[GAsux]

Max,
As far as the mixed messages go, I do believe it's as sinister as you suggest. When a Pentagon spokesman says "They aren't using it", you're likely talking about a PA without any actual experience in the region, fielding questions based on what he's got from talking points, etc.

I guess in my mind anyway on the totem pole of bad shit going on, WP's in Fallujah are on the bottom end of the spectrum.