> Federal mapping agency has history of providing incomplete or
> inaccurate data
> LOS ANGELES (May 15, 1999 10:32 p.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) -
> 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 and the slicing of a gondola cable at an Italian
> mountain resort by a U.S. military jet, the Los Angeles Times reported
> Sunday.
[etc.]
Counterpunch has an excellent article that examines the ways in which Nato spun this story, how as new issues came to light Nato's explanations changed. Very illuminating.
<http://www.counterpunch.org/maps.html>
Eric