SOURCE Iraq Navigator By THE NEW YORK TIMES
CIA
World Factbook - Iraq
· Excellent quick snapshot of Iraq's demographics, geography, economy,
government, transportation and recent history.
· Last updated March 2002.
Demographics
· Iraq Demographic data from the U. S. Census Bureau.
Maps of Iraq
· Extensive collection of Iraq maps from the University of Texas at Austin.
Buildings:
a photographic catalog of Iraqi buildings, from Archnet
· Includes mosques, housing projects and other public buildings.
Iraqi
oil and energy production
· Current and historical data, from the Energy Information Administration.
Current
Weather in Baghdad
Iraqi
National Congress
· Umbrella group for the Iraqi opposition.
Iraq Foundation
· Has news archive, links to Iraqi opposition groups.
Mark Bowden's May
2002 cover story from Atlantic Monthly.
Elaine Sciolino's August
1990, Man in the News.
John Kifner's July
1982, Man in the News.
For a pro-Iraqi source, see Hussein's
biography on Uruk net.
Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction
Claims
and Evaluations of Iraq's Proscribed Weapons
· Inventory and critical analysis of the claims made about the weapons.
· Research report by Dr. Glen Rangwala, an independent analyst at the
University of Cambridge.
CIA
Report - October 2002
· Extensive report - complete with photos and maps.
Assessment
of the British government - September 2002
· 53-page report in pdf format.
Nuclear
Threat Initiative (N.T.I.) - Iraq Overview
· Overview of Iraq's nuclear, biological and chemical weapon capabilities'
Produced for N.T.I. by the Center for Nonproliferation Studies.
Federation of
American Scientists - Iraq Crisis
· Extensive information about Iraqi (and U.S.) weaponry.
· Good timelines and historical information.
U.S.
Armed Forces - Organization
· An easy-to-use guide to military organization, from Wikipedia.
U.S.
Forces Arrayed Against Iraq
· Excellent overview of U.S. forces drawn up in Middle East against Iraq, from
Periscope. Last updated early March, 2003.
· Includes breakdowns by each branch of military and anticipated size of battle
groups, air wings, etc.
Center for
Defense Information
· See 2001-2002 Military Almanac for an excellent compendium of military
information.
· Includes detailed information about troop levels, equipment and comparisons
with other countries' forces, including Iraq.
Federation of
American Scientists
· Guide to U.S. ships, planes and other weapons systems.
Casualty
Totals - other wars
· Totals for Persian Gulf War, Vietnam, etc.
Cost
Totals - other wars
· Afghanistan, Persian Gulf War, etc.
Special Assistant for Gulf
War Illnesses
Excellent site for Gulf War Illness official documents and reports On Oct. 31,
2002, the Defense Department released its final environmental
exposure report on particulate matter.
British Foreign Office - Iraq Policy and Information
Excerpts
from the State of the Union regarding Iraq - Jan. 28, 2003
Briefing
on the Iraq Weapons Inspectors' 60-Day Report: Iraqi Non-cooperation and
Defiance of the UN - Secretary Colin L. Powell - Jan. 27, 2003
Apparatus of Lies
- Saddam's Disinformation and Propaganda 1990-2003 (From whitehouse.gov)
Department
of Defense Briefing on Iraqi Denial and Deception - Oct. 8, 2002
SECURITY
COUNCIL, UPDATE ON INSPECTION by Dr. Hans Blix Jan. 27, 2003
United Nations
Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC)
· Created through the adoption of Security Council resolution
1284 of Dec. 17, 1999. UNMOVIC replaced the former U.N. Special Commission (UNSCOM)
Office of the Iraq Programme
(OIP)
· The Office of the Iraq Programme (O.I.P.) was established in October 1997 to
implement the oil for food program for Iraq established by Security Council
resolution 986 (1995).
· Security Council resolutions related to the oil for food program can be found
here.
Security
Council Resolution S/RES/1441 (2002) of Nov. 8, 2002
· The Security Council gives Iraq a "final opportunity" to comply
with disarmament resolutions and establishes a rigorous regiment of inspections,
giving United Nations inspectors immediate access to any site in Iraq.
Chronology
of UN Inspections and Assessment of their Accomplishments
For 1991 to 2002, from "Arms Control Today," October 2002.
National
Academies Bioterrorism Links
Center for
Nonproliferation Studies - Databases
· Extensive collection of materials on nuclear, biological and chemical weapons
proliferation.
· Excellent glossary; chronology and database of nuclear trafficking incidents.
The Iraq
Action Coalition
National Network
To End The War Against Iraq
Znet
Iraq Watch
New
York Times on the Web
ABC
News
BBC
CNN
Iraq
Daily
· Published by the Iraq Ministry of Information.
Middle
East Network Information Center (University of Texas)
Extensive list of links to pro- and anti-Iraqi news sources, in Arabic and
English.