Microsoft draws fire for stealth test program | CNET News.com http://news.com.com/Microsoft+draws+fire+for+st... Millions of Windows users may unwittingly be test subjects for an unfinished Microsoft antipiracy tool.
The software maker has been delivering a prerelease version of Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications software to PCs as a
Chirac calls Zidane's head-butt 'unacceptable' http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/5784466?F... PARIS (AP) - President Jacques Chirac called Zinedine Zidane's head-butt in the World Cup final
Turkey will Decide on Cross-Border Operation in Iraq http://www.turks.us/article.php?story=200607191... Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a strong declaration in response to US Ambassador to Turkey Ross Wilson's statement opposing a possible cross-border operation in northern Iraq.
Microsoft to lock pirates out of Vista PCs http://news.com.com/Microsoft+to+lock+pirates+o... Windows Vista will have new antipiracy technology that locks people out their PCs if the operating system isn't activated within 30 days after installation.
Army: Troops to stay in Iraq until 2010 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061012/ap_on_go_ca... WASHINGTON - For planning purposes, the Army is gearing up to keep current troop levels in
Iraq for another four years, a new indication that conditions there are too unstable to foresee an end to the war.
BBC Says That Israel is in Northern Iraq http://www.turks.us/article~story~BBCSaysThatIs... According to BBC, Kurdish soldiers were secretly trained by former Israeli commandos in northern Iraq to protect a new international airport and in counter-terrorism operations.
Iraq: Saddam urges Iraqis to avoid civil war http://www.turks.us/article~story~2006101723065... Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi president, has urged Iraqis to avoid civil war, during a court session in which his defense lawyers returned to court to defend him from genocide charges.
10 US Soldiers Killed in Iraq: Military http://www.turks.us/article~story~2006101820120... Ten US soldiers were killed on Tuesday, the US military said on Wednesday, October 18, 2006, in a roadside bombing near Baghdad.
Mosul: Iraqi police arrest two snipers in Mosul http://www.turks.us/article.php?story=Mosul-Ira... Two insurgent snipers were caught on Sunday by the Iraqi police in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, and many weapons seized.
Kerry 'botched' Iraq joke hits Democrats http://www.turks.us/article~story~Kerry.htm... John Kerry, the Democratic US senator, is facing widespread criticism after suggesting American college students could end up as soldiers in Iraq if they do not study hard.
Web Bloggers in 13 nations censored http://www.xon.us/article.php/WebBloggersin13na... The advocate for press freedom- the Reporters Without Borders group identified 13 countries worse at sponsoring systematic online censorship as follows: Belarus, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. The group undertook a 24-hour online protesting ending at 5 a.m. Wednesday.
