April 8, 2003

Saddam's Imprisoned Children Spacewar.com - More than 100 children held in a prison celebrated their freedom Tuesday as US marines rolled into northeast Baghdad amid chaotic scenes which saw civilians loot weapons from an army compound, a US officer said... "The children had been imprisoned because they had not joined the youth branch of the Baath party," he alleged. "Some of these kids had been in there for five years." UPDATE: James Lileks has something to say about this story here 1:31:09 PM

Sars 'spread by cockroaches' BBC, UK - ... It is possible that the cockroaches carried the virus into the homes.". Scientists are still not sure exactly what causes Sars, or how easy it is to spread. 12:07:59 PM

Instapundit calls this one of the best quotes of the war: "Iraq will not be defeated" in the war, (Iraq) Ambassador Mohsen Khalil told a news conference in Egypt. "Iraq has now already achieved victory - apart from some technicalities."    10:03:45 AM

'Step Back' for Wireless ID Tech? Wired News - In a move that may have brought unwanted attention to a burgeoning industry, Italian clothing maker Benetton Group said it has not embedded any radio frequency identification tags in any of its clothing. 8:33:56 AM

DVD Forum fights back against Blu-Ray incursions The Inquirer - A NEW DVD FORMAT will be unveiled by the DVD consortium this year in a bid to fight back against the Blu-Ray formats being promoted by Sony. 8:28:55 AM

Prolific NASA Orbiter Adds Thousands Of Photos To Mars Album Science Daily - The winds of Mars leave their marks on many of the 11664 new pictures being posted on the Internet by the camera team for NASA's Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) mission. 8:26:33 AM

Taking One On th e'Chin' Newsday - I was crazy for you, mob boss Vincent Gigante told federal authorities yesterday in Brooklyn, admitting to a judge what prosecutors say they knew for years - he faked mental illness to avoid prosecution. We all knew that if you said you were crazy, then you probably were not.  It is only the people who say they are not crazy, might be...-paraphrasing Catch 22 8:11:35 AM

U.S. officials: "Time sensitive intelligence" showed Iraqi leaders, possibly Saddam, in building destroyed Monday  - CNN 5:29:35 AM