Who is endorsing whom?

I hope I don't get cited by the grammar police for that title...

I had been putting together some information on which presidential candidate is getting support from our international "allies" in preparation for a round-up style post. However, I stumbled across Ben Johnson's article over at FrontPageMag, which provides just such a round-up and is an excellent read - so why reinvent the wheel? Some of Johnson's keen observations:

Who is supporting Kerry?

NORTH KOREA - North Korean radio has aired several of Kerry’s anti-Bush speeches, and the Korean Central News Agency has given the Democratic candidate "glowing" coverage.

IRAN - It is undisputed that Kerry has promised to give Iran exactly what it needs right now: nuclear fuel. Kerry pledged to supply Iran with nuclear fuel, just as Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton did to North Korea as it revved up its nuclear program during the 1990s.

RED CHINA - Comparatively speaking, Kerry is noted for being friendly with China. He was once firmly against linking the most-favored-nation status to China with human rights.

ARAFAT - PA foreign minister Nabil Shaath has said in a Kerry presidency, "it would be likely that several staff members during Clinton's administration would return," adding, "that would be a good thing." Conversely, in his 1997 book The New War, John Kerry referred to Yasser Arafat as a "statesman."

Last but not least...FRANCE - The chairman of Democrats Abroad gave the "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech of the 2004 campaign, gushing Kerry "is the closest thing that you will have to a French politician."

Johnson provides more detail than this small sampling - he also includes Germany, Vietnam, Pakistan, Jordan, Malaysia, limp-wristed Spain, among others.

Who is supporting President Bush?

RUSSIA - It seems, since mourning the tragedy of Beslan, Putin has discovered the wisdom of pre-emption.

ISRAEL - Although Yasser Arafat's Palestinian Authority favors John Kerry, the Israelis favor George W. Bush. Israel's military intelligence chief, Major-General Aharon Ze'evi told the Israeli Cabinet he feared, "Arafat is now waiting for the month of November in the hope that President Bush will be defeated in the presidential election and turned out of his office."

JAPAN - The Secretary-General of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, Tsutomu Takebe, told the media, "I think there would be trouble if it's not President Bush." Takebe said Kerry's plan for bilateral U.S.-North Korean negotiations "would be exactly what North Korea wants."

Johnson also lists South Korea and the Philippines as Bush supporters, and notes that al-Jizziera (sic) television and the Communist Party USA (not to be confused with Communists for Kerry) have thrown their lot in for Lurch as well.

Johnson doesn't list Australia as a Bush leaning country, but given their recent re-election of John Howard, I would count them in Bush's column as well.

While I'm sure that the surrender-socialist American left is tickled to death to have all of weak-kneed Eurabia on their side, I'd rather be in step with the countries that are willing to join the fight against global islamofascism.