In the past two decades, substantial changes in pedagogy, advances in technology, and new emphases on critical reading, writing, and thinking across the curriculum have swept the educational landscape of the United States. Although "many students are familiar with some technological elements (notably e-mail and Web browsing), few demonstrate the crucial ability to evaluate online resources critically" (2002, 6). Most college faculty members believe that "students need to form questioning habits when they read, especially for material found on the Internet where student must evaluate materials for clarity, accuracy, precision, relevance, depth, breadth, logic, significance, and fairness"--otherwise known as "habits of mind." Students who master the habit of critical analysis of sources will have the ability to: (1) recognize a need for information; (2) identify and locate appropriate information sources; (3) know how to gain access to the information contained in those sources; (4) evaluate the quality of information obtained; (5) organize the information; and (6) use the information effectively. In this article, the author explores how students might apply those "habits of mind" to several Web-based resources devoted to the topic of President Bush's policy for the war in Iraq. A controversial event in American history, this real-world event has currency for secondary students. Equipping them with the intellectual tools to discern for themselves the credibility of the information that they find will assist students as they come to develop their critical reading and thinking skills. By helping students assess the credibility of online resources, teachers help them develop the information literacy skills that they will need to assess material critically so that they can participate in their nation's democracy.