As somebody wrote in an article in the Guardian (UK liberal newspaper) a week or so ago, the worldwide anger against the USA is driven not by hatred of Western values, but by the fact that we claim to own those values but don't actually live up to them. It's not only (some) Americans who are hypocritical. This morning, thare was an interview on BBC radio involving a Turkish Islamist MP (recently re- elected) and a British Euro-MP. The MP, having the last say, criticised the Turk because his party had recognised the Hamas administration in the Palestinian Territories. Had he been allowed to respond, the Turk would possibly have pointed out that Hamas was democratically elected- you can't claim that you support democracy, then ignore the results of fair, open elections.