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bigtree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-04 06:58 PM
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Hold on folks. We haven't kicked enough ass to start sacrificing ourselves
at least not like this poor fellow.

Man Sets Himself on Fire Outside White House Gate

By Brett Zongker Associated Press Writer
Published: Nov 15, 2004 6:23pm

WASHINGTON (AP) - A man set himself afire Monday just outside a White House gate and repeatedly yelled "Allah Allah" after Secret Service officers put out the flames and one held him facedown on the sidewalk.

Alan Etter, spokesman for the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services, said guards at the gate quickly extinguished the flames, and the man had second- and third-degree burns on about 30 percent of his body.

The man had burns to his head, back, arms and face but was conscious when medics took him to Washington Hospital Center, Etter said.

"I can confirm that there was an ignitable liquid present on the scene," Etter said.

White House doctors joined uniformed Secret Service personnel in administering first aid until the emergency service technicians arrived. They transported the 52-year-old man, who was not identified, to the burn unit of Washington Hospital Center.

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBXEHM9L1E.html
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hangemhigh Donating Member (587 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-04 07:03 PM
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1. Not unlike...
global denunciation of the war upon Iraq, this action is lost on this regime. They just don't give a shit. Period.
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Politicub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-04 07:03 PM
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2. Do you really think he shounted Allah Allah!?
Edited on Mon Nov-15-04 07:04 PM by Politicub
I want to see the video. My prediction is that this story was skewed for maximum anti-muslim sentiment.
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hangemhigh Donating Member (587 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-04 07:05 PM
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4. Oh, excellent point......
more "booga booga muslims are bad" You are no doubt, right on target.
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Vickers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-04 07:04 PM
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3. Somebody committed suicide at the WTC site, post-election
:(
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