[Prodigal Son]

I'm glad you posted this. The article clearly says it is the fault of the Washington Post.

[John H K]

According to ABC it was military translators listening to radio transmissions from the Iraqis that confused Arabic male and female pronouns (they sound the same and easy to do over the radio) regarding a soldier who fought and was stabbed and shot.

The WP was digging around and apparently got this info and reported it.

[#3Fan]

I'm glad you posted this. The article clearly says it is the fault of the Washington Post.

As much as I hate the Washington Post, this is an understandable mistake. If there was a blond from another vehicle fighting hard next to Jessica's Humvee in the fog of battle as relayed by radio chatter, it's easy to see why he as Jessica were mixed up.