[RedRover]

As a minor point of interest, I overlaid (somewhat clumsily) the first published map from the Washington Post on top of Cobra's Google Earth map just to see how the placement of the convoy compared...

You can see how the Post misled readers by showing the Humvees directly alongside the white car.

Also, Cobra puts the IED blast further east (indicated by the big yellow dot on the road).

You haven't asked about houses 3 and 4 yet, but there are just off Cobra's map--indicated by the second yellow dot at the upper left.

[RS]

Any explanation for Wuterich marking what appears to be the correct positions of the blast and the taxi on the map during the 60 minutes interview, but marking two different houses for the 1 & 2 ?

[Girlene]

That’s a good overlay. Yes, I think usmcobra’s placement of the IED site is pretty good. Maybe just a tad west, almost directly north over house 1 and 2. This in my mind, indicates folks in those two houses had some knowledge of placement of the IED when it was planted. It doesn’t appear there was anything obstructing their view if it was planted during daytime hours. Plus the fact that it was asphalted over to blend in with the road would have taken a little more effort and machinery possibly.