The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Bush has ruffled many feathers thoughout the world and turned many countries against us. The side effect however now is more than just a few more countries that have anti-American sentiment. These countries are actually uniting forming a coalitioin of sorts.

The summit of the Non-Aligned Movement

The movement consists of 118 countries, mostly from the developing world.

Several of the more than 50 heads of state and government attending the meeting are known for their strong criticism of the United States.

The host, Cuban President Fidel Castro, understood to be recuperating from a gastric illness, did not make a public appearance during the event.

The delegates representing almost two-thirds of all the countries in the world gave their approval to a document which spells out the points they agree on.

There is strong condemnation of Israel's recent intervention in Lebanon, a call for the United Nations to be more representative of smaller nations, support for Iran's nuclear energy plans and implicit criticism of much of US foreign policy.

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Many of the world leaders attending the summit used their seven allocated minutes at the podium to vent their anger at the Bush administration.

The senior North Korean delegate said that American threats had forced his country to arm itself with nuclear weapons.

The most significant agreement occurred at the summit sidelines - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India and President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan announced that they would re-start stalled peace talks and co-operate in the fight against terrorism.