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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (135727)	6/5/2004 1:08:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 281500

The story at the time was that the protesters and the IDF had been there for a while. This was the fourth time the home had been scheduled to be demolished, because it did not have a permit. And the IDF pretended to take a lunch break so the activists did, too. But the dozer driver was faking them out, and as soon as the protesters got distracted, he charged towards the house, and she ran to get in front of him before he got there, and dropped to her knees in front of him, but he could not see her. The other protesters yelled for him to stop, but he did not hear them. Naturally, if you are on the side of the International Solidarity Movement, the party line is that the bulldozer driver is a foul fiend from hell for running over St. Rachel. I think the fact that it was a woman who was killed makes it somehow worse. It's politics, spin and public relations, using her death for political gain. Which I find nauseating. Edit: information on the Caterpillar D9 The Caterpillar D9 is a large track-type tractor (commonly referred to as a bulldozer) with caterpillar tracks designed and manufactured by Caterpillar Inc.. The D9, with 410hp of gross power and an operating weight of 53.8 tons, is in the upper end of Caterpillar's track-type tractors, which range in size from the D3 (70hp, 8.1 tons), to the D11 (850hp, 124.3 tons). The size, durability, reliability, and low operating costs has made the D9 one of the most popular large track-type tractors in the world, with the Komatsu D275A as one of its most direct competitors. The D9's primary working tools are the blade, affixed to the front and controlled by 4 hydraulic arms, and the optional ripper, which can be attached to the back. The blade is mainly intended for earthmoving and bulk material handling: pushing up sand, dirt and rubble. It also can be used to push other heavy equipment such as earthmoving scraper pans, and in military applications, main battle tanks. The rear ripper is intended for use in loosening rockey ground and ripping out larger stones. It can also break frozen ground. en.wikipedia.org It's 13 ft. tall and 28 ft long. The front blade is 6 ft. tall. en.wikipedia.org