Politicz
07-28-2007, 03:23 AM
The Pew Research Center in Washington has stated that Muslims around the world are increasingly rejecting suicide bombings, and other forms of violence against civilian targets in the name of Islam. Support for suicide bombings in Lebanon has dropped approximately 40%, in Indonesia support has dropped 50%, and in Pakistan support has dropped from 41% in 2004, to 9% at the present time. However, over 70% of Palestinians either support suicide bombings against civilians, or have stated that it is sometimes justified against civilians. The Pew Research Center conducted a survey on opinions about suicide bombers in 47 countries where Muslims reside, to include Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East, and found that there was a significant drop in support for suicide bombings. This is considered by researchers to be an indicator of a growing rejection of terrorist tactics amongst Muslim communities. Most noteable is the daily bloodshed in Iraq, and the bombing of various hotels in the Middle East, and the unnecessary deaths of innocent civilians caught in the crossfires, and retaliations of suicide bombers. These findngs really are not surprising, seeing that common sense would lead to a conclusion of backlash by Muslim civilians who have become the senseless targets of suicide bombers, who are too cowardly to target the government officials who they are fighting with, but instead, target innocent civilians of their own nations-insane!
Support for Osama Bin Laden has also dropped between 19-36 percent in some of the 47 Muslim countries surveyed, the highest numbers being in those countries who support the Bush administrations war in Iraq or are allied with the Bush administration, like Jordan. However, another reason why support for Osama Bin Laden has fallen a bit, is because Bin Laden has not been seen publicly in years, and many Muslims assume he is dead.
The Pew's research on support for Iran was mixed, with Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Kuwait (these nations support the Bush Administration) viewing Iran unfavorably, while over 55+ percent of Palestinians, Pakistanians, Indonesians, Malaysians, and Bangladesh all had a favorable opinion of Iran.
According to the Pew Research Center's findings on the United States, the majority of Muslim nations in the Middle East, African nations, and Asian nations see the United States as a military threat-this includes Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Kuwait, who are all U.S. allies. Over 77 percent of the citizens in Turkey stated that they were worried that the U.S. would become a military threat to their country in the near future, 6 in 10 people in Kuwait fear the same thing. An overwhelming number of Muslims also do not trust the United States, and this is mainly due to Bush's invasion of Iraq under false pretenses, and without a United Nations mandate, along with the Bush administration trying to dictate to Iran concerning their nuclear weapons program, while not insisting that Israel get rid of their nuclear weapons-or the U.S. get rid of their own nuclear weapons. Another reason the United States is not trusted in many nations in the near, middle, and far east, is because of the American government's reputation of hegemony, quick to violence against a lot of these nations then talk later, neo/colonization, and unfair trade practices with a lot of these nations, and outright racism and injustices towards many of these nations. And, many of these nations are starting to reject a lot of U.S. initiatives, and policies for their countries, instead embracing their sovereignty, and standing in solidarity against U.S. hegeomonic domination, and for their national, cultural, economic, and indigenous religious traditions-in other words, self govern.
Although Muslims are increasingly rejecting violence and suicide bombings, Hamas and Hezbollah were overwhelmingly viewed in a favorable manner by just about every Muslim country in the Middle East, and the surrounding African and Asian countries-although America considered both to be terrorist organizations. This is most likely due to the fact that Hezbollah, and Hamas have both stepped up to the plate and provided health care, economic support, food, housing, and sanctuary to those people in Palestine, Lebanon, and other Middle Eastern, African, and Asian countries who have been bombed down, or severely oppressed by the United States, Europe, Australia, and other western powers.
Regardless of what the Pew survey might indicate, and although the Middle East, and Iraq is presently a huge mess, the tides of justice are slowly, but surely turning.:D
Support for Osama Bin Laden has also dropped between 19-36 percent in some of the 47 Muslim countries surveyed, the highest numbers being in those countries who support the Bush administrations war in Iraq or are allied with the Bush administration, like Jordan. However, another reason why support for Osama Bin Laden has fallen a bit, is because Bin Laden has not been seen publicly in years, and many Muslims assume he is dead.
The Pew's research on support for Iran was mixed, with Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Kuwait (these nations support the Bush Administration) viewing Iran unfavorably, while over 55+ percent of Palestinians, Pakistanians, Indonesians, Malaysians, and Bangladesh all had a favorable opinion of Iran.
According to the Pew Research Center's findings on the United States, the majority of Muslim nations in the Middle East, African nations, and Asian nations see the United States as a military threat-this includes Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, and Kuwait, who are all U.S. allies. Over 77 percent of the citizens in Turkey stated that they were worried that the U.S. would become a military threat to their country in the near future, 6 in 10 people in Kuwait fear the same thing. An overwhelming number of Muslims also do not trust the United States, and this is mainly due to Bush's invasion of Iraq under false pretenses, and without a United Nations mandate, along with the Bush administration trying to dictate to Iran concerning their nuclear weapons program, while not insisting that Israel get rid of their nuclear weapons-or the U.S. get rid of their own nuclear weapons. Another reason the United States is not trusted in many nations in the near, middle, and far east, is because of the American government's reputation of hegemony, quick to violence against a lot of these nations then talk later, neo/colonization, and unfair trade practices with a lot of these nations, and outright racism and injustices towards many of these nations. And, many of these nations are starting to reject a lot of U.S. initiatives, and policies for their countries, instead embracing their sovereignty, and standing in solidarity against U.S. hegeomonic domination, and for their national, cultural, economic, and indigenous religious traditions-in other words, self govern.
Although Muslims are increasingly rejecting violence and suicide bombings, Hamas and Hezbollah were overwhelmingly viewed in a favorable manner by just about every Muslim country in the Middle East, and the surrounding African and Asian countries-although America considered both to be terrorist organizations. This is most likely due to the fact that Hezbollah, and Hamas have both stepped up to the plate and provided health care, economic support, food, housing, and sanctuary to those people in Palestine, Lebanon, and other Middle Eastern, African, and Asian countries who have been bombed down, or severely oppressed by the United States, Europe, Australia, and other western powers.
Regardless of what the Pew survey might indicate, and although the Middle East, and Iraq is presently a huge mess, the tides of justice are slowly, but surely turning.:D