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Italian Journalist Shooting Deteriorates into He Said, She Said
The National Ledger ^ | March 6, 2005

Posted on 03/06/2005 2:32:06 PM PST by Coastal

Communist newspaper reporter Giuliana Sgrena is back in Italy and she is giving her version of the events that led to the shooting death of Italian intelligence officer Nicola Calipari. Calipari was riding in a car with the reporter after she was released from the Islamofascists that had held her captive when they were fired upon by American soldiers at a Military checkpoint in Iraq.

The U.S. Military states that the car was speeding toward the checkpoint and ignored warning shots and other various signals for the car to stop as it approached. The U.S. Military released this statement, "Soldiers shot into the engine block after trying to warn the driver to stop by "by hand-and-arm signals, flashing white lights, and firing warning shots in front of the car."

But Giuliana Sgrena is telling a different story.

The communist newspaper reporter for Il Manifesto says she refuses to rule out that the shooting was deliberate. "The fact that the Americans don't want negotiations to free the hostages is known," Sgrena told Sky Italia TV. So I don't see why I should rule out that I could have been the target."

She offers no proof.

(Excerpt) Read more at nationalledger.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: communistnewspaper; italianjournalist; sgrena; usmilitary
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To: airborne
LOL. Sooooeeeee....

FWIW, click here for some backround on the origin of the phrase :)

61 posted on 03/06/2005 4:57:47 PM PST by mewzilla (Has CBS retracted the story yet?)
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To: ArtySupport

Can't see the point in winging the b?tch and killing someone else.

I kind of like your point here. Has a nice ring to it.


62 posted on 03/06/2005 4:59:27 PM PST by taxesareforever
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To: sodpoodle

Lie detector test,interrogation,phone records check,pelvic exam(?).I'd be happy with just an interrogation.I don't think it would take too much pressure to get her to crack,but it'll never happen.Problem is too many Euro's want to belive her story.


63 posted on 03/06/2005 5:08:37 PM PST by thombo
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To: bahblahbah

"Is it possible the gunshot came from inside the car?"The body guard was killed.I've been keeping up + haven't heard anything about the driver.Could the driver be a weak link?The body guard(according to her)was covering her body when shot.To pull this off everyone in the car would have to be on the same page.Could it be he wasn't cooperative?How about an autopsy?


65 posted on 03/06/2005 5:23:29 PM PST by thombo
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To: end socialism now

Maybe DanBlather can interview her. I heard he was just faxed some photos from Kinkos to prove the 300-400 bullet holes in the car.


66 posted on 03/06/2005 5:24:59 PM PST by processing please hold (Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
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To: Coastal

Gee - allegations without proof!

Has this communist taken a page from the democrat party handbook?


67 posted on 03/06/2005 5:27:52 PM PST by Information Friendly (A person who stands for nothing will fall for anything!)
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To: Coastal


Terrible, but -- at least they didn't put men's underpants on her head.

Meanwhile, in Iran, people are being JAILED for blogging criticisms of the gov't.

Where's the perspective here, with these socialists??


68 posted on 03/06/2005 6:39:46 PM PST by 4Liberty (Capitalism is perfect competition in Socialism.)
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To: sodpoodle
She should undergo a pelvic exam.

Here's the examiner.

69 posted on 03/07/2005 12:29:28 PM PST by BykrBayb (5 minutes of prayer for Terri, every day at 11 am EDT, until she's safe. http://www.terrisfight.org)
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To: BykrBayb

I was kidding - but you make it seem appropriate.

I say we do it.


70 posted on 03/07/2005 12:35:29 PM PST by sodpoodle (sparrows are underrated)
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To: sodpoodle

Then again, they might both enjoy it.


71 posted on 03/07/2005 12:48:04 PM PST by BykrBayb (5 minutes of prayer for Terri, every day at 11 am EDT, until she's safe. http://www.terrisfight.org)
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To: sodpoodle

Then again, they might both enjoy it.


72 posted on 03/07/2005 12:48:40 PM PST by BykrBayb (5 minutes of prayer for Terri, every day at 11 am EDT, until she's safe. http://www.terrisfight.org)
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To: Coastal

If they really wanted to kill her, she would be dead.


73 posted on 03/07/2005 12:53:52 PM PST by KC_Conspirator (This space outsourced to India)
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