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“There are bumps along the road” in the two countries’ relationship, Sembler added, but “the relations between the United States and Italy are strong and will remain strong.” ambassador, told reporters earlier Monday. The slain agent “was a hero for the United States too,” but the “terrible tragedy” will not trigger serious bilateral repercussions, Sembler, the U.S. The dispute has seriously strained ties between Washington and one of its most loyal allies in the Iraq war, and senior officials from both countries were struggling to minimize the fallout. But Marioli told the captain: “It is best if no one knows.” The captain “took this as an order from a general officer not to pass that information on to anyone,” the report said. About 20 minutes before the shooting, Marioli confirmed to the captain his suspicions that Sgrena had been released and the Italians were en route to the airport, the report said.
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Mario Marioli at the Baghdad airport became aware of the arrival of Italian VIPs the afternoon of March 4. Army captain serving as aide-de-camp to Italian Maj. report maintained that if Italy had better informed American forces of the rescue mission, “prior coordination might have prevented this tragedy.” forces might foil the deal - and also because Italy reportedly is willing to pay ransoms, a practice lambasted by the U.S. Italy has been reticent about informing the Americans of their hostage-negotiating activities, in part because association with U.S. The onus was on the American soldiers to make their roadblock presence known, more than on the Italians to signal their activities, the report said. The Italian report indicated that the Americans had to have been aware of the presence of Calipari and other Italian intelligence agents, even if they did not know the precise nature of their mission. military chain of command was aware of the rescue mission. Washington and Rome also have clashed over whether the U.S. authorities, saying Italian officers had decided to keep the hostage-rescue secret.
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That report also blamed the Italians for failing to coordinate their movements in Iraq with U.S. military, in a report formally released over the weekend, exonerated its soldiers and said the American troops had acted according to the rules of engagement for checkpoints. The two governments launched a joint investigation but failed to agree on key details of the shooting.
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officials have differed from the beginning about whether the soldiers adequately warned the car’s occupants and whether the vehicle was speeding. The journalist, Giuliana Sgrena, was wounded by the gunfire. The Italians, including another agent driving the car, were making their way to the Baghdad airport along a notoriously perilous road. soldiers manning an impromptu roadblock fired on his car as he attempted to escort an Italian journalist to freedom shortly after securing her release from Iraqi kidnappers. The intelligence agent, Nicola Calipari, was killed March 4 when U.S. findings about key details of the shooting and said the Americans had failed to provide adequate warning as to the presence of the after-dark checkpoint. In a 52-page report released Monday night, Italian officials disputed U.S. Army report exonerating its soldiers in the shooting death of an Italian intelligence officer near Baghdad, directing blame at poor coordination among military authorities and the stressed, inexperienced American soldiers in charge of dangerous checkpoints in Iraq. Italy on Monday sharply challenged a U.S.