You've got to go back farther than Ollie. Try 1912, when Winston Churchill, as First Lord of the Royal Navy, ordered the conversion of Britain's navy from coal to oil fired boilers. Once Britain was dependent on Middle Eastern oil for her Navy, she had to be sure that control of the oil fields was in "safe" hands. That, of course, started a race among all the major world powers of the time to control parts of the region and it's that very forced, Western control that bred the attitudes prevalent today.

I'm not saying we're all sweetness and light, but we didn't start the problem, we're just the most recent manifestation of it. In a region where animosities from 2000 years ago are still alive, you better believe people remember Western Imperialism from 50 years ago.

But this is way off topic.

Now-a-days I just let my film go through the carry-on x-ray machine. I've never had a problem with 400 speed or slower with up to 4 passes per trip...