The Iraq War is beyond parody

From Blood and Treasure:

US soldiers are luring Iraqis to their deaths by scattering military equipment on the ground as “bait”, and then shooting those who pick them up, it has been alleged at a court martial.

… Capt Didier, of the 1st Battalion 501st Infantry Regiment, said members of the US military’s Asymmetric Warfare Group visited his unit in January and later supplied ammunition boxes filled with “drop items” to be used ” to disrupt the AIF [Anti-Iraq Forces] attempts at harming coalition forces and give us the upper hand in a fight.”

and:

A unit of Polish snipers seconded to first Fallujah had permission to shoot any adult male carrying a cellphone after 8pm on the basis that mobile phones are used as IED triggers.

Apparently the Poles claimed a hit rate of 80%, which may be down to the fact that someone ambling down the street chatting on a mobile is an easier target than most that snipers encounter.