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  • 111Iraq — /i rak , i rahk /, n. a republic in SW Asia, N of Saudi Arabia and W of Iran, centering in the Tigris Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 22,219,289; 172,000 sq. mi. (445,480 sq. km). Cap.: Baghdad. Also, Irak. * * * Iraq Introduction Iraq Background …

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  • 112United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 113Rihab Taha — Rihab Rashid Taha al Azawi (born 1957) is an Iraqi microbiologist, dubbed Dr. Germ by United Nations weapons inspectors, who worked in Saddam Hussein s biological weapons program. A 1999 report commissioned by the United States Joint Chiefs of… …

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  • 114Curveball (informant) — Rafid Ahmed Alwan Born Rafid Ahmed Alwan al Janabi 1968 Iraq Residence Karlsruhe, Germany Nationality former Iraqi Citizen Other names Curveball …

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  • 115Chemical weapon proliferation — Nation CW Possession Signed CWC Ratified CWC Albania Known January 14, 1993 May 11, 1994 Burma (Myanmar) Possible January 13, 1993 No …

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  • 1162001 anthrax attacks — A letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle containing anthrax powder killed two postal workers Location New York …

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  • 117United Nations — 1. an international organization, with headquarters in New York City, formed to promote international peace, security, and cooperation under the terms of the charter signed by 51 founding countries in San Francisco in 1945. Abbr.: UN Cf. General… …

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  • 118Malek-Ashtar University of Technology — دانشگاه صنعتی مالک اشتر Dāneshgāh e San ati ye Mālek Asht ar Malek Ashtar University of Technology logo Established 1986 …

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  • 119Anthrax — For other uses, see Anthrax (disambiguation). Anthrax Classification and external resources Microphotograph of a Gram stain of the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, the cause of the anthrax disease …

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  • 120Fort Detrick — Frederick, Maryland Type Military Base Built 1931 In use 1931 Present Controlled by …

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