Poll: More Americans Think CIA Program Was Justified Than Not -- Wall Street Journal
Pew Research Survey Finds 51% Think CIA Practices Were Warranted
WASHINGTON—Americans who believe the Central Intelligence Agency’s post-Sept. 11 interrogation and detention program was justified significantly outnumber those who don’t think it was warranted, according to a poll released Monday.
A survey conducted by Pew Research Center found 51% of Americans think the CIA practices were warranted, compared with 29% who said the techniques were not, and 20% who didn’t express an opinion. A majority of those polled, 56%, believed the interrogation methods provided intelligence that helped prevent terrorist attacks.
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More News On The Latest Polls That Show A Majority Of Americans Believed The CIA Torture Program Was Justified
Majority in U.S. say CIA interrogation methods were justified -- L.A. Times
CIA Torture Report Poll: Half Of Americans Say Enhanced Interrogation Was 'Justified' -- IBTimes
Majority of Americans side with Dick Cheney, say torture was justified -- CSM
More Americans than not believe that CIA interrogation techniques were justified, poll finds, even though they think they constituted 'torture' -- Daily Mail
That big CIA ‘torture’ report? Americans just shrugged. -- Washington Post
WNU Editor: The PEW poll on torture is here.
Update: A separate CBS poll is showing the same result .... Most Americans consider waterboarding to be torture: poll (CBS)
5 comments:
Can we go Godwin now?
I had to Google that one Jay. LOL
But on a serious note .... I am surprised by this poll number. With all the negative news on torture, and the constant barrage in the main stream media on why torture is wrong .... a good part of the American public appears to be not buying it.
Because it's the plot of every Movie and TV show, and it fits with American prejudices.
Gallop did a poll in the late summer. American perceptions of the violent crime rate ( 11%) perfectly matches the TV Violent Crime rate (74%), and while the real violent crime rate is falling, (-18% a year/decade), most Americans think it's climbing, because it is on TV shows.
So true Jay .... the impact of culture should never be underestimated .... and the media does carry a lot of clout and influence.
Say what main stream media has a liberal agenda that can't possibly be true:)
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