[Sir Gawain]

Another take:

The Army investigation is a lie. I was at the base that convoy was heading to, Camp McKenzie, now closed. The Army escorts DID NOT FIRE BACK! They pulled their crew served weapons into their armored Humvees and waited for the QRF to arrive. One of the Sergeants in the QRF told me this and it was corroborated by several other NCO's on the QRF. The Army convoy commander had never been to McKenzie and got lost. There is a cardinal rule when heading to McKenzie, "Never turn south onto the Al Jabouri Peninsula". There is no place to turn around, it's a dead end and it's full of Sunni insurgents. Nobody at McKenzie, either KBR or the Army knew this convoy was coming! If that had been known, the Army unit stationed there would have been in the town, guiding them through and providing a protective overwatch. The name of the town is not Samarra, it's Ad Duluiyah and it's a hell hole. Don't blame Halliburton or KBR, they go where the Army tells them to go. Blame poor leadership and incompetence on the Army's part. Halliburton and KBR care deeply about their employees. The KBR driver at the rear without a trailer was driving up and down the road trying to distract and run over any insurgents attacking his convoy. You want a hero? He's the one.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/09/army_responds_t.html

[RGSpincich]

Another out of the loop expert, imo.

[Iris7]

I hear that the convoy had no maps. Now I see that the convoy commander didn't know much of anything about the route. He certainly could have made a sketch map with some GPS way points before they left.

This looks like a higher echelon screw up to me.

Those drivers didn't even have a pistol. What a stupid rule.

[AmeriBrit]

He didn't see it himself. His story is hearsay.

I preder to believe the results of the investigation team thank you!