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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth
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From: Kevin Rose3/8/2005 11:55:25 AM
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Old habits die hard - like the Bush administration's tendency to lie. It seems to be reflex with them now; their denial came immediately after the incident, probably directly from Rove, before any possible investigation into the truth:

Italy: Car carrying slain agent was not speeding
Foreign minister
demands U.S. explain Iraq shooting 'accident'


The Associated Press
Updated: 7:27 a.m. ET March 8, 2005
ROME - Italy’s foreign minister said Tuesday that the car carrying an intelligence officer killed by U.S. fire in Iraq last week was not speeding up and did not receive signals to stop, countering suggestions by American authorities.

Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini, speaking to parliament, also ruled out suggestions that the shooting that killed Nicola Calipari was the result of an ambush, but reiterated the government’s demands for a full explanation from Washington.

Fini was the first Italian official to openly dispute the U.S. account, and his comments put fresh pressure on Washington to get to the bottom of the matter. President Bush has promised a full investigation.

Calipari, 50, was shot Friday as he headed to the Baghdad airport after securing the release of Giuliana Sgrena a month after the Italian journalist was abducted by Iraqi gunmen.

“The car was traveling at a velocity that couldn’t have been more than 25 miles per hour,” Fini said. There were no attempts to stop the car, as indicated by the U.S. military, he added.

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