From: "Phil Payne" 

> Well that is the way for Europeans to win my respect: Mass embrace of
nutty
> conspiracy theories.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=7817604

"Speaking from her hospital bed where she is being treated, Sgrena
told Sky Italia TV it was possible the soldiers had targeted her because
Washington opposes Italy's dealings with kidnappers that may include ransom
payments.

"The United States doesn't approve of this (ransom) policy and so they
try to stop it in any way possible."

According to Italy's leading daily Corriere della Sera, the driver, an
unidentified Italian agent, said: "We were driving slowly, about 40-50
km/h (25-30 mph)." "

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  Phil Payne
  http://www.isham-research.co.uk

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