[lbo-talk] What Salam Palax thinks of the war/occupation

John Mage jmage at panix.com
Tue Sep 23 14:20:37 PDT 2003


Doug wrote:

>> I know the Gallup people will stress the sample is not

>> representative of all Iraqis, but I suspect this will be reported

>> by lazy journalists as "Iraqi public opinion".

>

> Yes, yes, yes. But you've gotta work with what you've got.

Ha. A survey and poll of the Iraqi population in which guerrilla sympathizers are asked to identify themselves. Surely no sensible person expects them to do so, though there will always be fools (not here of course). Anyone know the history of Gallup polls *in* Viet-Nam?

john mage



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