11.   Several hundred Nigerian fans flew in to see the contest.

12.   Romanian students also said they saw the contest as a way to the prosperous West.

13.   Some saw the contest as a test of which method was better.

14.   Some see song contest as Cold War victory.

15.   But the contest was also seen as key to identifying the top contenders and weeding out the weakest.

16.   Others -- if they are to be believed -- see the contest as the perfect opportunity for arson, street fighting and protest suicides.