Strange rumors fly in the Iraqi capital.

• Author: Tierney, John
• Position: International - Rumors about equipment of US soldiers in Iraq

As a U.S. soldier peered out of a passing tank, a young engineering student contemplated one of the more common questions on the streets of Baghdad: Did the soldier's wraparound sunglasses give him X-ray vision? "With those glasses, he can definitely see through women's clothes," said the engineering student, Samer Hamid. Just as truth is the first casualty of war, urban legends seem to be the first creation of a military occupation. With U.S. soldiers patrolling in the 120-degree heat, wearing combat boots, helmets, and armored vests, some Iraqis...