MajorAmerica,
Chill, bro. You will learn that menstralgirl hates (and I mean hates) most all things American. First anyone that would include "mensa" in his web name has, I would say, issues. As you have, I'm sure found the welcome at EK and Dubai in general extremely welcoming. What most people of the world don't realize is that they get 90% of their information about the US and US politics from the NY Times, (see if you will ever see a guest column from George Will in the Gulf News) and the Wash. Post. And the networks just parrot the line those two pubs are publishing.
I am sure that mentral is of the same intelligence as the commentator I heard on Dubai Eye yesterday. I could not believe this Brit had the intelligence to even speak into a mic. Saying that citizens in the US could be jailed for life with no trial for expressing negative opinions about leaders. I kid you not. He was a twelve year vet so he kept saying that gave him credibility. Now think of the audience that is listening to him and thinking such rubish is gospel. And the calls afterwards confirmed that.
So let menstral have his rants-you know he just wants to bait his idols. Again, what you have to realize that those like menstral just don't want to hear differing opinions, thus they bow to alter of the NY TImes. But he is too little to confirm his national origin.