Linux Worm Spreading, Many Systems Vulnerable [Slashdot]
sigh. Welcome to security.

Some Grown-Ups Go Silly For Buying Putty in Bulk [Wall Street Journal]
“But, he warns, you have to be careful when you handle putty by the pound. Recently he dropped a 10-pound ball in his office, and it bounced. “It banged into a door and shook a few windows,” he says”

Key 11 September suspect arrested. Ramzi Binalshibh¸ an alleged mastermind of the 11 September attacks¸ is arrested in Pakistan. [BBC News | WORLD]

UN progresses on Iraq resolution. The five permanent Security Council members agree action is needed to force Iraq to re-admit weapons inspectors¸ but set no deadline. [BBC News | WORLD]

Damned if we do, damned if we don’t. Even in moderate Arab states like Egypt, anti-Americanism burns so hot that the U.S. can do no right. [Salon.com]

Doleful Daschle. The majority leader misquotes Bob Dole, and Democrats struggle to slow the Iraq juggernaut. [Salon.com]

Kurdish Islamic leader held. The leader of an Iraq-based Kurdish Islamic group suspected of having links with the al-Qaeda network is detained in the Netherlands. [BBC News | WORLD]

Reuters: “Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov warned Baghdad on Friday to cooperate with the United Nations or face the consequences.” [Scripting News]

Intel-server debate a pain for industry. The chip giant and ServerWorks, the chief maker of chipsets for Intel-based servers, can’t agree on an important design issue–and that’s bad news for HP, Dell and other server makers. [CNET News.com]

Ray Ozzie talks about wireless technology.