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Official Texts Myths/Facts         Myths/Facts About Iraq Reports          Press Briefing Excerpts:    --Oil-for-Food Program    --Presentation on Iraq White Paper:    --WMD Program Human Rights Religious Freedom Global Terrorism Related Sites Near Eastern Affairs Nonproliferation Political-Military UN Commission UN Iraq Programme Department of Defense Consular Affairs Iraq Homepage

Chronology 01/08/99: Events Leading to U.S.-led Attack 01/08/99: Instances of Iraqi "Material Breach" of Security Council Resolutions 01/08/99: Iraqi Violations of Cease-fire Agreement and UN Resolution 687 12/00/98: Crisis in Iraq Fact Sheets 08/23/00: Peacekeeping in Iraq/Kuwait 12/17/99: Fact Sheet, UN Security Council, Iraq Omnibus Resolution 08/18/98: Update: National Security Council--Humanitarian Aid Under the Sanctions Regime 04/28/98: National Security Council--Humanitarian Aid Under the Sanctions Regime Key Resolutions UN Office of the Iraq Programme, Resolutions relating to the oil-for-food program UNSCOM Key Resolutions Country Information Travel Warning The World Factbook: CIA publication     [end of document] Official Texts | Myths/Facts  | DPB: Oil-for-Food | DPB: Iraq Presentation | White Paper: WMD Program | Human Rights | Religious Freedom | Global Terrorism | Iraq Homepage | Near Eastern Affairs | Consular Affairs | Department of State | Secretary of State