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Charney Research Report says Muslim World Largely Anti-
American This headline is like making a startling discovery
that "the Sun rises in the East". Everyone knows that so what's the
big deal in finding it out? But what was found out that in spite of
the globalization and mass consumerism that is sweeping the whole
world, and which is especially strong in the Arab world where the
glitterati live like 7th century Bedouin but shop like lottery
winners who have won a billion. Even there Anti-American feelings are
so widespread that they and extend to U.S. consumer brands, according
to a report released Wednesday. The coming of Mecca Cola to replace
Coke and the movement to ban those companies who deal with Israel is
well known.
 Many young
Muslims said they admired Osama bin Laden, while views of
President Bush were uniformly negative. All focus group members
rejected U.S. views of the war in Iraq, saying the United States
invaded on a false premise to further its own regional goals. When
asked what they wanted from the United States, focus group members
said respect and aid to develop as their countries choose. Wow, so
beggars of aid can be choosers too! And those who demand to get the
aid they want will use their resources to target the USA someday.
That's the most tricky part. Photo Credits:
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The report, by Charney Research, is based on 14 focus groups
conducted last December and January among college-educated men and
women in Egypt, Morocco and Indonesia.
Many young Muslims said they admired Osama bin Laden, while views
of President Bush were uniformly negative. All focus group
members rejected U.S. views of the war in Iraq, saying the United
States invaded on a false premise to further its own regional goals.
Anti-Semitic stereotypes also were noted. Focus group members saw the
United States and Israel as synonymous and estimated the proportion
of Jews in the U.S. population at up to 85 percent; it is 2 percent.
The report found negative opinions of the United States are taking a
toll on U.S. companies, and that amounts of U.S. aid were massively
underestimated; not one person in any focus group knew the U.S. is
the world's largest donor by dollar amount.
"Most Egyptians and Indonesians put U.S. support for their countries
over 10 years in millions; the correct figures were $7.3 billion and
$1 billion, respectively," the authors said.
When asked what they wanted from the United States, focus group
members said respect and aid to develop as their countries choose.
Wow, so beggars of aid can be choosers too! And those who demand to
get the aid they want will use their resources to target the USA
someday. That's the most tricky part.
The Council on Foreign Relations, founded in 1921, is a nonpartisan
center for scholars dedicated to helping members and policy-makers
better understand the world and governmental policy choices,
according to its Web site. The council has headquarters in New York
and an office in Washington, D.C.
Charney Research is a private consulting firm in New York that offers
opinion polling and market research.
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