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.
> >
> > 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 to 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 around the World using your own judgment.
>
