The fight for freedom....

It seems one of the voices documenting the war from freedom in Iraq has been silenced. CNN has told Kevin Sites to put his reporting on his weblog on hold.

Pausing the warblog, for now.. Dear readers:I've been asked to suspend my war blogging for awhile. But I don't want let you down -- I'm chronicling the events of my war experiences, the same as I always have, and hope to come to agreement with CNN in the near future to make them available to you in some shape or form, perhaps on this site. [Kevin Sites Blog]

 

War from the Web....

Web Deluged After Iraq Attack. Net traffic surges as Web users seek the latest news on the U.S. attacks on Iraq, while others rush to post their reactions on discussion boards. [Wired News]

Post their reaction? Hell, it's that "quad feed" from ABC News Live! That thing was backlogged for hours. I'm imagining a Real Server bit the dust from the traffic that one generated.

 

The war in this world and the other....
War Worms Inch Across Internet. Computer virus writers and petty hackers are hard at work circulating e-mail worms and defacing websites to make statements for and against the war in Iraq. The offending attachments lure recipients by claiming to contain news of the conflict. By Michelle Delio. [Wired News] 

Tech....

Is SSL safe?. Two-thirds of servers vulnerable to new crypto attack, apparently [The Register]

Great! This after we just bought our cert at work!