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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Chicago activist publicly burns himself alive in protest of Iraq War