Submitted by Moses Nathan(United States), Apr 20, 2004 at 17:53
The Arab world appears to spend its energy on fighting Israel & the USA. Western world countries who offer aid, funds, people to improve lives of the poor, find resistance on all sides.
Those in power do not want an end to their conflict. The poor, uneducated, downtrotten may realize who the enemy is: 'their rulers. "
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