Agence France Presse can barely conceal their glee as they report that according to the latest Pew Global Test, the world (surprise!) hates us: US struggles to repair image around the world: poll. (Hat tip: LGF readers.)

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Anti-US sentiment is firmly entrenched around the world, mainly because of President George W. Bush and his policies, to such a degree that even US humanitarian efforts do little to curb it, according to a poll.

The latest Pew Global Attitudes survey report revealed negative attitudes about the United States are so strong, even among traditional allies such as the French and Canadians, that US aid to tsunami victims or Bush’s encouragement of democracy in the Middle East have done little to blunt them.

The report cited the reelection of Bush in November and the continuing war in Iraq — one of his major policy priorities — as the principal causes of the lingering anti-US feeling.

“The United States has a huge challenge at this point,” said former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright, co-chair of the Pew Global Attitudes Project.

The survey of some 17,000 people in the United States and 15 other countries from April 20 to May 31, found that the US image was much less positive than that of four other leading nations: France, Germany, Japan and China.

It also found that the reputation of US nationals was not as good as it once was, especially among Canadians, where 53 percent said Americans were rude.

Notice: the main reason for all this hatred is a gigantic worldwide epidemic of Bush Derangement Syndrome. Presumably, Jean Claude Kerry would have corrected this downward spiral of our popularity rating.