India military to use Google Earth to combat rebels

Oh the irony. This story doesn’t need a punchline, so enjoy while I’m off to bed:

Google route to track militants

NISHIT DHOLABHAI

Dimapur, April 26: In a decision that can change the nature and scale of counter-insurgency operations in the Northeast, the [Indian] army has resolved to use high-resolution satellite photographs from the controversial Google Earth search engine.

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