In the Third millennium after the birth of Christ one nation bestrode the world like a Colossus: The United States of America. Its culture was the world's culture, and its armies garrisoned the Earth. It truly was the time of the Pax Americana. Then one perfect day a small group of shadowy men destroyed the symbol of American economic might and snuffed out 3,000 souls, and the people asked - Why do they hate us? We aren't an occupying empire, are we? Produced by Michael Goldfarb for WBUR Radio, 2002. Find out more at http://www.insideout.org/documentaries/pax/