Because it's being pretty much Slashdotted, as people look for new and interesting news sources?

Their site is under attack by hackers pissed at their disregard at shoewing american soldiers who were executed

i wonder what the value of conventional warfare is when teenagers can conduct information war on the net at nearly zero cost.

i wonder what the role of the UN can play in an age where hackers can inflict censorship through denial of service.

do you have a reference to a news article on this?

Yep, it's being slashdotted: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=8543