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Calipari: Italian liason officer didn't know anything about Sgrena presence on car

Roma, Italy - He had to ask US authorities for airport access authorization for the two Sismi officers

Mario Marioli is the name of the Italian liason official in contact with allies in Baghdad: he was communicating with American authorities last Friday, March 4, when Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena was freed from her Iraqi kidnappers and Calipari was killed by friendly fire saving the reporter. Marioli was operating in Iraq as Deputy commanding general Multi-national Corps. The official has documented...

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Rome, Italy, 03/11/2005 13:45
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