- statement of my reasons for travelling to Iraq in March 2003 (submitted to Iraqi Embassy in Ottawa on 2003-03-07, as part of visa application)
- résumé, essentially repackaging in a compact form the information contained elsewhere on this site (submitted to Iraqi Embassy in Ottawa on 2003-03-07, as part of visa application)
- appeal for help, in part from members of Canada's book-editing community: made 2003-03-08, while awaiting the outcome of my 2003-03-07 visa application
