He has been accused by Time magazine of having played a role in the Sabra- Shatila massacres. As Minister of Agricultural, he has confiscated Arab land, allowed a great many settlements to be built and had no qualms killing women and children. The US is completely isolated in the Middle East. This is what a CIA expert writes in the Los Angles Times. If, on the other hand, the US should change its policies, terrorists would still be dissatisfied.
Terrorist groups thrive on peoples' anti-American feelings.
America's forthcoming war with terrorism, however, is described as mere nonsense. In the writer's mind, the root causes of the phenomenon should first be examined. Muslims are, also, said to be anxious over Zionist growing control of US decision-making institutions. They are piqued by the sarcastic approach used by the US media in dealing with Islam. Shenouda, on current visit to Beirut, declined at a press conference to draw a comparison between the conditions of Christians in Egypt and those of Lebanon.