According to the BBC, Baghdad residents are using Google Earth to plot their paths around town, hoping to anticipate and avoid various militias. I cannot begin to imagine.

Meanwhile, these enterprising folks put together this look at Saddam’s Baghdad palace, before and after the US occupation:

I have no additional comment.  (Note: their site has started having server troubles, so if you just see a big white box, you’ll have to try again later.  Sorry for any inconvenience.)