re: "Has anybody heard when the next 'blockade buster' is
supposed to reach the 20-mile limit off Gaza? I'm eagerly
awaiting the news.
When the ship named after a Darwin Award candidate gets
boarded, some good stuff should happen.
Message #22344 from Jim S at 6/4/2010 2:07:53 PM
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"...Racheal Corry died under the false impression that the
Israeli army and some compassion or mercy."
As I recall the news stories at the time, she died of
unadulterated stupidity. The 'dozer had a 5 ft high blade, and
the driver couldn't see her. I mean, how stupid do you have to
be to get run over by a 10 ton machine moving at 2 mph?
A snail could have gotten out of the way.
Standing in front of a bulldozer doesn't even have the excuse
of a friendly misunderstanding, it's just pure-dee stupid.
Message #22354 From: Jim S at 6/4/2010 6:57:09 PM
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I realize discussions on politics and religion can get heated,
but mocking the death of a young girl, someone's daughter,
who happens to be an American... calling her "a Darwin Award
candidate," while giddily looking forward for "good stuff"
to happen when the aid boat named after her is intercepted,
is really pretty pathetic.
Rachel Corrie was still a kid, a college student. And she
was an American. Mocking a child's death, and gloating
about how you look forward to "more action" is perhaps
the single most despicable post I've ever seen here.
I'll stop there.
For the record...
Here's actual photo's from the day of Rachel Corrie's death.
An important fact is the bulldozer had two occupants. A driver
and an IDF soldier spotter who was standing up at all times.
Another important fact, is that Rachel Corrie was wearing
a full sized bright orange vest, and was also carrying and
using a megaphone.
More importantly, the driver and the spotter had engaged
her multiple times throughout the demonstration. It would
have been virtually impossible to lose site of her.
Here's time dated photos from the day of the accident:
Picture taken between 3:00-4:00PM, 16 March 2003,
Rafah, Occupied Gaza. Rachel Corrie (L) and Nick (R) oppose
the potential destruction of this home (to the west of the
Doctor's home where Rachel was killed). In the instance
pictured, the bulldozer did not stop and Rachel was pinned
between the scooped earth and the fence behind her. On this
occasion, the driver stopped before seriously injuring her.
Picture taken between 3:00-4:00PM on 16 March 2003,
Rafah, Occupied Gaza. A clearly marked Rachel Corrie, holding
a megaphone, confronts the driver of one of two Israeli
bulldozers in the area that were attempting to demolish a
Palestinian homes. She was confronting the bulldozer in order
to disrupt its work, and prevent it from threatening any homes.
Picture taken at 4:45PM on 16 March 2003,
Rafah, Occupied Gaza. Other peace activists tend to Rachel
after she was fatally injured by the driver of the Israeli
bulldozer (in background). This photo was taken seconds after
the bulldozer driver dragged his blade over her for the second
time while reversing back over her body. He lifted the blade
as seen in the photo only after he had dragged it back over
Rachel's body. This image clearly shows that had he lifted his
blade at any time he may have avoided killing her, as the
bottom section of the bulldozer is raised off the ground.
Picture taken at 4:47PM on 16 March 2003,
Rafah, Occupied Gaza. Rachel Corrie lies on the ground fatally
injured by the Israeli bulldozer driver. Rachel's fellow
activists have dug her a little out of the sand and are trying
to keep her neck straight due to spinal injury.
In addition to the photos, here's an eye-witness report:
electronicintifada.net
ISM Media Coordinator Michael Shaik in Beit Sahour offered
more details about the events:
"The confrontation between the ISM and the Israeli Army had
been under way for two hours when Rachel was run over. Rachel
and the other activists had clearly identified themselves as
unarmed international peace activists throughout the confrontation.
The Israeli Army are attempting to dishonour her memory by
claiming that Rachel was killed accidentally when she ran in
front of the bulldozer. Eye-witnesses to the murder insist
that this is totally untrue. Rachel was sitting in the path
of the bulldozer as it advanced towards her. When the
bulldozer refused to stop or turn aside she climbed up onto
the mound of dirt and rubble being gathered in front of it
wearing a fluorescent jacket to look directly at the driver
who kept on advancing.
The bulldozer continued to advance so that she was pulled
under the pile of dirt and rubble. After she had disappeared
from view the driver kept advancing until the bulldozer was
completely on top of her. The driver did not lift the
bulldozer blade and so she was crushed beneath it.
Then the driver backed off and the seven other ISM activists
taking part in the action rushed to dig out her body. An
ambulance rushed her to A-Najar hospital where she died."
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In April 2003, Israel’s National Center of Forensic Medicine
released an autopsy report that attributed Corrie’s death
to “pressure on the chest (mechanical asphyxiation) with
fractures of the ribs and vertebrae of the dorsal spinal
column and scapulas, and tear wounds in the right lung with
hemorrhaging of the pleural cavities.”
And perhaps most damaging to the Israeli IDF claims that
the incident was an accident, was the action of the IDF
at their own internal investigation. Corrie's parents
are suing the IDF, and have just won the right to allow
witnesses to be granted visas to come to Israel to testify.
The UK Independent also just broke a story on an IDF general
being caught in a cover up, in orchestrating the official
IDF version of the incident...
independent.co.uk
General 'tried to cover up truth about death of Rachel Corrie'
Israeli war hero accused of suppressing testimony that could
reveal what really happened to Gaza activist.
By Ben Lynfield
Friday, 7 May 2010
"Seven years after the American activist Rachel Corrie was
killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in Gaza, evidence has
emerged which appears to implicate Israel's Gaza commander
at the time, in an attempt to obstruct the official investigation
into her death.
The alleged intervention of Major-General Doron Almog, then
head of Israel's southern command, is documented in testimony
taken by Israeli military police a day after Ms Corrie was
killed on March 16, 2003. The hand written affidavit, seen by
The Independent, was submitted as evidence during a civil law
suit being pursued by the Corrie family against the state of
Israel."
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Jim, do you have children?
SOTB
PS: In addition to the killing of Rachel Corrie by the
bulldozer driver, Israeli troops have shot and killed several
other internationals in different incidents during the Intifada,
including German doctor Harald Fischer, Italian cameraman
Rafaeli Ciriello, and British United Nations worker Iain Hook.
And let's not forget 21 year old American Emily Henochowicz,
who was shot in the face with a tear gas cannister, by the
IDF last week, causing the loss of her eye...
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