Expectant Victim ABCNews: Pregnancy Doesn't Protect Women from Abuse or Murder - "These cases seem to support studies from recent years that have found that homicide is the leading cause of death among pregnant women outside of medical complications."

Firms Held Blameless For Copyright Violations "A federal judge in California ruled yesterday that the Internet's most popular music-swapping services are not responsible for copyright infringements by users. It is a potential victory for the millions of people who share songs over the Internet, and a blow to record companies trying to shut down systems that enable what they consider to be theft."

I Want My Peer-to-Peer! Judge: File-Swapping Tools are Legal

Survivor Amazon Survivor Amazon just keeps getting better. Rob continues to prove that he's the only person in this group that truly understands how the game is played.

Privacy Ruling Goes Against Verizon "Verizon must reveal the identities of two high-speed Internet subscribers accused of illegally trading music online, a federal judge ruled today. U.S. District Court Judge John Bates denied Verizon's request for a stay of his January ruling ordering the company to turn over the name of one of the subscribers to the RIAA. Bates said that Verizon has 14 days to convince a federal appeals court to grant a stay of his ruling. If Bates's ruling ultimately stands, it would give the recording industry and copyright owners a powerful weapon to stop the illegal trading of copyrighted files that they say eats away at their revenues."

Maddux Greg Maddux is my favorite pitcher. Last night was a good night for him.

Al Qaeda Fractured "The al Qaeda terrorist network is becoming increasingly ineffective, according to a written assessment produced by the U.S. intelligence community, sources told ABCNEWS. Analysts who track al Qaeda for the intelligence community believe that evidence is mounting that the terrorist organization may lack the command and control, the resources and coordination to conduct an operation of the same magnitude as 9/11. According to analysts, the terror network has split into two leadership committees. One is said to be operating in Iran and remains in contact with Osama bin Laden, who is believed to be hiding along Afghanistan's border with Pakistan's lawless frontier region."

LOTR: The Two Towers Extended Version DVD The new extended version will be 43 minutes longer.

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Marines Discover Terror Training Camp Near Baghdad "U.S. forces came upon a recently abandoned terrorist training camp on the outskirts of Baghdad where recruits were apparently taught how to make bombs and what to do if they got captured, the Marines said Wednesday. The extensive camp consisted of about 20 permanent buildings on 25 acres south of the city and was operated by the Iraqi government and the Palestine Liberation Front, said Marine spokesman Cpl. John Hoellwarth. Among the documents found were filled-out questionnaires that included such questions as "What type of missions would you like to carry out?" according to Hoellwarth. He said many recruits wanted to carry out suicide missions."

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Ford has just released its 40th Anniversary Edition Mustang.

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Some Nations Note Saddam's Quick Fall "The rapid collapse of Saddam Hussein's government may have served as a reality check for the remaining states in President Bush's "axis of evil," Iran and North Korea. North Korea now says multilateral talks about its nuclear program -- which the United States wants -- are not a bad idea after all. Iran's former president, long allied with Islamic hardliners against the "Great Satan" America, is advocating a referendum on renewing ties with the United States."

U.S. Threatens Sanctions Against Syria "The Bush administration is demanding that Syria stop sponsoring terrorism and harboring remnants of Saddam Hussein's Iraqi regime or face diplomatic or economic sanctions. "It is time to sign on to a different kind of Middle East," national security adviser Condoleezza Rice said Monday as Syria took another public pasting from the administration. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Iraqis who have knowledge of weapons of mass destruction and Iraqi political leaders "are the kinds of individuals who should not be allowed to find safe haven in Syria."

WorldCom to Adopt MCI Name "WorldCom will rebrand itself as MCI possibly as early as next week in an attempt to move away from its tainted past. The carrier will announce the name change as part of reorganization plan that WorldCom will submit to a bankruptcy court. The WorldCom name is tied to a multi-billion dollar accounting scandal and a reckless past."

Saddam's DNA The U.S. now has a sample of Saddam's DNA.

Yankees The Yankees are looking good. Atlanta is not.

1,000 Sites to be Inspected for WMD "U.S. military specialists in Iraq have inspected about 12 possible chemical, biological and nuclear weapons sites in Iraq and have a list of 1,000 sites to be checked in the coming days now that organized Iraqi military resistance has collapsed. Defense officials said members of a 200-soldier team, the Army's 75th Intelligence Exploitation Unit, are working on finding Iraq's banned weapons. General Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said yesterday a special "sensitive site exploitation" team recently checked a facility at Al Qaim and is waiting for test results."

French Army Knife French Army Knife, via Stephen Green.

Matrix Reloaded Trailer Downloads You can download the new Matrix Reloaded Trailer here.

Lakers Kill the Kings "Bryant took over in the pivotal third quarter and finished with 34 points Thursday night, with O'Neal adding 32 as the Lakers defeated the Kings 117-104 in the teams' final regular-season meeting."

The Ironies of War Victor Davis Hanson - "What we have witnessed is unprecedented in military history."

Microsoft Ports Windows Media to Linux "The day has finally come. Microsoft has acknowledged the existence of Linux by allowing one of its own applications to be ported over to the rival operating system. Earlier this week the software giant quietly announced that it had selected media player developer InterVideo to port its Windows Media technology to Linux for use in consumer electronics such as set-top boxes and personal video recorders."

U.S. Urgently Searching for POWs in Iraq "The collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime is complicating one of the U.S. military's top priorities in Iraq: rescuing American soldiers captured during the war. With so many Iraqi troops killed and communications cut off, it's more difficult to find Iraqis who know where the POWs are. The search of a Baghdad military prison where Americans were held prisoner during the 1991 Persian Gulf War found bloody American uniforms, but not the soldiers who had worn them. American forces are listening in on the remaining Iraqi communications, questioning Iraqi POWs and seeking help from civilians in trying to find and free the Americans, Pentagon officials say."

DirecTV Bought by News Corp Rupert Murdoch has purchased DirecTV. "News Corp. will acquire 34 percent of DirecTV parent Hughes Electronics, a subsidiary of GM, by purchasing 19.9 percent of Hughes shares owned by GM. News Corp. also will offer to buy 14.1 percent of Hughes shares owned by the public. News Corp. will pay about $14 per share, making the deal worth about $6.6 billion. Murdoch, whose News Corp. owns the Fox Network, the Los Angeles Dodgers and other media entities, said the deal will increase competition in the cable markets and provide better services to U.S. viewers."

The Matrix Reloaded Trailer The BBC reports that a new trailer has been released for The Matrix Reloaded. Click here to view this new trailer in RealPlayer format. If someone locates a downloadable MOV or MPEG version of this new trailer, please let me know.

New Job for Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf Priceless.

Celebrations in Baghdad


"In central Baghdad's Firdos Square, cheering and chanting Iraqis danced atop a toppled statue of Saddam, dragged off its massive stone base by U.S. Marines in a tank recovery vehicle. The Iraqis broke the statue into pieces and dragged its head through the streets, while others -- including children -- pounded it with shoes, an act considered a supreme insult in the Arab world."

Avril Avril Lavigne = Dixie Chicks?

Human Shields Have you seen this photo? (via Donald Sensing)

Saddam: History? I'm following the play-by-play updates on the Saddam May Be Dead story over at The Command Post. Tidbits are trickling in from several news agencies.

24 If you're not watching 24 each Tuesday on Fox, then you're missing one of the best shows on TV.

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Warblogs Time.com: Best of the Warblogs

Drudge Makes $800,000 Per Year Matt Drudge earns an estimated $3,500 per day! I assuming that this would easily make him the most financially successful blogger.

3D Models of U.S. Weapons CNN: Forces: Weapons/3D Models

Shock & Awe: It Never Happened "When U.S. bombs first pounded Baghdad, Fox News and other TV media breathlessly declared that the Pentagon's promised "shock and awe" campaign was "under way." In fact, it never took place, nor will it, U.S. officials say. The Pentagon at the last minute pulled its telegraphed super-punch, which was intended to quickly knock out Saddam Hussein's regime, officials say. And it still doesn't plan on delivering it as "Operation Iraqi Freedom" moves forward."

Mazda RX-8 Mazda RX-8 - "Ushering in a new era of rotary power, precision handling, and innovative design. It arrives in Summer 2003."

A-Rod Hits Historic 300th Homerun "Rodriguez hit it into the right-field bleachers Wednesday at Edison Field -- and a fan threw it back on the field. Rodriguez became the youngest player to hit 300 homers."

Liv Tyler Ties the Knot "Hollywood actress Liv Tyler has married her long-term boyfriend, singer Royston Langdon. The couple took their vows in a private ceremony at a villa in the Caribbean on 25 March, Tyler's publicist said on Wednesday. Tyler, 25, whose films include Lord of the Rings and Stealing Beauty, and Langdon, 30, lead singer of Spacehog, have been together for three years."

Airport to Auction Confiscated Knives "Travelers will get a chance to buy back thousands of knives, scissors, corkscrews and nail clippers taken from them at security checkpoints at Gerald R. Ford International Airport. After expenses associated with the sale, the airport would keep any profits. The vast majority of confiscated items at the Ford airport are knives, such as the Swiss Army knife and the Leatherman, an all-in-one tool with many uses."

Turnaround Germany Now Backs Regime Change in Iraq

Jewel's New Single I just purchased Jewel's new single in MP3 format. Cost? 99 cents. This is a milestone for me in at least two ways. First, I paid for a music download. Second, I've found an artist/label selling music in MP3 format. You can listen to the single here. You can purchase the 192kbps MP3 file here.

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U.S. Troops Advance Toward Baghdad "Coalition forces have destroyed a key Republican Guard unit protecting Baghdad, U.S. Central Command said Wednesday, as American ground forces advanced toward the Iraqi capital on multiple fronts. Elements of the 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry -- the lead force of the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division -- had moved to within 25 miles of Baghdad, said CNN's Walter Rodgers, who is embedded with the unit. That report was cleared by 7th Cavalry officials."