INTERNET RESOURCES FOR COVERING IRAQ

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Conflict with Iraq
http://www.msnbc.com/news/attack_front.asp
MSNBC has top news links, issue backgrounders.

Defense Link
http://www.defenselink.mil/
Defense department portal to all military services.

Defense Department Dictionary
http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/doddict/
List of terms, browsable by first letter.

Eye on Iraq
http://www.cdi.org/iraq/eye-on-iraq.cfm
Analysis from Center for Defense Information

Frontlines and Deadlines
http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=14652
A Media Studies Journal on war reporting, downloadable in .pdf.

Geneva Conventions Reference Guide
http://www.globalissuesgroup.com/geneva/index.html
SPJ guide, indexed, with background and links.

Government Views of Iraq
http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/Divisions/Government/Iraqbib.html
Deep reference links to government documents, compiled by City College of NY.

Hazards of War Reporting
http://www.dartcenter.org/articles/headlines/2002/2002_09_03.html
From the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma.

Iraq Crisis
http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/issues/irqindx2.htm
Private UN watchdog group site has analysis with a point of view.

Iraq: World Fact Book
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/iz.html
Basic facts, country data.

Janes Defence
http://www.janes.com/defence/
British publication has glossary, weapons photo gallery, background (free registration required).

Military Glossary
http://www.glossarist.com/glossaries/government-politics-military/military/default.asp
Huge collection of links to military dictionaries, definitions.

Military Reporters and Editors
http://m_r_es.tripod.com/
Journalists' group offers tips on gear, some links.

Packing for the War Zone
http://www.newslab.org/resources/warzone.htm
A reporter's guide on what to bring overseas.

Preparing Journalists for Battle
http://www.rtnda.org/trades/live16.shtml
A reporter's guide from RTNDA Communicator magazine.

Reporting War: Dispatches from the Front
http://www.cf.ac.uk/jomec/issues/adiemain.html
Speech on the ethics of war reporting from top BBC correspondent.

Understanding Military Rank
http://www.journalism.org/resources/tools/ethics/wartime/rank.asp
From Ed Offley's book, "Pen and Sword."