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Monday, March 18, 2013

Craig Corrie: Ten years on I want answers for my daughter Rachel Corrie

On March 16, 2003, my daughter Rachel Corrie was crushed to death under a bulldozer driven by an Israel Defense Forces soldier. The bulldozer was manufactured in the United States by Caterpillar, Inc. and paid for by U.S. foreign military financing aid. My tax dollars paid for the machine used to kill my daughter.

In a telephone conversation the next day, Israeli Prime Minister Sharon promised President Bush a “thorough, credible, and transparent” investigation into Rachel’s killing with a report to the U.S. Government. In response, April 24, 2003, our family received a printed PowerPoint presentation circulating in Congress purporting to explain the death of our daughter.

Full Article
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/288443-ten-years-on-i-want-answers-for-my-daughter-rachel-corrie

Andy Beale: Honouring Rachel Corrie, 10 years on
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/03/2013316131725108877.html

Phan Nguyen: Some thoughts on the 10-year anniversary of the death of Rachel Corrie
http://mondoweiss.net/2013/03/thoughts-anniversary-rachel.html

Tom Wright & Therese Saliba: The Corries’ 10-Year Quest for Justice
http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/03/15/the-corries-ten-year-quest-for-justice/

IMEU Fact Sheet: The killing of Rachel Corrie - Ten Years Later
http://imeu.net/news/article0023730.shtml

Mondoweiss: On the tenth anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s death her parents urge supporters to take action
http://mondoweiss.net/2013/03/anniversary-supporters-israelpalestine.html

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