Why terrorism works. Alan Dershowitz says the world community opened the door to al-Qaida by rewarding Palestinian terrorists — and makes the case for national I.D. cards and torture. [Salon.com]
Intresting read.

G.O.P. Presses Democrats to Act Quickly on an Iraq Vote. Republicans pressed Democrats today to show that Congress backs President Bush in his resolve to confront Iraq if necessary. By David Stout. [New York Times: Politics]

Pakistan Wants No Part in an Attack on Iraq. President Pervez Musharraf said that an American decision to attack Iraq would inflame Islamic extremism. By Patrick E. Tyler. [New York Times: Politics]

Intel’s Linux Based Home Media Gateway [Slashdot]
So this is why intel is doing linux and UPnP.

Iraq hits at Bush ‘lies’. Iraq sends a defiant message to US President George Bush after he warned of military action. [BBC News | WORLD]

Taleban leader ‘will free Afghanistan’. Al-Jazeera TV says it has a statement from ousted Taleban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar¸ pledging to fight until Afghanistan is liberated. [BBC News | WORLD]

Matt Miller (Clinton White House aid) lays out the coincidences of timing of the current Iraq action.

Joe Conason Journal – likes what he heard at the UN and also talks about why we “didn’t finish the job” at the end of the gulf war.

Windows Media Player 9 tough to shake. People looking to uninstall the test version of the new media player software may find the program is like a bad houseguest: It just won’t leave. [CNET News.com]
There a bunch of people internally who are wondering what the Windows Media People are smoking too.

50 Senators Ask Daschle for Debate on Renewing Welfare Law. More than half the Senate called on the majority leader to schedule a debate on reauthorizing the welfare program. By Robert Pear. [New York Times: Politics]