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Sgrena's release (2): the last hours of Calipari

Rome, Italy - Had the Italian service the authorization to pass through Baghdad?

Nicola Calipari and another Sismi officer would have concluded the deal for Sgrena release just on Friday in Abu Dhabi and then flew to Baghdad aboard a secret service Falcon jet to collect the Italian journalist. If Italy informed or not the Americans about the release of the reporter is not still clear: and if a ransom has been paid was not unveiled too. The two Sismi officers at the Baghdad Airport...

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Rome, Italy, 03/07/2005 14:11
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