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Here is a lesson in how journalism (and really, life) works in 2009: the passenger on Northwest Flight 253 being billed as a hero for helping subdue Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab will tell you his story – but only if you pay him money. But Jasper Schuringa was already on CNN, you say? Well, CNN paid up. And Mediaite has the full story inside!

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Jasper Schuringa, a 32-year-old film maker from Amsterdam, is being lauded as the primary hero after he led the charge to subdue would-be terrorist Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on Northwest flight 253 yesterday. Now, CNN has a fascinating interview with Schuringa, in which he describes the fire and tells how he subdued the suspect. Video inside!