d'urville
01-15-2007, 03:58 PM
Google Earth website is helping Iraqi terrorists pinpoint the location of troops:
By Thomas Harding
LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH
January 14, 2007
BASRA, Iraq -- Terrorists attacking British bases in Basra are using aerial footage displayed by the Google Earth Web site to pinpoint their attacks, British army intelligence sources say.
Documents seized during raids on the homes of insurgents last week uncovered printouts from photographs taken from the Web site.
The satellite photographs show in detail the buildings inside the bases and vulnerable areas such as tented accommodation, toilet blocks and where lightly armored Land Rovers are parked.
Written on the back of one set of photographs taken of the Shatt al Arab Hotel, headquarters for the 1,000 troops of the Staffordshire Regiment battle group, officers found the camp's precise longitude and latitude.
http://www.washtimes.com/world/20070114-120951-6540r.htm
Google claims they're willing to talk in secret with the military, but seem pretty uninterested. I don't expect much, because:
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Google Inc. employees took out their wallets and showed overwhelming support for the Democratic Party last year, according to a report Monday in USA Today.
<!--startclickprintexclude--><!--endclickprintexclude-->A USA Today campaign finance analysis found that, of the company's overall political contributions, 98 percent went to Democrats, the biggest share among top tech donors.
http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/14/technology/google_democrats/index.htm
this is what they paid for.
By Thomas Harding
LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH
January 14, 2007
BASRA, Iraq -- Terrorists attacking British bases in Basra are using aerial footage displayed by the Google Earth Web site to pinpoint their attacks, British army intelligence sources say.
Documents seized during raids on the homes of insurgents last week uncovered printouts from photographs taken from the Web site.
The satellite photographs show in detail the buildings inside the bases and vulnerable areas such as tented accommodation, toilet blocks and where lightly armored Land Rovers are parked.
Written on the back of one set of photographs taken of the Shatt al Arab Hotel, headquarters for the 1,000 troops of the Staffordshire Regiment battle group, officers found the camp's precise longitude and latitude.
http://www.washtimes.com/world/20070114-120951-6540r.htm
Google claims they're willing to talk in secret with the military, but seem pretty uninterested. I don't expect much, because:
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Google Inc. employees took out their wallets and showed overwhelming support for the Democratic Party last year, according to a report Monday in USA Today.
<!--startclickprintexclude--><!--endclickprintexclude-->A USA Today campaign finance analysis found that, of the company's overall political contributions, 98 percent went to Democrats, the biggest share among top tech donors.
http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/14/technology/google_democrats/index.htm
this is what they paid for.