Anyone else wonder if she told the driver "Hey I just talked with the Americans on my cell phone, they said to hurry to the airport - there is a flight for Rome leaving in 30 minutes and we are cleared go on through."
She got the money for her terrorist friends, maybe they convinced her that their cause was lost without a "martyrdom" operation.
I imagine she was screeching "Andiamo, Andiamo. Presto, Presto, Presto" BLAM!
"She got the money for her terrorist friends, maybe they convinced her that their cause was lost without a "martyrdom" operation."
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Maybe her whole "kidnapping" by the terrorists was a set up, and she went there willingly, so she can write about how well they treated her -- that is what she is saying, now when she no longer has to fear them.
Maybe they ran the checkpoint, expecting to be fired on, so she can agitate against the Americans, that they shot at her -- they just didn't expect anyone to die, but it was worth the sacrifice, as long as it helps their anti-American cause.
Things are not always what they seem. Your comment made me thing along these lines.