I think Francoise Ducros is right.
“OTTAWA, Canada (Reuters) — Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, attempting to head off an embarrassing spat with Washington, Thursday quickly distanced himself from a senior official who reportedly called President Bush ‘a moron.’ “
Crowds Rampage After Ohio State Win
By JOHN McCARTHY
“COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Police fired tear gas and wooden pellets to break up rioting by college football fans who set fire to cars, threw bottles and burned furniture in the streets early Sunday in celebration of Ohio State University’s victory over rival Michigan.”
Pentagon Papers’ Ellsberg Sees Deja Vu in Iraq
By Jane Sutton
“MIAMI (Reuters) – When Pentagon (news – web sites) Papers whistle-blower Daniel Ellsberg wrote a new memoir chronicling his decision to leak secret U.S. military documents exposing official lies about the Vietnam War, he had no inkling the United States could soon be at war with Iraq. “
Throttled at birth
A new way of thwarting viral epidemics on computers
“EARLY in the morning of July 19th 2001, a variant of a computer virus known as Code Red started spreading across the Internet. Within 14 hours, some 350,000 machines were infected. Like most modern virus outbreaks, it happened too quickly for people to intervene. In the time that it takes a technician to swig a mouthful of cold coffee and clear the boxes of congealed pizza from his desk, 30 new machines around the world can be infected. Unsurprisingly, therefore, viruses often run riot before any effective response can be mounted.”