[Fedora]

Interesting line of thought. That might place him in the line of fire. But then the soldiers would've found Sgrena and Calipari in the front seat after the shooting, right? When I search and try to find where they were sitting, everything I'm finding says they were in the back seat. Now what that's based on I don't know--whether it's her word or one of the other witnesses. There seem to be some major discrepancies in the eyewitness testimony--this one is especially interesting:

Story of Italian Hostage's Release Unclear

How many people were wounded? The Americans said two civilians: Sgrena and an intelligence agent. Italian authorities said two agents were wounded besides Sgrena. Italian military officials declined to clear up the discrepancy and Berlusconi's office did not respond to a request for information.

[FreedomNeocon]

BBC Headline for Story Reads: Italy demands US punish killers

Good ole' BBC... we can always count on them.

[Maelstrom]

Yup...everyone places them in the backseat.

But then last week...it was a pick-up truck and that's clearly not the case.

However, given the autopsy report, (see littlegreenfootballs) The only way he could have been shot where he was shot was if he was shot from inside the vehicle or if he, from the backseat, leaned over the front seat to grab the wheel.

This entire thing stinks. Those soldiers were set up. The ransom wasn't paid to the terrorists...check the journalist's bank account along with those of the others in the vehicle.

[Maelstrom]

The wounded:

Sgrena and the driver. Calipari was killed. The car stopped when the engine block was penetrated.