TFT Pakistan Poll Report

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From Terror Free Tomorrow --

Pakistan, where Osama bin Laden and other top members are thought to be hiding, apparently sees al Qaeda and the Taliban in a much less favorable light.  This public opinion poll, conducted by Terror Free Tomorrow before the elections in 2008, shows that support for the groups, which was once quite high, has dropped - and that citizens are looking to support more moderate candidates.

“ Pakistani public support for Al Qaeda, the Taliban, Bin Laden and other radical Islamist groups has dropped by half. TFT’s previous nationwide survey across Pakistan in August 2007 (also conducted with D3 and PIPO) showed that anywhere from a third to one-half of Pakistanis had a favorable opinion of Al Qaeda and related radical Islamist groups. Those numbers have now plummeted to the teens. ”