The Times (London) March 1, 2003
Intelligence
'Bush is endangering his country by this irresponsible, colonial, warlike 19th century attitude' Naji Sabri, Iraqi Foreign Minister
WWW.GLOBALSECURITY.ORG
The website that puts you in the commander-in-chief's chair. It provides satellite shots of key targets in Iraq and American bases throughout the Arab world and the Indian Ocean
NUMBER CRUNCHING
115
The number of days of net oil imports which the International Energy Agency has stockpiled against a possible oil crisis triggered by an invasion of Iraq
3
Saddam Hussein's options as told to al-Jazeera by Donald Rumsfeld. The choices are: co-operate, do nothing antagonistic or leave Iraq
MARKET MOVERS
The Bank of Japan last month spent $ 4.4 billion (Pounds 2.7 billion) to prop upthe American currency, which has fallen because of fears about war. The Japanese Government fears there will be a new recession unless the yen's value can be brought down, making it the first economic casualty of the war.
IRAQ FACT
In 1994 Saddam Hussein set up 11 design teams to build the Grand Saddam Mosque - the world's largest. It was never built.
DECODER: CLUSTERS
The "clusters" of outstanding questions for Iraq lie at the heart of a potential compromise at the UN. Canada wants them published so that they can serve as benchmarks to test Iraqi compliance by March 28. A "cluster" groups questions on related topics - a proscribed missile programme cluster might include queries on missile fuel, rocket design and guidance systems. Hans Blix, the chief UN weapons inspector, has assembled a confidential 170-page dossier containing 29 clusters.
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