Public opinion on Osama bin Laden
他们眼中的拉登
Supporting terror - Attitudes to Osama bin Laden have changed in Muslim countries
支持恐怖 - 穆斯林国家对拉登的态度已经变了
THE announcement at the weekend that American special forces had killed Osama bin Laden in Pakistan was greeted with jubilation in America, and with more restraint elsewhere. But while he was America's most wanted man and the most recognisable Islamist terrorist in the world, in reality Mr bin Laden's influence had been declining in many Muslim countries. In polling by the Pew Research Center just before he was killed, a third of Palestinian respondents said they had confidence that the al-Qaeda leader was "doing the right thing in world affairs". That compares with over 70% when the question was first asked in 2003. Support for Mr bin Laden also fell in most of the other countries canvassed. This may reflect a genuine change in attitudes after al-Qaeda's high-profile attacks in places such as Bali and Jordan, as well as its violence in Iraq. But it could also reflect Mr bin Laden's lower profile in recent years.
上周末公布的,美国特种部队在巴基斯坦击毙乌萨马本拉登的消息在全美掀起了一片欢腾,在别的国家就不见得是这么大好的喜讯了。不过虽然拉登一直是美国的头号通缉犯,也是全球最知名的穆斯林恐怖分子,但拉登在许多穆斯林国家的声誉已经有所下降了。据皮尤研究中心一项在他死前不久进行的民调显示,只有三分之一的巴基斯坦人对这个基地领导人能“对国际事务产生积极影响”持肯定态度,而当在2003年被首次问到这一问题时,回答肯定的有70%以上。对本拉登的支持率在受调的大多数国家中都有下降。这种转变的产生可能是因为基地组织在袭击了巴厘岛和约旦这些地方时候的高调态度,还有其在伊拉克的暴力形象。不过也有可能是因为本拉登在最近几年的低调。
各国民众对本拉登的观感-你对本拉登能“对国际事务产生积极影响”有多少信心?
原文链接:经济学人
来源:每日小抄