With Allies Like US...

The Bulgarian News agency reports that one of its soldiers was killed by American bullets the same day Giuliana Sgrena was hit and her rescuer was killed.

The Bulgarian's say, "The results from the investigation … give us enough grounds to assume that the death of Jr. Sgt. Gardev was caused by friendly fire," Svinarov said in a statement.

He said U.S. troops located some 150 meters (164 yards) from the spot of the killing sprayed with bullets the three-Humvee Bulgarian patrol after it fired warning shots in the air to halt a nearing Iraqi car."

Just how wound-up are our soldiers? How frightened are they that they "spray with bullets" regular soldiers of the coalition? It's one thing to worry about a 1982 Toyota racing directly toward you; it is quite another to shoot at Humvees that are marked with regular military designations. This sort of behavior requires explanation by the entire chain of command.