by Scott Ott
(2005-03-07) -- Just a day after Italian communist writer Giuliana Sgrena said U.S. troops in Iraq fired upon her vehicle without warning, the Pentagon accused Iraqi insurgents of failing to warn U.S. convoys of the presence of improvised explosive devices (IED) and approaching car bombs.
"At checkpoints, we hail approaching vehicles with hand signals, flashing lights and even warning gunfire," said the unnamed Pentagon spokesman. "So it's only fair that when our troops are on patrol, the insurgents should give notice of an impending threat to their lives."
Insurgent groups, however, denied the accusations and claimed that their IEDs emit a visible flash, followed by an audible alert and a hail of "warning shrapnel."
"It may be hard to distinguish the warning shrapnel for the mortally-wounding shrapnel, given their close proximity," said an unnamed spokesman for the insurgency. "But we're taking every reasonable precaution within the scope of our mission here."
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