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Originally posted by ironweed
Hold the champagne. I suppose it's a credit to our intelligence services that they got the information that she worked for a communist paper down to the roadside checkpoint level.
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hehe.
Additional relevant description from CNN:
- According to a multinational forces statement, the car approached the checkpoint at high speed about 9 p.m. (1 p.m. ET)
U.S. troops "attempted to warn the driver to stop by hand and arm signals, flashing white lights, and firing warning shots in front of the car," the statement said. "When the driver didn't stop, the soldiers shot into the engine block, which stopped the vehicle, killing one and wounding two others."
Of course, had they known they were italian, it would have appeared to be normal driving, and unworthy of concern.
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