1.   A denial-of-service attack cripples a Web site using an automated program that sends the site thousands of requests for information.

2.   But the attack crippled the CIA base.

3.   The officials said an anthrax attack could cripple even the most potent force in the field.

4.   Water shortages still plague Aden almost two weeks after northern attacks crippled the pumping station at Bir Nasser.

5.   The attacks crippled the convoy just outside Yater while Israeli gunners shelled the outskirts of the village, lobbing one shell a minute.