[conspire] Google and Georgia

[Ruben Safir]

On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 12:16:14AM -0700, Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting joe gallo (gallo.j at gmail.com):
> 
> > sketchy as in http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/08/where-is-georgia-on-google-maps.html?
> 
> Well spotted.
> 


It so happened though that last week, just prior to the war, I was
looking at Google Maps at Georgia with my boss who is from there and it
was mapped.  

Last night all the countries around it had basic mapping information but
Georgia.

I have a feeling they removed the data on purpose.

Ruben

> For Ruben, Poehali has maps, in your choice of alphabet:
> http://maps.poehali.org/050k/?x=43.75&y=42.333333333333&z=4
> 
> Also, some some military & historical analysis:
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_South_Ossetia_War
> http://exiledonline.com/georgia-gets-its-war-onmccain-gets-his-brain-plaque/
> http://exiledonline.com/war-nerd-south-ossetia-the-war-of-my-dreams/
> http://exiledonline.com/the-cnn-effect-georgia-schools-russia-in-information-warfare/
> 
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