Google Supporting Terrorists? Hardly.

From here

"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.

Documents seized during raids on the homes of insurgents last week uncovered print-outs from photographs taken from Google.

The satellite photographs show in detail the buildings inside the bases and vulnerable areas such as tented accommodation, lavatory blocks and where lightly armoured 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 men of the Staffordshire Regiment battle group, officers found the camp's precise longitude and latitude.

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Soldiers from the Royal Green Jackets based at the Basra Palace base said they had considered suing Google Earth if they were injured by mortar rounds that had been directed on the camp by the aerial footage.

"Even if they did blank out the areas where we are based it is a bit after the horse has bolted as the terrorist now have the maps and know exactly where we eat, sleep and go to the toilet," one soldier said."

Okay, this is terrorist ingenuity, not Google supporting terrorists. There's a big difference. I don't see why anyone should be able to sue Google anymore than they would be able to sue a GPS reader manufacturer for a terrorist using one to hit the White House.

This sort of thinking really bothers me. I wouldn't even scream "Censorship" if Google voluntarily blocked certain areas of Google Earth at the government's request. But talk of suing seems excessive.