he navigator is used by the newsroom of The Times for information about the standoff with Iraq.

The Government

• C.I.A. World Factbook: Iraq, Excellent quick snapshot of Iraq’s demographics, geography, economy, government, transportation and recent history.
• 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.
• Oil and Energy Production, Current and historical data, from the Energy Information Administration.
• Current Weather in Baghdad
  Iraqi Opposition Groups
  • Iraqi National Congress, Umbrella group for the Iraqi opposition.
  • Iraq Foundation, Has news archive, links to Iraqi opposition groups.

Saddam Hussein - Biographies

• The Atlantic Monthly, May 2002 article by Mark Bowden.
• The New York Times, August 1990 Man in the News by Elaine Sciolino.
• The New York Times, July 1982 Man in the News by John Kifner.
• Uruk Net, For a pro-Iraqi source.

Iraq - Military

Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction
• CIA Report, Extensive report from October 2002, complete with photos and maps.
• Assessment of British Government, A 53-page report from September 2002 in pdf format.
• Nuclear Threat Initiative – Iraq Overview, An overview of Iraq’s nuclear, biological and chemical weapon capabilities. Produced 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.

United States - Military

• Center for Defense Information, See 2001-2002 Military Almanac for an excellent compendium of military information in pdf format. 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.

Other U.S. Military Campaigns - Comparisons

• Casualty Totals - other wars, Totals for Persian Gulf War, Vietnam, etc.
• Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses, Excellent site for Gulf War Illness official documents and reports.
  • Defense Dept. Report, On Oct. 31, 2002, the Defense Department released its final environmental exposure report on particulate matter.

United States – Allies

• British Foreign Office - Iraq Policy and Information

Key Statements, Resolutions, Transcripts

• Department of Defense Briefing on Iraqi Denial and Deception, Oct. 8, 2002

United Nations

• United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission, Created through the adoption of Security Council resolution 1284 of Dec. 17, 1999. UNMOVIC replaced the former U.N. Special Commission.
• Office of the Iraq Programme, 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 U.N. Inspections and Assessment of their Accomplishments, For 1991 to 2002, from "Arms Control Today," October 2002.

Science: Chemical/Biological/Nuclear Weapons

• 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

Anti-War Movement

• The Iraq Action Coalition
• National Network To End The War Against Iraq
• Znet Iraq Watch

Media Coverage

• The New York Times on the Web
• ABC News
• BBC
• CNN

Middle Eastern News Coverage

• Middle East Network Information Center (University of Texas), Extensive list of links to pro- and anti-Iraqi news sources, in Arabic and English.

Revised 12/04/02.