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Nearly two thirds of Americans say torture can be justified
http://www.pollingreport.com/terror.htm
The results of <a href="http://www.pollingreport.com/terror.htm">a Newsweek Poll conducted between 10 and 11 November 2005</a> are shown in the table below.
"Do you think the use of torture against suspected terrorists in order to gain important information can often be justified, can sometimes be justified, can rarely be justified, or can never be justified?" | ||||||
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Often Justified | Sometimes Justified | Rarely Justified | Never Justified | Unsure | ||
% | % | % | % | % | ||
ALL adults | 17 | 27 | 18 | 33 | 5 | |
Republicans | 25 | 34 | 14 | 24 | 3 | |
Democrats | 11 | 25 | 20 | 40 | 4 | |
Independents | 17 | 25 | 21 | 31 | 6 | |
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"Would you support the use of torture by U.S. military or intelligence personnel if it might lead to the prevention of a major terrorist attack, or not?" | ||||||
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Would Support | Would Not Support | Unsure | ||||
% | % | % | ||||
11/10-11/05 | 58 | 35 | 7 | |||
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"What if the use of torture by the United States makes it more likely that Americans will be tortured by our enemies? Would you support the use of torture under these circumstances, or not?" | ||||||
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Would Support | Would Not Support | Unsure | ||||
% | % | % | ||||
11/10-11/05 | 36 | 57 | 7 | |||
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"Do you think the recent allegations about the use of torture by the United States have hurt this country's image around the world a lot, somewhat, not too much, or not at all?" | ||||||
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A Lot | Somewhat | Not Too Much | Not At All | Unsure | ||
% | % | % | % | % | ||
11/10-11/05 | 39 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
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