Madame Speaker,

Today is the third anniversary of the murder of Rachel Corrie, an American who was crushed to death by Israel's American-manufactured Caterpillar bulldozers.  Rachel was protesting the Israeli Army's illegal bulldozing of Palestinian homes in the Gaza Strip.  The Corrie family has filed suit against Caterpillar, charging it with knowingly selling machines used to violate human rights.

From the Rachel Corrie website I found a link to these lyrics by Ten Foot Pole entitled, "Rachel Corrie."

TEN FOOT POLE LYRICS

"Rachel Corrie"

 You heard of Rachel Coorie?
 The press won't tell her story
 Caught between a house and bulldozer
 She found out that Israel
 Hates gardens and it will kill
 Americans who help rebuild the Gaza Strip.

 Let's pretend that everything will be OK
 It's not our fault let's look the other way
 And go to films or dance lessons or baseball
 games at night
 and trust elected leaders to choose right

 I hurt for Rachel's father
 To bury his young daughter
 And her belief in human goodness
 He taught her to fight violence
 Now all that's left is silence
 And the memory of her dignity
 Let's pretend...
 Rachel I hope you find justice or even a
 Garden where anyone can grow some food in peace
 No guns, no need to fight. No poor, no black no white,
 Heaven, you deserve a break from misery

Thanks to Maarten Joostens (hiprock_cafe@hotmail.com) for these lyrics