I could see why they might think this stuff, but is iut true?


An in-depth poll of four major Muslim countries has ascertained that in each of them large majorities believe that undermining Islam is a key goal of U.S. foreign policy. The poll surveys were conducted in Egypt, Morocco, Pakistan, and Indonesia from Dec. 2006 to Feb. 2007 by WorldPublicOpinion.org, with support from the START Consortium at the University of Maryland.

As reported by Pakistan's Daily Times (April 24), those polled were not ambiguous about perceived U.S. goals:

Large majorities (an average of 79 percent) across all four countries believe the United States seeks to "weaken and divide the Islamic world," ranging from 73 percent in Indonesia and Pakistan to 92 percent in Egypt. Equally large numbers perceive that the U.S. is trying to maintain "control over the oil resources of the Middle East" (average 79 percent).


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That should come as no surprise given the countries where the poll was taken. With the exception of Egypt's and Pakistan's government. the population of all the countries polled aren't exactly friendly towards the U.S anyway.

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Just as in this country, reporting has a lot to do with it. I am sure that whenever there is a story about the abuse of a Muslim in the US it is the top story of the day. Antonio Gramsci, back in the early 20th century said that the media would become the new hegemony. Appears he was a pretty sharp indidual.

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Yea, foreign media certainly is no friend to our policies.

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