In this research study, a group of UCLA geographers use a combination of satellite imagery and various geographical methods to determine 3 possible locations for Bin Laden. In fact, they have narrowed it down to 3 buildings of a town in Pakistan near the border of Afghanistan. They used the principles of distance-decay and island biogeographic theories to arrive at their conclusions. They take as their starting point the last known location of Bin Laden, Tora Bora. They then start narrowing down his location by eliminiating areas based on distance, cultural differences, presence of US forces, and architectural features of the buildings that would be critical for Osama. I am glad they published this research, but sure hope they passed it on to US forces beforehand so they could check it out. Othewise, bye bye Bin Laden. It is also interesting that they didn't include the mythic underground lair Bin Laden supposedly had constructed that was being touted by the Bushies back in 2001.
In this research study, a group of UCLA geographers use a combination of satellite imagery and various geographical methods to determine 3 possible locations for Bin Laden. In fact, they have narrowed it down to 3 buildings of a town in Pakistan near the border of Afghanistan. They used the principles of distance-decay and island biogeographic theories to arrive at their conclusions. They take as their starting point the last known location of Bin Laden, Tora Bora. They then start narrowing down his location by eliminiating areas based on distance, cultural differences, presence of US forces, and architectural features of the buildings that would be critical for Osama. I am glad they published this research, but sure hope they passed it on to US forces beforehand so they could check it out. Othewise, bye bye Bin Laden. It is also interesting that they didn't include the mythic underground lair Bin Laden supposedly had constructed that was being touted by the Bushies back in 2001.
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