Event: talk with Giuliana Sgrena, the Italian Journalist abducted in Iraq - 3/14

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Dear Zeeshan, CCR would like to invite you to an event this Wednesday featuring Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now! ; Giuliana Sgrena, the Italian Journalist abducted in Iraq and shot at by U.S. forces when returning to the Baghdad airport after her release, and Vincent Warren, the Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights. FRIENDLY FIRE An Independent Journalist's Story of Being Abducted in Iraq, Rescued, and Shot by U.S. Forces Wednesday, March 14 7 pm Judson Church 55 Washington Square South New York, NY http://www.judson.org/ Subway: A, C, E, F, B, V to West 4th Street station; R to 8th Street-NYU; or 1 to Christopher Street-Sheridan Square. Sponsored by the Center for Constitutional Rights and Haymarket Books About the book: While reporting the effects on civilians of the U.S. bombing campaign in Falluja, Giuliana Sgrena was taken hostage in Iraq on February 4, 2005, and held for one month. On the day of her release, as she was being escorted to Baghdad Airport by Italian security, U.S. forces fired on her vehicle, killing Major General Nicola Calipari as he shielded Sgrena. Mario Lozano, the soldier who shot at her vehicle, will be placed on trial April 17th for voluntary manslaughter. Giuliana Sgrena demands that the Pentagon be held responsible for the shooting - a product of the U.S. occupation of Iraq, and not the actions of an individual soldier. About the author: An expert on the Arab world, Sgrena has reported frequently from Afghanistan and Iraq, for which the president of Italy awarded her the prestigious Cavaliere del Lavoro Prize. In her book, Friendly Fire: The Remarkable Story of a Journalist Kidnapped in Iraq, Rescued by an Italian Secret Service Agent, and Shot by U.S. Forces (Haymarket), Sgrena describes her experience as a hostage, exposes U.S. war crimes in Iraq and provides unique insights into the situation of Iraq under occupation. If you have questions or requests please contact: C. Lynne Kates 212-614-6443 -- LKates@ccr-ny.org