1st April 2007
More people than ever living anti-American dream
People living the anti-American dream |
According to all the latest indicators, star-spangled banner burning, presidential effigy torching and insurgent activities are at their highest level since the Vietnam War.
"Once the domain of the privileged who could afford expensive fuel and machinery, the spread of mass production and access of miseducation, the dream of a carbomb in every garage and a pot of semtex around each waist has become a reality," the report read.
Hoover
Ever since US president Herbert Hoover campaigned on the promise that he would "really, really make the rest of the world hate these United States", the idea of the anti-American Dream has been part of everyday folklore for much of the world.
Abdullah, an Afghan sheepherder so poor that he cannot afford a surname, spoke of the pride he felt that he was now living the anti-American dream.
Dirt devil
"My father worked hard and eventually died fighting the Russians so that we could grow up in a land where myself and my brothers could grow up with a wealth of opportunities," he said, adding that he was now deciding whether to follow his brother into a suicide bombing career or perhaps studying to become a sniper.
A stroll through the markets of Islamabad, Tehran and even Paris and Beijing reveal that the anti-American dream is now firmly part of popular culture, with effigies to burn and "Down With the Great Satan" clothing more popular than ever.
Shammy
However, there is still much work to be done, the report concludes. While praising efforts done to help more people than ever rant against the US, the report said that for most, uranium, mass-attacks and beheadings were still only accessible to a tiny minority.
"Once the domain of the privileged who could afford expensive fuel and machinery, the spread of mass production and access of miseducation, the dream of a carbomb in every garage and a pot of semtex around each waist has become a reality," the report read.
Hoover
Ever since US president Herbert Hoover campaigned on the promise that he would "really, really make the rest of the world hate these United States", the idea of the anti-American Dream has been part of everyday folklore for much of the world.
Abdullah, an Afghan sheepherder so poor that he cannot afford a surname, spoke of the pride he felt that he was now living the anti-American dream.
Dirt devil
"My father worked hard and eventually died fighting the Russians so that we could grow up in a land where myself and my brothers could grow up with a wealth of opportunities," he said, adding that he was now deciding whether to follow his brother into a suicide bombing career or perhaps studying to become a sniper.
A stroll through the markets of Islamabad, Tehran and even Paris and Beijing reveal that the anti-American dream is now firmly part of popular culture, with effigies to burn and "Down With the Great Satan" clothing more popular than ever.
Shammy
However, there is still much work to be done, the report concludes. While praising efforts done to help more people than ever rant against the US, the report said that for most, uranium, mass-attacks and beheadings were still only accessible to a tiny minority.
