The coach had put together the perfect team for the > >>>> > Detroit Lions. The only thing that was missing was a > >>>> > good quarterback. He had scouted all the colleges > >>>> > and even the Canadian and European Leagues, but he > >>>> > couldn't find a ringer who could ensure a Super Bowl > >>>> > win. > >>>> > > >>>> > Then one night while watching CNN he saw a war-zone > >>>> > scene in Afghanistan. In one corner of the > >>>> > background, he spotted a young Afghan Muslim soldier > >>>> > with a truly incredible arm. He threw a hand-grenade > >>>> > straight into a 15th story window 100 yards away. > >>>> > KABOOM! > >>>> > > >>>> > He threw another hand-grenade 75 yards away, right > >>>> > into a chimney. KA-BLOOEY! Then he threw another > >>>> > at a passing car going 90 mph. BULLS-EYE! "I've got > >>>> > to get this guy!" Coach said to himself. "He has the > >>>> > perfect arm!" So, he brings him to the United > >>>> > States and teaches him the great game of football. > >>>> > And the Lions go on to win the Super Bowl. > >>>> > > >>>> > The young Afghan is hailed as the great hero of > >>>> > football, and when the coach asks him what he wants, > >>>> > all the young man wants is to call his mother. > >>>> > > >>>> > "Mom," he says into the phone, "I just won the Super > >>>> > Bowl!" > >>>> > "I don't want to talk to you," the old Muslim woman > >>>> > says. "You deserted us. You are not my son!" "I > >>>> > don't think you understand, Mother," the young man > >>>> > pleads. "I've won the greatest sporting event in the > >>>> > world. I'm here among thousands of my adoring fans." > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > "No! Let me tell you!" his mother retorts. "At this > >>>> > very moment, there are gunshots all around us. The > >>>> > neighborhood is a pile of rubble. Your two brothers > >>>> > were beaten within an inch of their lives last week, > >>>> > and I have to keep your sister in the house so she > >>>> > doesn't get raped!" > >>>> > > >>>> > The old lady pauses, and then tearfully says, "I > >>>> > will never forgive you for making us move to > >>>> > Detroit!" > >>>> >