You may note, robomatic, that the line at the top of the threads about the splitting system says "BS/Non-music threads are listed below".

This is (at this point anyway) a non-music thread, and could well belong in that part of the page - but the death of a brave young women protesting against brutality is not what I think of as "BS".

What this reminded me of was the famous newsfilm we all saw of the lone protestor in China standing in front of a column of advancing tanks, with his shopping bag in his hands. And the tanks stopped rather than run him over.

Searching form anything about this through Google didn't throw up much - until I typed in Rachel's home state, Washington, with her name, and up came this page about commemorations of September 11th one year after, and her name crops up way down the page - "Convergence for Peace at Percival Landing: Percival Landing will be a peace place all day Wednesday, starting with a dawn vigil beginning before the sun rises at 6:44 a.m. The first plane hit the World Trade Center one year ago at 6:45 Pacific Daylight Time. Throughout the day, people are invited to bring picnics, guitars, readings and artwork to share to create a community space for peace, social justice, anti-racism and critical thinking. A wall of reflections will be compiled throughout the day. The sponsor is the Olympia Movement for Justice and Peace, which can be reached at www.omjp.org or through Rachel Corrie at 753-1794."

And that led me to this site , with a picture of Rachel, and a note about what happened:

"The Olympia Movement for Justice & Peace, and the entire Olympia community, mourns the loss of our beloved sister, daughter, and friend, Rachel Corrie, who was killed today in Gaza by an Israeli army bulldozer as she attempted to protect a Palestinian home from demolition.

"We wish to extend our deepest sympathies to the Corrie family. Rachel was a tireless worker for social justice, a compassionate, loving, humble, even shy young woman who, over and over, put aside her own fears to promote peace and human rights, especially for those least able to protect themselves. She is an irreplaceable part of the Olympia community, and will be sorely missed."

And you'll note there's no hate in that notice, and it doesn't belong in this thread either, I'd say.