i want to ask you about the feeling of anti-americanism creeping into this as the administration here don't seem to be taking decisive action against president mubarak. >> reporter: i think you have two things working into that. you have frustration with mubarak. the people here have a nuanced understanding of the region and realize the united states needs president mubarak's support for the palestinian/israeli issue. that's an issue they feel keenly. also you have this panopoly of feelings and anger that have generated over the past decade and more. people watched what happened in iraq with the united states, watched what happened there, seen a lot on the internet and they feel frustrated and angry with the united states in general. i think we are seeing a layer of that emerging. a lot of people have sympathy for the palestinians. when they look at the position