: "jihad is the world's foremost source of terrorism, inspiring a worldwide campaign of violence by self-proclaimed jihadist groups.' According to the scholar Bat Ye'or, for non-Muslims through history jihad has meant 'war, dispossession, . . . slavery and death.' 'The fate of Jews in Arabia,' Ye'or says, 'foreshadowed that of all the peoples subsequently conquered by the Arabs. The primary guiding principle was to summon the non-Muslims to convert or accept Muslim supremacy, and, if faced with refusal, to attack them until they submitted to Muslim domination. . . . The jihad developed into a war of conquest whose chief aim was the conversion of infidels. . . . The jihad is a global conception that divides the peoples of the world into two irreconcilable camps. . . . [It] is the normal and permanent state of war between the Muslims and the [infidels], a war that can only end with the final domination over unbelievers "

About - Terrorism Awareness Project

About - Terrorism Awareness Project: "and not as part of a sustained response. Neither the American public nor our military forces on the ground were mobilized or engaged. Our government remained inert as the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania and the USS Cole were bombed. The threat grew; terrorists were trained, deployed and then organized into cells that stretched across Europe and the United States. The result was a catastrophic attack on the very same building, the World Trade Center, that had been attacked by the jihadis eight years earlier in 1993"

Families cannot sue firm for Israel deaths | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited

Families cannot sue firm for Israel deaths Special reports Guardian Unlimited: "Ed Pilkington in New York Wednesday September 19, 2007 The Guardian The parents of Rachel Corrie, the US peace activist who was crushed to death four years ago in the then Israeli-occupied Gaza as she was protesting against the demolition of Palestinian homes, have been refused permission to sue the company which made the bulldozer that killed her. On Monday a federal appeals court ruled that Caterpillar Inc, the Illinois-based company that has supplied several bulldozers used by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) in house demolitions in the occupied territories, could not be sued as to do so would bring the judiciary into conflict with the executive branch of the US government."

The Denver Post - Rachel Corrie: Staging a protest

The Denver Post - Rachel Corrie: Staging a protest: "s, the Justice Department, the State Department and the courts, only to discover that at every turn, 'they don't just simply look at the alleged act and try to figure out what happened,' said Craig. 'It really does depend on who did it.' The Israeli army concluded the soldiers operating the bulldozer that killed Rachel - who was wearing a bright orange vest - had no intention of harming her. Bruce H. DeBoskey, regional director of the Mountain States Anti-Defamation League, calls Corrie's death 'an horrific accident that occurred in the context of a complex conflict.' The Corries asked the U.S. House of Representatives for an investigation that was 'thorough, credible and transparent.' All but 78 of the 435 House members said no. The Corries blame that on a fear of the pro-Israel lobby in Washington. 'Our congressman had warned us we'd be lucky to get even 30, because any piece of legislation that even implies criticism of Israel was unlikely to go anywhere,' Cindy said. Corrie's parents feel it's not possible to have a civil conversation about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in this country. 'There are many people whose efforts are driven very much by the suffering that Jews have experienced in the world for many, many years,' Cindy said, 'and now there is this protection around Israel that I think is actually very damaging because (of) our not looking at this full picture, our not recognizing what's happened to Palestinians, our not looking at the impact that our foreign "

: "curfew or house arrest, assisting the injured or disabled to access medical care and walking children to school' Documentation: 'documenting and reporting to local and international media about the daily life under occupation and the countless human rights and international law violations by the Israeli military' Though professing, as noted above, a commitment to nonviolence, ISM members openly advocate the 'liberation' of Palestinians 'by any means necessary,' including 'legitimate armed struggle.' Led by Palestinians working closely with American recruiters, ISM invites American volunteers to travel to the Palestinian territories and disrupt the actions of the Israeli Defense Force (IDF), which is engaged in anti-terror operations in the region. ISM maintains a continual, low-level presence in the territories year-round, punctuated by occasional large, episodic campaigns. At various times, ISM members have temporarily taken over Israeli military checkpoints, interfered with the arrests of Palestinians charged with terrorism, and attempted to prevent the destruction of Palestinian homes containing subterranean tunnels for weapons smuggling. Among ISM's most well known members was the late Rachel Corrie, a 23-year-old volunteer who, in March 2003, was crushed beneath a bulldozer in Rafah when its operator failed to see her trying to block the destruction of a Palestinian home "

The Denver Post - Corrie's global conscience surfaced early

The Denver Post - Corrie's global conscience surfaced early: "broke it to her parents gently. 'If I feel guilty about anything,' Cindy said, 'it's that Rachel brought this issue of Israel and Palestine to us. Of course, it had been there all our lifetimes. But I didn't ever try to really understand the situation better.' Rachel's sister, Sarah, wanted their mother to talk Rachel out of going, 'but I knew I wouldn't, and I also didn't believe that I should,' said Cindy. 'My approach to it became to try to learn with her.' Rachel studied Arabic, raised all her own travel money, meticulously planned her logistics and made connections with Israelis and Palestinians overseas. Just 50 days after her arrival, Rachel was a human shield on the wrong end of an Israeli bulldozer. After her death, she was criticized for having joined the International Solidarity Movement, a group the Anti-Defamation League has condemned 'for spreading anti-Israel propaganda and supporting those who engage in armed resistance against Israel.' Cindy calls that a misrepresentation. When Rachel's journal was turned into a mostly nonpolitical play that producers shuttered before it even opened in New York, 'My Name is Rachel Corrie"