RE: POLITICS: US Citizen Killed by Israelis

From: Ramez Naam (mez@apexnano.com)
Date: Mon Mar 17 2003 - 11:19:10 MST

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    From: Michael Wiik [mailto:mwiik@messagenet.com]
    > That's interesting, as the Israeli army has admitted it was
    > an accident. Apparently this was an armored bulldozer with
    > restricted vision.

    When I heard about this I assumed it was an accident too. However,
    below is a link to a site with pictures of the incident. You can see
    Rachel Corrie standing on a mound with what appears to be a direct
    line of sight to the driver. She's wearing a bright safety-orange
    jacket and has a megaphone pointed at the driver.

    After seeing this, and hearing eye witness reports, I believe this was
    an act of murder. Possibly the bulldozer driver thought she was
    "just" a palestinian, and who would really notice or care if he killed
    one of those in the course of his job?

    Here's the site with the pictures. Warning: there are a couple shots
    of her after being run over. Also, this is clearly a biased site, but
    the pictures speak for themselves.

    http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article1248.shtml

    mez



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