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The BBC is actually reporting some good news.

Support for Osama Bin Laden and Islamic militant violence is falling in several key Muslim countries, according to a new survey by a US organisation.

The Pew Research Center poll suggests that support for suicide bombing is declining sharply.

The survey examined public opinion in Morocco, Pakistan, Turkey, Indonesia, Jordan, Lebanon and 11 other states.

The poll also found that concern about Islamic extremism was prevalent in several nations with a Muslim majority.

Correspondents say this may be partly because violent acts in some of the states interviewed have been blamed on Islamist radicals.

I find it especially fascinating that attacks carried out by Islamist radicals (read: terrorist lunatic savages) would cause concern in those interviewed on account of the attacks being blamed on, *gasp*, Islamist radicals.

Overall, though, if bin Laden and his cronies are losing support in the Islamic world, that means both of the following:

They won't have such an easy time recruiting Islamofascist terrorists to fuel their "movement" or campaign.

The war against Islamofascist terrorism is probably working, contrary to the beliefs and prayers of those on the left.

Too soon to say, so no "booyeah" yet, but it's certainly good news.