Man Starts Fire Outside White House

Shouting "Allah" loudly, a bearded, unnamed man set fire to his belongings outside the White House today. The Secret Service responded, dousing the fire and subduing the man. Authorities offered no comment regarding the incident.

I have a comment. The guy's an idiot.

[Update] Digger has considerably more information on the fire starter who, incidentally, received 2nd and 3rd degree burns on 30% of his body. His name is Mohamed Alanssi and he reportedly used to be an informant for the FBI. There's more at the link. Go visit.

By the way, I no longer think the guy is just an idiot. I think he's an idiot in a lot of pain.