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To: Yaacov who wrote (8839)	4/29/2005 7:18:04 AM
From: John Sladek	Read Replies (1) of 9018

Italy May Not Endorse U.S. Report on Iraq Killing Thu Apr 28, 2005 10:46 AM ET By Jill Serjeant ROME (Reuters) - Italy said on Thursday it would not endorse a U.S. report expected to exonerate the U.S. soldiers who shot dead an Italian agent in Iraq if it was unconvinced by the findings. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, speaking minutes after his new cabinet won a final confidence vote in parliament, told journalists that Italy "will not sign off on anything that does not convince us." ...Rome, a close U.S. ally in Iraq despite opposition at home, has disagreed with the report's findings on the car's speed and whether the Italians kept U.S. troops informed, according to a U.S. Army official. Italian opposition parties this week condemned the reported findings as an attempt to whitewash the case. Sgrena, a war correspondent for the communist newspaper Il Manifesto who was wounded in the shooting, called the preliminary conclusions "a slap in the face." [Berlusconi's] decision to send 3,000 Italian troops to Iraq was deeply unpopular at home and, with a general election due in 2006, he has said they will start pulling out from September. Full Story: today.reuters.com

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