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Eulogy to Rachel

by C/O Diogenes Sunday, Jul. 06, 2003 at 9:52 PM

Poignant and moving. The utter callousness of this documented war crime, the premeditated character of the Israeli driver's acts; and also of the by-standing Israeli security troops who couldn't be bothered for 10 seconds of pepper spray to move Rachel and friends aside, all of this defies our comprehension.

Eulogy to Rachel

By Colonel Maguire - maguiresez@hotmail.com

Sixteen hundred years ago in 404 AD the Christian monk Telemachus travelled from Asia Minor to Rome with a fixed purpose: end the gladiatorial combats. Upon arriving in Rome he ran into the arena crying out "In the name of Christ, forebear!" Telemachus interposed his body between the combatants to try to stop the gladiators. But the gladiators and their crowds, many 'Christians' among them, didn't forebear his interference in their ancient traditions. Together they killed Telemachus. But Honorius, the Christian Roman Emperor of the West, was stricken in his conscience. He did forebear and that very evening he outlawed all future gladiatorial contests.

Recently another pilgrim from afar interposed her frail body crying out 'Forebear!' By her side stood a man in fervent and reverent prayer appealing to Heaven for her success. We can imagine 1600 years ago other Christians praying as Telemachus interposed his body between the gladiators. Like Telemachus, Rachel Corrie was mercilessly crushed by the heartless ones heedless of her pleas and angered by her message. In the tiers of the worldwide videodrome the watching mob, many Judeo-Christians among them, also roared out "kill, kill". So far our analogy is exact.

The utter callousness of this documented war crime, the premeditated character of the Israeli driver's acts; and also of the by-standing Israeli security troops who couldn't be bothered for 10 seconds of pepper spray to move Rachel and friends aside, all of this defies our comprehension. We know none of these Zionist occupation troops go into the Gaza Strip alone to demolish a home. But to complete this scene from Dante's Inferno, to perfect the satanic insult to Christ, afterwards some Pharisees passed by and refused their medical help to this woman lying broken in the dust. This happened not far from where the merciful Samaritan's wounded wayfarer lay two millennia ago. It's not just the killing but the casual gratuitousness of it all. One can imagine demons in Hell behaving this way with the damned, but nowhere else.

The aftermath however is quite different. Instead of outlawing demolitions the Israeli government declares the driver 'not guilty' in a rigged investigation, while proclaiming the activity itself legal. The videodrome mob continues to cry out for more blood. Can anyone still question that here indeed is the Kingdom of the Anti-Christ, populated by Zionist Jews and Zionist Gentiles alike? Does any question remain that God has delivered these people over for utter destruction?

And what, you may ask, has the government of the United States of America under the leadership of President George W. Bush done about this atrocity? After all, Rachel Corrie was an American citizen. Nor is the Gaza Strip sovereign Israeli territory. Israeli troops illegally occupy this land in contemptuous defiance of multiple UN Security Council resolutions demanding their immediate withdrawal. If ever there was a clear cut international war crime, here it is, complete with multiple human witnesses and recorded live in full colour video.

In these circumstances should not the People and Government of the United States demand an apology? Should not the President call a press conference and demand that Sharon's government arrest the perpetrators, both the guilty soldiers directly involved and their military and civilian superiors? Should not these war criminals be extradited to the United States to stand trial and be brought to justice? Should not the government of the United States immediately end all aid to the Zionist State until it bows to international law and the dictates of common humanity?

It is not surprising that President Bush has not made so much as a single peep of protest to the Israelis. It is understandable because, quite frankly, the Jews and Israel dominate this corrupt administration. They own Mr. Bush, they control his Deparment of Defense and he, their obedient puppet, faithfully does their bidding.

And where are the voices of those who claim to speak for Christ today, that evangelical Christian leadership we see daily on Jewish owned television channels? These self-appointed prophets, men like Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, James Dobson, and Billy Graham could not care less about what happened to Rachel Corrie. They preach that Israel can do no wrong; they are concerned only with promoting Zionist political ambitions and they gladly ignore any Christian principles which do not fit the Israeli agenda.

Nor have the media-CNN, FOX, ABC,CBS, the Associated Press and newspapers across North America, uttered more than a passing reference about the tragic events of last March 16, when young Rachel Corrie's life was snuffed out by cruel and sadistic Israeli killers. They, too, you see, are owned and controlled by Zionist Jewish interests. They, too, like Bush, his Washington D.C. cohorts, and the pro-Zionist Christian lobby, are complicit in the murder of Rachel Corrie".

Courtesy Israel Shamir and shamireaders

Last updated 05/07/2003

Shame

by Cloak and Dagger Sunday, Jul. 06, 2003 at 9:53 PM

"Nor have the media-CNN, FOX, ABC,CBS, the Associated Press and newspapers across North America, uttered more than a passing reference about the tragic events of last March 16, when young Rachel Corrie's life was snuffed out by cruel and sadistic Israeli killers. They, too, you see, are owned and controlled by Zionist Jewish interests. They, too, like Bush, his Washington D.C. cohorts, and the pro-Zionist Christian lobby, are complicit in the murder of Rachel Corrie". "

Whoops

by fresca Sunday, Jul. 06, 2003 at 10:40 PM

"Rachel Corrie was mercilessly crushed by the heartless ones heedless of her pleas and angered by her message."



Her message being, "please reward the savages I've thrown in with, for their decades of brutality, racism and violence and do not destroy the very homes from which these subhumans concoct and carry out there animalistic attempts at Jewish genocide.".

Yeah, You get angry.

Thank God the bulldozer was alright.

if this creature fresca

by Sickened Sunday, Jul. 06, 2003 at 10:46 PM

is an example of the mentality of the IDF they should be

driven like rats into the abyss of hell.

Save us the whining

by fresca Sunday, Jul. 06, 2003 at 10:58 PM

Please! Spare me the crying. This rachel was flat out supporting and defending the same fucking animals that blow themselves up in crowds of children.

She's a fucking animal and if you are in any way not celebrating her dismissal from this world, so are you.

any proof?

by cuzin it Sunday, Jul. 06, 2003 at 11:23 PM

..fresca?..that rachelcorrie was in league with suicide bombers? Only interested with the settlers, maybe?

None has been reported; i'll take that as a NO!..for myself.

The House that Rachel was murdered...

by Diogenes Monday, Jul. 07, 2003 at 12:53 AM

...in front of belonged to a Palestinian Doctor. The House was slated for destruction because it obstructed the view of Israeli Genocide Force Snipers stationed on the Apartheid Wall.

frescaw is a well known Bigot. This is by no means it's most "over the top" comment.

Utter bullshit

by fresca Monday, Jul. 07, 2003 at 2:32 AM

"...in front of belonged to a Palestinian Doctor. The House was slated for destruction because it obstructed the view of Israeli Genocide Force Snipers stationed on the Apartheid Wall. "

The house belonged to a hamas animal. You know it and I know it.

Rachel supported these same creatures.

To support her is to support murderers.

End of story.

driven

by Sickened Monday, Jul. 07, 2003 at 2:47 AM

into a hell where these vile and vicious creatures are confronted by

the victims of their callus hatred. Like the shooting of children in the eyes to blow out their brains leaving a living tragic

sorrow and call it an injury. There are no mere words to describe the monstrosity

of such evil.

Or the cheering carrion eaters who condone such wicked foulness. You call them animals.

Drink deep the cup of vengeance so it may rot

what may have once been a soul.

fresca

by fresca Monday, Jul. 07, 2003 at 3:02 AM

The main point is it was an accident.. whether rachel was doinanything bad or not. she hid where she lay down infront of a bulldozer and did not move when it came forward. Surely a bulldozer screaming along at a couple of KM an hour could expect a protestor to be able to move out of the way and not be hiding where they cannot be seen. We all make that assumption every time we start our cars.

drivel

by fresca Monday, Jul. 07, 2003 at 3:16 AM

Sickened...enough with the pathetic poetry whining. You obviously don't know what the fuck you're talking about unless you are somehow talking about the breeders of hamas and their ilk.

BTW

by fresca Monday, Jul. 07, 2003 at 3:19 AM

Dio....excellent job.

First of all, claiming the house belonged to a doctor was nice, but adding that it needed to go so a sniper post could have a better view was a stroke of genius. A true master would have added an infant hospital or perhaps a preschool as the sniper's target but, oh well.

Nicely done.

Your handlers should be proud.

Sickened

by Ignatius Monday, Jul. 07, 2003 at 3:50 AM

Boy, does THIS guy ever need a hug.

Hey

by fresca Monday, Jul. 07, 2003 at 3:53 AM

Wasnt his last post from some Moody Blues song?

Tunnels and terrorists

by Ted Monday, Jul. 07, 2003 at 4:05 AM

Diogenes isn't the only one to fall for the story about the doctor's house and the sniper's tower.

-------------------

But here is what it was really about:

"The bulldozers were part of an IDF tunnel- and mine-clearing operation. The Rafah refugee camp borders Egypt, from which Palestinian terrorists smuggle in weapons and explosives. And according to interim peace accords, Israel has the right to operate in and secure the area."

-- The Wall Street Journal - Mar 17, 2002

Terror Advocate Dies in Accident

By James Taranto

Also it's not widely reported that Rachel's group, the International Solidarity Movement (ISM), was found 11 days later to be harboring a senior Islamic Jihad terrorist, Shadi Sukiya, who was captured by an elite anti-terror unit of the Israel Defense Forces while hiding out in the Jenin offices of ISM.

It makes you wonder. Within two weeks, ISM is found to be using human shields to protect arms smuggling tunnels AND harboring a nasty terrorist who had been implicated in the planning of several thwarted suicide attacks. "Peace activists", huh?

It makes you wonder

by Ziegler Monday, Jul. 07, 2003 at 9:51 AM

The Wall Street Journal, once again siding with the neocon agenda, this time with the "Israel does no wrong" tenet.

It makes you wonder, indeed.

Bump

by Natty Bumpo Tuesday, Jul. 08, 2003 at 12:04 AM

Bumpit, bumpity, bump.


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