Israel's got one in their ranks, too.

AP/Effi Sharir
[Israel's Defense Minister Amir Peretz, right, looks through binoculars without realizing the plastic lens-caps were left on, as he sits next to the army's new Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi, left, during a military drill in the Golan Heights.]



To be honest, I do this kind of shit ALl the time with my binos and I am a very experienced bird watcher. The deal is I leave the binos with the caps OFF and some one else puts them on. I don't check them before I put them up to my eyes and BINGO darkness.
Posted by: G in INdiana | February 26, 2007 at 03:42 PM
The future [post-war] is so bright, he's gotta use shades.
Posted by: Ruthie | February 26, 2007 at 03:49 PM
What's wrong with these binoculars. I need that avocet for my life list.
gwb:drf
Posted by: Arabella Trefoil | February 26, 2007 at 03:50 PM
The crystal clear Israeli view of the Middle East.
Posted by: flory | February 26, 2007 at 03:56 PM
I'm bliiiind!
Posted by: larry | February 26, 2007 at 04:17 PM
At least he won't scorch his eyes looking at W's mushroom cloud emanating from Tehran.
Posted by: Margie in Austin, Texas | February 26, 2007 at 04:25 PM
well, it's only a drill, after all.
Posted by: TeddySanFran | February 26, 2007 at 04:29 PM
What I wanna know is how long did it take him to figure out the caps were on? Or did he? I'll be the video of this is hilarious.
Posted by: lowly grunt | February 26, 2007 at 04:50 PM
I think he's using the GWB model.
Posted by: Rene ala Carte | February 26, 2007 at 06:29 PM
Or maybe there was a video playing inside of what they WANTED him to see.
Posted by: lady of the lake | February 26, 2007 at 07:34 PM
"Cluster bombs? What cluster bombs?"
Posted by: queek | February 26, 2007 at 10:46 PM