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Chirac congratulates Bush on re-election AFP: 11/3/2004 PARIS, Nov 3 (AFP) - French President Jacques Chirac on Wednesday congratulated US President George W. Bush on his re-election, saying he hoped Bush's second term would be a chance to reinforce Franco-US relations. "On behalf of France, and on my personal behalf, I would like to express to you my most sincere congratulations for your re-election to the presidency of the United States of America," Chirac wrote in a letter to Bush. "I hope that your second term will provide an opportunity to reinforce the Franco-American friendship," the French leader said, according...

PARIS (Reuters) - World leaders are anxiously awaiting the U.S. presidential election but major shifts in American foreign policy are unlikely whatever the outcome and there will be no change in the world order. Many of the foreign leaders who supported the U.S.-led invasion in Iraq, such as Italy's Silvio Berlusconi and Japan's Junichiro Koizumi, want President Bush re-elected on Nov. 2 to avoid being left isolated over the war. Although they might not say it openly, many of the opponents of the war, such as France's Jacques Chirac, want an end to four years of increasing U.S. unilateralism under...

World 'wants Kerry as president' A new poll in 35 countries suggests that people around the world would prefer Democratic challenger John Kerry as US president over George W Bush. Global research company GlobeScan Inc and the University of Maryland found clear leads for Mr Kerry among those polled in 30 of the countries. Only Filipino, Polish and Nigerian respondents clearly backed Mr Bush. Most said Mr Bush's foreign policy had made them feel worse about the US since his election in 2000. Kerry would win handily if the people of the world were to elect the US president...

http://www.drudgereport.com/flash.htm Edwards Suggests World Leaders Want Bush To Lose Thu Jul 22 2004 10:51:24 ET Sen. John Edwards said on CNN's LARRY KING LIVE last night: "Just a few weeks ago...I was in Brussels at NATO meeting with a whole group of NATO ambassadors and hearing their perspective on this. I just believe that these countries around the world, whose cooperation and alliances we need, believe that in order for them to have a fresh start with America, we're going to need a new president to do that. Now, they're not going to want to say this very vocally, of...

HOW MANY WORLD LEADERS DOES IT TAKE TO STOP THE NAME CALLING?New Evidence Continues To Emerge OnThreat Of Saddam Hussein’s Regime______________________________________________________________________WHO WOULD KNOW?  AL GORE OR THE IRAQI PRIME MINISTER? New Iraqi Prime Minister Certain Saddam Had Terrorist Connections.  IRAQI PRIME MINISTER IYAD ALLAWI: "I believe very strongly that Saddam had relations with al Qaeda. We know Saddam has relationships with a lot of terrorists and international terrorism. Now, whether he is directly connected to the September atrocities or not, I can't vouch for this, but definitely I know he has connections with extremism and terrorists."  (NBC's "Nightly News," 6/29/04)WHO...

LONDON (AP) - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Britain will attend the state funeral for Ronald Reagan. On Monday, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan joined them and many others around the world in mourning the former president, praising his leadership during the Cold War. But some commentators also said that as good as his optimism and charm were for the self-image of the United States, Reagan hatched conservative economic and foreign policies in the Republican Party that some Europeans still regret. "Alongside his firm opposition to Soviet power there...

Former US President Ronald Reagan was remembered across Europe for his role in breaking down Cold War divisions on the continent and opening the path to independence for Soviet bloc nations. Russians recalled Reagan's tough rhetoric and how he launched a withering arms race that precipitated the collapse of the Soviet Union, which Reagan famously dubbed an "evil empire". Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev hailed Reagan as a great US president and said he was distraught by news of his death Saturday at age 93. "I take very hard the death of Ronald Reagan, a man whom by fate sat...

John Kerry may have been lying, when he said that he talked to world leaders, whom he claimed wanted him to defeat Bush in the November election. But we have to be realistic. The Bush administration does not have many friends around the world. I think I can count them on the fingers of one hand. Ariel Sharon is one leader who may prefer Bush over Kerry, because Bush is more hawkish on Israel. John Howard of Australia is another, who is the leader of the Australian conservatives. With Blair - I am not too sure. He had a very...

TOKYO - World leaders tightened security and issued travel advisories on Friday as they condemned separate suicide bombing attacks five days apart in Istanbul, Turkey, that killed at least 50 people. The bombings — which targeted two synagogues on Saturday and then the British consulate and a London-based bank on Thursday — brought renewed pledges to combat terrorism and calls for new vigilance. Iran's leader said they contradict the teachings of Islam. Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said the attacks were meant to "throw society into confusion," adding that the world must not give in to such threats. His sentiments...

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Islamic world leaders are urging Washington to stop ganging up on Palestinians in the name of the war on terror, warning this could fuel Muslims' perception that the campaign was targeting them. In speeches at the United Nations this week, leaders of Algeria, Indonesia, Pakistan and Syria said they feared the global battle against terrorism, the United States' top foreign policy priority, was being used as an excuse to tar the Palestinians' desire for an end to Israeli occupation. Kuwait, meanwhile, slammed a U.S. campaign to accuse its neighbor, Saudi Arabia, of being involved in terrorism....

"El Mundo" of Spain published these cool pics of world leaders at the recent G8 summit. WE NEED LOTS OF CUPS OF RUSSIAN OIL, PUTIN!

IDF Surrounds Arafat's Office "Many world leaders called me today to ask whether Arafat is holed up in two rooms, or in three," Prime Minister Sharon said today. "That's what interests them, and not the number of civilians murdered in the terrorist attacks." The Prime Minister convened his security cabinet this afternoon, where military leaders presented their operational plans. In light of the wave of terrorism, it was decided to step up the offensive. Mr. Sharon will address the country at 8:30 PM this evening. Arch-terrorist Yasser Arafat is still under IDF siege in his Mukata complex in Ramallah,...

World leaders seek Crawford invitations Bush taking 'special allies and special friends' to his ranch 03/30/2002 By G. ROBERT HILLMAN / The Dallas Morning News WASHINGTON - The Russian president has already visited. The British prime minister is coming next week. And the crown prince of Saudi Arabia is waiting his turn. Around the world, it's the Western White House that matters most these days the 1,600-acre ranch in Central Texas that President Bush calls home. INVITATION ONLY The first foreign leader listed in the guest book at President Bush's Prairie Chapel Ranch in Crawford is Russian President Vladimir...