A small collection of links for your perusal.

• BBC World News. No ads and more in depth content than you get from the CNN or Fox News websites.
• World Socialist Web Site. No-holds-barred analysis of current events. Does an excellent job of placing current events into the larger historical context.
• Habib Ahmad. The homepage of one Mr. Habib Ahmad. Incidentally, he happens to be my brother.
• Cafe Au Lait. An excellent Java blog maintained by Elliot Rust Harold. Daily reading will keep the reader in touch with most of the important developments within the Java community.