1. Ed D said:

We all regret that PM Sharon is fighting for his life; however, G-d works in mysterious ways. His current leadership was leading the way toward Israel's destruction by advocating more evacuations and hardships. I have advocated that the evaxcuation of Gaza was and is a terrible mistake. Current activities by various militant groups is promising many more Israeli casualties.

Wisth the elections near, we pray that Likud wins and directs the IDF to engage with the terrorists, not only in Gaza but also the Shomron. This action should not be of the tit for tat response that has been occuring, but an all out war to totally and completely defeat the Arab forces in both the territories and Hizzbollah in Lebonan.

These actions will cause an uproar in the US, the EU and in Iran, but, for the sake of Israel, these uproars must be ignored. It is time for Israel to look after it's own interest. Gaza must be annexed as part of Israel or, otherwise stay a thorn in it's side. The same for a good part of the Shomron. For the terrorists who are not killed, a methodical deportation of the survivors must be activated to other Arab countries. Now is the time to set everything right. If a country doesn't grow, it dies.

2. Judith Weiss said:

Corrie wasn't even crushed by the bulldozer. There are photos of her body after the accident and reports she was taken to a hospital. If the bulldozer had crushed her she would be a smear on the ground. The bulldozer scoop hit her before she could jump aside, and she died of the head trauma.

3. Mediacrity said:

That's a good point, Judith. I've changed the item to so reflect.

4. kuhnkat said:

Judith,

not trying to be argumentative, just trying to get a clear picture of what happened.

Caterpillars and other large dozers pushing a load of earth are typically only running about 2 mph. Her falling against the blade might knock her out, crack the skull, and give her a concussion, but not crush it. I haven't seen any of the photos or video showing her actually around the dirt on the blade or after.

Can you give me any pointers where to look?? Or, give me a better description of the incident??

My father was a catskinner and my brother and I rode on them and played around them as we grew up. It is unfathomable to me that someone could be "caught" in the dirt unless they were actually pushed or climbed onto it on purpose. Even pushing someone, they would probably have time to pull themselves to the side where they wouldn't die. (unless the blade was just starting the cut and the dirt was pushing up the face and curling over. what little I've seen and heard indicates this wasn't the situation??)

5. Ted said:

Doesn't anyone here recall that Ms. Corrie was ALIVE when she reached
the Palestinian Hospital. For some strange, unfathomable reason, she
never made it out of that medical facility ALIVE.

Just as Caligula announced that Tiberious was "definitely dead"
- after witnessing his murder - the Palestinian Hospital Spokesman
announced that, indeed, Ms. Corrie was "definitely dead".

I realize that this analysis is highly un-PC. But as Dan Rather
constantly opines, one must "speak truth to power".

6. M. Simon said:

Ed D.,

It all depends on whether you consider the Gaza retreat stategic or tactical.

I think it is tactical because the Palis are no longer appearing in the news as sympathetic figures.

Thus a tactical retreat is producing a strategic victoy. BTW it has been my belief ever since the plan was announced that the results we see would follow. The Palis are being given the chance to defeat themselves. As usual they are doing an excellent job.