Dear Farris Hassan…

The South Florida Sun-Sentinel’s Ralph De La Cruz writes an open letter to the 16-year-old American journalism student who made headlines with his trip to Iraq last month. “I admire your spunk and can-do spirit,” De La Cruz writes. “Appreciate how eloquently you’ve spoken about the sacrifices the armed forces are making in Iraq, and about how guilty you feel diverting precious resources and putting people’s lives in danger on your lark. But I’m concerned you haven’t expressed the same respect for the profession that supposedly inspired you to take the trip.” (Via Romenesko.)

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