There may be endless speculation over the circumstances surrounding the death of Nicola Calipari. But there are two things the case has accomplished.
1) The Berlusconi government is now toeing the Bush line: there will be no negotiations to liberate any possible future Italian hostage.
2) For any independent journalists, Iraq is now the ultimate minefield. It's virtually impossible to guarantee the safety of any non-embedded journalist, so that means no independent reporting.
Once the report is officially released, absolving the US military of any wrongdoing, one can expect the matter to end there...
informant38
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...But of these sophisms and elenchs of merchandise I skill not...
Milton, Areopagitica
Except he had found the
standing sea-rock that even this last
Temptation breaks on; quieter than death but lovelier; peace
that quiets the desire even of praising it.
Jeffers, Meditation On Saviors
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