] In addition, U.S. intelligence sources reported that some
] trenches around Baghdad appear to be designed to be
] filled with oil to generate smoke. The first one already
] has been tested. Smoke could obscure the ability of the
] United States to use laser-guided weapons to attack
] targets in Baghdad.

That will not slow down a B-52 carpet bombing you Saddam.

Security Council holds closed Iraq meeting

] Florida college professor said to be a top leader of a
] group the U.S. government calls a Palestinian terrorist
] organization was charged Thursday with racketeering and
] other terrorism-related activities, Attorney General John
] Ashcroft said. Ashcroft said Al-Arian was also the
] secretary of Palestinian Islamic Jihad's worldwide governing
] body.

Look at all the fun stuff you can learn from this Computer Science professor. How to Jihad your C code. :)

CNN.com - FBI charges Florida professor with terrorist activities - Feb. 20, 2003

Covad is getting HAMMERED on the new FCC ruling!!!!!
down 38% today!

Yahoo! Finance - COVD.OB

] Kara Blanc thought she was being chased by a space alien
] on her way to a posh Hollywood party and was terrified.
] But the alien turned out to be an actor in a monster suit
] and the party was phony as well. ]
] So now the Los Angeles grade school teacher and aspiring
] actress is fighting back, suing the new reality TV series
] "Scare Tactics," claiming she suffered severe emotional
] damage, court papers said Tuesday.

Woman chased by fake alien sues show - New Reality Show

] Supercomputer maker Cray on Thursday priced a new public
] offering of its common stock at $6.20 per share.
] The company said it offered 7.3 million new shares of
] common stock and an additional 145,000 shares of common
] stock from certain selling shareholders. The offer
] increases Cray's outstanding shares by about 13 percent.
] The company said it planned to use proceeds from the sale
] for general corporate purposes.

odd theory of IPOing going into a war.

Cray sets price for public offering

] CIA Director George J. Tenet warned yesterday that the
] %u201Cdesire for nuclear weapons is on the upsurge%u201D
] among small countries, confronting the world with a new
] nuclear arms race that threatens to dismantle more than
] three decades of nonproliferation efforts.
] “THE ‘DOMINO theory’ of the 21st century may well be nuclear,”
] Tenet said in reference to the doctrine that led the United
] States militarily into Vietnam in the 1960s to try to prevent a
] communist takeover of Southeast Asia. “We have entered a new
] world of proliferation.”

CIA head predicts nuclear arms race

] When Microsoft chairman Bill Gates was shot dead on
] December 2, 1999, it was a tragedy that resonated
] throughout the world. But as time wears on, that tragedy
] has developed into a mystery for many observers, who see police
] misconduct and a cover-up where others see an
] open-and-shut case.

NOTHING SO STRANGE: The Film

Decisive Game 6 was transmitted live on ESPN2 - a popular American sports channel. Once again Garry played the Sicilian, but this time he chose his favourite sharp Najdorf. Black played an unusual move in the opening, but equalized easily. After the queens were exchanged, Black had a small edge. Trying to play for a win, Kasparov sacrificed an exchange for two pawns. Unexpectedly Kasparov offered a draw soon after the sacrifice, and the computer team declined! But two moves later a surprise draw was in fact agreed.

Kasparov tied the computer ove 3 points to 3 points.

Game 6: Match Ends With Surprise Draw

Not long ago, I had dinner with a former military officer who participated in information warfare "what-if" exercises that the Pentagon and the White House ran in the late 1990s.

"If Saddam ever attacks the U.S. through the Internet and takes out a telecommunications firm, we'll be in a state of war," my dinner companion told me. "All bets are off. The Fourth Amendment is on hold. If EarthLink is attacked, the Army could show up and seize control of their servers."
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Interesting article, but the links are even more interesting.

Perspective: The first 'e-war'

Former cop Brian O'Conner (Walker) teams up with his ex-con pal Roman Pearce (Gibson) to transport a shipment of "dirty" money for shady Miami-based import-export dealer Carter Verone (Hauser), while actually working with undercover agent Monica Clemente (Mendes) to bring Verone down.

2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)