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The former security chief for The Washington Post’s Baghdad bureau was involved in the rescue of a man from a burning home in Phoenix over the weekend. The former security chief for The Washington Post’s Baghdad bureau was involved in the rescue of a man from a burning home in Phoenix over the weekend.
Muhanned al-Kusairy, who was the bureau’s security chief from 2003 to 2009, was one of four neighbors who helped pull Bill Clemons, a retired Marine, out of his burning house around 1 a.m. Sunday, according to Phoenix’s ABC 15. They report that Kusairy was returning home from a late shift driving a limo and saw the smoke. Phoenix Fire Capt. Ruben Saavedra told the TV station that Clemons is in extremely critical condition.Muhanned al-Kusairy, who was the bureau’s security chief from 2003 to 2009, was one of four neighbors who helped pull Bill Clemons, a retired Marine, out of his burning house around 1 a.m. Sunday, according to Phoenix’s ABC 15. They report that Kusairy was returning home from a late shift driving a limo and saw the smoke. Phoenix Fire Capt. Ruben Saavedra told the TV station that Clemons is in extremely critical condition.
In July, former Baghdad bureau chief Rajiv Chandrasekaran caught up with the Iraqi staffers who worked for The Post. He wrote about Kusairy meeting Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and talking about his dream of becoming a deputy sheriff.In July, former Baghdad bureau chief Rajiv Chandrasekaran caught up with the Iraqi staffers who worked for The Post. He wrote about Kusairy meeting Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and talking about his dream of becoming a deputy sheriff.
Chandrasekaran wrote:Chandrasekaran wrote:
He and his family must wait two more years to become citizens — “it feels like two centuries” — but that has not dissuaded him from trying to be what he deems American. He covers his bald pate with a black Stetson, sports a stars-and-stripes sticker on the tailgate of his Tahoe, listens to country star Alan Jackson’s greatest hits and spouts off on politics when wedged in traffic on I-17.He and his family must wait two more years to become citizens — “it feels like two centuries” — but that has not dissuaded him from trying to be what he deems American. He covers his bald pate with a black Stetson, sports a stars-and-stripes sticker on the tailgate of his Tahoe, listens to country star Alan Jackson’s greatest hits and spouts off on politics when wedged in traffic on I-17.
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Later that evening, Muhanned changed into dark cargo pants and a black T-shirt with the sheriff’s six-pointed-star emblem and drove to meet up with Arpaio’s posse. He joined the volunteer group this year, hoping it would enhance his chances of becoming a full-fledged deputy. Muhanned has spent more than 40 hours in evening classes, learning how to use a two-way radio, process detainees and conduct a traffic stop. He is moving on to intermediate-level instruction this summer — “They will teach me to use a Taser!” — and he hopes to earn his certification to carry a sidearm and a posse badge by the end of the year. Although his instructor told him to wait until then to purchase his uniform and other supplies, Muhanned bought everything the first week. A tan patrol shirt. A Kevlar vest. Boots and gloves. The bill came to more than $1,000.Later that evening, Muhanned changed into dark cargo pants and a black T-shirt with the sheriff’s six-pointed-star emblem and drove to meet up with Arpaio’s posse. He joined the volunteer group this year, hoping it would enhance his chances of becoming a full-fledged deputy. Muhanned has spent more than 40 hours in evening classes, learning how to use a two-way radio, process detainees and conduct a traffic stop. He is moving on to intermediate-level instruction this summer — “They will teach me to use a Taser!” — and he hopes to earn his certification to carry a sidearm and a posse badge by the end of the year. Although his instructor told him to wait until then to purchase his uniform and other supplies, Muhanned bought everything the first week. A tan patrol shirt. A Kevlar vest. Boots and gloves. The bill came to more than $1,000.
Read more about Kusairy and The Post’s Baghdad bureau here.Read more about Kusairy and The Post’s Baghdad bureau here.