I'm surprised his support wasn't higher. Wonder if it's because he was eclipsed by other, younger, more visible, foul jihadi "heroes"?
Posted on 05/02/2011 12:12:58 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o
Muslim support for the assassinated al-Qaida leader has declined rapidly since 2003, but Palestinian Muslims remain more enthusiastic that he would do the right thing; only 1% Lebanese Muslims voice support for bin Laden.
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Among six predominantly Muslim countries recently surveyed, Muslims in the Palestinian territories voiced the most support for the assassinated al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, a poll released on Monday showed.
The poll, conducted by Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Project, found that Muslims around the world displayed a declining confidence in bin Laden, while the Palestinian Muslims retained the highest rates for the assassinated terrorist.
More than 34 percent of Palestinian Muslims said in 2011 they had confidence in the terrorist leader to do the right thing in world affairs, a nearly 20 percent drop since 2009. In 2003, 72 percent of Palestinians voiced support for bin Laden; Turkey showed the least support that year, with 15 percent.
Indonesian Muslims showed a decline from 41 percent of in favor of bin Laden in 2007, to 26 percent in 2011, while 22 percent of Egyptians and 13 percent of Muslims in Jordan voiced their confidence in the al-Qaida chief.
Bin Laden had almost no support among Turkish (3%) or Lebanese Muslims (1%).
The survey showed how support for the al-Qaida leader had dropped drastically across the board since 2003, with the greatest decline occurring in Jordan, where the support for bin Laden dropped from 56 percent in 2003 to 13 percent in the current poll.
Palestinian Muslims offered more positive opinions of the terror group relatively, (28% favorable), but about more than 68 percent of the Muslim population viewed al-Qaida unfavorably.
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I'm surprised his support wasn't higher. Wonder if it's because he was eclipsed by other, younger, more visible, foul jihadi "heroes"?
Or could it be because in light of the recent “protests” in the Middle East, OBL was considered “passe”?
Perhaps that was the reason why it was decided now was the time.
Five or six years ago if this had happened, especially under Bush, I could easily see mass rioting throughout the Muslim world, but now, it warrants barely a shrug.
Obama presses for Palestine at UN
Snip: Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, told the AFP news agency that he welcomed Obama's remarks, "especially his call for a halt of the settlement activities and for the creation of a Palestinian state".
Obama, Soros create 'Palestine'
Snip: In partnership with a government fund initiated by Barack Obama, philanthropist and billionaire activist George Soros is investing in a private equity company that just launched in the Palestinian territories.
The company, Siraj Fund Management Company, says it was created "for the sole purpose of managing investment funds in Palestine."
The new company's website repeatedly refers to what it calls the "country" of "Palestine." There is, however, no such country as Palestine. Siraj is apparently referring to territories controlled by the Palestinian Authority.
I wonder if the Mexicans will still chant “OSAMA OSAMA” at soccer matches?
May be replaced by shouts of “NAPALITANO! NAPALITANO!”
We attempt to “capture”, or kill when necessity dictates.
Israelis have no such legal problems with “assassination”, we do.
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