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Giuliana Sgrena
March 14th, 2007 Italian Journalist Giuliana Sgrena on Washington’s Refusal to Take Responsibility for Fatal Shooting of Intel Agent Nicola Calipari in Iraq
February 09, 2007 Italian Judge Orders US Soldier to Stand Trial for Killing of Italian Intelligence Agent Nicola Calipari
November 22, 2006 Giuliana Sgrena on the Ouster of Italy’s Intelligence Chief for Involvement in CIA Kidnapping of Sheikh
April 27, 2005 Giuliana Sgrena Blasts U.S. Cover Up, Calls for U.S. and Italy to Leave Iraq
March 25, 2005 Naomi Klein Reveals New Details About U.S. Military Shooting of Italian War Correspondent in Iraq
March 07, 2005 Il Manifesto Founder on Sgrena Shooting: This Was an Attack on Unembedded Journalism
h2.Following the Case–From Our Headlines
February 16, 2005
Kidnapped Italian Journalist in Iraq Pleas for Life
In other news from Iraq, the Associated Press has obtained a videotape of kidnapped Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena pleading for her life. On the tape Sgrena is seen sobbing and clasping her hands. She says, ‘’You must end the occupation, it’s the only way we can get out of this situation."
March 08, 2005
Italy Demands U.S. To Identify & Punish Killers of Agent
In Italy, the country’s foreign minister has demanded the Bush administration identify and punish those responsible for the killing of an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq. Last Friday, U.S. soldiers in Iraq shot at the car carrying Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena who had just been released after two months in captivity. Italian intelligence agent Nicola Calipari was killed as he tried to protect Sgrena from the bullets. Sgrena was wounded in the shoulder in the attack. Sgrena has said the U.S. likely targeted the car. White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan said such an idea is “absurd.” Earlier today Italy’s foreign minister said he didn’t believe the attack was deliberate but said Washington and Rome have “different” versions of what happened.
March 24, 2005
U.S. Blocks Italians From Examining Shot-Up Car
In Iraq, the U.S. military command in Iraq has blocked two Italian policemen from examining the car in which an Italian intelligence agent was shot to death in Baghdad. This according to a report in an Italian newspaper. On March 4 U.S. forces opened fire on a car carrying Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena who had just been freed after being held hostage. Sgrena survived the shooting but Italian intelligence agent Nicola Calipari was killed. Sgrena has suggested that the U.S. knowingly opened fire on their convoy—a claim the US has rejected
March 25, 2005
Sgrena Released From Rome Hospital
In Rome, journalist Giuliana Sgrena has been released from a military hospital where she was being treated for a gunshot wound she suffered when US forces shot up the car bringing her to freedom after a month being held hostage in Iraq. The head of Italy’s Foreign Military Intelligence Nicola Calipari was killed in the attack when he shielded Sgrena from the bullets. Yesterday, Italian newspapers reported that the justice minister has asked U.S. authorities to release the car so it can be examined by Italian ballistics experts. The papers said the request came after the U.S. command in Iraq reportedly blocked two Italian policemen from examining the car.
April 26, 2005
U.S. Clears Soldiers in Giuliana Sgrena Shooting
A US military investigation has cleared the soldiers who shot dead a high-ranking Italian intelligence agent last month in Iraq. The intelligence agent, Nicola Calipari, died on March 4 after US troops opened fire on the car that was also carrying Giuliana Sgrena–the Italian journalist who just been freed from captivity. Sgrena and the Italian government have disputed U.S. claims that the shooting was justified. In a front-page editorial in her newspaper Il Manifesto Sgrena wrote today “After the apologies comes the slap in the face.” Sgrena criticized the U.S. investigators for failing to take into account her testimony as to what happened. The Italian government has refused to endorse the U.S. Army’s findings. Italy maintains that that car carrying Calipari and Sgrena had been driving slowly, received no warning and that Italy had advised U.S. authorities of their mission to evacuate Sgrena from Iraq.
May 02, 2005
U.S. Releases Report on Giuliana Sgrena Shooting
A new U.S. military report has exonerated the soldiers involved in the shooting of Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena. On March 4, soldiers opened fire on a car carrying Sgrena who had just been released from captivity. The shooting killed the Italian intelligence agent Nicola Calipari. On Saturday the military released a declassified version of the report online with portions redacted. But due to a technical glitch, readers were able to manipulate the document in order to read the blacked out portions. The Italian government is expected to release its own report today contradicting many of the U.S. findings.
June 20, 2006
Italy Seeks to Try U.S. Marine in Killing of Italian Officer
In Italy, federal prosecutors are calling for a U.S. Marine to stand trial for the killing of Italian intelligence officer Nicola Calipari in Baghdad last year. Calipari was escorting Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena after she been released by kidnappers. U.S. troops opened fire on their car killing Calipari and injuring Sgrena. The U.S. Marine charged with the killings has been identified as Mario Lozano. Tune in to Democracy Now on Thursday when Giuliana Sgrena joins us in the Firehouse studio.
November 30, 2006
Italian Judge Delays Hearing in Calipari Killing
In Italy, a judge has delayed a hearing to determine whether a US soldier should stand trial for killing Italian intelligence agent Nicola Calipari. Calipari was was escorting the kidnapped reporter Guiliana Sgrena out of Iraq after her kidnapping. The soldier, Mario Lozano of the U.S. Army’s 69th Infantry Regiment in New York, is accused of “voluntary homicide.” The hearing has been put off until February.
Guiliana Sgrena: “The fact of delaying so much a case that caused an enormous outcry at the time it happened and that now seems to have lost it seems to me one more element in order to lower the attention on the Calipari case.”
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