A new poll of residents from nine Muslim countries found that over 60% do not believe Arab groups carried out the September 11 mass terror attacks against the United States.
The Gallup poll found that by a 2-to-1 margin residents in these nations also expressed an unfavorable opinion of the US. They view the US as "ruthless and arrogant," with most describing themselves as "resentful" of the superpower, specifically citing a perceived bias against Palestinians. Although most of those identified by the US authorities as having been involved in the Sept. 11 attacks were of Arab extraction, 61% of the respondents said they did not believe Arab groups were behind the attacks.
Fifty-three percent of the people questioned had unfavorable opinions of the US, while just 22 percent had favorable opinions. Most respondents said they thought the US was aggressive and biased against Islamic values, deeply materialist, secular and a corrupting influence on the world. Of those surveyed, 67 percent saw the Sept. 11 attacks as morally unjustified, while 15 percent of the respondents said they were morally justified. But 77 percent said the US military action in Afghanistan was morally unjustified, compared with 9 percent who said it was morally justified.
Researchers polled 9,924 residents of Pakistan, Iran, Indonesia, Turkey, Lebanon, Morocco, Kuwait, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. About half of the world's Muslim population lives in those nine countries.
Residents of Lebanon had the highest favorable opinion of the United States, at 41 percent, followed by Turkey with 40 percent. The lowest numbers came from Pakistan, at 5 percent. The poll's margin of error was plus or minus 1 percent.
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The Gallup poll found that by a 2-to-1 margin residents in these nations also expressed an unfavorable opinion of the US. They view the US as "ruthless and arrogant," with most describing themselves as "resentful" of the superpower, specifically citing a perceived bias against Palestinians. Although most of those identified by the US authorities as having been involved in the Sept. 11 attacks were of Arab extraction, 61% of the respondents said they did not believe Arab groups were behind the attacks.
Fifty-three percent of the people questioned had unfavorable opinions of the US, while just 22 percent had favorable opinions. Most respondents said they thought the US was aggressive and biased against Islamic values, deeply materialist, secular and a corrupting influence on the world. Of those surveyed, 67 percent saw the Sept. 11 attacks as morally unjustified, while 15 percent of the respondents said they were morally justified. But 77 percent said the US military action in Afghanistan was morally unjustified, compared with 9 percent who said it was morally justified.
Researchers polled 9,924 residents of Pakistan, Iran, Indonesia, Turkey, Lebanon, Morocco, Kuwait, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. About half of the world's Muslim population lives in those nine countries.
Residents of Lebanon had the highest favorable opinion of the United States, at 41 percent, followed by Turkey with 40 percent. The lowest numbers came from Pakistan, at 5 percent. The poll's margin of error was plus or minus 1 percent.
Supplied by ICEJ NEWS SERVICE FROM JERUSALEM
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