It was only a matter of time. Reports are reaching WWHQ (Walt's World Headquarters) of a NATO airstrike in Libya that seems to have been, errr, a mite off target.
AP reports a spokesman for "the main Libyan opposition" -- apparently the opposition is like Legion -- 13 rebels were killed and seven injured while preparing for an attack on the oil city of Brega, late yesterday.
Abdel-Hafidh Ghoga called the killings an "unfortunate accident". He explained that the confusion of the targets was understandable, given that "all these damn pickup trucks look pretty much the same, especially if you're red-green colour blind, especially in a sandstorm."
Sheikh Ghoga -- or whatever he is -- refrained from saying anything like "With friends like these..."
Footnote: Walt is checking out a report that Mr Ghoga, like the Mad Colonel, has a corps of female guards, known in his case as "the Ghoga girls".
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