Our New Nightmare: The United States of America

[MARALE]

http://www.rinf.com/news/march-05/31.html

The Australians Speak: 2005 survey, commissioned by the Lowy Institute for International Policy, found 57 per cent of Australians were "very worried" or "fairly worried" about the external threat posed by both US foreign policy and Islamic extremism.

"We asked about a series of threats from the outside," said the institute's executive director, Allan Gyngell. "Most startling of all was the precise equivalence of Islamic fundamentalism and US foreign policy as a source of concern.

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The findings would not be welcomed by the Howard Government, which has railed against perceived anti-Americanism and emphasised the importance of the alliance as the US takes a more unilateralist and activist posture in world affairs.

The Lowy Institute found that 72 per cent regarded the US alliance as very important or fairly important. But in another finding, the survey of 1000 people found respondents were strongly opposed to siding with the US over Taiwan should conflict flare between Taipei and Beijing.

There are a lot of interesting stats in this article. I am not sure it is LBN, but I think it is important to realize how we are viewed by the world.

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[bullimiami]

1. ill bet if you asked worldwide who scares you more

george bushs america or islamic fundamentalism

ol' w would win hands down.

hes crazy
he has the nukes

[tinonedown]

2. I don't know

The choice is not crystal clear to everyone, including everyone the non-Muslim world who are in the line of jihad fire.

[orwell]

3. Terrorists with WMD's

Who has the largest stockpiles of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons in the world, and has used them before on civilian populations?

Who is increasingly ruled by a small special interest group of religious fanatics?

Who brags about preemption, unilateralism, exceptionalism?

Who has authorized first strike nuclear attack?

Who spends more on their military than almost the rest of the world combined?

Who has an religious fundamentalist, with a history of quasi-sociopathic behavior in charge?

Who refuses to recognize war crime charges in the international courts?

Who is informed by the most sophisticated propaganda machine the world has ever known?

They have every right to be afraid...I am...

[northamericancitizen]

4. Amen nt