September 2, 2002

Syria is hiding al-Qaida terrorists in Lebanon even while it is trying to present a clean face towards the United States. Looks like somebody is trying to gain membership in the "Axis of Evil". 12:17:23 PM

Israel and Jordan will work together to build a pipeline from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea to help stabilise it’s dropping water level. The pipeline will run initially through Israel and then through Jordan. (NY Times reg required) 12:13:58 PM

Locus Online has a listing of the 2002 Hugo Awards winners which were presented last night at the San Jose Worldcon. Notable winners were American Gods by Neil Gaiman won for best novel and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring for Best Dramatic Presentaton 11:54:33 AM