Chicago activist publicly burns himself alive in protest of Iraq War
{{date|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 [http://www.savagesound.com/gallery99.htm website].

== Sources ==
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|title= Man sets himself on fire on Kennedy
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|pub=Chicago Sun-Times
|date=November 4, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/roeper/130292,cst-nws-roep09.article
|title= Act by 'martyr' to protest war in Iraq a futile gesture
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|pub=Chicago Sun-Times
|date=November 9, 2006}}

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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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