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Rachel Corrie's family sues Israel, IDF
Haaretz ^ | 3/15/05 | Amos Harel

Posted on 03/15/2005 1:36:57 PM PST by TFFKAMM

The family of Rachel Corrie, a pro-Palestinian activist killed by an Israel Defense Forces bulldozer in Rafah two years ago, sued the State of Israel and the IDF for damages in the Haifa District Court on Tuesday.

The 24-year-old Corrie was killed on March 16, 2003 when she tried to block an IDF bulldozer from destroying a Palestinian house near the Philadelphi Route, the strip of land in the Gaza Strip bordering Egypt.

An IDF investigation ruled the incident was an accident and that the driver did not see Corrie, and the military prosecutor's office decided not to press charges in connection with Corrie's death.

Corrie's parents, brother, and sister, who are represented by Umm al-Fahm attorney Hussein Abu-Hussein, argue Corrie was killed despite the fact that she was wearing bright clothing and had identified herself as an activist with the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement.

Corrie's family argues that the bulldozer driver intentionally used unreasonable force. According to the family, there was no fighting in the area at the time and there was no threat to soldiers' lives.

The family has asked for roughly $324 thousand in direct damages, as well as punitive damages. They also said they have yet to receive all of the material from the IDF investigation into the matter.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; US: Washington; War on Terror
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To: Screaming_Gerbil
Satanic pose. Even the kids in the photo are embarrassed by her behavior.
141 posted on 03/15/2005 5:21:49 PM PST by Red Sea Swimmer (Tisha5765Bav)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

I love the way you put that! Marx, Lenin, and Corrie, Beautifully expressed. She is part of the Communist pantheon now. LOL>


142 posted on 03/15/2005 5:22:05 PM PST by ABN 505
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To: TFFKAMM

You know, if I had pulled a loony stunt like this, my parents wouldn't sue the IDF or Catepillar. If anything, my Dad would've had a seance to try and raise from the dead just so he could tell me what an idiot I was.


143 posted on 03/15/2005 5:24:28 PM PST by stylin_geek (Liberalism: comparable to a chicken with its head cut off, but with more spastic motions)
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To: Slings and Arrows

How did I know I'd find you here??? ;D

That pancake stamp still cracks me up!


144 posted on 03/15/2005 5:38:47 PM PST by NYC GOP Chick (www.Hillary-Watch.org)
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To: sauropod

Her parents are as dopey as she was!


145 posted on 03/15/2005 5:40:23 PM PST by NYC GOP Chick (www.Hillary-Watch.org)
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To: conserv13

It makes me sick that she and others of her ilk are such virulent Jew-haters and America-haters, and tried to stop a sovereign nation from defending itself.


146 posted on 03/15/2005 5:43:16 PM PST by NYC GOP Chick (www.Hillary-Watch.org)
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To: NYC GOP Chick; Peach; Mo1; All
They are also suing Caterpiller.

SEATTLE - The parents of a 23-year-old activist killed while trying to prevent the demolition of a Palestinian home is suing Caterpillar Inc., the company that made the bulldozer that ran over her.

The federal lawsuit, which lawyers said would be filed here Tuesday, alleges that Caterpillar violated international and state law by providing specially designed bulldozers to Israeli Defense Forces that it knew would be used to demolish homes and endanger people.

Rachel Corrie, a student at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, was standing in front of a home in a refugee camp in Rafah, near the Egyptian border, in March of 2003 when a bulldozer plowed over her.

"The brutal death of my daughter should never have happened," Corrie's mother, Cindy Corrie, said in a statement released by the Center for Constitutional Rights, a law firm handling the case. "We believe Caterpillar and the (Israeli Defense Forces) must be held accountable for their role in the attack."

Caterpillar spokeswoman Linda Fairbanks said the company had no comment on the lawsuit.

However, the company released a general statement Tuesday that said: "Caterpillar shares the world's concern over unrest in the Middle East and we certainly have compassion for all those affected by political strife.

"However, more than 2 million Caterpillar machines and engines are at work in virtually every region of the world each day. We have neither the legal right nor the means to police individual use of that equipment."

The statement did not refer to the lawsuit.

The Corries have filed separate claims in Israel against the state of Israel, the Israeli Defense Ministry and the Israeli Defense Forces.

The Israeli military classified Corrie's death as an accident.

Rolling eyes ping

147 posted on 03/15/2005 5:50:56 PM PST by prairiebreeze (Does my American flag offend you? Dial 1-800-LEAVE THE USA!)
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To: Blzbba
And how many of these people claim to be "compassionate conservatives" and "Christians". The hypocrisy is as astounding as it is sad.

I'm not a Christian and I reserve the right to withhold my compassion from hate-filled, anti-American, Jew-hating leftist hags.

148 posted on 03/15/2005 5:55:31 PM PST by NYC GOP Chick (www.Hillary-Watch.org)
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To: TFFKAMM; All
Oh, my. Someone had to do it. Let's go sing --- A DAVE CLARK FIVE CLASSIC -- GLAD ALL OVER (flat all over)
149 posted on 03/15/2005 5:59:49 PM PST by doug from upland (Coming soon -- YOU'VE BEEN FREEPED, Vol. 1.; Biden and Kennedy won't like it)
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To: prairiebreeze
"The brutal death of my daughter should never have happened," Corrie's mother, Cindy Corrie, said in a statement released by the Center for Constitutional Rights, a law firm handling the case. "We believe Caterpillar and the (Israeli Defense Forces) must be held accountable for their role in the attack."

Well, no. She's correct that it shouldn't have happened, but 100% of the blame belongs to the idiot who decided to interfere in the defense actions of a sovereign nation. Had she not died, she should have been given the Lori Berenson treatment.

Mr. and Mrs. Corrie are far more to blame for their daughter's death than the IDF and Caterpillar.

150 posted on 03/15/2005 6:04:45 PM PST by NYC GOP Chick (www.Hillary-Watch.org)
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To: NYC GOP Chick
That's the sad truth. I'm surprised this Corrie story isn't front and center on The ISM website.

Yet..

151 posted on 03/15/2005 6:12:26 PM PST by prairiebreeze (Does my American flag offend you? Dial 1-800-LEAVE THE USA!)
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To: CheneyChick

Actually I doubt the bulldozer felt any bump.... ;-)


152 posted on 03/15/2005 6:15:36 PM PST by festus (The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
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To: prairiebreeze

Bump for the most ridiculous lawsuit of the day award.

Maybe we should have a daily thread. LOL


153 posted on 03/15/2005 6:18:48 PM PST by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: BraveMan

ROTFL! Oh this is beautiful!


154 posted on 03/15/2005 6:34:13 PM PST by crusadersoldier
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To: TFFKAMM
I suppose the family will also be suing WD-40 for its use on the working parts of the Caterpillar.
155 posted on 03/15/2005 6:36:35 PM PST by vox_freedom (Fear no evil)
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To: TFFKAMM; SJackson; yonif; Happy2BMe; Simcha7; American in Israel; spectacularbid2003; Binyamin; ...
'Bump!'

Family of protester killed by bulldozer suing Caterpillar







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156 posted on 03/15/2005 6:40:44 PM PST by Salem (FREE REPUBLIC - Fighting to win within the Arena of the War of Ideas! So get in the fight!)
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To: Slings and Arrows
LOL!!  !

I don't recall seeing that Bart Simpson one before.

157 posted on 03/15/2005 6:42:50 PM PST by Salem (FREE REPUBLIC - Fighting to win within the Arena of the War of Ideas! So get in the fight!)
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To: LTCJ

How could she be dressed in bright colors when she was wrapped in a black headscarf?


158 posted on 03/15/2005 6:47:54 PM PST by Ciexyz (Let us always remember, the Lord is in control.)
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To: Salem
WHEN CATERPILLARS ARE OUTLAWED ONLY WAR ACTIVISTS WILL HAVE CATERPILLARS

159 posted on 03/15/2005 6:49:41 PM PST by Happy2BMe (Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.)
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To: Fierce Allegiance

That is one f****** big machine. Wow. No way the driver could have seen her.


160 posted on 03/15/2005 6:52:15 PM PST by pharmamom (So many pings, so little time...)
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