The Flaming Man

Pyken · 11-16-2004, 19:30 PM

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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A man set himself on fire about 2 p.m. Monday on Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House.

The man, whose identity and condition have not been released, was taken to a hospital for treatment.

"Members of the uniformed Secret Service responded and administered first aid to the individual until D.C. fire and EMS arrived," said Secret Service public relations spokesman Jonathan Cherry. "The individual has been transported to the burn unit at Medstar at the Washington Hospital Center. An investigation is currently under way."

The investigation is being conducted by U.S. Park Police, whose jurisdiction includes the property directly outside the fence surrounding the White House.

President Bush went about his regular schedule during and after the incident, said White House spokesman Trent Duffy.

One witness said the man approached a security checkpoint building at the northwest gate of the White House and showed a writing pad with the word "urgent" written on it. When a uniformed Secret Service guard asked if he could help him, the man began walking along the fence toward the guard.

Another witness near the scene heard the unidentified man yelling in Arabic, "God is great," several times. And several witnesses said a bag the man was carrying started burning, pouring out thick black smoke that enveloped him.

The man appeared to fall face forward on the ground in front of the gate security building, the witnesses said, and uniformed Secret Service agents rushed to put out the flames with a fire extinguisher.

The section of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House was cordoned off. Secret Service agents evacuated the immediate area in front of the White House, including the North Lawn area used by television organizations and other journalists, while initial examinations of the man and his bag were conducted.

Comments? Explanations from those who might know more about this? Is this a single disturbing incident or something more?

Fonnicker · 11-16-2004, 19:47 PM

Supposedly, he was an FBI informant who was displeased with how he was being treated. Apparently he wrote a letter stating that he intended to set his body on fire in a surprising location. It was a blurb this AM on CNN.

Anon · 11-16-2004, 19:49 PM

"Comments? Explanations from those who might know more about this? Is this a single disturbing incident or something more?"

Nutjob.

Confed999 · 11-16-2004, 22:55 PM

Maybe he was cold? BTW, don't try this at home!

mostlymad · 11-17-2004, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Confed999

Maybe he was cold? BTW, don't try this at home!

heartless, heartless

Confed999 · 11-17-2004, 21:08 PM

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Originally Posted by mostlymad

heartless, heartless

Nah, I truly feel for the pain he is putting his family and friends through. The rest he did to himself, so I have trouble feeling sorry for him.

ChrisF202 · 11-17-2004, 21:23 PM

He sounds like quite a wacko to me. Kinda hard to feel sorry for people like him. Its amazing what one will do to him/herself ...

mostlymad · 11-18-2004, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Confed999

Nah, I truly feel for the pain he is putting his family and friends through. The rest he did to himself, so I have trouble feeling sorry for him.

It is a pretty selfish act.

11-16-2004, 22:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
Confed999 Staff Emeritus Join Date: 09-10-03 Location: Florida Posts: 10,681 Country:	Maybe he was cold? BTW, don't try this at home! __________________ No man is free until all men are free - John Hossack I agree completely with this Administration’s goal of a regime change in Iraq-John Kerry even if that enforcement is mostly at the hands of the United States, a right we retain even if the Security Council fails to act-John Kerry He may even miscalculate and slide these weapons off to terrorist groups to invite them to be a surrogate to use them against the United States. It’s the miscalculation that poses the greatest threat-John Kerry

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Anon New Member Join Date: 08-03-03 Posts: 0	"Comments? Explanations from those who might know more about this? Is this a single disturbing incident or something more?" Nutjob.

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ChrisF202 *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 08-12-03 Location: Long Island, New York, USA Posts: 2,576 Country:	He sounds like quite a wacko to me. Kinda hard to feel sorry for people like him. Its amazing what one will do to him/herself ...

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