by Jennifer Zahn Spieler

[Reprinted with permission from The Sitting Duck.]

Most people know how Rachel Corrie was killed: she was crushed by an Israeli bulldozer. But why she was in front of "that bulldozer" is often overlooked.

Television commentator Ken Schram, in a 216-word rant against the Corries' decision to sue Caterpillar Inc (manufacturer of the bulldozer), has said Rachel was killed " . . . as she defiantly stood in front of a home that the Israeli military was in the process of demolishing." Schram's phrasing suggests the place was vacant.