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Chicago activist publicly burns himself alive in protest of Iraq War

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Thursday, November 9, 2006

Chicago peace activist and musician Malachi Ritscher burned himself alive Friday morning (Nov. 3, 2006) on the Kennedy Expressway, apparently in protest of the Iraq war.

Police found a homemade sign near his body which said "Thou Shalt Not Kill." Before the act, he posted a suicide note on his website.

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  • Man sets himself on fire on Kennedy — Chicago Sun-Times, November 4, 2006
  • Act by 'martyr' to protest war in Iraq a futile gesture — Chicago Sun-Times, November 9, 2006


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