Giuliana Sgrena and Rachel Corrie [View All]

[Cocoa]

Did the Giuliana Sgrena story cause anyone to think of the Rachel Corrie one, as it did me?

When I hear about the Italian public's outraged reaction to the incident, I wonder why there was not a similar reaction here in the U.S. to the Rachel Corrie incident?

I was talking with three coworkers yesterday about the Sgrena story, and asked them about Corrie, and none of them recognized the name. Even after I reminded them what the story was about, they didn't remember it. They were all very interested and said they would google the name when they got a chance.

I'm not blaming them for not knowing about it. The only reason I know about it is because I get my news from the Internet. I've never once seen Corrie mentioned on TV, and I've never seen a story about her in the papers. Not when it happened, not through all the political and legal developments, never.

That's screwed up, imo. The Corrie story should be a huge one.

And it's not about Corrie's politics. Giuliana Sgrena writes for a Communist paper. I'm sure most of the Italians that are outraged about her death aren't Communists.