U.S. Forces Wound Freed Hostage in Iraq

I say blame the driver! Certainly, we're not getting the whole story yet. But why the hell would they try to crash a coalition check-point? It doesn't matter if you're the pope. If you speed up to a military check-point and don't stop when they tell you to stop, you're in trouble. The cynical, ultra-conservative side of me wants to say she did it intentionally, sacrificing herself to effect the withdrawal of Italian troops and undermine the war effort. But surely, that can't be. We'll have to follow this story closely...