Nicola Calipari shot

Kidnapped Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena is released from captivity in Iraq. Nicola Calipari, who helped secure her release, is shot and killed by U.S. soldiers, while travelling with her to Baghdad International Airport.

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"On the evening of March 4, 2005, around 20:55, the car leading Giuliana Sgrena, along with two agents of the Sismi, the Italian Military Intelligence service, was fired upon by U.S. troops. Nicola Calipari, who had negotiated the liberation of the other eight Italian hostages, was killed (while protecting Giuliana Sgrena with his body, according to a declaration by Sgrena herself). Giuliana Sgrena was hit, in the shoulder according to the U.S. version, but in an upper limb, according to Italian journalists."

"On the 6th of March, Giuliana Sgrena had not ruled out that she might have been deliberately targeted, a consequence of the United States' disapproval of the means of her liberation. "The fact that they do everything to prevent the adoption of this practice to save the lives of people held hostages, everybody knows that. So I don't see why I should rule out that I could have been the target", she told Sky TG24. The White House responded to this, denying that US troops would specifically target civilians, and stating that the zone is "a dangerous road, and it is a combat zone that our coalition forces are in. Often, they have to make split second decisions to protect their own security." "

"The U.S. is not a member of the International Criminal Court. The soldier will not be tried in a non-U.S. court if he should face a trial."