Hunting Osama Bin Laden Like an Animal

A UCLA geography professor has applied techniques used to hunt endangered species, and says he has narrowed the search for Osama Bin Laden to one of 3 locations. From UK Telegraph:

Using patterns of how animal species spread, the world's most wanted terrorist can be tracked down to a town in the tribal region of North West Pakistan it is claimed.

By factoring in his need for security, electricity, high ceilings to accommodate his 6ft 4in frame and spare rooms for his bodyguards, the search can be further narrowed to three walled compounds.

No word on whether authorities will add "Carmen Sandiego" to Bin Laden's list of known associates.

Rachael Maddow interviewed the guy last night:



While the comparison of Bin Laden to a plaid-tufted titmouse is rather amusing, I'm a little bit skeptical. I'd like to run this through a few more randomly related computer models. Maybe we could introduce Bin Laden into a fantasy football draft, or sort through his Netflix queue, and see if we can corroborate some of this.

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