Poll: Bin Laden tops Musharraf in Pakistan

[TexasLawyer]

Source: CNN

Poll: Bin Laden tops Musharraf in Pakistan

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf -- a key U.S. ally -- is less popular in his own country than al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, according to a poll of Pakistanis conducted last month by an anti-terrorism organization. Additionally, nearly three-fourths of poll respondents said they oppose U.S. military action against al Qaeda and the Taliban inside Pakistan, according to results from the poll conducted by the independent polling organization Terror Free Tomorrow.



An anti-U.S. rally in Karachi, Pakistan,
this past August.


"We have conducted 23 polls all over the Muslim world, and this is the most disturbing one we have conducted," said Ken Ballen, the group's head. "Pakistan is the one Muslim nation that has nuclear weapons, and the people who want to use them against us -- like the Taliban and al Qaeda -- are more popular there than our allies like Musharraf."

The poll was conducted for Terror Free Tomorrow by D3 Systems of Vienna, Virginia., and the Pakistan Institute for Public Opinion. Interviews were conducted August 18-29, face-to-face with 1,044 Pakistanis across 105 urban and rural sampling points in all four provinces across the nation. Households were randomly selected.

According to poll results, bin Laden has a 46 percent approval rating. Musharraf's support is 38 percent. U.S. President George W. Bush's approval: 9 percent. Asked their opinion on the real purpose of the U.S.-led war on terror, 66 percent of poll respondents said they believe the United States is acting against Islam or has anti-Muslim motivation. Others refused to answer the question or said they did not know.

Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/11/poll.pakistanis/

[agincourt]

1. Bin Laden with a 46% approval rating? LOL.

He probably has a lower approval rating in Iraq today, even after all the destruction of Iraq. These pig's asses who are in charge of our national security need to be waterboarded, under a pissing elephant.

[emilyg]

2. K&R

[TexasLawyer]

3. With friends like these...

Between the Pakistanis and the Saudis, who are funneling money to al Qaida, the U.S. is doing splendidly in the enemies department.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2987483

[varun]

4. And Pakistan is #1 ally in WOT?

Well done Bush!

Give a few more billion dollars of US taxpayer's money to Musharraf...