(UNCENSORED) Full Video: US Airman Sets himself on Fire to Protest Israeli/Palestine War outside Embassy (See info)
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AN active-duty member of the US Air Force set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC on Sunday afternoon, said police.
The flames were extinguished by officers with the US Secret Service around 1 pm.
Before ignition, the man, who introduced himself as Aaron Bushnell, reportedly said that he could "no longer be complicit in genocide."
He added that what he was about to do was minimal compared to the suffering of Palestinians.
Bushnell reportedly emailed several reporters on Sunday morning that read, "Today, I am planning to engage in an extreme act of protest" regarding the war in Gaza.
As the fire blazed, the man reportedly shouted "Free Palestine."
The man set himself on fire around 1 p.m. ET and both the U.S. Secret Service and Metropolitan Police Department responded, the agencies said.
The embassy said in a statement to CBS News that no staff members were injured.
MPD also investigated a "suspicious vehicle" it said may be connected to the man who set himself on fire, but that vehicle was cleared around 4 p.m.
In a video that was live-streamed on Twitch, the man identified himself and said he was an active duty member of the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force confirmed an active duty airman was involved, but did not identify him. Neither USSS nor MPD has identified the man. CBS News has not independently verified his identification.
Prior to setting himself on fire, the man said he would "no longer be complicit in genocide" and that he was "about to engage in an extreme act of protest." After setting himself on fire, he yelled "free Palestine" repeatedly.
The Twitch channel has since been removed, but Talia Jane, an independent reporter who received a link to the video earlier Sunday, archived the video and shared it with CBS News.
This is the second time someone has set themselves on fire outside an Israeli facility in the U.S. since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
The flames were extinguished by officers with the US Secret Service around 1 pm.
Before ignition, the man, who introduced himself as Aaron Bushnell, reportedly said that he could "no longer be complicit in genocide."
He added that what he was about to do was minimal compared to the suffering of Palestinians.
Bushnell reportedly emailed several reporters on Sunday morning that read, "Today, I am planning to engage in an extreme act of protest" regarding the war in Gaza.
As the fire blazed, the man reportedly shouted "Free Palestine."
The man set himself on fire around 1 p.m. ET and both the U.S. Secret Service and Metropolitan Police Department responded, the agencies said.
The embassy said in a statement to CBS News that no staff members were injured.
MPD also investigated a "suspicious vehicle" it said may be connected to the man who set himself on fire, but that vehicle was cleared around 4 p.m.
In a video that was live-streamed on Twitch, the man identified himself and said he was an active duty member of the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force confirmed an active duty airman was involved, but did not identify him. Neither USSS nor MPD has identified the man. CBS News has not independently verified his identification.
Prior to setting himself on fire, the man said he would "no longer be complicit in genocide" and that he was "about to engage in an extreme act of protest." After setting himself on fire, he yelled "free Palestine" repeatedly.
The Twitch channel has since been removed, but Talia Jane, an independent reporter who received a link to the video earlier Sunday, archived the video and shared it with CBS News.
This is the second time someone has set themselves on fire outside an Israeli facility in the U.S. since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
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«US moral is super low. Terrorists win.»
«In the end, he accomplished nothing but making entertainment for random people on the internet. A month from now, nobody will even remember his name, if the even know it now.»
«He is a Hero. As humans we should militate to stope genocide in GAZA. Free Palestine. RIP
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«This guy is on fire! 140k views in a week, 621 likes.»
«he is a hero»
«Way to destroy your family and put them in therapy.»
«Dumbass........he probably thought the palestinian people would thank him for his protest, but truthfully they will say, "one less American to kill in are jihad "»
«Did he fried?»
«If this were a black lives matter/ lgbtq+ protest it would be global front page news for a month..... Be no Zionist washing then!»
«Someone needs edit in Alicia Keys song "Girl [Insert Joke Here] on Fire"
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«He identified as Fire / Fires/ Fired
They tell me to respect it and move on.»
«Fucking tool, if you have to, at least do it for the right team.»
«Just like in Roman times "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED" !!!!!.»
«Stupid deranged bag o shit. Wish more of these nutbags would off themselves and save us all alot of headaches !.»
«That's rough. Also, israel should be destroyed.»
«i wish it was younger and israelier»
«Got police aiming taser or gun idiots»
«Why was that officer pointing a gun at him? wtf ????»
«This comment section is full of retards. Americans truky are brainwashed by their coca colas and bigmacs.»
«BullShit.»
«Natural selection»
«Everything for nothing. He died for nothing...
And the World will go on without him...»
«FAKE AND GAY»
«I see a strong spirit in the fire»
«This guy probably had some mental health issues already before being a Roman candle.»
«The palestinian civilians in Gaza would cheer one less American to kill in the near future .»
«Hey if you wanna sit your ass on fire for Palestinian civilians in Gaza who elected Hamas a recognized terrorist organization to be their government and voice and who cheer the Oct 7th massacre and these Palestinian civilians who spit on hostages and punch them and Palestinian civilians who spit on the dead half naked womens body, all to you brother.
Also the airforce won't miss this woke ass prick.»
«Uncensored my ass»
«He was a libtard, wish the rest of them would do the same.....»
«What's with the knucklehead policeman holding the gun on this guy? What did he think he was going to do?»
«This is what happens when you affirm people with mental illness instead of trying to cure it.»
«At least its Kosher
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«Ded ded?»
«This changes everything! World peace will begin tomorrow.
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«It took him nine hours to die. He did the thing at 12:58 pm and died at 10:06 pm.»
«So what point did he prove?»
«He's a flaming homo. This is what happens when you recruit from the lgbtxyz club.»
«he probably isnt dead there, will take a few hours»
«AND THAT COP AT THE END AIMING A GUN AT THE GUY
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«HE BURNED THE UNIFORM AND WILL BE CHARGED WITH DESTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY»
«SETS HIMSELF ON FIRE TO PROTEST THE ISRAELI/PALESTINE WAR OUTSIDE THE EMBASSY....and this ended the WAR!»
«It's creepy.
How can he keep standing like that?»
«If that dude wants to be a martyr for terrorism, go ahead. Go at it man. He committed suicide. Know that's on him. But anybody who supports the Palestinians, which is they're not really Palestinians, They're Arabic, by the way. Israel belongs to them, always has been since the beginning of time in the Bible, if those that know how to read would know that. The Muslim people want to wipe them off the face of the earth. Not all Muslims, but the radical ones want to kill them dead to the river, to the sea. So I guess if you're on. Stay there we don't want you anywhere.
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Zechariah 12:9
And on that day I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.»
«Lol»
«What a silly cause. Worry about the White race, pal. We're the ones targeted for genocide.»
«I'm just here to read the comments of that dumbass cop that refused help, and just kept his gun trained on a dead corpse. I bet you think your good at your job, no you suck!»
«Stupid micro cock cop pointing his pistol at a dead guy
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«The fire rises»
«wouldn't it be a lovely world if all leftie fuckheads did this»
«Who the fuck is the dick smack with the gun lol»
«A foolish liberal with cognitive dissonance when he finds out what his commie masters are really about.»
«Weak minded liberal snowflake.»
«Liberal democrats that DON'T do this are total posers.»
«'Lt. Moron' sacrificed himself in support of Bankster's War. Do you believe the Demons behind these pre-planned wars are concerned about your protests or self-harm? They literally get off on you shouting and fighting amongst yourselves for ceasefire and peace.»
«I love a good bonfire. Please be LIBERAL with the faggots and burn as many of them as we can find. . . . A faggot is a bundle of sticks.»
«Imagine killing yourself for nothing but the enjoyment of strangers on the internet. This won't make it onto the news, it will make zero effect on Israel, nobody will miss you and nobody will remember you next week.»
«I wish all liberals would do this»
«Wokists are a disease and fire is a perfectly effective cure.»
«You cant colonize your own land idiots»
«After he said the word colonizers it made me want him to burn. I hope more woke faggots do this to themselves.»
«Seemed like this man had a burning desire and flamed to please. Despite his firey passion blazing bright, he fizzled out early.»
«censored? yet the screen shot isn't...»
«This form of protest influences nobody, it only confirms that said volunteer human torch should have been in an Asylum since birth, this is 110% insanity, PERIOD.»
«What a hack. Free Palestine! In the meantime......"Come baby light my fire!"
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«Good. Save the enemy and us a couple rounds.»
«Liberal lefties poisoning our military. Wish they’d all torch themselves.»
«Should had done it in the building but... did that cop really think holding him at gun point was necessary?»
«Good riddance, asshole.
Simp harder next time!»
«must be new tranny recruitment»
«US Airman thinks he's a Phoenix»