I frankly think this is a racist intrusion into the thread.
And yes, I am quite cognizant of how "racism" is misused as a term by the left.
I'm not gonna run whining to any moderator, but this just does not sit right by ne.
I"m sorry, we are talking politics, history, and the strange things that pop up in that mix ~ and although Mitch is a nice guy he really screwed up here.
Of course he's going to be judged based on his grandfather's tales of the good old days when he was running through the bushes for his life.
Being an Arab is ETHNIC ~ hardly racial.