Troops Who Fired On Hostage Were Protecting U.S. Ambassador * SURE!!!

[Indie Media Magazine]

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- U.S. troops who mistakenly killed an Italian intelligence agent last week on the road to Baghdad's airport were part of extra security provided by the U.S. Army to protect U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte, a U.S. official said Thursday.

Italian intelligence agent Nicola Calipari was killed March 4 when U.S. troops opened fire on a car carrying him and Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena, who had just been freed from insurgents.

Troops Who Fired On Hostage Were Protecting U.S. Ambassador

[burn the bush]

1. How'd they know they weren't shooting Negroponte?

it says he was expected to pass through, so they did not know where he was. It says the checkpoint was temporary, or that would mean previously before that second, non existant.


"The mobile patrol was there to enhance security because Ambassador Negroponte was expected through," U.S. Embassy spokesman Robert Callahan said, confirming reports in Italian media. The newspaper La Repubblica reported Wednesday that the checkpoint had been "set up to protect the passage of Ambassador Negroponte."