(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The majority of people in Germany would agree with the use of full-body scanners at airports to examine all passengers, according to a poll by Forsa published in Stern. 63 per cent of respondents support relying on the scanners, while 31 per cent are opposed.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – People in three countries would prefer to go through an airport scanner than to be patted-down by an officer before boarding a flight, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 78 per cent of respondents in the United States, 73 per cent of Britons and 67 per cent of Canadians feel this way.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – A large majority of people in the United States think that, if five men accused of participating in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, are found guilty by a federal court, they should be sentenced to death, according to a poll by Angus Reid Public Opinion. 69 per cent of respondents share this opinion.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Opposition to collaborating with the United States on its war on terror has grown significantly in Pakistan, according to a poll by the International Republican Institute. 80 per cent of respondents say Pakistan should not cooperate with the U.S. in this matter, up 19 points since March.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many people in the United States think the country was more united right after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, than it is now, according to a poll by Angus Reid Strategies. 49 per cent of respondents share this view.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many adults in Britain believe Libyan national Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi should have remained in a Scottish prison to serve the remainder of his sentence, according to a poll by Angus Reid Strategies. 48 per cent of respondents would have kept Megrahi incarcerated at the Greenock facility.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many people in Australia think terrorist attacks in Indonesia are the main threat to their country’s national security, according to a poll by Essential Research. 35 per cent of respondents share this point of view, while 23 per cent fear local extremists more.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many people in the United States—though not a majority—think their country is safer now compared to how it was before the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports. 45 per cent of respondents share this view, while 37 per cent disagree.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – A large majority of people in Afghanistan want the government to make amends with the Taliban, according to a poll by the International Republican Institute. 68 per cent of respondents share this view, while 14 per cent oppose it.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many adults in the United States are concerned about the impact the Guantanamo Bay detention facility had in international relations, according to a poll by Angus Reid Strategies. 59 per cent of respondents believe the treatment of prisoners in Guantanamo boosted anti-American sentiment in the world.
