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...I have a hard time believing that terrorists are smart enough to utilise GPS.

You've got to be kidding. If they are so technically inept, why can't we track down the exact source of postings to Jihadi internet sites (like the Bin Laden tape just posted)?

As for 9-11, they did have to learn how to fly those planes to have any chance of success in their final goals for that day, and they methodically did just that. Why should learning to use GPS be any different?

As you said, it's never a good idea to underestimate your enemy.

I think we can't track down where the postings are coming from because organisations like Al Jazeera, Middle Eastern ISPs are helping them.

I probably wasn't succint enough regarding the GPS - sure, they could utilise a handheld device, but I doubt they could do anything much with regard to screwing up the GPS system itself.

Just thinking aloud. I never really thought about them using it during the 9-11 attacks. Also, I wouldn't classify the guys that piloted the plains in the same category as the guys fighting and living in caves. The guys in the planes were educated middle class guys from Germany.