Not only did Farris Hassan's dad arrange his trip to Baghdad, he told CNN that he was in Baghdad when Farris called from Kuwait.
Hassan's father, Redha Hassan, a medical doctor, told CNN that he
had helped his son get a visa into Iraq from Beirut. The elder Hassan
said he was leaving Iraq himself when the teen called, unable to get
into the country from Kuwait. He told him to go to Lebanon and said he
spoke with him almost daily. (Route)
When asked why he helped, Hassan said his son had come so far by the time he called that he couldn't see not helping him.
Redha
Hassan and Atiya, who lives in Tampa, are divorced. Farris spends most
of his time in Fort Lauderdale, where his father lives.
So, the big "story": Teen goes to Iraq all by himself, doesn't tell parents - is all bullshit. All that's left to find out is why Dad lied so much, why Dad helped Farris go to Iraq in the first place and why Mom was so utterly in the dark about it all. And what was Dad doing in Iraq, anyway?
