Ok i hear the word "freedom" being flung around a LOT.. so please somebody tell me what "freedom" is.

Is "freedom" being american?? or is it being that which you freely choose to be?

DO the palestinians have the freedom to vote for who they wish?

Do the Iraqis have the freedom to govern their own country? More importantly do they have the freedom to govern their own oil reserves?

Do the Afghanis have the freedom to choose their own governmental structure?

I dunno man .. forget about all that. Can anybody give me a definition of "freedom" that does not entail becoming an american client state?