[Originally posted on goofyblog 2.14.07]
From the BBC:
From the BBC:
As the communal bloodshed has worsened, some Iraqis have set up advice websites to help others avoid the death squads.
One tip - on the Iraq League site, one of the best known - is for people to draw up maps of their local area using Google Earth’s detailed imagery of Baghdad so they can work out escape routes and routes to block.
For some time now, vigilante-style guard forces have been operating in many neighbourhoods, especially in Sunni areas targeted by Shia militias.
With Google Earth, the Iraq League website suggests, people can also work out the most likely approach of their attackers.
It’s thought that insurgents have also used the map site, examining the detailed images to pick out potential targets.
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