August 11, 2003

"Let us stop for a minute and ask ourselves, Arabs and most Muslims, what did we offer for ourselves and the rest of the world, since the beginning of the industrial revolution to this day, from human sciences and inventions or any other added value to civilization? Unfortunately, the answer is: almost nothing!! " Constructive ideas from an unusual source. 4:04:12 PM

Iraq's Swift Defeat Blamed on Leaders Hartford Courant - Missteps and erratic orders by Hussein and his son Qusai hastened the collapse of an already fractured military, ex-officers say. 2:46:50 PM

Al-Qaeda directs Iraqi hit squad Canada.com - Al-Qaeda terrorists who have infiltrated Iraq from Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries have formed a deadly alliance with former intelligence agents of Saddam Hussein to fight their common enemy, the U.S. forces. 12:07:43 PM

Merrill Bans Third-Party E-mail Use InternetNews.com - Financial services firm Merrill Lynch (Quote, Company Info) has confirmed a company-wide ban on the use of third-party e-mail by its 50,000 employees, citing security and regulatory requirements. 7:07:14 AM

Huge consumer database cracked The Age - An attacker gained access to one of the world's largest consumer databases last week and was able to download information about some customers of the company's clients, according to a report at SecurityNewsPortal. 7:06:12 AM