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To: Noneyet who wrote (5369)	9/30/2001 8:43:12 AM
From: GROUND ZERO™	Respond to of 23908

Today's surprising poll numbers By Wolf Blitzer CNN Wolf Blitzer Reports WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Having read poll numbers for years, I was especially struck by the numbers in the latest CNN-Time Magazine Poll. Some of the numbers are predictable but some are certainly not. In the latter category, for example, is this alarming statistic. Almost a third of the American public -- 31 percent -- would favor detention camps for Arab-Americans "as a way to prevent terrorist attacks in the United States." Yes, 65 percent oppose such camps but I was shocked that there are so many people who would favor them. I would have been certain that in the aftermath of the disgraceful detention camps for Japanese Americans during World War II -- a stain in American history -- the whole notion of these kinds of camps would be off limits, even in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. In my daily column for CNN.com, I will share some perspective on the day's news, including behind-the-scenes background and details of conversations I've had with newsmakers. You will be able to find it right here every Monday through Friday. I'd love to get your feedback. You can always email me at wolf@cnn.com. Similarly, 29 percent favor allowing police to stop and search people at random -- again "as a way to prevent terrorist attacks in the United States." On other sensitive issues, the numbers also are pretty surprising. Nearly six out of ten Americans -- 59 percent -- say they would support jailing suspected terrorists "indefinitely with no bail" if that would prevent terrorism. Those opposed: 38 percent. A similar split -- 57 to 41 percent -- would favor the requirement of all U.S. citizens to carry federal ID cards. And by a 55 to 42 percent margin, they would support the government's intercepting and scanning e-mail from anyone in the United States. Clearly, based on these numbers, Americans are willing to give up some of their traditional freedoms in order to try to prevent terrorism. Americans, in the poll, favor the use of U.S. ground troops in Afghanistan by 64 percent to 28 percent. This support for military action comes even though only 23 percent of the American public believe there will be a "quick victory." More than half -- 56 percent -- say the U.S. will achieve victory but only "in a long war." Ten percent do not believe the U.S. will win this war. Interestingly, 63 percent of the American public believe U.S. action in Afghanistan "will make terrorism more likely" -- 33 percent do not believe so. President Bush continues to receive high marks in this new poll. Three out of four Americans -- 74 percent -- say his response to the terrorist attacks is "about right." His job approval rating is 84 percent in this poll. (It was 90 percent in last Sunday's CNN-USA Today-Gallup Poll. Given the plus or minus sampling error of three percent in both polls, that is not much of a shift.) There has been a slight improvement in recent days in the American public's sense of how things are going in the country. On September 13, two days after the attacks, only 45 percent said things were going "well." That number has now increased to 59 percent. In contrast, in July, 70 percent of the American public said things were going well in the country. More Americans, by the way, are more worried about terrorism than the economy -- 56 percent to 33 percent. Indeed, 76 percent say they believe car bombs are likely to occur in the next 12 months; 53 percent say they believe chemical/biological attacks are likely to occur; and 23 percent even fear a nuclear weapons attack. Nineteen percent worry about another airplane attack. Unfortunately, most Americans do not have a high degree of confidence. Only 23 percent believe their local police could prevent terrorist attacks; 73 percent do not. In short, these numbers point to a jittery American public. That is certainly understandable given the disaster of the recent terrorist attacks. What I will be watching closely in the coming weeks is how these numbers will fluctuate. Wolf Blitzer cnn.com GZ

To: Noneyet who wrote (5369)	9/30/2001 1:08:29 PM
From: chalu2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

>>My post to you was meant to highlight all the theories you presented, not so much the content. << Yes, but three of the theories you "highlighted", I never presented, either in words or in substance. To wit: (1) That the sailors are neo-nazis for describing events as they did; (2) that the ship fired on itself; and (3) that the ship was not there at the time it was attacked (how bizarre!). You know I never said any of this, yet you continue to maintain I did. Why do you lie about this? >>So you see there Chalu, your Lyndon Johnson theory makes no sense, as israel would have had to agree to attacking a ship they knew was American. << My theory requires no agreement with Johnson. I said Johnson put a spy ship in a war zone, and that one of the combatants engaged and sunk it, as any nation would do, and as provided under international law. Under my theory, Israel knew it was a U.S. ship, but also knew what an evil bloodthirsty b*stard Johnson was, and that he (not the sailors) was up to yet another dangerous game regarding another country's war and soldiers. Johnson willingly sacrified the sailors' lives by taking such a reckless gamble, which was a hostile act against an ally. Frankly, I have doubts you read what I said, other than the word "Johnson." otherwise you would not exhibit such a complete and utter misunderstanding. With regard to my posts, you read things that aren't there, and don't read things that are there. Is this old age or bias? How was Sunday mass?