If you are inclined to believe the dispatches in the European press that claim that US forces intentionally went after Giuliani Sgrena's car because she writes articles critical of the war for a communist paper, you may want to stop for 30 seconds and check out Captain's Corner and Little Green Footballs. Tough to believe that vehicle was shot at 300 to 400 times.
Update
Okay, scrap all of that. Per My View of the World, the image of the vehicle isn't really the image of the vehicle.
Update II
Okay, I need something of value added to this post. The Christian Science Monitor looks at military checkpoints in Iraq from both sides.
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I discount the Monitor. The Christian Science Monitor has taken a left turn. One proof is that they now report on NewsWorld International - the Algore-owned (previously Canadian) network with the hard left hatred of American as the nightly staple.
On topic:
As for the journalist, had the Italians bribed for her release and had she returned to Italy without the incident with the checkpoint, she would have exactly the same thing to say about Americans. It was because of them she was in taken...blah blah If it wasn't for the arrogant Americans... blah blah
Fact is, from her written report on CNN -- see link by Instapundit -- they were driving so fast that they skidded on puddles on the streets and joked that they might have an auto accident. After what she had been through, an accident would have been ironic, she wrote. It appears that they were euphoric and just thrilled to get to the American zone where they could consider themselves truly safe. Because of that they didn't think clearly and did not perceive that their actions might look suspicious, that traveling at a high rate of speed toward a checkpoint without stopping was foolish and irresponsible.
Naturally, however, the Italian communists will make much of it simply because it is better than dealing with the difficult issue of how the "insurgents" could kidnap a known Leftist journalist and demand money.
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