By equating those stories you're still negating the fact that one was in a war zone and one was not. You are also implying that the troops at the checkpoint are covering up, but I've seen zero evidence to support your opinion. The account put forth by the troops is entirely consistent with the way you expect them to handle the situation. The account by the Italian journalist has been inconsistent and stretches credibility to the breaking point. That is not to say that it wasn't how she perceived it, but perceptions and reality are 2 different things.
I never said anything like that. I said that POLITICALLY The Italian Prime Minister is under pressure to get a pound of flesh for this incident more for something that happened in 1999.
This present situation is totally different. These guys today IN 2005 were totally right. Those guys in 1999 were wrong.
The point is, POLITICALLY it doesn't matter from an Italian perspective. In their view, two US Air Force Officers got away with MURDER in 1999, and the US military justice system let them off.
Is that true? I'll leave that to the experts, the point is, P0LITICALLY that's what the ITALIANS are on about.
Again, for the record I THINK OUR GUYS WERE PERFECTLY JUSTIFIED IN WHAT THEY WERE DOING AT THE CHECKPOINT. But don't hold your breath that the Italian public is going to buy any kind of investigation by the US unless SOMEBODY'S A$$ IS NAILED TO THE WALL, because again, THEY DON'T HAVE ANY FAITH IN OUR PROSECUTING ANY OF OUR OWN PEOPLE.
Okay?