The italians DID inform the "coalition forces", it was NOT a checkpoint, they DID NOT ignore warnings, they WERE NOT speeding and THE JOURNALIST HAD COMPROMISING INFORMATION ABOUT THE US OPERATIONS IN IRAQ.
"Giuliana had informations and the US military didn't want her alive", said Sgrena's husband and workmate.
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"They were 700 meters (yards) from the airport, which means that they had passed all checkpoints."
The shooting late Friday was witnessed by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's office which was on the phone with one of the secret service agents, said Scolari. "Then the US military silenced the cellphones," he charged. (More ..)
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