Geoff Forbes at LandInfo: Syria at 1:50,000
1:50,000 scale national “full” vector data of Syria, updated as of 2004-2006. Email Geoff: gforbes@landinfo.com
NIGHTWATCH: The Mali Expedition Begins – Illustrated – Is Niger Oil the Real Reason? 1:50,000 Charts?
Algeria: The Algerian government has given tacit approval for an African-led military intervention in Mali so long as there are no troops stationed on Algerian soil. Comment: This means that Algeria will try to help by sealing its border with Mali once the intervention begins [never mind the Tauregs behind their lines]. Mali: Update. News …
Graphic: CD (Congo) 1:50,000 Combat Chart Shortfalls
East View Cartographic, the single most extraordinary geospatial support service in the commercial sector, created the attached without color; the G-2 of United Nations Forces Eastern Congo prioritized their needs (the West still does not have 1:50,000 combat chart with contour line coverage for most of the Third World, i.e. the bulk of the ungovernable …
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Mini-Me: Pope on Catholic Priests Who Are Pedophiles — 2% (8,000) or More? 848 Defrocked, 2,572 in Isolation — How About 10%?
Huh? Did Pope Francis really say 2% of Catholic clergy are pedophiles? Lauren Raab Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2014 An interview that credits Pope Francis as saying about 2% of Roman Catholic clerics are pedophiles stirred controversy Sunday, as the Vatican sought to raise questions about the article’s accuracy and others called on the pope to …
2000 Reynolds (US) Global Reach without Global Intelligence
Mr. Thomas Reynolds, the Deputy J-2 for the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANCOM) provided an overview of all the places in the Third World where TRASCOM supports not just Special Operations and normal US military forces, but humanitarian assistance endeavors. As USMC and USSOCOM discovered in 1988, we do not have 1:50,000 combat charts for 90% …
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East View Geospatial: PlanetSAT Global 2020 Imagery Basemap Now Available.
PlanetSAT Global 2020 is available in global, continental, country or custom AOI coverage. Delivery methods include GeoTIFF, JPEG or ECW format. Sample imagery is available upon request. Learn more/connect to EastView. Phi Beta Iota: East View is **THE** top provider for open source imagery, maps, and charts, including Russian combat charts with contour lines for all …
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SPECIAL: UN Trump Triumph for Peace
A Post Cold War Moment Trump just finished his speech in front of the UN and one thing was missing: any major denunciation of Iran, or anybody, for attacking Abqaiq last week. A denunciation, and a pledge of action to follow, that would have been expected by an American president since WW2.
