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To: Taro who wrote (231384)	5/3/2005 1:04:18 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572928

someone said a satellite can not determine the rate of speed of a car? Absolute balderdash, Ted. Each sat photo has a highly accurate time mark attached to it. At 30-60 mph the car advances 17-34 yards per sec and with a resolution of approx. 5 yards or better (classified) you can do the math by yourself. If a satellite determined how fast the car was going, why hasn't it been presented by the US? It would clear things up real fast. No? ted

To: Taro who wrote (231384)	5/3/2005 4:25:51 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1572928

Berlusconi under pressure on Iraq Tuesday, May 3, 2005 Posted: 1843 GMT (0243 HKT) ROME, Italy -- Pressure is mounting on the Italian government from its own supporters to reconsider the country's military presence in Iraq after conflicting reports on the killing of an Italian agent by U.S. soldiers. Calls by opposition leaders to withdraw the 3,000 Italian soldiers from Iraq grew Tuesday after an Italian assessment of the March 4 death of intelligence agent Nicola Calipari differed from the U.S. finding. Now even political allies of conservative Premier Silvio Berlusconi are raising questions. Cabinet minister Roberto Calderoli said there should be an assessment of Italy's commitment to Iraq. "After having read the contents of the Italian report, I am more convinced that the majority and the government must reflect on the timetable for a return plan," the Apcom news agency quoted him as saying. Calderoli was concerned about reports that U.S. forces might pull out by December. "I don't want them to come home before us," he was quoted as saying. A member of Berlusconi's own Forza Italia party, lawmaker Raffaele Costa, also said the government must make a "serious reflection" on the mission. "Is there a plan, or at least a vision of how and when we'll get out of Iraq?" he asked in a statement reported by The Associated Press. Their comments came the day after an Italian investigation into the fatal shooting of Calipari said stress and inexperience among American soldiers played a role in the incident. The 50-year-old agent was killed in the shortly after he secured the release of journalist Giuliana Sgrena, who had been held by insurgents in Iraq. U.S. soldiers opened fire on their vehicle as it approached a checkpoint en route to Baghdad International Airport. The Italian report said there were coordination problems among officials in Iraq, but U.S. officials had been told about the plans to rescue Sgrena -- something the U.S. military has denied. The United States released its report Saturday, with the military saying no disciplinary action should be taken against any soldier involved in the shooting. The Italian report also found no evidence the killing was deliberate. But the Italian report also said no clear warning signs were given to the vehicle -- that flashing warning lights came at the same time troops began firing. In addition, the report took issue with the American report about the speed the vehicle was traveling, saying it was 20 to 30 miles per hour (30 to 50 km/h) compared with the U.S. military's claim it was around 50 mph (80 km/h). continued........................ CNN Pentagon Correspondent Barbara Starr contributed to this report edition.cnn.com