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What we said:
"In a written statement, Multnational Forces said that at 9 p.m. (1800 GMT) they opened fire on a vehicle that was approaching a checkpoint at a high speed.
U.S. troops "attempted to warn the driver to stop by hand and arm signals, flashing white lights, and firing warning shots in front of the car," the statement said.
"When the driver didn't stop, the soldiers shot into the engine block, which stopped the vehicle, killing one and wounding two others."
What I heard:
"We sent them western union telegrams, used semaphor flags, sent up several flares, staged a fabulous musical to illustrate why crossing our cordons is bad, tried to throw saftey pamphlets in their window as they sped by the first checkpoint, and as our last three penultimate resorts...we used arm gestures, fired several warning shots (all blanks), shone lights upon them in a flashing pattern. Then, after every other possible option had been exhausted, we fired another series of warning shots (live)...but they still wouldn't stop. So, we had no choice but to open up on them with everything we had. They were comin' right at us."
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