Italian journalist decries US military report clearing soldiers in shootin

[leftchick]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/italyusiraq

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"After the apologies comes the slap in the face," wrote Giuliana Sgrena in a frontpage editorial in her daily Il Manifesto.


Sgrena, who was held hostage for a month in Iraq, was injured in the shooting on March 4 when US soldiers opened fire on the car that was bringing her to safety.


Intelligence agent Nicola Calipari was killed in the shooting, in which another intelligence officer was also injured.


US authorities had taken no note of her testimony and that of the other agent, Sgrena said, underlining that their two accounts coincided although they had never met or discussed the shoot-out.


"Obviously, our two testimonies given to the American commission were useless. Or will I be charged with perjury?" questioned the journalist.

[Pinboy]

1. We need a link (English) to her "front-page editorial" n/t

[Moderator]

2. kick to combine

[NNN0LHI]

3. Italian Hostage Blasts Pentagon Report

http://freeinternetpress.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3467

An Italian journalist who was held hostage in Iraq has criticised a U.S. military report into the killing of the agent who helped secure her release. Secret agent Nicola Calipari was shot by U.S. forces as he escorted Giuliana Sgrena to Baghdad's airport.


U.S. investigators were reported to have found the troops "not culpable" in a report which Italy has not endorsed.



Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi refused to comment because he said the inquiry was not complete. Berlusconi apologized to the Italian legislature for what he called "an unfortunate leak" suggesting that the investigation was completed. He said contacts were continuing with U.S. officials to try to reach agreement on what happened.



Ms. Sgrena described the conclusion of the leaked report as a "slap in the face".

[Tempest]

4. Italy refuses to sign off on the U.S. report

Italy doesn't believe the U.S. investigation and has been stonewalled in attempts to get physical evidence.

[progressivebydesign]

5. Remember when the car suddenly was misplaced after this?

I remember immediately after the shooting, the press asked about the car, and it was mysteriously disappeared. Wonder if it was ever found...

[Voltaire99]

6. Whitewash the Abu Ghraib torture spree. Whitewash the Calipari shooting.

Who believes a single word of its fantasies?

[leftchick]

7. A Link To Ms. Sgrena's editorial... can anyone translate?

http://www.ilmanifesto.it/Quotidiano-archivio/26-Aprile-2005/art106.html

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