Obviously, I’m no expert on what’s happening in the streets of Baghdad on a daily basis. But I do enjoy trying to spot lies. If I had to guess, something like the Coke bottle thing happened once or twice and Herbert’s guy is guilty of turning an anecdote into a trend. People tend to exaggerate far more than fabricate. But the idea that every day soldiers are driving around smashing glass bottles on civilian Iraqi heads sounds pretty implausible if for no other reason than it’s so public. There are lots of westerners and journalists over there. Why hasn’t anyone seen it happen — other than this guy?