A new survey out by the Pew Internet and American Life Project attempts to examine those questions.

ClickZ has an article on the report. Here's an excerpt:

President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan wants a jirga (council meeting) of leading Pashtuns from both Afghanistan and Pakistan to discuss how to put the largely Pashtun Taliban out of business. But will Pakistan play along?

Some of Mark Foley's apparent deep, dark secrets -- he's an alcoholic, he was molested by some unnamed clergyman as a teen -- that have been revealed in the wake of his scandal surprise his friends. The sexuality part? Not so surprising.

It's about the civilians, stupid.

Human Rights Watch has praised the European Union for halting a trade deal with Turkmenistan, the bizarrely authoritarian, oil-and-gas-soaked Central Asian republic where a journalist died last month under suspicious circumstances.

* Since there are some bloggers out there who like to take things wildly out of context when attacking people they perceive as foes, please be advised the above headline was intended to be ironic and not an actual criticism of Dutch society or its democratic process. Nor should it be seen as an endorsement of the legislative aims of the Brotherly Love, Freedom and Diversity Party. Far from it.

From the BBC:

A Dutch political party formed by a group of paedophiles is unlikely to take part in the country's November elections due to a lack of support.

The Brotherly Love, Freedom and Diversity Party (PNVD) said it had only gathered 100 of the 570 signatures needed by the 10 October deadline.

It believes would-be supporters are afraid to publicly give their backing.

The party seeks to lower the age of sexual consent to 12, and legalise child pornography and sex with animals.

The PNVD was formed by three paedophiles in May, prompting outrage in Dutch society.

The head of the World Economic Forum in Davos warns that the world is 10 to 15 years behind the curve when it comes to tackling the climate change issue.