[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 34 (Thursday, March 16, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E392]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO RACHEL CORRIE

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                         HON. CYNTHIA McKINNEY

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 16, 2006

  Ms. McKINNEY. Mr. 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.''

                           ``Rachel Corrie''

     You heard of Rachel Corrie?
     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 ([email protected]) for these 
lyrics.

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