Friday, September 13, 2002

Linux Worm Spreading, Many Systems Vulnerable [Slashdot] sigh. Welcome to security. 6:16:56 PM

Some Grown-Ups Go Silly For Buying Putty in Bulk [Wall Street Journal] "But, he warns, you have to be careful when you handle putty by the pound. Recently he dropped a 10-pound ball in his office, and it bounced. "It banged into a door and shook a few windows," he says" 5:49:36 PM

Key 11 September suspect arrested. Ramzi Binalshibh¸ an alleged mastermind of the 11 September attacks¸ is arrested in Pakistan. [BBC News | WORLD] 5:25:42 PM

UN progresses on Iraq resolution. The five permanent Security Council members agree action is needed to force Iraq to re-admit weapons inspectors¸ but set no deadline. [BBC News | WORLD] 5:19:45 PM

Damned if we do, damned if we don't. Even in moderate Arab states like Egypt, anti-Americanism burns so hot that the U.S. can do no right. [Salon.com] 5:14:09 PM

Doleful Daschle. The majority leader misquotes Bob Dole, and Democrats struggle to slow the Iraq juggernaut. [Salon.com] 5:13:44 PM

Kurdish Islamic leader held. The leader of an Iraq-based Kurdish Islamic group suspected of having links with the al-Qaeda network is detained in the Netherlands. [BBC News | WORLD] 4:54:12 PM

Reuters: "Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov warned Baghdad on Friday to cooperate with the United Nations or face the consequences." [Scripting News] 4:48:06 PM

Intel-server debate a pain for industry. The chip giant and ServerWorks, the chief maker of chipsets for Intel-based servers, can't agree on an important design issue--and that's bad news for HP, Dell and other server makers. [CNET News.com] 4:46:24 PM

Ray Ozzie talks about wireless technology. 1:47:26 PM

Qatar of 2 Minds About a War, Envoy Says. The foreign minister of Qatar said on Thursday that his nation opposes war against Iraq, but he did not rule out the possibility that Qatar would allow the U.S. to use its military bases to launch such an attack. By James Dao. [New York Times: Politics] 1:22:22 PM

U.S. to Rejoin Unesco's Fold After 18 Years. President Bush announced on Thursday that the U.S. would rejoin the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which it quit 18 years ago. [New York Times: Politics] 11:08:39 AM