This E-mail from a friend.....E T..... - To Kill an American > > 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 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, 2002 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 > Toto, 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. >