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Tomorrow, 3/16/09, marks the sixth anniversary of the murder of Rachel Corrie, killed by Israeli Defense Forces while trying to protect a Palestinian home from being bulldozed. Please watch the videos below, of fifth grader Rachel already standing up for justice, and of this compassionate and articulate young woman speaking of her experiences in Gaza just two days before her death. And please, tomorrow, commit an act of compassion in her name, in her honor, in solace and thanksgiving to her parents, and because, always, we have to remember those who suffer, especially those who suffer in the zoo that is Gaza.
Crossposted at JustPeaceNow
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Digg is open, thank you kindly.
The first video was bittersweet considering why she died. What a remarkably aware child she was at such a young age.
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” Former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Charles “Chas” Freemen comments on the decision to withdraw his name for the nomination for chairman of the National Intelligence Council, and the controversy surrounding his criticism of the “Israel Lobby.”
***videos to be posted shortly***
” GPS QUESTION OF THE WEEK
We’d like you to think about the forces that influence Washington.
Listening to the show and all the rest that you have read, do you believe groups that lobby on behalf of Israel have too much influence? Or do you think this is a bogus, even scurrilous charge? “
Email us at FareedZakariaGPS@cnn.com
http://edition.cnn.com/CNN/Pro…..karia.gps/
” In January 2003, upon leaving Olympia Rachel wrote:
” We are all born and someday we’ll all die…to some degree alone. What if our aloneness isn’t a tragedy? What if our aloneness is what allows us to speak the truth without being afraid? What if our aloneness is what allows us to adventure – to experience the world as a dynamic presence – as a changeable, interactive thing? “
February 27 2003
“…I have bad nightmares about tanks and bulldozers outside our house…Sometimes the adrenaline acts as an anesthetic for weeks and then in the evening or at night it just hits me again – a little bit of the reality of the situation. I am really scared for the people here. “
February 27 2003
” When I come back from Palestine, I probably will have nightmares and constantly feel guilty for not being here, but I can channel that into more work. Coming here is one of the better things I’ve ever done. So when I sound crazy, or if the Israeli military should break with their racist tendency not to injure white people, please pin the reason squarely on the fact that I am in the midst of a genocide which I am also indirectly supporting, and for which my government is largely responsible. ” “
http://www.wearewideawake.org/…..Itemid=218
with the name Rachel,
she would be matriarch of the people,
those suffering a fearful life of drought,
loss of home and land,
history of ancestors
buried in heaps of disrespected earth,
she had no choice
but to follow her heart,
faith must have filled her soul,
that she could hold a child’s tears
in the cup of her hand,
that her small body
would take the form of her spirit,
large enough to protect those
she felt connected to,
she risked her last breath
against the hardness of steel,
her arms
became wings of resolve,
she was the laughter of wind,
offering joy to those in lament,
this is my song to you young sister,
you have touched this world
with your strong voice
crying for justice.
– Phil Goldvarg 3/18/03
Thank you so much, ET.
my prayers are for us to have rulers that rule for the people, who rule from justice in their hearts.
Amy Goodman has a piece on DemocracyNow! about Rachel Corrie.