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A Grateful Briton By London Daily Mail London Daily Mail | March 14, 2003 Dear America, you quirky mix of 280 million misfits that have somehow blended into the strongest nation in the world, I write to offer you four apologies and two vows. I, James Black, a European passport holder whose parents are Scottish, whose wife is English, and whose four children are free to be whatever they may want to be (directly because of the sacrifice of your nation), am ashamed for pointing out to a colleague while visiting your country a few days ago that Winston Churchill...

Dear America, you quirky mix of 280 million misfits that have somehow blended into the strongest nation in the world, I write to offer you four apologies and two vows. I, James Black, a European passport holder whose parents are Scottish, whose wife is English, and whose four children are free to be whatever they may want to be (directly because of the sacrifice of your nation), am ashamed for pointing out to a colleague while visiting your country a few days ago that Winston Churchill was wrong when he said the biggest difference between Britain and the United...

Recently, we have heard of an Englishman who praised the United States in calling on support for the efforts of the United States and England in fighting the terror threat and Iraq, how his letter to the editor became famous and we all saw it here. Well, I wrote him a thank you letter, and he responded back in February. Yesterday, he sent me a letter suggesting a way we can all do some outward sign of our support for our two government's actions. Here is his letter below:

Charleston Daily Mail World's responseto letter surprises British resident Melanie Jarvis <melanie@dailymail.com> Daily Mail Staff Friday February 21, 2003; 12:30 PM A British citizen is stunned by the response to a heartfelt letter he impulsively submitted to American newspapers last week. In “An open letter to America from one European,” published in the Feb. 13 edition of the Daily Mail, British resident James Black scolded his European neighbors for “their total lack of respect for the greatest friend they will ever have — the United States of America.” More than 400 e-mails later, Black said he is overwhelmed by...