What is an American or Canadian?

This is an email I received probably about five years ago, give or take. I stumbled upon it in my email and remembered why I had saved it. I loved it. It is a great piece of writing, a great inspiration.I did not write this. As it says, an Australian Dentist wrote this. But of course, I'm not even sure if it really was an Australian Dentist. This piece just says it was.So enjoy,Cuyler Callahan******************************************************************************************A nicely written piece... Written by an Australian Dentist...> >>>>> >>>> To Kill an American or an Canadian> >>>>> >>>> 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 or> >>>> Canadian, any American or Canadian.> >>>>> >>>> So an Australian dentist wrote an editorial the following day to let> >>>> everyone know what an American or Canadian is, so they would know> >>>> when they found one. (Good one, mate!!!! )> >>>>> >>>> An American or Canadian 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 or Canadian may also be a Comanche, Cherokee, Osage,> >>>> Blackfoot, Navaho, Apache, Seminole or one of the many other tribes> >>>> known as native Americans or Canadians.> >>>>> >>>> An American or Canadian is Christian, or he could be Jewish, or> >>>> Buddhist, or Muslim. In fact, there are more Muslims in America or> >>>> Canada than in Afghanistan . The only difference is that in America> >>>> they are free to worship as each of them chooses.> >>>>> >>>> An American or Canadian 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 or Canadian 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 (or in Canada, the Bill of Rights),> >>>> which recognizes the God given right of each person to the pursuit> >>>> of happiness.> >>>>> >>>> An American or Canadian is generous. Americans or Canadians 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 and Canadians 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 and Canadians 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 or Canadian 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 and Canadians 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 or a Canadian> >>>>> >>>> Please keep this going!> >>>> Pass this around the World.> >>>> Then pass it around again.> >>>> It says it all, for all of us*******************************************************************************************