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2009-11-08 Afghanistan

Nato air strike kills seven Afghan security personnel

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Posted by Fred 2009-11-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
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#1 Which side were the Afghan security forces on?

Posted by Glenmore 2009-11-08 00:26|| 2009-11-08 00:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Do they know how to use GPS?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2009-11-08 07:09|| 2009-11-08 07:09|| Front Page Top

#3 slightly off topic rant re: GPS for Nimble Spemble:

GPS has been known to steer people onto railroad tracks and into ponds; and many European towns have signs on the outskirts: "Lorry drivers: no matter what GPS says, your truck won't fit through here." Or words to that effect.

More than one demolition firm has demolished the wrong building because they used GPS instead of looking at the blessed address!

GPS doesn't know where the detours are, and it certainly doesn't know where the bad guys are.
(end rant)

Posted by mom">mom 2009-11-08 22:12|| 2009-11-08 22:12|| Front Page Top

#4 Mom,
Spemble was alluding to the possibility that that the Afghan security forces may have given their own GPS location to the attacking aircraft for servicing with a GPS guided bomb, instead of giving the targets' GPS location.

Paging Emily Latella, white courtesy phone.

Posted by Rob06">Rob06 2009-11-08 23:24|| 2009-11-08 23:24|| Front Page Top

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