The poll was conducted for the BBC by the international polling firm GlobeScan (http://www.globescan.com/) together with the Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) at the University of Maryland. In total, 28,389 individuals in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and the United States were interviewed between Nov. 3, 2006 and Jan. 16, 2007. In 10 of the 27 countries, the sample was limited to major urban areas.
The country with the highest number of mostly negative responses overall was Israel (56 percent negative, 17 percent positive, followed by Iran (54 percent negative, 18 percent positive); the United States (51 percent negative, 30 percent positive); and North Korea (48 percent negative, 19 percent positive).
http://www.worldpress.org:80/Americas/2706.cfm
[Editors note, Most positive and least negative raings go to Canada. DrC]
Note: http://www.globescan.com/
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Israel, Iran Garner Most Negative Ratings
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However, the country's Victoria Times Colonist (March 6) in an article titled, "Canada liked, but likely ignored," said:
A new poll that ranks Canada first in terms of its positive influence in the world is more a reflection of the world's ignorance of Canada than widespread approval of its foreign policy, says the firm that conducted the survey.
"A lot of this is driven by general lack of awareness of Canada," says Oliver Martin of GlobeScan Inc, which conducted the poll for the BBC. "Even though we're a G-7 country, we're not on the radar screen for economic ratings, trade ratings, even cultural perspectives."
I'm sure once people realise we have a clown trying to impress the Americans, we will be beneath the USA in popularity.
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The Anglo-American-Zionist war machine, working hand in hand with corporate and economic interests, and supported by deluded fundamentalist Christians.