Rachel Corrie Returns (Barf Alert)

AP ^ | September 30, 2003 | Lara Sukhtian

[PeaceCorpsGuy]

Corries Reject Israeli Claims about Rachel's Death --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuesday, September 30 2003 @ 02:41 PM EDT

Cindy Corrie, left, and Craig Corrie, the parents of American International Solidarity Movement activist Rachel Corrie answer questions at a news conference in Jerusalem Monday, Sept. 29, 2003. "The Israeli military conducted an 'internal investigation' and said the bulldozer driver could not see Corrie because of the size of the bulldozer and its limited view .."

By Lara Sukhtian

JERUSALEM (AP) - Parents of an American activist killed earlier this year in Gaza by an Israeli army bulldozer called Monday for an independent U.S. investigation of her death.

Rachel Corrie, 23, from Olympia, Wash., was crushed to death March 16 while trying to block a huge army bulldozer destroying a row of Palestinian homes in a refugee camp near the Gaza-Egypt border.

The Israeli military conducted an internal investigation and said the bulldozer driver could not see Corrie because of the size of the bulldozer and its limited view due to heavy armor plating. Peace activists have disputed that.

Corrie belonged to a pro-Palestinian group called International Solidarity Movement, whose members often place themselves between Israeli forces and Palestinians to try to block Israeli military activity.

At a news conference in Jerusalem, Corrie's parents said they were not satisfied with the Israeli explanation.

"Having read the report, we still have a lot of questions," said Cindy Corrie, Rachel's mother.

Nearly 50 members of the 435-seat U.S. House of Representatives have signed a bill calling for an independent investigation, she said.

"I need to know if Rachel's death was intentional or accidental," she said, her voice breaking. "I just want to know the truth."

Two other International Solidarity volunteers were shot shortly after Corrie was killed.

On April 5, Brian Avery, 24, of Albuquerque, N.M., was shot in the face during fighting in the West Bank town of Jenin.

On April 11, Thomas Hurndall, 21, of Britain, was shot in the head by Israeli troops as he helped children to safety in the Gaza Strip. He remains brain dead in England.

The Israeli army has said they are investigating the incidents.

Corrie's parents are concluding a three-week tour of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. They said they came to try to understand the conflict and come to terms with their daughter's death

[BikerTrash]

"I need to know if Rachel's death was intentional or accidental," she said, her voice breaking. "I just want to know the truth."

The truth is that it was intentional. She very much intentionally and stupidly did not get the hell out of the way of a piece of slow moving, heavy equipment.

[Chad Fairbanks]

You named that tune!

[JoJo Gunn]

Not long ago the Corrie's were shown holding that picture for Public Relations purposes.

I still want to know where that guy's feet are. And what about his shadow?

[MikalM]

The only way she's returning is in a box via UPS. At least she'd get the flat rate.

And if her folks weren't home, the UPS guy could slide her under the door!

[Atchafalaya]

Oh yeah!

[Chad Fairbanks]

He's a vampire, so no shadow...

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

And in no notes! I stun myself. : )

[Chad Fairbanks]

Well, be more careful - grab it from the BOTTOM next time ;0)

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

LOL (You have to show me how to do EVERYTHING!)

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

The Israeli army has said they are investigating the incidents.

Two head shots--good shooting!

[allrightythen]

It's hard to imagine how you war-whooping yahoos can take such ghoulish delight in the crushing death of a kid in her 20's. Her politics were extreme alright...but how about yours?

[JoJo Gunn]

Well, aren't all Leftists blood suckers?

[DaughterOfAnIwoJimaVet]

Speaking of "ghoulish delight":

[rmlew]

It is more than 1/9.
I would like a list of them.

[Piranha]

She was defending MURDERERS! She wasn't demonstrating on campus in San Francisco or at Evergreen. She was trying to stop Israeli soldiers from closing tunnels that were being used to smuggle weapons into Gaza to kill innocent Israelis.

Her death, and the deaths of a few other ISM people raised a cloud over that movement, and probably gave a lot of wannabe US martyrs pause before going to Israel to interfere with their self-defense.

I'm glad she got exactly what she deserved.

[ChicagoHebrew]

Someone literary remind me... exactly where would Corrie be according to Dante's Inferno?

[Slings and Arrows]

Someone literary remind me... exactly where would Corrie be according to Dante's Inferno?

Ninth Circle (Cocytus), Round Four (Judecca): Traitors to benefactors. Any Jew who collaborates with the enemies of Israel is a traitor to his or her benefactor.

[Piranha]

Are you saying that Rachel Corrie was Jewish? I really don't think that she was.

[Slings and Arrows]

You bad! LOL!

[VxH]

That photo should be forwarded to all of the congress critters.

I'd like to see some congress critter ask the Corries to explain it.