There is more to this Democracy (#56061)
by Max Swing on March 11, 2005 at 1:39 PM

If you want to dwell even deeper:

http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,345550,00.html

A short report on a survey taken in Egypt, Palestine Authorities, Lebanon and so. They have specifically asked what they think about Democracy, Western civilisation and the USA.

I think it is insightful and grants them more knowledge than most of today's news items...