Arabs' Love-Hate Relationship with U.S.

(BBC) Frank Gardner - At a demonstration I went to in Tripoli last year, the authorities bused in thousands of young Libyans to the center of town and handed out anti-Western placards. "Down with America," "Down with Imperialism" read the banners. As the procession went past, two Libyan demonstrators explained to me that it was their dream to go and study in America.


2002-06-12 00:00:00

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