Re: Arab-American Teen Goes to Iraq All By Himself



On 30 Dec 2005 16:51:17 -0800, spartakus@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>Lisa wrote:
>
>> I know who's getting grounded for 2006:
>>
>> Fla. Boy Who Went to Iraq on His Way Home
>> By JASON STRAZIUSO, Associated Press Writer
>>
>> Friday, December 30, 2005
>>
>> (12-30) 07:12 PST BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) --
>>
>> A 16-year-old from Florida who traveled to Iraq on his own without
>> telling his parents was put on a flight home Friday, the U.S. Embassy
>> said, while warning Americans of the dangers of undertaking similar
>> journeys.
>
>[...]
>
>Teenagers can pull some pretty dumb stunts, and this one of them.
>HOWEVER, it should be said that this young man (name of Farris Hassan;
>his parents are from Iraq) has more guts....

You're confusing youthful ideology and naivete with guts. In one
interview, he mentions "his Christmas", so he may be an Arab
Christian. If so, he's particularly lucky he was abducted to be later
seen headless on some Islamic website.





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