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donhakman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-04 05:19 PM
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Man immoliates self near White House
This incident was followed by another man who jumped over the 6 ft White House fence and was arrested.

The burned man has burns over 30% of his body but is alive.

sorce: local ch4 DC

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dweller Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-04 05:21 PM
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1. heard on radio, CBS news break
i think, during Big Eddie's show.

dp
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Liberal Veteran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-04 05:21 PM
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2. Did you mean immolates?
The other word sounds like he used a skin softener.
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Fridays Child Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-04 05:23 PM
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5. Yes, but he brought it to a rolling boil before applying it.
:bounce:
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OldLeftieLawyer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-04 05:27 PM
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8. I love you n/t
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Eurobabe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-04 05:24 PM
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6. Bu$h is rubbing off on us. LOL.
This is serious shit though when people start burning themselves in protest of the pResident.
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OldLeftieLawyer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-04 05:28 PM
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9. Shades of Vietnamese monks
Edited on Mon Nov-15-04 05:28 PM by OldLeftieLawyer
And the guy who killed himself at the Pentagon during the Vietnam war.

Oh, man, this is horrible.

The Washington Post, of course, had a big soccer story on the front page of today's paper.

I fucking hate the media.
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LifeDuringWartime Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-04 05:22 PM
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3. the people are pissed!
and depressed.
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RPM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-04 05:22 PM
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4. freepers loving it
they say he was an 'arab'.... general sentiments there are that they look forward to all other 'arabs' doing the same.

sick fucks
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BeyondGeography Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-04 05:24 PM
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7. Shades of Norman Morrison
the Quaker who burned himself to death outside McNamara's office at the Pentagon.
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OldLeftieLawyer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-04 05:29 PM
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10. GMTA, friend
And, alas, we remember.......


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Moderator DU Moderator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Nov-15-04 05:31 PM
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11. continue here
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