Odale
Active Member
To Kill an American.
You probably missed it in the rush lastweek, but there was actually a report that someone in Pakisten had published in a newspaper on an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any American.
So an Australian Dentist wrote the following to let everyone knwo what an American is, so they would know when they found one. (Go on ya, mate!!!!)
An American is English, 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 Buddhst, or Muslim. In fact, there are more muslims in America than 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 persuit of happiness.
An American is generous. Americans have helped out just about every other country 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 the morning of September 11, Americans have given more than any other nation to the poor 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, your poor, the wretched refuse of our teeming shores, the homeless, tempest tossed. These infact 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 atleast 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. Ther are the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds that spirit, everywhere, is am American.
Author unknown, Pass around the world.
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Wow! when i first saw that I just thought about how great of a country this is and how privaliged we are to have so many rights. But when i thought about it a little harder i realized that a member of our church is going to be a Missionary into Pakistan for one, possible more years in Pakistan. At the moment the muslims are blowin; each other up over there and she needs our prayers.
You probably missed it in the rush lastweek, but there was actually a report that someone in Pakisten had published in a newspaper on an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any American.
So an Australian Dentist wrote the following to let everyone knwo what an American is, so they would know when they found one. (Go on ya, mate!!!!)
An American is English, 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 Buddhst, or Muslim. In fact, there are more muslims in America than 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 persuit of happiness.
An American is generous. Americans have helped out just about every other country 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 the morning of September 11, Americans have given more than any other nation to the poor 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, your poor, the wretched refuse of our teeming shores, the homeless, tempest tossed. These infact 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 atleast 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. Ther are the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds that spirit, everywhere, is am American.
Author unknown, Pass around the world.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wow! when i first saw that I just thought about how great of a country this is and how privaliged we are to have so many rights. But when i thought about it a little harder i realized that a member of our church is going to be a Missionary into Pakistan for one, possible more years in Pakistan. At the moment the muslims are blowin; each other up over there and she needs our prayers.
