National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters
Conducted July 22, 2008
By Rasmussen Reports

1* How closely have you followed the story about the war crimes trial this week at the Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba?

16% Very closely

32% Somewhat closely

35% Not very closely
16% Not at all

1% Not sure

2* Is the person being tried Osama bin Laden’s brother, his personal driver or some other terrorist?

5% Bin Laden’s brother

51% His personal driver

15% Some other terrorist

30% Not sure

3* Should suspected terrorists be tried in U.S courts or in military tribunals?

30% US Courts
54% Military tribunals
16% Not sure

4* While they are being tried, should suspected terrorists be given all the rights of U.S. citizens?

18% Yes
71% No
11% Not sure

5* The United States has been criticized by many other countries for holding the terrorists outside the U.S. court system at Naval Base. Should the Guantanamo prison camp there be closed?

26% Yes
59% No
15% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence