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EMBEDDED: WEAPONS OF MASS DECEPTION<br />
that U.S. forces came under “significant enemy<br />
fire” from the hotel, that there was an Iraqi<br />
bunker next to the hotel, and that Iraqi fire was<br />
coming from the hotel’s lobby. However, according<br />
to the report, “There is simply no evidence to<br />
support the official U.S. position that U.S. forces<br />
were returning hostile fire from the Palestine<br />
Hotel. It conflicts with eyewitness testimonies of<br />
Terry Lloyd, ITV News, Date unknown, Iman<br />
Anas<br />
Paul Moran, free-lancer, March 22, 2003,<br />
Gerdigo<br />
Kaveh Golestan, free-lancer, April 2, 2003,<br />
Kifri<br />
Michael Kelly, Atlantic Monthly, Washington<br />
Post, April 3, 2003, outside of Baghdad<br />
Christian Liebig, Focus, April 7, 2003, outside<br />
Baghdad<br />
Julio Anguita Parrado, El Mundo, April 7,<br />
2003, outside Baghdad<br />
Tareq Ayyoub, Al-Jazeera, April 8, 2003,<br />
Baghdad<br />
José Couso, Telecinco, April 8, 2003,<br />
Baghdad<br />
Taras Protsyuk, Reuters, April 8, 2003,<br />
Baghdad<br />
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numerous journalists in the hotel.”<br />
“Based on the information contained in this<br />
report, CPJ calls afresh on the Pentagon to conduct<br />
a thorough and public investigation into the<br />
shelling of the Palestine Hotel. Such a public<br />
accounting is necessary not only to determine<br />
the cause of this incident, but also to ensure that<br />
similar episodes do not occur in the future.” ●<br />
ROSTER OF THE DEAD AND MISSING<br />
NON-COMBAT-RELATED DEATHS:<br />
Veronica Cabrera, America TV, April 15, about<br />
24 miles from Baghdad<br />
Mario Podestá, free-lance, April 14, about 24<br />
miles from Baghdad<br />
David Bloom, NBC News, April 6, 2003,<br />
outside Baghdad<br />
Gaby Rado, Channel 4 News, Date unknown,<br />
Suleimaniya<br />
OTHER MEDIA WORKERS KILLED IN ACTION:<br />
Kamaran Abdurazaq Muhamed, translator for<br />
BBC, April 6, 2003, northern Iraq<br />
MISSING IN IRAQ:<br />
Fred Nerac, French, 43 years old<br />
Hussein Othman, Lebanese, 28 years old<br />
Source: Committee To Protect Journalists,<br />
April 26, 2003