> >Then let me say it again: Every Muslim who's a fan of UBL is > an asshole. > >That's about 80% of them worldwide. > > Ah! Finally an actual figure rather than that "most Muslems > are fundamentalists" rhetoric. Of course, now that you have > given us that 80% figure, we expect you to come up with the > scientific research that confirms your claim that some 80% of > all Muslems worldwide support Osama bin Laden. > > Don't worry, you won't have to Cut & Paste all that data. A > few URLs to relevant websites will do.
> Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Here's one poll, courtesy of Jihad Watch from the other day. Oh, and it's only 65% (in Muslim countries that are supposed to be our allies) so I guess I exaggerated a little. You go find more. Every time anyone does one of these "Arab street" polls the numbers are similar. Go do your own research and find one where a majority in an Arab country aren't open fans of terrorists. I just love how Musharraf gets even higher marks. Not quite as high as Saddam's last electoral results, but high enough to tell you who wears the panty hose in Pakistan. March 28, 2004 Tiny minority of extremists update: 65% Pakistanis support Osama A popular man An interesting report on polling in Pakistan, from Mid Day: Nearly two thirds of people in Pakistan hold favourable views of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and 86 per cent approve of President Pervez Musharraf, according to a survey by a major American organisation. Nearly half of those interviewed said suicide bombings against Israelis and, in Iraq, against Americans and other Westerners are justified. The report by the Washington-based Pew Global Attitudes Project survey found that 65 per cent favoured Osama and that pluralities of 47 per cent believed Palestinian suicide attacks on Israelis were justified. Forty-six per cent thought attacks on Westerners in Iraq were justified. The Pew Research Centre is a non-profit and non-governmental organisation, which specialises in opinion surveys. Its reports are widely respected in Washingtons academic circles. Pakistan was one of four Muslim-majority countries in the survey, which also included Turkey, Jordan and Morocco, the governments of all of which have strong ties with the US. Pew, the polling organisation questioned 1220 people in Pakistans urban areas, 1000 nationwide in four Moroccan cities and about 1000 each nationwide in Turkey and Jordan between February 19 and March 3. The survey had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. Pew also conducted polls during the same period in the United States, Britain, France, Germany and Russia. Posted at March 28, 2004 09:04 PM _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
