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He's 14 years old, not 9. He should take responsibility for his words. He's old enough.

He stated in his video the clock was his "invention". Everyone was led to believe he put it together with creativity and electronics know-how. But we now know it was an existing clock he took apart and re-packed.

This takes the shine off Obama's comments, and off the comments made by so many who were inspired by his young inventiveness.

When NASA said they need more people like Ahmed, they didn't mean people who take existing things and call them their own inventions. But anyway, where were we... ah yes, giving Ahmed a scholarship.