-Caveat Lector- Das GOAT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > > U.S. Has Past of Poor Military Maps > > LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The federal agency responsible for making charts and maps > used by military pilots has a history of providing incomplete and inaccurate > data, resulting in fatal mishaps such as the bombing of the Chinese Embassy > in Yugoslavia, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday. > > The National Imagery and Mapping Agency and its predecessor organization have > produced charts or maps that played a role in at least a dozen accidents > since 1985, some involving fatalities and loss of military aircraft, > according to documents and interviews reviewed by the Times. > <snip> Commercial maps normally have mistakes built in to prevent unauthorized duplication. Of course, they don't tell you this...and several times I have gotten totally lost as a result of trying to use maps that were deliberately wrong. It is quite possible that NIMA is simply following accepted practice in the cartographic trade. Howsomever, I *still* don't think NATO bombed the Chinese embassy by mistake... I think they knew *exactly* what they were doing. Bob ================================= Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
