Topic “statistics”
The 9/11 riddle
September 11, 2008 | Posted by Londonstani - 1:41pm | 37 Comments
Thanks to Ken for pointing out this Reuters story on who the world thinks was behind the 9/11 attacks.
Londonstani thinks the whole idea of 9/11 conspiracy theories is idiotic since AQ has admitted its responsibility. Even if we assume Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's confession to US interrogators was a result of torture, we still have his comments to Al Jazeera. Along with endless Zawahiri comments alluding to knowing the attackers. There's also testimony from former jihadis who left the AQ world because they did not believe killing civilians was sanctioned by Islam.
But the real surprise here is the numbers. According to the WorldPublicOpinion.org statistics, 44 percent of Brits and Italians DIDNT think it was AQ.
The story says; "Respondents in the Middle East were especially likely to name a perpetrator other than al Qaeda, the poll found," but Londonstani was surprised that "only" 43 percent of those polled in Egypt thought it was Isreal.
Londonstani was in Cairo on 9/11 and went around interviewing many, many people for his story on the public response. Only one guy said Israel probably had nothing to do with it.
And only 19 percent in the Palestinian Territories blamed Israel??
How many in these places actually blamed AQ? Through some extrapolating, 46 percent of people in the Palestinian Territories blamed Israel and the US government. Does that mean 50-something percent of Palestinians and Brits blame AQ?
Probably not.. if you think that is a little too much amateur statistical analysis, look at the last line.
Many more Nigerians than British citizens blame AQ for 9/11.
Londonstani thinks the whole idea of 9/11 conspiracy theories is idiotic since AQ has admitted its responsibility. Even if we assume Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's confession to US interrogators was a result of torture, we still have his comments to Al Jazeera. Along with endless Zawahiri comments alluding to knowing the attackers. There's also testimony from former jihadis who left the AQ world because they did not believe killing civilians was sanctioned by Islam.
But the real surprise here is the numbers. According to the WorldPublicOpinion.org statistics, 44 percent of Brits and Italians DIDNT think it was AQ.
The story says; "Respondents in the Middle East were especially likely to name a perpetrator other than al Qaeda, the poll found," but Londonstani was surprised that "only" 43 percent of those polled in Egypt thought it was Isreal.
Londonstani was in Cairo on 9/11 and went around interviewing many, many people for his story on the public response. Only one guy said Israel probably had nothing to do with it.
And only 19 percent in the Palestinian Territories blamed Israel??
How many in these places actually blamed AQ? Through some extrapolating, 46 percent of people in the Palestinian Territories blamed Israel and the US government. Does that mean 50-something percent of Palestinians and Brits blame AQ?
Probably not.. if you think that is a little too much amateur statistical analysis, look at the last line.
Many more Nigerians than British citizens blame AQ for 9/11.
