“One evening in the house in Matraman, Saman said, he and Barry were preparing to go to sleep.
They often slept in the same place — sometimes in the bunk bed in Barry’s room, sometimes on the dining-room floor or in the garden. On this occasion, Barry, who was 8 or 9 at the time, asked Saman to turn out the light.
When Saman did not do it, he said, Barry hit him in the chest. When he did not react, Barry hit him harder, and Saman struck him back. Barry began to cry loudly, attracting Ann’s attention.”
“Barry began to cry loudly”
http://www.truthout.org/obamas-young-mother-abroad/1303494379
No surprise he was a bully, is it? Typical bully-tactic that, bash up another kid then run to the parent or teacher and claim ‘he hit me first’!