Washington,
DC - Released today at the New America Foundation,
results
from the latest Terror Free Tomorrow/New America Foundation poll, the third such poll in nine
months, shows a dramatic repudiation of Pakistani public support for American
policies in the region, and a gain in support for Al Qaeda. Featured speakers
at today's New America Foundation event were Ken Ballen, president of the polling
organization, Terror Free Tomorrow, Terrorism expert and Schwartz Senior Fellow
Peter Bergen, and
leading Pakistan
analyst, and New America Fellow, Nicholas
Schmidle. Leading up to Pakistan's by-elections next week,
the report draws three important conclusions:
- Pakistanis Strongly Back
Negotiations with Al Qaeda and Taliban over Military Action; Public
Support for Al Qaeda Gaining Ground.
- Nawaz Sharif and His Party
Surge in Public Favor; Pakistanis Cannot Afford Flour and Blame their
Government for Growing Food Crisis.
- Results of a New Nationwide
Public Opinion Survey of Pakistan
before the June 2008 Pakistani By-Elections
Further
information is available online. . .
Read the report released today on the new nationwide public opinion survey of Pakistan:
http://www.newamerica.net/files/TFT-Pakistan2008.pdf
Learn more
about today's New America Foundation
event speakers: Nick Schmidle (bio), Peter Bergen (bio) and Ken
Ballen.
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Contact:
Erin Drankoski, 202-997-8727, Drankoski@newamerica.net
