MiamiHerald.com | 12/30/2005 | School principal: Teen had dad's permission to go to Iraq

MiamiHerald.com | 12/30/2005 | School principal: Teen had dad's permission to go to Iraq:

"The 16-year-old boy who flew from Miami to Iraq had permission from his father to do so, the head of his Fort Lauderdale school said Friday.

Pine Crest School president Lourdes M. Cowgill said that Dr. Redha Hassan, dad of 16-year-old Farris Hassan, told school officials his son had his OK to go to Iraq to learn more about the current political situation there.

Farris says he wanted to travel to Baghdad to better understand what Iraqis are living through."