Less Than Half the World Believes al Qaeda Was Behind 9/11 Attacks

By Joshua Holland, AlterNet. Posted September 11, 2008.

A poll of 16,000 people in 17 countries reveals the damage done to the
credibility of the United States by the Bush administration.

An international poll released this week by the Project on
International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) found that outside the United
States, many are skeptical that al Qaeda was really responsible for
the Sept. 11 attacks.

Sixteen thousand people in 17 countries -- allies and adversaries in
Asia, Europe, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East -- were asked
the open-ended question: "Who do you think was behind the 9/11
attacks?"

On average, fewer than half of all respondents said al Qaeda (although
there was significant variation between countries and regions).
Fifteen percent said the United States government itself was
responsible for the attacks, 7 percent cited Israel, and fully 1 in 4
said they just didn't know.