5 years after 9/11, many angry at U.S.

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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/world/4177631.html

5 years after 9/11, many angry at U.S.

PARIS — The nations of the world joined Monday in solemn remembrance of Sept. 11 _ but for many, resentment of the United States flowed as readily as tears.

Critics say Americans have squandered the goodwill that prompted France's Le Monde newspaper to proclaim "We are all Americans" that somber day after the attacks, and that the Iraq war and other U.S. policies have made the world less safe in the five years since.

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New Zealand's Prime Minister Helen Clark joined many when she said: "No, we're not more secure since 9/11."

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Israel's Haaretz daily expressed disappointment and cynicism in an op-ed piece that said: "This is Sept. 11 five years later: a political tool in the hands of the Bush administration."

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In neighboring Pakistan, considered a major ally in the U.S.-led war on terror, newspapers ran bleak-toned opinion columns and editorials criticizing Western anti-terror policies and attitudes.