Italian hostage full of crap

Freed Italian hostage Giuliana Sgrena claims that the United States military may have deliberately targeted her when they fired on her vehicle, killing agent Nicola Calipari and injuring Sgrena. The Italian woman ignores the fact that such accidental shootings have happened numerous times. The Christian Science Monitor published a much more objective look at why checkpoints in Iraq are confusing and these accidents happen. They also printed this article describing why sometimes the soldiers have to shoot an approaching vehicle to protect themselves. I challenge everyone to read it and not pass judgment on soldiers doing what they have to do. It sounds like the way that checkpoints are set up could use some work to help reduce these types of accidents. That, however, is a far cry from any deliberate targeting of civilians.

Sgrena, rather than accepting the fact that she and Calipari are victims of another of these tragic accidents caused by the fog of war and a breakdown in communication, apparently wants to think she's special and was targeted. I suppose we shouldn't be surprised as she writes for a communist newspaper in Italy. Fringe party members like to think the establishment is out to get them. Fight the power! Power to the people! Blah blah...

Though it should be noted that in Italy communism is no ways near as far on the fringe as it is in the United States.