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Politics : The Iraq War And Beyond -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Yaacov who wrote (8842)	4/29/2005 8:17:30 PM
From: John Sladek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9018

US, Italy at Odds Over Killing of Italian in Iraq WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Italy on Friday disagreed on the conclusions of a joint investigation into the killing of an Italian agent by U.S. troops in Iraq, further straining ties between the two allies. U.S. soldiers killed Italian intelligence officer Nicola Calipari on March 4 when they opened fire on a car heading for Baghdad airport in which he was escorting Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena, who had just been released by kidnappers. ..."The investigators did not arrive at shared final conclusions even though, after examining jointly the evidence, they did agree on facts, findings and recommendations on numerous issues," the United States and Italy said in a joint statement issued by the State Department. The United States put the best face on what has been a major embarrassment for the Bush administration, saying the two governments remained allies and friends despite the incident.... the United States and Italy disagreed on some facts as well as on the probe's conclusions and said no joint report would be issued. ...The killing enraged Italy, where Calipari was a national hero and where the government has been a staunch supporter of the United States. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi sent 3,000 troops to Iraq despite strong opposition at home. Full Story: story.news.yahoo.com