Anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s Murder

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listen to this radio show segment. the corries are very informative...

http://uprisingradio.org/home/?p=247

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Tomorrow, March 16 will be the third anniversary of the death of Rachel Corrie the 24 year old peace activist who was killed by an Israeli bulldozer while protecting a Palestinian home. Rachel’s parents, Cindy and Craig Corrie have taken up her legacy by investigating her death, and supporting Palestinian families. They have filed a lawsuit against Caterpillar corporation which manufactures the bulldozers.

I spoke with Craig and Cindy Corrie last year when they were touring the US. They were traveling with the Nasrallah family, whose house Rachel was defending. We’d like to play you an excerpt of the interview.

[physioex]

1. Never forgot bout Rachel....

One of the most courageous people of our generation.....

[number6]

6. yes, never forget

"One of the most courageous people of our generation"

[Tom Joad]

2. Rachel's Words.

http://www.rachelswords.org/

The work of Rachel Corre was not destroyed by the Caterpillar bulldozer, because there are others to carry on that work. The Nasrallah family home will be rebuilt.

Palestine will be free!

[Tom Joad]

4. Rachel wondered....

I don’t know if many of the children here have ever existed without tank-shell holes in their walls…No amount of reading, conferences, documentaries, could have prepared me for the reality of the situation here…I am just beginning to learn about the ability of people to resist against all odds." --from Rachel's letters from Gaza

[tatertop]

3. She was murdered by a gutless terrorist in a bulldozer

Let us not forget

[tatertop]

7. Rachel also said this:

"When I come back from Palestine, I probably will have nightmares and constantly feel guilty for not being here, but I can channel that into more work.
Coming here is one of the better things I've ever done. So when I sound crazy, or if the Israeli military should break with their racist tendency not to injure white people, please pin the reason squarely on the fact that I am in the midst of a genocide which I am also indirectly supporting, and for which my government
is largely responsible."

[Tom Joad]

5. The meaning of Rachel Corrie.

What Rachel Corrie's work in Gaza recognized, however, was precisely the gravity and the density of the living history of the Palestinian people as a national community, and not merely as a collection of deprived refugees. That is what she was in solidarity with. And we need to remember that that kind of solidarity is no longer confined to a small number of intrepid souls here and there, but is recognized the world over. In the past six months I have lectured in four continents to many thousands of people. What brings them together is Palestine and the struggle of the Palestinian people which is now a byword for emancipation and enlightenment, regardless of all the vilification heaped on them by their enemies.


Whenever the facts are made known, there is immediate recognition and an expression of the most profound solidarity with the justice of the Palestinian cause and the valiant struggle by the Palestinian people on its behalf.

Edward Said, The meaning of Rachel Corrie.
June 6, 2003
http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=3830

[Tom Joad]

8. No one's agenda will stand in the way of people hearing Rachel' words

Three years ago today, Rachel Corrie was killed by the Israeli military. For information about worldwide memorial actions see www.RachelsWords.org. Rachel Corrie was 23 years old when she was crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer on March 16, 2003. She was working with others trying to protect the home of a Palestinian pharmacist from demolition in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestine"My Name is Rachel Corrie" is a powerful one-woman show based entirely on the writings that

Rachel left behind, telling her story from the time she was a small child, leading up to the days before her death. The play, edited by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner from Rachel's diaries and emails, was produced by the Royal Court Theatre in London. Starring Megan Dodds, it played to sold out audiences and wide acclaim.

"My Name is Rachel Corrie" was scheduled to open at the New York Theatre Workshop on March 22nd. It has been postponed indefinitely, sparking much debate. Director Alan Rickman said, "Rachel Corrie lived in nobody's pocket but her own. Whether one is sympathetic with her or not, her voice is like a clarion in the fog and should be heard." Rachel's mother Cindy wonders, "Why are people so afraid of Rachel's words?" We ask the same question and are determined to give people the opportunity to hear those words.

The "Rachel's Words" initiative is made up of a broad spectrum of groups and individuals who believe that Rachel's words and her message of human rights and justice should be heard. We hope that Rachel's Words will open the door for other equally important and silenced voices. We resist the pervasive climate of fear and challenge to free speech that is increasingly prevalent in our society. Rachel wrote about issues that concern us all. People must have the opportunity to hear her message and decide for themselves what they think. Nobody's agenda should stand in the way of that.

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10. Ironic that she was murdered

a few days before the commencement of the Iraq War.

[Tom Joad]

11. I don't think it was a coincidence. I think the Israeli's felt they could

safely escalate things in "the fog of war". we expected it would be against Palestinians, but it included crimes against internationals as well. Israel did get away with it.

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12. hold your nose for this RW diatribe vs Rachel Corrie

http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/dennisprager/2003/03/25/169640.html

Who killed Rachel Corrie?
Mar 25, 2003
by Dennis Prager


Rachel Corrie, the Olympia, Wash., college student killed trying to protect a Palestinian house -- a house, remember, not even a human being -- against an Israeli bulldozer, will probably not merit a footnote in history books. That's too bad, because her life and death, the way she has been portrayed in some media, and the reactions of her college are powerful examples of an America with many morally confused individuals.

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Anyone with a heart must extend the deepest condolences to Rachel Corrie's parents. But anyone with a conscience must regard Rachel Corrie's activities with contempt. One hopes that it is not asking too much of people to entertain simultaneously two conflicting emotions -- grief for the parents and contempt for the daughter.

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We are told repeatedly that Rachel was idealistic -- as if that matters. Virtually every person who commits great evil -- the Nazi, the Communist, the Islamic terrorist -- is idealistic. Idealism is morally neutral. It is good only when directed to good ends. But in young people, idealism is at least as likely to lead to bad as to good because few young people are wise -- and idealism without wisdom is very dangerous.

We are told ad nauseam that Rachel Corrie was a "peace activist." So let it be said once and for all that most of these people are moral frauds. Why? Because "peace activists" routinely protest only against peaceful countries.

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The world is filled with evil, and young idealists like Rachel Corrie don't like it. Which is lovely. But they don't confront real evil because they know they will get hurt. That's one reason there are no "peace activists" or "human shields" confronting Islamic terror, North Korean totalitarianism, or Chinese Communist despotism.

So, what's an idealist to do if she refuses to confront real evil but wants to feel good about herself? Ironically, confront those who fight real evil. That's why Rachel Corrie and the millions marching to protect Saddam Hussein's Iraq have never uttered a peep against Palestinian terror, Iraqi totalitarianism, or North Korean gulags. Instead, they focus their animosity at the countries that confront these evils -- the United States and Israel.

So, Olympia, grieve for Rachel Corrie's parents, but spare us the hagiography. Rachel Corrie died fighting for the International Solidarity Movement, a Palestinian group dedicated, in its own words, to "armed struggle" against Israel. She ended up being a useful idiot for, and one more victim of, Palestinian terror.