i hear ya,i would be in a hurry!however the driver knew he was driving down one of the most dangerous roads in iraq.innocent iraqis and americans have been killed there for two years.hundreds of ied's and suicide attacks.not to mention that they did not tell the americans they were coming because they had just paid the terrorists 10 million dollars(something we would never do).the checkpoint wasn't hidden,there were spotlights everywhere.they werent the only car on the road either.they were speeding and swerving lane to lane.now the americans who had had many attacks against them just like this reacted just like any soldier would.they followed the 5 rules of engagement to a t.not even the italians believe her story.the italians are even starting an investigation to see if she was kidnapped at all or if it was a hack job from the beginning to get the insurgents $$.why would a lady who writes for a communist newspaper be going to iraq?do you believe she was there to cover the story fairly?was she there to support the iraqi peoples democracy.communists love democracy ya know!