troops and then working back down towards the Israeli border, sweeping through dozens of villages to eliminate the thousands of Hizballah fighters that remain there. Still, Israeli leaders remain cautious over going ahead, for a number of reasons...
...When the disheveled policeman arrived, a search was ordered and the stockman was found-stunned and sooty-further along the river bank. The rocket was never seen again. "The stockman was asked if he wanted to press charges," Arneth recalls, "but he was too drunk to remember what happened...
...Kalbarri National Park, cut by the gorges of the Murchison River, borders the North West Coastal Highway. It contains more than 800 wildflower species, but they're not screaming out to the motorist flashing by at the 110-km/h limit. "We tell people, Stop the car, get out, walk into the bush and you'll be amazed at what you find," says Rae Edwards, owner of the Kalbarri Wildflower Centre. A big part of her job is teaching people how to look. "If you see a bird or bee on a bush, it's a clue there are flowers...
...Israeli media is reporting a disagreement on this question between Defense Minister Amir Peretz and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Guided by his generals, Peretz wants to press on to the Litani River, up to 12 miles north of the Israeli border, and even beyond. That would also extend the duration of the campaign for at least another week, say Israeli military experts. The prime minister, mindful of the gently increasing pressure from the White House, and of the risk that expanding the ground offensive could bring large numbers of Israeli casualties, has insisted the assault be more limited...
...Olmert's caution is reinforced by military experts who note that even if Israel clears a buffer zone - which would require the forced eviction of tens of thousands of Lebanese villagers - Hizballah rockets fired from beyond the Litani River could still reach north and central Israel. And war planners have not forgotten that the last time Israeli forces dug in north of the border, their bases and supply lines were easy prey for Hizballah's guerrilla units...