Google Refugee

I just downloaded Google Earth onto the new laptop, which has the horsepower to run it properly, but I don't think I'll be adding this new Google feature:

GENEVA — Internet search giant Google Inc. unveiled a new feature Tuesday for its popular mapping programs that shines a spotlight on the movement of refugees around the world.

The maps will aid humanitarian operations as well as help inform the public about the millions who have fled their homes because of violence or hardship, according to the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, which is working with Google on the project.

"All of the things that we do for refugees in the refugee camps around the world will become more visible," U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees L. Craig Johnstone said at the launch in Geneva.

Users can download Google Earth software to see satellite images of refugee hot spots such as Darfur, Iraq and Colombia. Information provided by the U.N. refugee agency explains where the refugees have come from and what problems they face.

Although not all parts of the world are displayed at the same high resolution, the Mountain View, Calif.-based company has made an effort to allow users to zoom in closely on refugee camps.

By the way, Google already offers a "Rising Sea Level" version that will allow you to watch global warming wash away the world's coastlines.

They need to come up with an "Obama's Bitter America" version where we can see the areas where bitter jobless Americans are clinging to God and guns.