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Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Man Sets Self on FireReally? He walked up to a White House guard hut, handed someone a manila envelope, which seems to have contained an ignitable liquid, but wound up burning himself -- and now the official word is that he "set himself on fire." As if that were the protest.
UPDATE: This piece makes it sound like he really did plan to set himself on fire:
Mohamed Alanssi, who had recently discussed his work as an informant in interviews with The Washington Post, told the newspaper by faxed letter and telephone on Monday he intended to "burn my body at unexpected place," the newspaper reported.
The U.S. Park Police said in a statement that a Middle Eastern male in his early 50's approached the northwest gate of the White House around 2 p.m. with a letter for the president. After a brief conversation with Secret Service officers, the man pulled a lighter from his pocket and ignited his jacket, the statement said. Hmm. Something still smells off.
posted by Michael Scott Moore |
12:46 AM
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