July 27, 2003

Abstract: (CPOD) Jul. 27, 2003 - Many residents of Germany believe the press has not been forthcoming in its reports on the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, according to a poll published in Die Zeit. 68 per cent of respondents say the media has not disclosed everything about the events.

(CPOD) Jul. 27, 2003 - Many residents of Germany believe the press has not been forthcoming in its reports on the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, according to a poll published in Die Zeit. 68 per cent of respondents say the media has not disclosed everything about the events.

Germany was a center of operation for al-Qaeda in the late 1990s. Mohammed Atta and two other 9/11 hijackers lived in Hamburg as part of an alleged cell. Moroccan student Mounir El Motassadeq has been charged in a German court for transferring money to the hijackers as they prepared the attacks in the U.S.

Most Germans reject conspiracy theories regarding 9/11. Only 19 per cent of respondents believe the U.S. government was involved in the attacks.

Polling Data

Do you think the media has reported the full truth behind the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks?

Yes	27%
No	68%

Do you believe the U.S. government could have been involved in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks?

Yes	19%
No	72%

Source: Die Zeit
Methodology: Interviews to 1,000 German adults, conducted in July 2003. No margin of error was provided.