Is This How The World Works?

A man is taking a walk in Central park in New York , he sees a little girl being attacked by a bull dog. He runs over and starts fighting with the dog. He succeeds in killing the dog and saving the girl's life.

A policeman who was watching the scene walks over and says: "You are a hero, tomorrow you can read it in all the newspapers: ‘Brave New Yorker saves the life of little girl’"

The man says: - "But I am not a New Yorker!"

"Oh then it will say in newspapers in the morning: 'Brave American saves life of little girl'" - the policeman answers.

"But I am not an American!" - says the man.

"Oh, what are you then?”

The man says: - "I am an Iraqi!"

The next day the newspapers says: "Islamic extremist kills innocent American dog. Connections to terrorist networks are being explored"

From an email received September 2008