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Farris Hassan & the Schoolboy Prank That Wasn't
Canada Free Press ^
| Friday, February 17, 2006
| Judi McLeod
Posted on 02/24/2006 12:15:17 PM PST by Anne_Conn
Character-building Pine Crest Preparatory School, from which 16-year-old Farris Hassan cut classes for 15 minutes of Andy Warhol fame in Iraq, is still fielding media calls from all over the world.
You can tell its been a long 15 minutes when you talk to the polite school spokesperson who gets to field these calls.
"The story is not going to die away very quickly," the spokesperson told canadafreepress.com yesterday.
Almost three months after the Schoolboy Prank That Wasnt, Farris Hassan is back in class none the worse for wear after undisclosed penalties meted out by a conduct review committee.
(Excerpt) Read more at canadafreepress.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: fakepassports; farrishassan; ftlauderdale; hezbollah; iraq
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posted on
02/24/2006 12:15:19 PM PST
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Anne_Conn
To: Anne_Conn
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posted on
02/24/2006 1:33:23 PM PST
by
OldFriend
To: Anne_Conn
I am deafened and visually assaulted by the Press coverage on the real story and of Farris and his deceit. (Not).
To: Anne_Conn
Without the digging of Cinamon Stillwell and Tom Blumer at NewsBusters.org, the romantic version of a runaway schoolboy "trying to help my fellow man" would have continued to dupe television viewers and readers the world over. Some FReepers may recognize one of our own here.
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posted on
02/24/2006 2:27:47 PM PST
by
rogue yam
To: SmithL
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posted on
02/24/2006 2:29:43 PM PST
by
rogue yam
To: rogue yam; Anne_Conn; Cool Guy; CounterCounterCulture; Arkat Kingtroll; bayareablues; pbear8; ...
Without the digging of Cinamon Stillwell and Tom Blumer at NewsBusters.org, the romantic version of a runaway schoolboy "trying to help my fellow man" would have continued to dupe television viewers and readers the world over.Seen the Light Ping
FReepMail me if you want on, or off this low-volume Ping list.
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posted on
02/24/2006 4:08:50 PM PST
by
SmithL
(Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
To: SmithL
The FBI should be added to your ping list.
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posted on
02/24/2006 4:14:51 PM PST
by
pbear8
(I have to wait until Monday for '24'!!!! =()
To: Anne_Conn
But, but, but, but where is the NYTimes and NPR on this????
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posted on
02/24/2006 6:03:06 PM PST
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: pbear8
The FBI should be added to your ping list.I'm eagerly awaiting FReepmail from the director.
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posted on
02/24/2006 10:06:23 PM PST
by
SmithL
(Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
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