The difference between targets and surveyor symbols.
Shown above are the "targets" Sarah Palin is accused of showing on maps. They are not targets.
They are surveyor symbols showing places to concentrate on in future political campaigns, yet radicals at MSNBC, etc. are claiming Palin used them as "cross-hairs" to target opponents with physical harm.
They had no more meaning that the "real" targets used by Democrat politicians shown below.