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Wounded Spanish Journalist Olga Rodriguez Describes the U.S.
Attack on the Palestine Hotel That Killed Two of Her Colleagues
Hotel Palestine: Killing the Witness - Documentary Exposes
the Truth Behind the Attack
Brother of Slain Journalist Jose Couso Calls for Prosecution
of Those Responsible for U.S. Attack on Palestine Hotel
Wounded Spanish Journalist Olga Rodriguez Describes
the U.S. Attack on the Palestine Hotel That Killed Two of
Her Colleagues
o/CD On April 8th, 2003, the U.S. military opened fire on
the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad, killing two journalists: Taras
Protsyuk, a Reuters cameraman from Ukraine, and Jose Couso
from the Spanish TV network, Telecinco. We speak with Spanish
journalist Olga Rodriguez, who was wounded in the attack.
She says, "I never imagined that American troops were
going to attack journalists living in a place protected by
international law." [includes rush
transcript]
Two years after the invasion of Iraq, we are also approaching
the second anniversary of the U.S military shelling of the
Palestine Hotel. When people in this country think about images
of the war, they probably remember the iconic moment of the
U.S military tearing down the statue of Saddam Hussein in
Firdos Square on April 9th.
What is not remembered as much is that the day before - April
8th 2003 - when the US military opened fire on the Palestine
Hotel right across from that square - killing 2 journalists:
Taras Protsyuk, a Reuters cameraman from Ukraine, and Jose
Couso from the Spanish TV network, Telecinco. Several others
were seriously wounded in the attack.
This week the brother of Jose Couso - Javier - has come to
the United States to call for an independent investigation
into the death of his brother and the prosecution of those
responsible.
Today we spend the hour with Javier Couso, his translator,
and Olga Rodriguez. They came into our studio yesterday. Olga
is a correspondent for Cadena Ser - one of the leading radio
networks in Spain. She was two floors above Jose in the Palestine
Hotel and was literally saved by the bell. I asked her to
tell us about that day.
- Olga Rodriguez, Spanish radio journalist with Cadena
Ser - one of the leading radio networks in Spain. She was
wounded in the attack on the Palestine Hotel.
Hotel Palestine: Killing the Witness - Documentary
Exposes the Truth Behind the Attack
We air an excerpt of the documentary, "Hotel Palestine:
Killing the Witness," produced by Jose Couso's network,
Telecinco, and broadcast on Spanish TV. It includes interviews
with numerous journalists who were inside the Palestine Hotel,
the AP reporter embedded with US forces at the time of the
attack as well as the US tank commander who pulled the trigger.
[includes rush
transcript]
- "Hotel Palestine: Killing the Witness, excerpt of
documentary.
Brother of Slain Journalist Jose Couso Calls for
Prosecution of Those Responsible for U.S. Attack on Palestine
Hotel
We speak with Jose Couso's brother, Javier, who is in the
United States to call for an independent investigation into
the death of his brother and the prosecution of those responsible.
[includes rush
transcript]
Since the beginning of the invasion, over three dozen journalists
have been killed in Iraq. It remains one of the deadliest
conflicts for journalists in recent history.
- Javier Couso, brother of Jose Couso. For more information
go to JoseCouso.info.
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