IMINT Notes "They who have put out the people's eyes, reproach them of their blindness." John Milton, 1642.

11 September 2003

NIMA Confused By Iraq

The National Imagery and Mapping Agency [NIMA] continues to be confused about the names and locations of major facilities in Iraq, which is odd.

Radwaniyah Presidential Site
NIMA Baghdad Reference Map - Baghdad Airport Area	There are two separate Presidential Palace sites adjacent to Baghdad International Airport. The small one to the south of the Airport is identified by the NIMA map as the Radwaniyah Palace Complex. The southern section of the larger site east of the Airport is identified as the Abu Ghurayb Presidential Grounds, while the northern section of this large site is designated as the Presidential Palace North. Previously, entire large site east of the Airport was identified as the Radwaniyah Presidential Palace.
Radwaniyah Presidential Site Image source: DoD Briefing on Iraqi Denial and Deception Oct. 8, 2002 " ... the Radwaniyah presidential palace ... It's located south of Baghdad. This facility is about 18 square kilometers inside. The rough boundaries of the site are marked in red, and we have superimposed in approximate scale the size of the White House and the White House grounds over this site. And you can make a visual comparison as to its rather enormous size."	NIMA Baghdad Reference Map of Radwaniyah More background information is available about the Abu Ghurayb and Radwaniyah Palace Sites
Qanal Hotel / UN Compound
Nima Map mis-annotating the location of the Qanal Hotel, later to be used by UNSCOM, UNMOVIC, and the current UN Mission.	The UN Compound on the Canal road More background information is available about the UN Compound