I went back and searched the news, but still found no official confirmation. This excerpt is dated April 15: ??? the State Department and the US Central Command headquarters in Tampa, Florida, denied the report, saying the probe was not yet over.? My point is still the same - the U.S. has not officially cleared the soldiers, and NBC was premature in stating that, even though the odds are that the joint commission will clear the individual U.S. soldiers, and that the fault lies with the Italian communists for not sharing information with the U.S. about the hostage release.