More Pakistanis Have Positive Feelings Towards Qaeda Than Negative

PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN - NOVEMBER 03: A hotel lodger takes a photo with a mobile phone of an anti-American and anti-Musharraf demonstration November 3, 2006 in Peshawar, Pakistan

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Lahore, Oct 1 : A recent worldwide survey conducted by the BBC found that Pakistan was among two nations - the other being Egypt - where 'mixed' or 'positive' feelings toward Al Qaeda (22 percent) outweighed negative feelings (19 percent).

The poll conducted by the US-funded International Republican Institute in January found that 89 percent of Pakistanis did not support the US-led war on terror and that figure dropped marginally to 71 percent in June.

According to a report in the Christian Science Monitor (CSM), in the aftermath of the fresh spate of suicide bombings in Pakistan, including the Marriott hotel attack, more people are seen castigating the increasing number of US' incursions on the country's soil as compared to those who directly condemn the terrorist strikes.

In June, Harvard student Samad Khurram made national news after refusing an academic award by US Ambassador Anne Patterson in Islamabad, citing his disapproval for the killing of innocent Pakistanis in US airstrikes.

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My Comment: This perfectly sums up the huge obstacles that NATO and the West have in confronting Islamic extremism .... the majority of Muslims support the goals of Al Qaeda, and look the other way when Al Qaeda commits civilian atrocities.