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Thursday, March 10, 2005

About Giuliana Sgrena (2)

Some of you have emailed me for a complete translation of the article. However, all the juicy bits are already below, plus it's kinda illegal for me to post a full English version of an article of which I don't own the publishing rights.

Meanwhile, Rogier sent me this link which allegedly contains pictures of Sgrena's car. Ever since since hearing her story, I couldn't stop myself from thinking: "Ma'am, if the Americans had wanted you dead, you bloody well would be just that." The pictures seem to corroborate that assessment. There's only a single bullet hole in the windshield. That's very consistent with measured use of force and an attempt to take out the driver and/or the engine (mind you, it was dark). It is absolutely not consistent with an attempt to murder to Sgrena or firing 300-400 bullets.

Oh, and Rome? Could this article about you having paid a ransom for Sgrena please not be true? I'm fast running out of places in Europe where I still want to go on holidays (France, Germany and Spain were already off the list), and the weather in the UK really sucks.

Peaktalk also has a roundup on Sgrena, and offers a link to this gem, a quote of Sgrena in Corriere della Sera:

I have not said that the Americans wanted to kill me, I have only said that the mechanics of this fact is the mechanics of an ambush.

Hand me some of that magic toad, will you?

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While it's a little farther than that European vacation I'd point out that the Aussies have been doing a real bang-up job supporting the US in the GWoT. You should consider spending your vacation dollars there.

TheConfusedOne (ip:63.87.6.102) 10 March 2005 - 13:45 uur

As a matter of fact, there's still Ozzie dollars in my wallet. I spent 7 months down under in 2002. But I was kidding about the holiday. I'll be too busy working and all. So I guess I'll spend my money in the Netherlands, in honor of the two Dutch soldiers that lost their lives in Iraq (and of the Dutch contingent of Special Foces that will ship out to Afghanistan soon).

Arjan Dasselaar (ip:82.161.93.35) 10 March 2005 - 13:56 uur

For once I disagree with you about something. The weather in the UK varies greatly in terms of rainfall and sunshine hours. The distance from north to south is equal to that between Amsterdam to Avignon. A part of south-west England even boasts a sub-tropical climate. Palm trees grow there, as they do in parts of Brittany. The Celts didn't keep those places for nothing. Oh, and London has less rainfall than Amsterdam. Not that I'd go there on my holidays.

Liam (ip:194.159.73.69) 10 March 2005 - 14:30 uur

Fabrizio Quattrocchi, the kidnapped and killed Italian from the
terrorists, before being victim of the murder, said: "Now I make you to see as an Italian dies"

For Sgrena we have now one variation:
"I make You to see as it recites an Italian actress"

Paolo di Lautreamont (ip:80.116.40.82) 10 March 2005 - 19:55 uur

...Your are in my links...

Paolo di Lautreamont (ip:80.116.40.82) 10 March 2005 - 19:55 uur

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