] Many stories in recent weeks have told us that the United
] States fights an uphill battle for public support in
] Iraq, partly because of a persistent belief on "the Arab
] street" that the West is intent on erasing Islamic
] culture. How can the United States convince Iraqis that
] it's not true?
]
] Two Middle Eastern specialists at the Library of Congress
] say the answer lies in little-known plans by the
] celebrated American architect Frank Lloyd Wright for
] rebuilding Baghdad into a glittering capital of Islamic
] culture like the one that once dazzled the world.