The LA Times screws up again…
Okay. Yes, I see the folly of sleeping in late on a Sunday. Thomas finished showing me this story and I just about blew a gasket. The LA Times today did a piece on the Sgrena incident. (Hat-tip to Patterico)
http://patterico.com/2005/05/01/2939/its-no-accident-la-times-editors-have-done-it-again/
The Conflict in Iraq
ITALY TO STEP UP INQUIRY INTO AGENT’S DEATH IN IRAQ
From Reuters
ROME — Italy asked its state prosecutors Saturday to step up their probe of the killing of an Italian intelligence agent by U.S. troops in Iraq, after the United States and Italy failed to agree on the conclusion of a joint investigation.
The dispute over the shooting of Nicola Calipari in Baghdad on March 4 has strained ties between the two allies and prompted fresh criticism of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's staunch support for the war in Iraq.
Berlusconi said the dispute would not do any lasting damage to the traditionally warm ties between Italy and the U.S.
"The basis of our friendship cannot be questioned," he told reporters Saturday.
Calipari was killed when U.S. soldiers opened fire on his car, which was heading toward Baghdad airport. He was escorting Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena, who had just been released by kidnappers.
U.S. officials released a report on the shooting Saturday, confirming their findings that the soldiers followed the rules of engagement in firing on the car as it moved toward a checkpoint and should not be punished.
Italy has disputed this, and prosecutors in Rome opened a murder investigation last month into the death. Calipari is hailed as a hero in Italy for shielding Sgrena from the gunfire.
"As far as Italy is concerned, it will be up to the judiciary to do everything it can, obviously with the support of the government," Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini said after the allies announced that they could not agree on the findings of the joint investigation.
Three Rome prosecutors working on the case will interview this week the Italian diplomat and agent who took part in the joint investigation.
A team of 18 forensic scientists will begin an examination of the Toyota Corolla in which the Italians were traveling.
This was supposedly from Reuters, as the story states. Yes there is no mention of the satellite images revealed by CBS this past Thursday. The Reuters piece includes that piece of vital information. We have satellite images of the incident. We have proven that Sgrena was lying. Now, the Italians want to square off over this. Look, WE know what happened. The report—a military investigation into the incident—absolves the troops of any wrong doing.
So, why am I harping on this?
The LA Times is deliberately suppressing information from it’s readers. The only explanation that I could possibly come to lies at the feet of a liberal editorial board. This is reprehensible in the field of journalism. Since Thursday, when CBS originally aired the report, the LA Times has made precisely ZERO references to this new and quite telling piece of information.
These images reportedly show Sgrena’s car traveling at approximately 60 mph, not the speed she reported after the incident, which was 30 mph. Based on the movement of the car, and the distance it covered in the three seconds from our troops sighting it, the investigators have determined that Sgrena is lying. The Times has defended her in the past, but this is just a foolish move by the editorial staff.
If you add this, how they treated Sgrena since March 4th, and the fluff piece for North Korea that they ran thanks to Barbara Demick, it is truly a wonder that the Times still has any readers left in circulation. One thing’s for sure, the Times had better straighten up, or else they will be joining Howell Raines and Dan Rather on our media trophy wall.
The Bunny ;)
Okay. Yes, I see the folly of sleeping in late on a Sunday. Thomas finished showing me this story and I just about blew a gasket. The LA Times today did a piece on the Sgrena incident. (Hat-tip to Patterico)
http://patterico.com/2005/05/01/2939/its-no-accident-la-times-editors-have-done-it-again/
The Conflict in Iraq
ITALY TO STEP UP INQUIRY INTO AGENT’S DEATH IN IRAQ
From Reuters
ROME — Italy asked its state prosecutors Saturday to step up their probe of the killing of an Italian intelligence agent by U.S. troops in Iraq, after the United States and Italy failed to agree on the conclusion of a joint investigation.
The dispute over the shooting of Nicola Calipari in Baghdad on March 4 has strained ties between the two allies and prompted fresh criticism of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's staunch support for the war in Iraq.
Berlusconi said the dispute would not do any lasting damage to the traditionally warm ties between Italy and the U.S.
"The basis of our friendship cannot be questioned," he told reporters Saturday.
Calipari was killed when U.S. soldiers opened fire on his car, which was heading toward Baghdad airport. He was escorting Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena, who had just been released by kidnappers.
U.S. officials released a report on the shooting Saturday, confirming their findings that the soldiers followed the rules of engagement in firing on the car as it moved toward a checkpoint and should not be punished.
Italy has disputed this, and prosecutors in Rome opened a murder investigation last month into the death. Calipari is hailed as a hero in Italy for shielding Sgrena from the gunfire.
"As far as Italy is concerned, it will be up to the judiciary to do everything it can, obviously with the support of the government," Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini said after the allies announced that they could not agree on the findings of the joint investigation.
Three Rome prosecutors working on the case will interview this week the Italian diplomat and agent who took part in the joint investigation.
A team of 18 forensic scientists will begin an examination of the Toyota Corolla in which the Italians were traveling.
This was supposedly from Reuters, as the story states. Yes there is no mention of the satellite images revealed by CBS this past Thursday. The Reuters piece includes that piece of vital information. We have satellite images of the incident. We have proven that Sgrena was lying. Now, the Italians want to square off over this. Look, WE know what happened. The report—a military investigation into the incident—absolves the troops of any wrong doing.
So, why am I harping on this?
The LA Times is deliberately suppressing information from it’s readers. The only explanation that I could possibly come to lies at the feet of a liberal editorial board. This is reprehensible in the field of journalism. Since Thursday, when CBS originally aired the report, the LA Times has made precisely ZERO references to this new and quite telling piece of information.
These images reportedly show Sgrena’s car traveling at approximately 60 mph, not the speed she reported after the incident, which was 30 mph. Based on the movement of the car, and the distance it covered in the three seconds from our troops sighting it, the investigators have determined that Sgrena is lying. The Times has defended her in the past, but this is just a foolish move by the editorial staff.
If you add this, how they treated Sgrena since March 4th, and the fluff piece for North Korea that they ran thanks to Barbara Demick, it is truly a wonder that the Times still has any readers left in circulation. One thing’s for sure, the Times had better straighten up, or else they will be joining Howell Raines and Dan Rather on our media trophy wall.
The Bunny ;)
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