America Responds to Terrorism — is the official White House list of actions in response to the attacks with links to Homeland Security and other key offices

Understanding the threat of terrorism

In Search of Al Qaeda —  PBS's flagship documentary, Frontline, gives a behind-the-scenes perspective on the making of a Frontline documentary. It also illustrates the life of an investigative journalist attempting to uncover what has become of the remnants of the Al Qaeda terrorist network. See Frontline's home page for more perspectives about the events of the Sept. 11 attacks.

The U.S. State Departments's Office of Counterterrorism Archives

Defense Link: U.S. Department of Defense —  The Department of Defense features an updated news section on the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Iraq - the country

CIA World Factbook —  Iraq - Excellent quick snapshot of Iraq's demographics, geography, economy, government, transportation and recent history.

Saddam Hussein biography

— Mark Bowden's May 2002 cover story from Atlantic Monthly.

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