Italian report queries US claims -BBC

Italy has published a report into the shooting of a secret agent by US troops at a roadblock in Iraq, which conflicts with the US version of events.

The report blames the troops' stress and inexperience, and says the US authorities should have signalled that there was a checkpoint on the road.

But it adds that it was difficult to pinpoint individual responsibility for Nicola Calipari's 4 March shooting.

The report, published on the Italian intelligence services' website, says that the roadblock from which Calipari was shot was set up ineptly and there were no signals indicating its presence.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4504855.stm

DIFFERING ACCOUNTS

US military:

-Car approaches checkpoint at high speed
-Troops attempt to tell driver to stop with arm signals, lights and warning shots
-Soldiers shoot into engine

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Italian government:

-Italy makes all necessary contacts with the US for safe passage
-Driver stops immediately after a light is pointed at the car
-Right after, shots are fired into car without further warnings

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http://www.watchingamerica.com/larepubblica000005.html

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