Israeli army nixes raid after Facebook leak
By REUTERS
JERUSALEM - The Israeli military called off a raid in Palestinian territory after a soldier posted details, including the time and place, on social networking website Facebook, Israel’s Army Radio reported on Wednesday.
The soldier described in a status update how his unit planned a “clean-up””arrest raid in a West Bank area, the radio station said. Facebook friends then reported him to military authorities.
The Israeli military spokesman’s office issued a statement saying the soldier’s actions could “undermine operational success and imperil forces.”
It added that the soldier was sentenced to 10 days’ imprisonment, his combat certificate was revoked and he was relieved from his battalion.
Israel says raids in the West Bank are aimed at detaining militants suspected of planning attacks on Israelis. Palestinian officials say the incursions undermine efforts by the Western-backed Palestinian Authority to enforce law and order in the territory.
Pardon my Yiddish but what a schmuck. This should give us all a pretty good indication of how powerful Facebook is. The Israeli military might be one of the most efficient forces in all the world but when they come up against Facebook they are simply no match. Just imagine if Facebook would have been around in the Nazi Hunter days or when they were hunting down all the kidnappers from Munich. Facebook Status - "Just touched land in South America. Looking for one of those Nazi bastards." In five years we won't even fight with weapons anymore. Instead of a nuclear arms race we're about to find ourself in a Farmville arms race.
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