In a message dated 2/26/2004 11:02:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, jtpoutdoor@xtra.co.nz writes: As we seem to be split into those who are proud to be American and those nasty people who either are not or those of us who merely live in the rest of the world. You should be proud of whatever you are. I never said anyone else was nasty. I, personally, am glad I am American. I love my country and I will say it everytime someone puts it down. For all it's faults and sometimes disastrous foreign policies it's still my home. My ancestors have shed their blood for this country all the way from the Revolutionary War through the War of 1812 through the Civil War, WW1, WW2, Korean War (my father is a Korean War Veteran) and Vietnam. My Irish ancestors came here to NYC make a better life for themselves and their family. They worked on the docks and construction to help build this country--I can't turn my back on all they sacrificed and went through to try to make a better country. Donna T B