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Thread #57865   Message #912537
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
18-Mar-03 - 10:10 AM
Thread Name: Obit: Peaceful protestor killed by bulldozer
Subject: RE: Obit: Peaceful protestor killed by bulldozer
Focusing on the killing itself is looking in the wrong direction.The question isn't, "W.why did the driver run her down, was it intentional, carelessness, or a pure accident?" Asking that is surely to look in the wrong direction.

Rachel knew she was putting herself at risk, and so do the otherpeace activists. The driver knew there was a real possibility of his killing someone, either running them down, or crushed in a falling buildinmg, like that pregnant woman I mentioned who was killed a few days ago.

The question is, why did Rachel feel it necessary to risk her life to stop what is happening in Gaza, and why did the driver feel it necessary to risk killing innocent people like that?

And for the answer to the first question, I suggest people read those emails she sent home.

Getting angry at the driver is a waste of energy. The blame for his actions lies with the people who gave him his orders, and the people who gave them their orders. Yes, and the people on the other side who helped put those people into power, by becoming trapped in a disastrous cycle of atrocity and counter-atrocity.