Poll: Americans Still Wary of Terrorism

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WASHINGTON (AP) - With attacks increasing in Iraq and terrorists striking elsewhere in the region, a solid majority of Americans now say they do not think the war that topped Saddam Hussein has reduced the threat of terrorism, a poll says.

Seven in 10 felt that way, according to the survey released Wednesday by the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland. Other organizations' polling from last spring found about half with that opinion.

``It's becoming harder for the public to see how this is helping,'' said Steven Kull, who directed the survey. ``They are seeing terrorist attacks in Iraq, the situation in Afghanistan isn't getting better.''


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http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-3459776,00.html

[alarcojon]

1. See pipa.org for the full report

I am more an more impressed with the people at the Program on International Policy and Attitudes (PIPA) at the U. of Maryland. They also did the work, cited here on DU, which showed that Fox viewers were most misinformed about the Iraq war, NPR listeners the least.

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[bywho4who]

2. I Am So Terrorized

Terror is (THE NEW ORDER ATHLETE):scared: It's just there mantra don't buy in.



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