Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Journalist shooting stirs Italian anger
ABCNews ^ | 5 March 2005 | Angela Doland

Posted on 03/05/2005 3:44:09 PM PST by Racehorse

ROME Mar 5, 2005 — Italy demanded answers Saturday as former hostage Giuliana Sgrena was taken off a flight from Iraq wrapped in a plaid blanket and hooked to an intravenous drip for a shoulder wound inflicted when American troops fired on a car taking her to the Baghdad airport. The Italian agent who negotiated her freedom was hit and died in her arms.

The shooting at a U.S. checkpoint in Baghdad stoked anti-war sentiment in Italy, where the public was widely opposed to the government's decision to send 3,000 troops to help U.S.-led efforts to secure the country from a violent insurgency. President Bush promised a full investigation.

About 100 demonstrators outside the U.S. Embassy in Rome blocked traffic and one banner read: "USA, war criminals." A few dozen communist demonstrators at the U.S. Consulate in Milan handed out leaflets reading, "Shame on you, Bush."

[ . . . ]

"We thought the danger was over after my rescue," she told RAI News 24 television by telephone. "And instead suddenly there was this shooting, we were hit by a spray of fire. I was talking to Nicola … when he leaned over me, probably to defend me, and then he slumped over. That was a truly terrible thing."

(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: checkpoint; commiepawns; davos; easonjordan; friendlyfire; hostages; iraq; italy; journalism; lyingpress; media; sgrena; turass; war; wef
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-45 next last
The Italians certainly deserve a full and complete explanation. But, the communists and protesters deserve spit, IMHO.
1 posted on 03/05/2005 3:44:14 PM PST by Racehorse
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Racehorse
The truth will come out.

Our troops do not take pot shots.

2 posted on 03/05/2005 3:47:18 PM PST by don-o (Stop Freeploading. Do the right thing and become a Monthly Donor.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Racehorse

They should be angry at the driver for provoking our troops into opening up on the vehicle in the first place.


3 posted on 03/05/2005 3:49:37 PM PST by RandallFlagg (Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Racehorse

Something happened to cause the soldiers to open fire, so far what do we know besides they had failed to provide knowledge to the soldiers of her passing through, they were in an unmarked car speeding towards the checkpoint and failed to yield when they were warned.


4 posted on 03/05/2005 3:49:53 PM PST by Brian328i
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Racehorse
This is all not as it appears OpiniPundit
5 posted on 03/05/2005 3:51:14 PM PST by traderrob6 (http://www.exposingtheleft.blogspot.com)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Racehorse

She wasn't worth it.


6 posted on 03/05/2005 3:54:38 PM PST by BykrBayb (5 minutes of prayer for Terri, every day at 11 am EDT, until she's safe. http://www.terrisfight.org)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: RandallFlagg
Amen. You don't ignore warning shots and go barreling headlong into an American security checkpoint in the middle of Baghdad, unless you want to get air-conditioned by some badass boys with big guns.


7 posted on 03/05/2005 3:56:39 PM PST by Viking2002 (Let's get the Insurrection started, already..............)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

ALERT



The DU crowd and the Kos crowd are now into this the "US military did not want this Communist-Anti-War reporter to leave Iraq Alive" conspiracy theory.
8 posted on 03/05/2005 4:01:25 PM PST by BlackRain
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies]

To: traderrob6
This is all not as it appears OpiniPundit

OpinPundit: "Lets take a closer look at alleged hostage Sgrena Giuliana her quotes and politics."

Yep.  Certainly . . . curiously provocative, she is.

 

9 posted on 03/05/2005 4:02:48 PM PST by Racehorse (Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: Racehorse

What was the Italian "spook" who was killed doing there in the first place?


10 posted on 03/05/2005 4:06:54 PM PST by verity (The Liberal Media is America's Enemy)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: verity; Racehorse
What was the Italian "spook" who was killed doing there in the first place?

Negotiating her release.

In any case, the Italians have nearly 3000 troops there, so they are bound to have some intel guys there.

But, they would be familiar with the airport road, and the checkpoints, and used to working with American soldiers, which makes what happened very strange.

11 posted on 03/05/2005 4:09:41 PM PST by marron
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

Comment #12 Removed by Moderator

To: zoomie2
Didn't someone remark that maybe this kidnapping was a setup by her for publicity?

If so, I'd say it worked. Here's hoping she enjoys it.

13 posted on 03/05/2005 4:12:32 PM PST by Wormwood (Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 12 | View Replies]

To: marron
I saw "somewhere" where this spook was a rather senior operator. Oh, well. I guess the Italics do it differently.
14 posted on 03/05/2005 4:15:49 PM PST by verity (The Liberal Media is America's Enemy)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: Racehorse

Will she get a Purple Heart for her shrapnel wound? Maybe she and Kerry can swap war stories.


15 posted on 03/05/2005 4:18:50 PM PST by Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: verity

The "Italics"...the "ITALICS"...please tell me you meant to type that..?


16 posted on 03/05/2005 4:19:15 PM PST by Lurking2Long
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 14 | View Replies]

To: Racehorse

And it was with macho Italian bravado that the driver of that vehicle was approaching the US checkpoint at high speed, and showed no evidence of slowing down. At this point, none of the checkpoint soldiers had any idea whether the vehicle was maybe loaded with 500 pounds of TNT, and they took precautionary steps to deter its closer approach. Somebody died and others suffered serious wounds, but playing chicken with military checkpoints is counterproductive.

Iraq is still a very dangerous place, and reckons to remain so for some time to come.


17 posted on 03/05/2005 4:22:08 PM PST by alloysteel ("Master of the painfully obvious.....")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Racehorse
remember these two
18 posted on 03/05/2005 4:26:18 PM PST by traderrob6 (http://www.exposingtheleft.blogspot.com)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

Comment #19 Removed by Moderator

To: Lurking2Long
Of course.

You have been around long to remember the old days when the failure of one poster to close the Italics font would carry that font through subsequent posts until someone closed it. Those people would then announce "Italians off."

I simply reversed it. lol

20 posted on 03/05/2005 4:28:29 PM PST by verity (The Liberal Media is America's Enemy)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-4041-45 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson