Posted on 01/04/2006 9:52:24 PM PST by BlueSky194
Palestinian gunmen who burst into a house, apparently to kidnap the parents of Rachel Corrie, left without them after learning their daughter was the woman killed in 2003 as she protested the demolition of a house in the southern Gaza town, according to their host.
Samir Nasrallah, in whose house Craig and Cindy Corrie were staying, said they left Gaza safely after the incident, which was part of a militant rampage through the town today.
The five gunmen appeared to be affiliated with the ruling Fatah movement, according to Nasrallah, but it was not clear if they were from the group that blockaded the border with Egypt and took over government buildings.
Corrie, 23, a student at The Evergreen State College in Olympia was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer as she tried to stop it from demolishing Nasrallah's house. Her parents have repeatedly visited Nasrallah since.
This past summer, the Corries toured seven states, including Washington, with the Nasrallah family, to talk about their daughter and her social causes. They have become active in Palestinian issues and joined The Rebuilding Alliance, an organization that helps rebuild Palestinian homes and schools.
An Israeli army investigation concluded that Corrie's death was accidental. Officials have said the driver of the machine could not see the woman — a claim activists have fiercely disputed and her parents are challenging.
In March, the Corries sued Caterpillar Inc., the company that made the bulldozer that ran over their daughter, arguing that Caterpillar violated international and state law by providing specially designed bulldozers to Israeli Defense Forces, knowing the machines would be used to demolish homes and endanger people.
When the lawsuit was filed, Caterpillar issued a statement expressing concern over Middle East unrest, but said with more than 2 million Caterpillar machines used in the world, "We have neither the legal right nor the means to police individual use of that equipment."
The Corries are also pursuing separate claims in Israel against the state of Israel, the Israeli Defense Ministry and the Israeli Defense Forces.
Terrorist Professional Courtesy
"We humbly apologize, Sahib. We did not know you were the joyful parents of the holy martyr, Saint Pancake. Allahu akbar!"
Caterpillar conspiracy! Caterpillar conspiracy!
The fiends.
More likely the 5 were worried there might be a Jew nearby with a gun.
All you have to do to avoid the murderous wrath of the Islamists is to sacrifice your child to their moon god.
Staged.
Boy would I love to be a juror on the Caterpillar lawsuit.
I wonder if it will occur to the Cories that maybe, juuuuust maybe, their daughter died for a lunatic cause.
Tragedy or comedy?
Comedy. Really low brow comedy.
This reads slightly different than the Reuters version:
"GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian gunmen briefly seized the parents of slain U.S. activist Rachel Corrie as they visited the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, but relented after being confronted by a member of the security forces, witnesses said."
Oh, well, lie down with dogs, get fleas.
Oops, sorry.... their on the same side.
That makes 0.00 sense.
speed bump, bump
It appears that several groups of these fools are out of funds from the late paymaster.
Just In! Palestinian gunman kidnap Cindy Sheehan.
lol
Neither does a lawsuit that seeks millions of dollars from tobacco companies to be given to surviving family members of a man who chain-smoked for decades. But that's happened.
oh the irony.
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