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The US activist Rachel Corrie, whose death beneath an Israeli military bulldozer made her an international symbol of Palestinian resistance, bore sole responsibility for the incident that killed her, a court in Israel ruled.
The parents of Corrie fought back tears as a judge fully absolved the Israeli army for the death of their daughter as she tried to prevent the destruction of a Palestinian house in Gaza in 2003
Israel’s investigation of her death had been neither credible nor transpar
“We are, of course, deeply saddened and deeply troubled by what we heard today,” her mother Cindy said. “I believe this was a bad day – not only for our family but for human rights, the rule of law, and also for the country of Israel.”
An IDF officer testified that Corrie and other activists had spent "hours" trying to block the bulldozers under his command. On that day, they were only clearing "vegetation and rubble", and no houses were slated for demolition.
He went on to say that it was "a war zone where Palestinian militants used abandoned homes as firing positions" and exploited foreign activists for cover.
He shouted over a megaphone for the activists to leave, tried to use tear gas to disperse them and moved his troops several times. "To my regret, after the eighth time, (Corrie) hid behind an earth embankment. The D9 operator didn't see her. She thought he saw her"
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Dan Shapiro, the US ambassador to Israel, told the Corrie family last week that Washington remained dissatisfied with the way Israel had handled the incident. He has previously said that Israel’s investigation of her death had been neither credible nor transparent.
Originally posted by ModernAcademia
I think it's your apologist attitude that is sad
Some eyewitness accounts indicate that when Corrie slipped and fell, the operator may have been looking behind him.
The bulldozer operator, a Russian immigrant to Israel, was interviewed on Israeli TV and insisted he had no idea she was in front of him:
"You can't hear, you can't see well. You can go over something and you'll never know. I scooped up some earth, I couldn't see anything. I pushed the earth, and I didn't see her at all. Maybe she was hiding in there."
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Originally posted by Corruption Exposed
Bulldozers have a break pedal...end of story.
To add, how can you "accidentally run someone over" with a bulldozer
"Sorry my bulldozer was moving so fast that I couldn't hit the breaks quick enough"
Originally posted by Corruption Exposed
reply to post by khimbar
The people who were there to bulldoze the homes of the Palestinians, should have called the proper authorities to have her removed, such as the police. Surely they could have waited a few minutes until the police arrived and have her forcefully removed before continuing to bulldoze.
I understand your point, but it's not logical. Reversing my statement doesn't work in this scenario.
Originally posted by ollncasino
It is sad that a young women was run over by a bulldozer.
It is also sad that people are trying to convince others that the bulldozer driver did it on purpose.
An IDF officer testified that Corrie and other activists had spent "hours" trying to block the bulldozers under his command. On that day, they were only clearing "vegetation and rubble", and no houses were slated for demolition.
He went on to say that it was "a war zone where Palestinian militants used abandoned homes as firing positions" and exploited foreign activists for cover.
He shouted over a megaphone for the activists to leave, tried to use tear gas to disperse them and moved his troops several times. "To my regret, after the eighth time, (Corrie) hid behind an earth embankment. The D9 operator didn't see her. She thought he saw her,"
Wikipedia
edit on 28-8-2012 by ollncasino because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by ArtooDetoo
Had it been a Muslim driving the bulldozer you would be here posting quotes from Hadiths and Quran telling us how bad Islam is. Rachel was murdered, yet you are here justifying the man did it. Sick
Originally posted by ModernAcademia
Very simple
If the driver was innocent then why all the secrecy?
Why no transparency into the investigation
How do you apologists defend that?
You are just taking the words of the military like it's the word of god
Any defending this is digging up your own hole, it's ridiculous