GlobalSecurity.org In the News

MSNBC News Nov. 12, 2002 / 12:45 PM ET

NICE DIGS, MR. HUSSEIN

Much has been made of the various media leaks about Iraqi war planning - war, no war, big war, little war. Those plans, of course, are not immutable. But what is immutable is the infrastructure of both sides, as laid out in several Web sites, the most valuable of which is John Pike's GlobalSecurity.org .

You want satellite photos of targets? John has a nice collection of Saddam's palaces and condos, as well as swimming pools of the rich and infamous. If you fancy yourself a UNSCOM weapons inspector, there are the suspected chemical weapons plants at Fallujah and Habbaniyah.

Not interested in the targets? How about the targeteers. Pike has assembled a solid portfolio of the U.S. buildup in both Qatar and Kuwait that in some cases show nice side-by-sides of then and now.

It's not just about satellite pics. There are a number of critical U.N. documents, like the one on what UNSCOM was looking for at one of Saddam's palaces and a ton of maps as well.

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