COLOMBIA: FORMER SPANISH PRIME MINISTER JOSE MARIA AZNAR SPEAKS AT CONFERENCE FOR VICTIMS OF TERRORISM IN COLOMBIA

Record ID: 190468

  • Title: COLOMBIA: FORMER SPANISH PRIME MINISTER JOSE MARIA AZNAR SPEAKS AT CONFERENCE FOR VICTIMS OF TERRORISM IN COLOMBIA
  • Date: 25th February 2005
  • Summary: (BN04) BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (FEBRUARY 23, 2005)(REUTERS) 1. SLV PACKED CONFERENCE ROOM 0.06 2. MILITARY PERSONNEL GUARDING DOOR 3. GUEST ARRIVES 4. GUARD DOG 0.18 5. MV FORMER SPANISH PRIME MINISTER JOSE MARIA AZNAR ARRIVES 0.27 6. SLV CONFERENCE ATTENDEES LISTENING 0.30 7. SLV/MV PARTICIPANTS SINGING COLOMBIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM 0.44 8. MV CONFERENCE SIGN 0.47 9. SLV AZNAR SPEAKS TO CONFERENCE AUDIENCE 0.52 10. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) FORMER SPANISH PRIME MINISTER, JOSE MARIA AZNAR SAYING: "To confront ethnic terrorism, revolutionary terrorism, islamic terrorism, we need to use the moral and personal courage of their victims. We need the testimony of their suffering to understand the seriousness of the problem and it is our duty to stand in solidarity with them." 1.19 11. SCU INDONESIAN WOMAN WHO IS A VICTIM OF TERRORISM IN AUDIENCE 1.24 12. SLV CONFERENCE 1.28 13. (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) FATHER OF A PERSON WHO DIED IN THE WORLD TRADE CENTRE ATTACK, ROBERT MCILVAINE SAYING: "In my travels, in my talks, I'm constantly trying to connect the dots. Why would such beautiful human beings, why were all those beautiful human beings snuffed out like that." 1.41 14. WOMAN CRYING 1.45 15. MV CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS LISTENING AND CRYING 1.50 16. SCU WOMAN CRYING 1.54 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 12th March 2005 12:00
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  • Location: BOGOTA, COLOMBIA
  • Country: Colombia
  • Reuters ID: LVA7SW4M0RCWUULLEW5MZ1UO18S8
  • Story Text: Former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar
    speaks at conference for the victims of terrorism in Colombia.



    Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar
    addressed the International Meeting of the Victims of
    Terrorism on Wednesday (February 23, 2005) in Bogota, Colombia.

    Aznar spoke about the need to stand with the victims.

    "To confront ethnic terrorism, revolutionary terrorism,
    islamic terrorism, we need to use the moral and personal
    courage of their victims," said Aznar at the conference and
    he added, "we need the testimony of their suffering to
    understand the seriousness of the problem and it is our
    duty to stand in solidarity with them."
    Participants came from around the world to tell their
    stories, share their pain and hopefully pass something
    important along to fellow participants.

    Robert McIlvaine's son died in the World Trade Center
    attacks on September 11, 2001 and he expressed his
    bewilderment to his fellow participants.

    "In my travels, in my talks, I'm constantly trying to
    connect the dots. Why would such beautiful human beings,
    why were all those beautiful human beings snuffed out like
    that," he asked as many in the audience cried.

    The first International Meeting of the Victims of
    Terrorism was held in Madrid last year.

    Aznar lost the Spanish election shortly after the
    Madrid train bombings which killed almost 200 people in
    March 2004.


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