To Kill an American
You probably missed this in the rush of news, 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
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 Towersthe 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.
DelMarVa's Premier Source for News, Opinion, Analysis, and Human Interest Contact Publisher Joe Albero at alberobutzo@wmconnect.com or 410-430-5349
10 comments:
shame we have such ignorance in the world in the year 2010.
These cultures have produced nothing in the last 1000 years. what a beautiful place it would be if they were extinct!
All I can say is WOW and AMEN!
Take that stupid statue down, were full. Everyone everywhere is an American, bull-crap.
Well, Americans used to be as described here. Unfortunately, we have become a bamboozled bunch believing what we are told by a wicked and evil government.
Our government is now a bunch of self-serving corporate interests and they own our main stream media. It advertises to us. It recruits our children for wars of aggression and then asks us to take care of them when they are injured or killed. Our government lies to its own army and refuses to properly take care of them.
Now our people are poor and destitute in the land our Fathers gave us. Our once great Nation is over run by illegal aliens and criminals. We are strung out on fast food and bad medicine.
We are so stupid.
It is a shame. America welcomes all other countries. America will feed the poor and house them. BUT if an American needs to be fed and housed, well, just look at some of the poor communities. Thanks america for helping other countries and not us.
that was beautiful! it is nice to read positive news too! thanks for posting joe!
Notice how all the nay saying pansies refuse to use their names. That's because it's JT or JR or BB or TM. They're trying to stir the pot on each and every post we put up. That's OK though, everyone knows these people should be seeking professional mental help.
Too bad only an estimated 10% of Afghanis are literate. That estimate comes from their own gov't, and is considered a bit "optimistic". It's hard to win over an un-educated society. Much different and difficult then the situation in Iraq.
This Australian knows America better than most Americans! We should invite him to come live here with us.
wonderful sentiments, hopefully we as a country can maintain these ideals in the face of adversity, and not belittle our great history like some of the earlier anonymous posters suggest.
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