Another Development in the Burning Man

It seems to be an epidemic - people serving the government, having their work bungled beyond hope and ultimately getting distraught to the point of quitting - or worse. If you're not missing Clinton by now, you have no trace of the soul you claimed to vote by.

Post: Man Who Ignited Self at White House an Informant

A man who set himself on fire outside the White House on Monday was a Yemeni federal informant on terrorism upset over how the FBI had managed his case, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

Mohamed Alanssi, who had recently discussed his work as an informant in interviews with The Washington Post, told the newspaper by faxed letter and telephone on Monday he intended to "burn my body at unexpected place," the newspaper reported.