Friday, April 15, 2005
Update: Sgena/Calipari Shooting
The Americans want this to go away, the Italians want to investigate further.
Jax
Italian investigators have clashed with Americans over plans to absolve US soldiers of any blame for the death of the Italian secret service agent Nicola Calipari, killed while escorting an Italian hostage out of Iraq last month.
Jax
Italian investigators have clashed with Americans over plans to absolve US soldiers of any blame for the death of the Italian secret service agent Nicola Calipari, killed while escorting an Italian hostage out of Iraq last month.
The Italians are also unhappy that the US will not let them examine the car in which Mr Calipari was travelling when shot. The joint investigation is deadlocked and the dispute is holding up the final report on the incident. (Link)
The fact that the Americans are witholding evidence is not necessarily a sign that they have something to hide. It may be a way of speeding up the conclusion of the investigation. If they think that the Italians will take forever with the car, then they might withhold it to make the Italians cave on the topic. Or it could just be the American military defensing its privilege.
Either way it is going to hurt America's relations with Italy.
