Major Change of Opinion in Muslim World

In the spirit of rhetorical skepticism I ask, "Why haven't we heard about this on the Evening News?" In a major shift of public opinion in the Muslim world, more people in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim country, now favor American efforts against terrorism than oppose them. "In a stunning turnaround of public opinion, support for Bin Laden and terrorism in the world's most populous Muslim nation has dropped significantly, while favorable views of the United States have increased," said Kenneth Ballen, President of Terror Free Tomorrow, which commissioned the recently released poll. Key findings of the poll:

    * For the first time ever in a major Muslim nation, more people favor US-
    led efforts to fight terrorism than oppose them (40% to 36%).
    Importantly, those who oppose US efforts against terrorism have declined
    by half, from 72% in 2003 to just 36% today.
    * For the first time ever in a Muslim nation since 9/11, support for Osama
    Bin Laden has dropped significantly (58% favorable to just 23%).
    * 65% of Indonesians now are more favorable to the United States because
    of the American response to the tsunami, with the highest percentage
    among people under 30.
    * Indeed, 71% of the people who express confidence in Bin Laden are now
      more favorable to the United States because of American aid to tsunami
      victims.