The article identifies countries around the world with negative and positive views of bush, but is a bit light in investigating reasons for the public impressions. Was government propaganda used, was the local press right wing, was the aid motivated to counter Chinese and Russian influences, ... It is a good read, but raises other unanswered questions.

This news analysis presents data, but not a lot of sourcing, pinpointing where on the global map outgoing and unpopular President George Bush is liked and even esteemed, with parents in one country naming their children after him. Some countries are predictable--Israel, for instance; but others even have the experts baffled.

Interesting. We thought we loved John Howard when we elected him. Turns out we were wrong. Americans thought they loved George Bush when they elected him. Turns out they were wrong too. Will Africans still love GB 10 years from now?

It's a gloss-over; a shiny positive look at the very few places where Bush would be missed. In all, it was a easy but boring read.

To judge the feelings of a Country on what their President has said is ludicrous! We all know here in the US, that politicians give each other compliments and then stab each other in the back. I know just about every country in Africa, most of which our present President is not even aware of and I can assure you that Bush is not their friend. This article has been written by an ET.