Ping of Death Alert!
Peter Svensson of the AP amuses with Al-Jazeera Site Experiences Hack Attack:

Hackers attacked the Web site of Arab satellite television network Al-Jazeera on Tuesday, rendering it intermittently unavailable, the site's host said.

The newly launched English-language page, which went live Monday, was hardest hit in a bombardment of data packets known as a denial-of-service attack.

Much like Tom Daschle, I am "deeply saddened".