Merde!

Ex-Hostage Disputes U.S. on Iraq Shooting

Sgrena said Calipari died shielding her, and that it was possible they were targeted deliberately because America opposes Italy's policy of negotiating with kidnappers.

However, she has offered no evidence to support her claim, and in an interview published in Monday's edition of the daily Corriere della Sera, she said she doesn't know what caused the attack.

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Sgrena has rejected the U.S. military's account of the shooting, claiming instead that American soldiers gave no warning before they opened fire.

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One Italian Cabinet member urged Sgrena to tone down her remarks.

Thank God,....

From FOX:

U.S.: Italian Hostage Claim 'Absurd'
Monday, March 07, 2005

WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday said it was "absurd" for a former hostage in Iraq (search) to charge that U.S. military forces may have deliberately targeted her car as she was being rushed to freedom.


Medic Musing:

Giuliana Sgrena is a journalist for a communist-leaning newspaper in Italy with a known ax to grind against our actions in Iraq. I don't give her story much credence.