"Iraq Red Caps 'deprived of ammo'"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3469761.stm

its been buzing on air all day now, suprised no-one has posted on this before.

so, what do u all think abt this then? is it just one of those wrong time wrong place kind of incidents or is this just pure stupidity from the commander who ordered them to hand back their ammo?