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[edit] Original map license (map from the CIA):

Public domain This image is a work of a Central Intelligence Agency employee, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a Work of the United States Government, all images created or made by the CIA are in the public domain, with the exception of classified information.

Source: Courtesy of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin for the map originally found at : http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/kuwait_pol96.jpg

[edit] Modified map license (the one that can be seen here)

Public domain I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. This applies worldwide.

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I drew the barrier on the map, based on the fact it extends 6 miles into Iraq and 3 into Kuwait.

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Even though this is a .png file the original file is .jpg, so the quality is fairly low.

[edit] .xcf version, can be opened in w:en:GIMP

here

[edit] File history

date/time username resolution size edit summary
16:27, 21 June 2007 w:en:User:Jackaranga 1060×1218 1.38 MB {{BadJPG}} ==Original map license (map from the CIA):== {{PD-USgov}} Source: ''Courtesy of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin'' for the map originally found at : http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/kuwait

[edit] Image description page history

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http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Image:Kuwait-Iraq_barrier.png&redirect=no&oldid=139701165 08:50, 7 September 2007 w:en:User:Dmcdevit
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Image:Kuwait-Iraq_barrier.png&redirect=no&oldid=139701165 16:52, 21 June 2007 w:en:User:Jackaranga
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Image:Kuwait-Iraq_barrier.png&redirect=no&oldid=139696697 16:31, 21 June 2007 w:en:User:Jackaranga
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Image:Kuwait-Iraq_barrier.png&redirect=no&oldid=139695842 16:27, 21 June 2007 w:en:User:Jackaranga ({{BadJPG}} ==Original map license (map from the CIA):== {{PD-USgov}} Source: ''Courtesy of the University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin'' for the map originally found at : http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/kuwait)

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