First, he said, there was fear on her face as she realised that her defiant gesture was going wrong. Uh ... yeah ... I suppose there WOULD be!
By the way, all this wordage about Rachel Corrie, but no mention of how the bulldozer was doing.
The bulldozer is scarred for life and will need consoling and intensive therapy just to be able to start. Will need Prozac in it's diesel fuel for the rest of its life. Tragic. On the other hand Wretched Corrie has gone to her reward.