16 year old boy takes trip to Iraq By himself

[DREDIOCK]

LMAO Unbeleiveable

Someones gonna get a butt whooping when they get home

16 year old Boy takes trip to Iraq by himself

[lada]

hehe youth adventurer ?

btw link is not working

[moot]

Another thing I wish I'd thought of..  
http://feeds.feedburner.com/reuters/oddlyEnoughNews?m=762

[Mustaine]

Originally posted by DREDIOCK
LMAO Unbeleiveable

Someones gonna get a butt whooping when they get home

16 year old Boy takes trip to Iraq by himself

home123 (cutting through the loan clutter) says i need money to...

consolidate my bills
make home improvements
buy a house
refinance my mortgage
take out cash
pay for tuition
take a family vacation
add a room
reduce my debt
something else








though i have to ask, how can taking out a loan (monies borrowed) REDUCE debt? it creates MORE debt you dolts

[Gunslinger]

Here's a working link:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,180138,00.html

Here's part of the essay he was writing:

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Excepts from an essay written recently by Farris Hassan, 16, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., who traveled to Iraq without telling his parents:

There is a struggle in Iraq between good and evil, between those striving for freedom and liberty and those striving for death and destruction. You are aware of the heinous acts of the terrorists: Women and children massacred, innocent aid workers decapitated, indiscriminate murder. You are also aware of the heroic aspirations of the Iraqi people: liberty, democracy, security, normality. Those terrorists are not human but pure evil. For their goals to be thwarted, decent individuals must answer justice's call for help ... So I will.

Life is not about money, fame, or power. Life is about combating the forces of evil in the world, promoting justice, helping the misfortunate, and improving the welfare of our fellow man. Progress requires that we commit ourselves to such goals. We are not here on Earth to hedonistically pleasure ourselves, but to serve each other and the creator. What deed is greater than sacrificing one's luxuries for the benefit of those less blessed? ...

I know I can't do much. I know I can't stop all the carnage and save the innocent. But I also know I can't just sit here ...

I feel guilty living in a big house, driving a nice car, and going to a great school. I feel guilty hanging out with friends in a cafe without the fear of a suicide bomber present. I feel guilty enjoying the multitude of blessings, which I did nothing to deserve, while people in Iraq, many of them much better then me, are in terrible anguish. This inexorable guilt I feel transforms into a boundless empathy for the distress of the misfortunate and into a compassionate love for my fellow man ...

Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless the one who gives them.

Going to Iraq will broaden my mind. We kids at Pine Crest (School) live such sheltered lives. I want to experience during my Christmas the same hardships ordinary Iraqis experience everyday, so that I may better empathize with their distress. I also want to immerse myself in their environment in order to better comprehend the social and political elements ...

I plan on doing humanitarian work with the Red Cross. I will give my mind, body, and spirit to helping Iraqis rebuild their lives. Hopefully I will get the chance to build houses, distribute food supplies, and bring a smile or two to some poor children.

I know going to Iraq will be incredibly risky. There are thousands of people there that desperately want my head. There are millions of people there that mildly prefer my demise merely because I am American. Nevertheless, I will go there to love and help my neighbor in distress, if that endangers my life, so be it ...

If I know what is needed and what is right, but do not act on my moral conscience, I would be a hypocrite. I must do what I say decent individuals should do. I want to live my days so that my nights are not full of regrets. Therefore, I must go.

[BTW]

Its probably the cynic in me, but something doesn't ring true about this story. It seems like a stunt.

[john9001]

CNN will never hire that budding reporter, too biased.
imagine, calling the terrorists "evil".

[Gunslinger]

Originally posted by BTW
Its probably the cynic in me, but something doesn't ring true about this story. It seems like a stunt.

From the article it mainly says the kid is a journalist or an aspiring one.  He beleives in "immersion" as a means of reporting.  Whatever the case may be he sounds like a brave/stupid kid to me.

[Skilless]

I hope the gubment sends his mommy a great big bill to cover the cost of his rescue.  It seems like a big failure on multiple levels that would allow a 16 year-old kid to waltz into a war zone.

[indy007]

I feel guilty living in a big house, driving a nice car, and going to a great school. I feel guilty hanging out with friends in a cafe without the fear of a suicide bomber present.

This kid has some serious self esteem issues, and quite possibly a death wish.

[lada]

hey that guy have prety cool natural camo.... almost as good as mine... with sutch a briliant camo, there is no way to run into trouble in ME

I give him credit if he used his own money

we better dont ask, why should free people of america get "registred" in free country of iraq.

viva

[lada]

Originally posted by indy007
This kid has some serious self esteem issues, and quite possibly a death wish.

i would say that he has just an excelent imagination and sense for humanity.

I would not judge him because of that... since he is still a child who didnt see much. Since he have arabic name (and probably parents), im not wondering that he care about those people in Iraq.

were you serious about those death wish's ?

[lada]

Originally posted by Skilless
I hope the gubment sends his mommy a great big bill to cover the cost of his rescue.  It seems like a big failure on multiple levels that would allow a 16 year-old kid to waltz into a war zone.

damm ... and i trough that US won the war and its over.... ummm i should not smoke gandza, while bush is haveing speach on the fishing boat.

or may be i should notice that war zones are quite normal in democratic countries like palestine.... iraq... afghanistan...

[indy007]

Originally posted by lada
i would say that he has just an excelent imagination and sense for humanity.

I would not judge him because of that... since he is still a child who didnt see much. Since he have arabic name (and probably parents), im not wondering that he care about those people in Iraq.

were you serious about those death wish's ?

Just an off-color remark based on that snippet I quoted. He makes it sound like he wants to live under the threat of suicide bombers just going to the cafe. That doesn't sound humanitarian to me. It's one thing to feel sorrow about others living conditions and do what you can about it... it's another matter entirely to wish you and your friends could be caught out by a suicide bomber just because of guilt about your high standard of living. That's just... sick... at least to me.

[BTW]

Originally posted by Gunslinger
From the article it mainly says the kid is a journalist or an aspiring one.  He beleives in "immersion" as a means of reporting.  Whatever the case may be he sounds like a brave/stupid kid to me.

I have many unanswered questions and the whole situation still smells bad to me. Did his parents report him missing? Did they find his passport was missing? No one in Kuwait of Baghdad knew he ( a minor) was traveling alone? That's says much for the security. Where did he hook up with the associated press? How long was he there before he announced himself? What did he want to do there and how did he go about trying to accomplish that?

I would be extremely leery of aligning myself with this guy.  I've got a feeling you haven't heard all his "message" yet. But I am very cynical.