Americans Support Full Due-Process Rights for Terrorism Suspects
Americans Support Full Due-Process Rights for Terrorism Suspects July 17, 2006 Majorities Oppose Rendition of Suspects to Countries that Practice Torture Most Believe Abu-Ghraib-type Abuses Still Occurring Published 7/17/06 Full Report American Questionnaire/Methodology In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Bush Administration plans to try hundreds ofContinue Reading
Americans Believe U.S. Should Not Imprison Innocent People Indefinitely to Extract Information
Americans Believe U.S. Should Not Imprison Innocent People Indefinitely to Extract Information July 17, 2006 Full Report American Questionnaire/Methodology Should the United States’ military and intelligence agencies be allowed to hold people because they may provide useful intelligence in the war on terror? A new WPO poll finds that mostContinue Reading
Current Energy Use Seen to Threaten Environment, Economy, Peace
July 12, 2006 Questionnaire/ Methodology On the eve of the St. Petersburg G8 Summit focused on energy security, a 19-nation opinion poll conducted for the BBC World Service shows that large majorities around the world see grave threats from the way the world currently produces and uses energy. Across allContinue Reading
Americans and Russians Agree U.S. is No. 1, But Disagree on the Up and Comers
Americans and Russians Agree U.S. is No. 1, But Disagree on the Up and Comers July 10, 2006 Questionnaire The United States is unquestionably the world’s dominant nation, Russians and Americans agree. But while Russians put themselves among today’s top three powers—and believe they will play a larger role inContinue Reading
Russians Support Putin’s Re-Nationalization of Oil, Control of Media, But See Democratic Future
Russians Support Putin’s Re-Nationalization of Oil, Control of Media, But See Democratic Future July 10, 2006 Americans Endorse Russia’s G-8 Membership, Are Optimistic about Democracy in Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin plays host to the Group of Eight major industrial powers this week despite a chorus of criticism in bothContinue Reading