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March 14, 2012
"Nor could he explain why the Afghan was on fire."
Mr. Little said Mr. Panetta was never in dangerbut he could not explain the Afghan’s motive or whether he was a suicide attacker aiming for Mr. Panetta’s plane. Nor could he explain why the Afghan was on fire. “For reasons that are totally unknown to us at this time, our personnel discovered that he was ablaze,” Mr. Little said. “He ran, he jumped on to a truck, base personnel put the fire out and he was immediately treated for burn injuries.” -Panetta Visits Afghanistan in Aftermath of Massacre - NYTimes.com
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He was doing a Richard Pryor imitation.
He got the phosphorous grenade mixed up with his aftershave. Again.
He tried to light the wrong end of his cigarette.
He misread the English instructions on his new Engelbrecht Grill.
He was absent the day they did Stop-Drop-and-Roll at the madrasah.
Note to self: Never take the self-immolation vest to a suicide vest event.
Posted by: mushroom at March 14, 2012 3:16 PM
Sign on door of my son's ODA team's ready room at Ft. Bragg:
"Build a man a fire and you warm him for a day. Set a man on fire and he shall be warm the rest of his life."
Posted by: twolaneflash at March 14, 2012 3:48 PM
Just let them burn. The whole bloody lot. Then, nuke the site from orbit. It is the only way to be sure.
Posted by: Fat Man at March 14, 2012 6:09 PM
Turkey fryer accident?
Posted by: goy at March 14, 2012 8:41 PM
Silly goy, they were in Afghanistan, not Turkey!
Posted by: Jewel at March 14, 2012 10:13 PM
Why were the Afghans setting an Obama effigy on fire when we could send them the real item?
Posted by: Peccable at March 15, 2012 5:49 AM