The anger over this has been rising in me over the last 24 hours or so. Not at the USA like most people are complaining about but at the incompetent actions of the Italians and the insulting comments and actions from the Italian government.
First...
"journalist Giuliana Sgrena claimed American soldiers gave no warning before they opened fire and said Sunday she could not rule out that U.S. forces intentionally shot at the car carrying her to the Baghdad airport, wounding her and killing the Italian agent who had just won her freedom after a month in captivity".
Well 'scuse me but if I was poor old GI Joe wanting to get back home to his wife and kids in the USA and a car was speeding to the checkpoint then I would have ripped so many bullets into that car that no one would have survived. Has anyone in Italy being watching the reports from Iraq. Day after day suicide bombers have driven to check points to blow themselves up ...... What do they expect Gi Joe to do? Shout friend or frikken foe (in Italian of course)? Give me strength!
"The White House called the shooting a "horrific accident" and restated its promise to investigate fully."
Well they should start by investigating the IQ of the friken driver!
Second....
If the Italian government paid a ransom for her release (and it seems likely) Then the government should be bloody well arrested aiding and abetting in crime and thrown into jail. Seriously you should never EVER negotiate with terrorist scum. Every victim taken after this victory for the terrorists should be swapped with a member of belasconi's government if justice was to prevail.
The Italians are outraged by what happened? ...... they need to take a long hard look at themselves.
***The above quotes are from ***
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=556898