Posted on 03/24/2006 9:50:10 AM PST by oxcart
SEATTLE -- The parents of a 23-year-old who was killed trying to prevent the demolition of an occupied Palestinian home have appealed a judge's decision to dismiss their lawsuit against Caterpiller Inc., the company that made the bulldozer that ran over her.
"He applied the wrong legal standard and ignored the facts," said Maria LaHood, a lawyer with the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights.
Rachel Corrie was killed three years ago by an Israeli soldier driving a bulldozer. She was trying to stop him from demolishing a Gaza Strip home while the family was inside; though witnesses said she was clearly visible, the army claimed he didn't see her.
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You are on a roll!
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Well done! ;o)
Thanks for the ping!
If her parents had any sense they would have sued International Solidarity Movement and Evergreen College. But their child's life is still expendable for the 'cause'
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