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To: Judith Williams who wrote (46658)	9/14/2001 3:15:29 PM
From: LLLefty	Respond to of 54805

>The bombing in the Sudan detonated massive protests and solidified anti-American sentiment among Muslim populations in that part of Africa.> Judith, I think you might be somewhat surprised that the bombing of the Pharma plant in Khartoum likely drew differing private reactions in that part of Africa. Sudan has had terrible relations with Libya, its Moslem neighbor to the West. Relations often are little better with Egypt to the north. In any event, it doesn't take much to send a crowd into the streets to demonstrate for or against whatever the goverment wants. None of this really has much to do with the US. We may be used by the governments involved and elsewhere as a whipping boy to stir up their populations for domestic political need. As we often say here: "All politics are local." as for the bombing of the Pharma plant, Berger's claim was based on an earth sample taken outisde the plant that showed traces of a chemical, as I recall, used in making biological weapons. Outside of our own labs, I don't think we have let any independent labs abroad test the dirt, leading to skepticism. The left-wing British press, ever critical of the US policy, loved this one. As for Sudan, a complicated country of many ethnic groups--Moslems in the north, Christian and animist in the south-- we have our own grievances dating back some years, including the cold-blooded killing of our Ambassador, Cleo Noel, and his deputy in Khartoum by Palestinians 28 years ago. The killers were arrested, but never prosectued. Anti-American sentiment may or may not be prevalent in some countries but be assured that many who demonstrate against the US today would be in line the next to see if they can get a visa.