] Police tackled and forcibly dragged away a man dressed in
] black and carrying two suitcases Monday after he
] stationed himself in front of the west side of the U.S.
] Capitol.

] CBS News Correspondent Jim Stewart reports that the man
] was Asian and did not appear to understand the security
] guards when they questioned him. There was never any
] actual threat.

Visit The District of Columbia! Take the opportunity to stand and reflect! Have your luggage blown up by Capitol Police!

There seems to be some dispute on what this guy said to the police, if anything. Some reports say that he did not talk to the police. This article says they approached him, but he was unable to understand them. CNN is reporting that he said he wanted to talk to the President.

I am sure that this Chinese national fellow could have handled himself in a less suspicious manor, but this is still amusing as hell. It might have been a good idea to stow his luggage somewhere else. He might not have had his socks blown up.

I feel a Johnny Cash moment coming on:

Well, you wonder why I always dress in black,
Why you never see bright colors on my back,
And why does my appearance seem to have a somber tone.
Well, there's a reason for the things that I have on.

I wear the black for the poor and the beaten down,
Livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town,
I wear it for the prisoner who has long paid for his crime,
But is there because he's a victim of the times.

Well, there's things that never will be right I know,
And things need changin' everywhere you go,
But 'til we start to make a move to make a few things right,
You'll never see me wear a suit of white.

CBS News | 'Man in Black' Nabbed In Capitol Bomb Scare | April 11, 2005