kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
... secretary, said he could not immediately comment on the new report.
ICRC chief spokesman Florian Westphal said at the time that the Geneva-based relief group accepted Uribe's explanation.
"The situation is different for us now," said Schaaf.
She said it is now up to the Colombian government to take action against those responsible for misusing the symbol.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
... press secretary, said he could not immediately comment on the new report.ICRC chief spokesman Florian Westphal said at the time that the Geneva-based relief group accepted Uribe's explanation."The situation is different for us now," said Schaaf.She said it is now up to the Colombian government to take action against those responsible for misusing the symbol.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — A member of the military mission that tricked Colombian rebels into freeing 15 hostages wore the insignia of the International Red Cross during the operation, President Álvaro Uribe said Wednesday.His government apologized to the Red Cross for the incident, which Uribe called an unauthorized error by a nervous soldier.International Red Cross spokesman Florian Westphal...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
BOGOTA, Colombia A member of the military mission that tricked Colombian rebels into freeing 15 hostages wore the insignia of the International Red Cross during the operation, President Alvaro Uribe said Wednesday. His government apologized to the Red Cross for the incident, which Uribe called an unauthorized error by a nervous soldier.
International Red Cross spokesman Florian Westphal...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
BOGOTA, Colombia – A member of the military mission that tricked Colombian rebels into freeing 15 hostages wore the insignia of the International Red Cross during the operation, President Alvaro Uribe said Wednesday. His government apologized to the Red Cross for the incident, which Uribe called an unauthorized error by a nervous soldier. International Red Cross spokesman Florian Westphal...
CICR (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
... tel: +57 1 313 86 30 or +57 1 311 4 91 07 89Carlos Ríos. Asesor de Comunicación. Tel: 3 11 4 91 07 75Florian Westphal, Geneva, ICRC, tel: +41 22 730 2282 or +41 79 217 32 80Other documents in this section: In other sections:
