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To: Alighieri who wrote (222200)	3/5/2005 6:32:14 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573411

Very strange..........the US military is saying that the Italians were approaching a checkpoint and would not slow down. The Italian journalist is saying they had gone through all the checkpoints and were on their final approach to the airport; that they were shot by an American patrol, not a checkpoint; and that they were expected by both the Italians and Americans. ********************************************************** Shooting not justified: journo** From correspondents in Rome March 6, 2005 FREED Italian hostage Giuliana Sgrena has said the shooting by US troops in Iraq that left her injured and an Italian intelligence officer dead was not justified. She spoke out after returning to Italy, when political leaders were awaiting an explanation of the incident from US authorities. The shooting happened on the road to Baghdad airport yesterday morning. Ms Sgrena had been just freed by militants when the US soldiers fired on her getaway car. The 56-year-old correspondent for the communist daily Il Manifesto told Italian investigators the US troops' intense fire had been in no way justified by the speed of her car, the ANSA news agency said. "Our vehicle was running at normal speed, which could not be misunderstood," she said, rejecting US fears of a possible suicide attack. "It wasn't a checkpoint, but a patrol which immediately opened fire after they trained their light on us." A companion, who travelled with her from Baghdad, levelled serious accusations at the US troops involved in the incident, saying the shooting had been deliberate. "The Americans and Italians knew about (her) car coming," said Pier Scolari on leaving Italy's Celio hospital, where Ms Sgrena was treated for her wounds. "They were 700 metres from the airport, which means that they had passed all checkpoints." Ms Sgrena, her left shoulder in a bandage, flew into Rome on a government plane and was immediately rushed to Celio military hospital, where she will undergo surgery within the next few days. She had been given emergency treatment in a US military hospital in Baghdad. The US military said yesterday Ms Sgrena's convoy had ignored signals to stop. A spokesman said soldiers had waved their hands and arms, flashed white lights and fired warning shots in a failed attempt to get the vehicle to stop. US President George W. Bush has promised a full investigation into the incident. Meanwhile, about 100 protesters have gathered outside the US embassy in Rome, calling for a US withdrawal from Iraq and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's resignation. They carried a banner reading "Bush has changed: now he even kills Italians". dailytelegraph.news.com.au