December 30, 2005

Crazy Kid Answers Justice's Call For Help

A Fort Lauderdale boy, Farris Hassan, had a yen for some independent "immersion journalism" in Iraq. So, using his own money, and without telling anyone, he took off and went. Farris is now staying at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and will be home shortly. According to his brother, "He knows the ass-whoopin' he's going to get."

I bet.

The excerpts provided from his travel essay are wonderful:

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.

He sounds like a nice kid who needs a comprehensive ass-whoopin'.

The timeline for his travels are here. So far there's been no comment from this fellow.

(Michelle's all up in my local kool-aid, as is everybody else. Fine -- but hands off the alligator-attack news.)

Coalition of the Swilling joins me in the This-kid-needs-to-be-beaten-within-an-inch-of-his-life Club. We meet once a month down at the Legion. Bring a covered dish.

Posted by floridacracker at December 30, 2005 12:39 AM

   



Comments

I wish NBC would offer him Richard Engel's job, the little blow-dried dipsh*t who rarely leaves the Green Zone, reports every evening how America is losing, and implies we are no better than the "insurgents" because we torture people and [blah, blah, blah].

Posted by: Salt Lick at December 30, 2005 07:41 AM

When I frist heard about this I told my wife it sounded like a South Park episode.

"Eric's not the type of boy who would run off to Baghdad..."

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at December 30, 2005 09:20 AM

Y'all are right on both counts.

Posted by: Donnah at December 30, 2005 01:09 PM

Crazy kid, Should be left alone to tell his story, but was silenced by the State Department.

Farris's snotty sister and mother sure are enjoying the spot light though.

Posted by: Greg at January 4, 2006 02:49 AM

What makes you think he was silenced by the State Department?

Posted by: Donnah at January 4, 2006 02:54 AM