But the U.S. has been backing the military regime in Egypt for 30 years".
Mr Koizumi has been backing a plan to grant local governments more autonomy.
"The US has been backing Saudi Arabia ever since they started this fight.
Western governments believe Putin has been backing the rebels and supplying them with ammunition, which the Kremlin denies.
The Greens said initially they would, but the party has been backing off this proposition more recently.
Mr. Fischer has been backing away from economic stimulus measures since July 27, after the inflation rate fell.
For emerging markets, Intel has been backing its own, more expensive Classmate PC, which sells for about $300.
Nor is there any sign of a Russian commitment not to strike at the rebels the west has been backing.
His fragile government would be helped if Eritrea's was persuaded to cut its links with the radical Somali Islamists it has been backing merely to hurt Ethiopia.
In practice, ever since the Tories did best in Britain's elections to the European Parliament last June, the Blair government has been backing away from the euro.
The oil industry has been backing out of petrochemicals and refining for some years because margins are much thinner than in exploration and production of crude oil.
