Teen 'Journalist' Apologizes for Trip to Iraq

sabra

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Mon Jan-09-06 11:33 AM
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Teen 'Journalist' Apologizes for Trip to Iraq

http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001807884

Teen 'Journalist' Apologizes for Trip to Iraq

FORT LAUDERDALE An American teen who skipped school to travel to Iraq by himself apologized to the U.S. military for causing it a "tremendous amount of trouble" and said he fears that others may try to copy his dangerous journey into a war zone.

Farris Hassan, speaking to MSNBC in an interview to be aired Monday, also said he interviewed a member of Hezbollah in Lebanon and would change his persona when he met different people during is much-publicized sojourn to the Middle East last month.

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"I have seen many a headline stating "Farris Hassan's Week Off," the teen told the cable network. "I am worried that with the media coverage they may have glorified what I did. And I will feel so guilty if some copycats go to Iraq and cause the military all kinds of trouble. And God forbid one of them gets their heads cut off."

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"I want to apologize for all the inconvenience I caused them, and I want to sincerely thank all the soldiers who risked their lives trying to get me out of Iraq and keep me safe."

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ixion

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Mon Jan-09-06 11:47 AM
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1. but wait...

haven't multitudes of congress critters gone over there and talked about all the progress?

I don't understand why someone would cause the military trouble simply by going over there if the state of Iraq is so peachy, as the WH claims.

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Voltaire99

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Mon Jan-09-06 01:43 PM
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2. The irony of quotation marks...

Most American corporate journalists are what would be called, in virtually any other developed nation, "journalists."

Which is to say: not really.

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daleo

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Mon Jan-09-06 04:15 PM
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3. I am surprised they don't trumpet his visit as a sign of progress

"Why, even unescorted 16 year olds can enjoy a pleasant tour of Iraq these days".

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