I found the following story on the NPR iPad App
Man Sets Himself On Fire On The National Mall
by Eyder Peralta
NPR - October 4, 2013
What has already been a strange and scary work week in the nation's capital, came to a close with a shocking incident on the National Mall: For reasons we don't yet know, witnesses say a man doused himself with gasoline and then set himself on fire.
Little boxes on the hillside,
Little boxes made of ticky tacky,
Little boxes on the hillside,
Little boxes all the same.
There's a green one and a pink one
And a blue one and a yellow one,
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.
And the people in the houses
All went to the university,
Where they were put in boxes
And they came out all the same,
And there's doctors and lawyers,
And business executives,
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.
And they all play on the golf course
And drink their martinis dry,
And they all have pretty children
And the children go to school,
And the children go to summer camp
And then to the university,
Where they are put in boxes
And they come out all the same.
And the boys go into business
And marry and raise a family
In boxes made of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.
There's a green one and a pink one
And a blue one and a yellow one,
And they're all made out of ticky tacky
And they all look just the same.
Why do I find it so enraging that no one lists doing nothing in Syria as an option?
Is it really because we said a redline existed and now that we've been called out, we have to respond? Is world politics really that close to being a schoolyard playground?
Is it because use of chemical weapons is just so abhorrent to the American people? Probably not, since we didn't mind when Iraq used them liberally against Iran. Oh, and who gave Iraq those weapons? Whoops . . .
Is it because we really care about the lives of the Syrian people? If we do, why didn't we act earlier? And if we do, why aren't we in Somalia or any of the other shitholes scattered around the earth where horrible things happen every day? If we don't, why are we even discussing this?
Is it national security concerns? If so, please explain how so? That bullshit argument that people are training there to come back and hurt us? The old scare tactic, eh? Sorry, not buying that one anymore.
Is it because we are mad at Assad for buying Russian weapons and not ours? I'd buy that.
If congress decides to approve military action in Syria, it is my firm belief that their decision is made purely to increase Lockheed Martin stock prices, which will in turn increase their lobbying kickbacks.
