Thanks Mate!

Written by an Australian Dentist:

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. 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.

Where did you come up with your name man...kinda cool

Very interesting, Mr....

"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."

What a pile of crap. That is the biggest most arrogant load of I've ever read.

The best products? Ehh.. no.
The best books? Ehh.. no.
The best music? Ehh.. no.
The best food? Definitely.. NOT.

They can't make food to save their lives.

I'm sorry but you've got to give America props...It's mother Britain would be very proud of her illegitimate son...

Ofcourse her favorite will always be Canada...

So there it's!

To kill an american.. does that remind anyone else of the movie hostel?

This kind of over the top pro American idea has long since lost any credibility.

The American people, like most everyone in the world, are fine, hard working and positive. But the Goverment and the media of America is so out of order and globally damaging...I dont even want to depress myself talking about it.

Your emerald eyes are enchanting ^^
(I'm not gay)

No one ever said the Aussie dentist was right either...lol

Though I have no individual control over US policy I get a sense of patriotism when I think of the great power of my country. I just wish that I could be certain that the wrath created by 9/11 was delivered only to the guilty as Toby Keith's song lyrics suggest
http://www.countrygoldusa.com/courtesy_red_white_blue.asp

China is on the way I think. I was over there man and America may have a strong patriotic faith in within it's people, but let me tell you, that is nothing compared to the zealous divine faith the Chinese people have in their leader.

I swear, if he issues an order for the entire country to grab sticks and swim across to America to kill everyone, millions of people would try to do it....they have an scart dogmatic faith in their leader, as they see him as a God.

Thanks Mate

After discovering that sharks have cultivated a taste for Chinese food the would be shrimp boat captain says, but you ain't got no legs lieutenant Chan. lmao

Dang Wang Wai you go wong way

Have you been over to China? Do you know what it's like over there? I'm not talking about what they want, I'm talking about what they would do if they were told to do, that is a power you cannot get in America, faith.

In America the President has to lie to get people to do his bidding, and even then there is huge outcry against it. Who do you think would come to America's aid if it were seriously attacked, lets just say theorectically, by CHina in such a crazy way. Britain? We don't have enough people, let alone Military to fight off 10% of China.

What I'm talk about my young friend is economic power, China has more than anyone which is why the power is shifting to them away from America, It's not something I relish or think is cool, chances are the will mess it up same way USA did. This is not an attack against the people of America, it's about the leaders, whom you should not be defending, especially the current one who has run your country into the ground and did terrible things to your foreign policy and pulbic opinion.

The kind of "free spirit America" you are talking about is like the kind of stuff "Team America-World Police" said...it's like a TOp Gun over the top dream that almost no one believes anymore.

Britain was the top dog, then, we lost it during the second world war and America took over, now it's China's turn, nothing can stop that I think.

Let's hope China's leader(s) are always just and sane.

To be honest with you I fear that the irresponsible choice that Bush made to ignore the U.N. for no good reason is likely to have consequences. We don't even want to discuss
Nuclear weapons because I believe that is like the Carl Sagan analogy of two conflicting parties in a room of millions of gallons of gasoline and the surrender or victory is based on who has the most matches. I Doubt if I will live to see the day that it would be wise to lesson homeland security. I am a civilian department of defense employee of an Air force base and have got use to the changes in terror alerts and exercises Alfa Bravo Charlie and Delta. The opposite party of the man from Tennessee Al Gore have gone to a great deal of expense to convince us that man's activity cannot possibly effect the climate. But I seem to know of one man that has affected the political climate. Peace

My my...what a wonderfully great discussion this has stirred. guess it is a most successful thread...

Fool, if you really think George Bush is a good president who has improved your national situation, then rock on mate...keep digging fox news and the rest of your "news" which is where you seem to be getting your information.

But lets talk about blind faith for a second. Because the Iraq Invasion was entered into under what is now understood to be rather shady reasoning and justification, which most of the American people, including it's ground level miltary, swallowed. Now we know lies have been told, truths distorted and people are angry, they want their sons and daughters to come home and stop fighting in an unjust invasion masked up as a war...and you, you still feel proud to hold up your countries patriotism as a good thing?

Maybe if more Americans had stopped to think after the world trade center, instead of giving tacit consent to the completely unjust actions that the Bush administration used the attack Iraq, thousands of people would still be alive today..both your fellow countrymen and many more thousands of Civilian Iraqies. It is the duty of a true patriot to question every action of government and to make sure decisions are being made with the facts in hand. That did not happen in America after the September 11th..so please, don't speak to me about the greatness of your country over and above any other...your nations reputation has hit an all time low, if you ever travelled the world you would know this my friend.

But Kevin, don't you feel you are being the slightest bit hypocritical? As William believes our media coverage and supports the actions of our Government (silly, silly), you seem to believe that in America (Yes, we really are a nation), we have no judgments being passed congruently. How do you know, without being an American and being involved in our Government, that each action hasn't been well justified? Perhaps we all know less than we should. You can continue taking the word of your media--"Yes, America is a crappy place and Bush is semi-retarded," and William can continue believing whatever it is he believes. There are facts, of course, that prove the American Government to be faulty--taxation, health care, the economy, etc. But much goes on behind closed doors in all countries, and I can only HOPE that Bush has some master plan up his sleeve that will benefit America.

Now what the hell did I just say?

Ha! Of course I don't like Bush...I don't like anyone with eyes that close together.

Well fool, you are free to choose as you please, and that is a rare gift you should be proud of, but I wouldn't attribute that freedom to yor current president, who seems to want to take away the political freedoms of your country piece by piece, all in the name of the war on terror...a war strangely, that he and others started.

I wonder if you see the political advantage a government has in keeping it's people on the brink of some great disaster, like a perpetual state of fear, or war. It gives them the power to do as they please in your name, it makes them needed and useful.

But hey, you love your country and it's leaders, and that is your right and choice, I just don't see you justifiying it with anything other than personal statements of being patriotic etc etc.

Like I said, a true patriot questions everything, and I don't think you have.

Ps, I am not attacking you, I'm questioning your ideas and being rather polite about it too I think.

Kevin, good argument, but the whole "fool" thing was immature.

Jane, that is his username....fool, or foolish, how else can I name him if not by that?

Not my fault if it sounds silly calling someone foolish in a descussion, he chose it!

You could've at least called him 'child'...come on...what kind of moderator are you?

Freedom and the right, will and belief in dying for it is what everyone wants. So many countries want freedom and look at the way they are treated when they can't fight for it themselves...Dar Farer for example and the North Koreans. We even have to fish the Cubans out of the water to bring them here when they defect. Not all of the world's problems can be blamed on the US or even an aussie dentist...