America and Anti-Americans It would be easy for America, in the present climate of hostility, to fail to respond to constructive criticism, or worse: to start acting like the overwhelming superpower it is, making decisions and throwing its weight around without regard for the concerns of what it perceives as an already hostile world. The treatment of the Camp X-Ray detainees is a worrying sign. Secretary of State Colin Powell's reported desire to determine whether, under the Geneva Convention, these persons should be considered prisoners of war was a statesmanlike response to global pressure � but Mr. Powell has apparently failed to persuade President Bush and Donald Rumsfeld. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/04/opinion/04RUSH.html