Death of Activist

Re “Activist’s Parents Sue Caterpillar Inc.,” March 20: I hope Rachel Corrie’s parents are suing the Israeli government and its claques for slander also. It was only after this courageous young woman was crushed and killed by the bulldozer that they began implying she abetted terrorism. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Israelis have created in the occupied territories a system of military rule in which human rights violations, murder and torture of the Palestinian population goes unpunished. As in this case, the army almost always exonerates itself. Rachel stood valiantly against this state terrorism; her methods were entirely nonviolent.

Lyn McKuen

Los Angeles