Iraqi teen turned in his father, faces dangerous future

Wall Street Journal ^ | 06/14/2004 | MICHAEL M. PHILLIPS. AP

[LiberalBassTurds]

I'm not sure if there are any "connected" FR folks (Legal / State Department) who'd like to help but this kid. This was highlighted on AndrewSullivan.com. Very brave young man who deserves some support from us post-handover.

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[Cableguy]

People should write to the whitehouse.

[nutmeg]

ping!

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[Never2baCrat]

Get this brave kid out of harm's way now.

[antidisestablishment]

BTTT

[nutmeg]

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[Captainpaintball]

Who needs this innocent, brave, productive kid when we get the cream of the crap from Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Mexico, China, Russia, and all the other turd-world nations?

[Texasforever]

I am speechless. This should be a no brainer. Bring this kid to the United States.

[fella]

losing their protection would mean almost certain death at the hands of those he betrayed.

Why do I get the feeling that this journalist disapproves of this kids actions?

[Threepwood]

Correct Solution: One-way ticket to Anywhere USA with a 40,000 per year stipend until something better can get sorted.

C'mon. Breaking up a 40 man insurgent cell through intellgence and gunplay would probably have taken hundreds of thousands of dollars, risked dozens of lives, and worked the locals up. This kid deserves something good.

[McGavin999]

If all else fails, some Marines say, only half-jokingly, they will hand Steve-O a rifle and march him onto the plane when the battalion leaves Iraq, in late summer or early fall.

They've got to get this kid over here. He's going to need some special education to get him up to his age group.

[McGavin999]

Could you use your ping list? We could use some brain power here.

[truth_seeker]

"The relative told him an Iraqi gunman shot the boy's mother in the stomach in early January. The relative thought she was probably dead, but he wasn't certain."

Another instance of islamic "bravery."

[billclintonwillrotinhell]

Bring the amazingly courageous "Steve-O" over here, teach him as much English as possible, then have him publicly debate the Al Gores and the Howard Deans of the world the next time they open their fat mouths about Iraq!

[doug from upland]

Thanks for the ping. What a story. I toast this future American.

[Nateman]

A true "keep hope alive" bump

[endthematrix]

The boy can come here and we deport Ted Kennedy!

[LibWhacker]

We've GOT to give this kid asylum. It's only right. He's still young and hopefully not so street-hardened in Iraqi ways that he couldn't adjust and lead a productive life as an American. He's earned his shot at it, that's for sure.

[conshack]

If this story gets a little publicity, that will happen. However, that can't be left to our fine lefty media to do.

[lainde]

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