To Kill an American

To Kill an American >> >> >> You probably missed it in the rush of
news recently, 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 an editorial the following day to let >>
everyone know what an American is . so they would know when they
found >> one. (Good one, 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
Comanche, 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 lives in 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, never asking a thing >> in return. >>
>> When Afghanistan was over-run 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 >> of everything...the best
products, the best books, the best music, the >> best food, the best
services. 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. It's
been told that >> the World Trade Center victims were from at least
30 different >> 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 other blood- thirsty >> tyrants in
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.