Upon her return to Italy Simona Torretta said she planned to return to Baghdad. She said “I would do it all over again with all the consequences that carries even though I’m sorry for all the suffering my mother went through and didn’t deserve.”

Democracy Now! interviewed Jeff Guntzel.

Jeff Guntzel, a staff reporter for the National Catholic Reporter. He has been to Iraq 9 times since 1998. For years, he was a co-coordinator of Voices in the Wilderness. He has known Simona Torretta for 5 years.

Listen to the interview visit Democracy Now! Or read the transcript below.