uclahater
07-15-2004, 01:16 PM
To Kill an American
You probably missed it in the rush of news last week, but there was
actually a report that someone in Pakistan had published in a
newspaper an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American,
any American.
So an Australian dentist wrote the following to let everyone know
what an American is, so they would know when they found one.
(Good on ya, mate!!!!)
An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish,
Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be Canadian,
Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian,
Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani, or Afghan. An American may
also be a Cherokee, Osage, Blackfoot, Navaho, Apache, Seminole
or one of the many other tribes known as native Americans.
An American is Christian, or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or
Muslim. In fact, there are more Muslims in America than in
Afghanistan. The only difference is that in America they are free to
worship as each of them chooses. An American is also free to
believe in no religion. For that he will answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the
government and for God.
An American is from the most prosperous land in the history of the
world. The root of that prosperity can be found in the Declaration of Independence, which recognizes the God given right of each
person the pursuit of happiness.
An American is generous. Americans have helped out just about
every other nation in the world in their time of need. When
Afghanistan was overrun by the Soviet army 20 years ago,
Americans came with arms and supplies to enable the people to
win back their country.!
As of the morning of September 11, Americans had given more
than any other nation to the poor in Afghanistan.
Americans welcome the best, the best products, the best books,
the best music, the best food, the best athletes. But they also
welcome the least.
The national symbol of America, The Statue of Liberty, welcomes
your tired and your poor, the wretched refuse of your teeming
shores, the homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the people
who built America. Some of them were working in the Twin Towers
the morning of September 11, 2001 earning a better life for their
families. I've been told that the World Trade Center victims were
from at least 30 other countries, cultures, and first languages,
including those that aided and abetted the terrorists.
So you can try to kill an American if you must. Hitler did. So did
General Tojo, and Stalin, and Mao Tse-Tung, and every bloodthirsty tyrant in the history of the world. But, in doing so you would just be
killing yourself. Because Americans are not a particular people from
a particular place. They are the embodiment of the human spirit of
freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an
American.
Pass this message on....
You probably missed it in the rush of news last week, but there was
actually a report that someone in Pakistan had published in a
newspaper an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American,
any American.
So an Australian dentist wrote the following to let everyone know
what an American is, so they would know when they found one.
(Good on ya, mate!!!!)
An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish,
Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be Canadian,
Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian,
Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani, or Afghan. An American may
also be a Cherokee, Osage, Blackfoot, Navaho, Apache, Seminole
or one of the many other tribes known as native Americans.
An American is Christian, or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or
Muslim. In fact, there are more Muslims in America than in
Afghanistan. The only difference is that in America they are free to
worship as each of them chooses. An American is also free to
believe in no religion. For that he will answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the
government and for God.
An American is from the most prosperous land in the history of the
world. The root of that prosperity can be found in the Declaration of Independence, which recognizes the God given right of each
person the pursuit of happiness.
An American is generous. Americans have helped out just about
every other nation in the world in their time of need. When
Afghanistan was overrun by the Soviet army 20 years ago,
Americans came with arms and supplies to enable the people to
win back their country.!
As of the morning of September 11, Americans had given more
than any other nation to the poor in Afghanistan.
Americans welcome the best, the best products, the best books,
the best music, the best food, the best athletes. But they also
welcome the least.
The national symbol of America, The Statue of Liberty, welcomes
your tired and your poor, the wretched refuse of your teeming
shores, the homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the people
who built America. Some of them were working in the Twin Towers
the morning of September 11, 2001 earning a better life for their
families. I've been told that the World Trade Center victims were
from at least 30 other countries, cultures, and first languages,
including those that aided and abetted the terrorists.
So you can try to kill an American if you must. Hitler did. So did
General Tojo, and Stalin, and Mao Tse-Tung, and every bloodthirsty tyrant in the history of the world. But, in doing so you would just be
killing yourself. Because Americans are not a particular people from
a particular place. They are the embodiment of the human spirit of
freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an
American.
Pass this message on....