Author Topic: Italy Rejects U.S. Version of Iraq Shooting (Read 3997 times)

Steve · « **on:** March 06, 2005, 01:21:26 PM »

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Italian hostage Giuliana Sgrena, shot and wounded after being freed in Iraq, said Sunday U.S. forces may have deliberately targeted her because Washington opposed Italy's policy of dealing with kidnappers.
She offered no evidence for her claim...
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ROFL!

I sure hope this gets sorted out. If those troops werver mistaken, an awful mistake.
Of course, it's IMPOSSIBLE that the vehicle could have been speeding. It's ALWAYS AMREEKA's fault.

My condolences to the deceased and family.

rabbidrabbit · « **Reply #1 on:** March 06, 2005, 01:23:33 PM »

Sounds like she sustained a serious head injury. Pity to see people exploit a situation to forward their political goals.

LePaul · « **Reply #2 on:** March 06, 2005, 02:51:38 PM »

No one will recall her name in a week

rabbidrabbit · « **Reply #3 on:** March 06, 2005, 03:06:01 PM »

Don't be silly.. she will have a book deal, do the talk show circuit and a movie within the year... Best thing to happen to her in her life. Now she has the visibility to spread her views worldwide and profit off it like a good communist.

SOB · « **Reply #4 on:** March 06, 2005, 03:09:09 PM »

Got a link to the story? Is it Italy that rejects the U.S. Version of the incident, or is it this Italian *****?

Rino · « **Reply #5 on:** March 06, 2005, 03:19:19 PM »

If they deliberately targetted her, she'd be alot quieter..no
really..alot.

Gunslinger · « **Reply #6 on:** March 06, 2005, 04:01:30 PM »

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Originally posted by Rino
If they deliberately targetted her, she'd be alot quieter..no
really..alot.

That's what I was thinking.

And now the world doesnt like the fact that the US doesnt make it a point to negotiate with terrorists?

I'd hate to be on the recieving end of this policy but it's solid. If we handed out millions of dollars and met wacky demands it would spure this kind of activity all over the world. The reason it's still done now is two fold:

1) It gives them publicity to their cause
2) Some European country will give in and try to appease them.

SOB · « **Reply #7 on:** March 06, 2005, 04:26:39 PM »

"the world"? LOL.

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #8 on:** March 06, 2005, 05:57:04 PM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
That's what I was thinking.

And now the world doesnt like the fact that the US doesnt make it a point to negotiate with terrorists?

Would be nice if the US government followed it own policy. Not that I believe the Italian journalist's claim. If we wanted her quiet, she'd be quiet. But I do remember a little scandal awhile ago were the US traded some arms for hostages...

ack-ack

Gunslinger · « **Reply #9 on:** March 06, 2005, 06:03:13 PM »

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Originally posted by SOB
"the world"? LOL.

ok ok.....Eruope

Gunslinger · « **Reply #10 on:** March 06, 2005, 06:04:17 PM »

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Originally posted by Ack-Ack
Would be nice if the US government followed it own policy. Not that I believe the Italian journalist's claim. If we wanted her quiet, she'd be quiet. But I do remember a little scandal awhile ago were the US traded some arms for hostages...

ack-ack

IIRC that was more than "awhile ago" and it wasn't really a "sponsored" US operation. Thus the whole "scandle" portion of it.

Nashwan · « **Reply #11 on:** March 06, 2005, 06:33:07 PM »

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IIRC that was more than "awhile ago" and it wasn't really a "sponsored" US operation. Thus the whole "scandle" portion of it

It was "sponsered" by the national security adviser and defence secretary, iirc, and I don't think anyone seriously believes Reagan didn't authorise it.

The really controversial part was the transfer of the proceeds to the Contras, which might not have been authorised by the government.

America also pressurised Israel into releasing 700 Lebanese prisoners in order to release US hostages on the hijacked TWA flight in 1985.

SOB · « **Reply #12 on:** March 06, 2005, 06:37:14 PM »

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
ok ok.....Eruope

Isn't the UK part of Europe?

Dago · « **Reply #13 on:** March 06, 2005, 06:56:46 PM »

Lets see, we have M1 Abrams tanks there, cannons, mortars, shoulder fired rockets, snipers, claymores, Apache Helicopters, Spectre gunships, F16 aircraft, etc, and she thinks we wanted to kill her and weren't able to do it?

Yeah, right.

Most probably just another example of not accepting the results of your actions, in this case driving towards an American military checkpoint at night, on the most dangerous highway in Iraq, and not taking all precautions and stopping when approaching that checkpoint.

A tragic situation to be sure, but I think it is very easy to believe they weren't trying to assassinate her. If they had been trying, she would be dead.

Exactly who gave her first aid, evacuated her to an aid station, then saw that she was given over to the Italian officials afterwards?

dago

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #14 on:** March 06, 2005, 07:54:28 PM »

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Originally posted by LePaul
No one will recall her name in a week

Or less.

what was her name again?