Jihad in Iraq changes direction ,insurgents now using Google Maps for attacks
 

The jihad now is against the Shias, not the Americans'


As 20,000 more US troops head for Iraq, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, the only correspondent reporting regularly from behind the country's sectarian battle lines, reveals how the Sunni insurgency has changed
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story...src=rss&feed=1

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Terrorists 'use Google maps to hit UK troops'

Terrorists attacking British bases in Basra are using aerial footage displayed by the Google Earth internet tool to pinpoint their attacks, say Army intelligence sources.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.../wgoogle13.xml

reminds me of reagan's grenada invasion. that was so ill-prepared our troops had to use tourist maps to find their way around the island. great for finding a good ice-cream cone. not so hot for routing out commies.

- js.

Google Earth images are often far behind current date. The images there would only be of use for objects that do not move for extended periods of time (like buildings). The images would not be useful in finding things that move, like troop locations.

Our forces have access to real-time images.

but in the terrorist midset(not mine) how handy would it be to use google maps to blow up a subway or a interstate?

and why hasnt that happened lately?

are enough of our freedoms gone that "they" dont hate us anymore?

and if i were a terrorist... im thinking it would be easy to kill a bunch of people in a airport security line. lol