Which, I guess, makes her allegations about the reasons for the shooting suspect. It seems we must protect American sensibilities at all costs. We are always the victims, and our accusers must always be portrayed in the least favorable light possible.
Setting that aside, this article adds a bit more to understanding what happened, but not too much. Sgrena contradicts stories that the car was speeding, or was warned, or that there was even a floodlight trained on the car before the shooting started. She also claims the Americans didn't want her to leave Iraq alive, because it would prove negotiations "with terrorists" would work. That claim seems dubious, at best, but then again, everything about this case seems dubious. But, for now, it is the last two paragraphs of this article that are the most chilling:
Her editor, Gabriele Polo, said Italian officials told him 300-400 rounds were fired at the car. Italian military officials said two other intelligence agents were wounded in the shooting; U.S. officials said only one other agent was hurt.
Sgrena, who was abducted Feb. 4 by gunmen outside Baghdad University and later pleaded for her life in a videotape, returned to Rome on Saturday. She said she had no intention of going back to Iraq. Her captors, she said, made it clear that "they do not want witnesses, and we are all perceived as possible spies."
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