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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
80% of Saudi TV audiences believe the US did 9/11 to itself
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My brother in law told me when I saw him last that many of his staff thinks this (he is an executive in an Egyptian telecom company). But he said it's all abstract - they have no problem dealing with Americans in a business context and and frequently in social context. My sister told me that some of her driver's beliefs are completely wacky, and yet he's a nice guy - she trusts him to babysit her son and to drive her around Cairo. I agree it's scary that people think this way, but I think for the vast majority who hold these thoughts, it's not out of a burning hatred or anything that would amount to more than words, so maybe we get a little too worked up when we hear these statistics.
