"Another 'unfortunate incident', Private Gardi Gardev a member of a Bulgarian patrol was shot dead near Baghdad last Friday, the Bulgarians stated that the firing had come from a nearby US post."

And if more of the story were included we'd learn that the Bulgarian patrol had been firing at an Iraqi car and that a U.S. communications post was in a direct line of fire behind the car. Oddly enough the U.S. communications post ordered return fire. Apparently the Bulgarians were unaware of the location of the U.S. communications post.

No one deserved to die in this incident either but they did. I suppose the U.S. is ultimately the blame for initiating this discretionary war and occupation, while relying on inaccurate intelligence.

Charley Noble