Le Monde, France
Obama Continues
Tradition of Sparing
Turkeys from Oven

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“This year's birds from
a farm in Virginia, both
plump and white, were
transported with police
escort to the W, where
for two days they were
treated with kid gloves.
And that's no figure of
speech. The turkeys
are housed in a suite
with views of the White
House, are force-fed
cranberries and organic
soy while gobbling in
the rooftop panoramic
bar waiting to be taken
to Obama on Wednesday.”

— CORRESPONDENT
Helene Vissiere

A REPRIEVE FOR INNOCENT

Le Monde, France
U.S. Republicans Learn Again:
American Jews are Not Israelis

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“Once again the Nov. 6 election dealt a
blow to the widely peddled myth that
this is an electoral group with simplistic
political behavior: that American Jews
would back the candidate most swayed
by Israeli politics. It has again been shown
- nothing could be further from the truth.

— COLUMNIST Alain Frachon

ANOTHER PAINFUL LESSON RELEARNED

Telegraph, U.K.
Barack Obama Blunders
Again on the Global Stage

“It is rather embarrassing, as well
as sad, that the leader of the free
world can’t even pronounce the
name of the most famous human
rights activist on earth. Or that he
is so quick to appease the Burma
regime by calling it 'Myanmar.'”

— COLUMNIST Nile Gardiner

IS OBAMA A CLUELESS STATESMAN?

The Independent, U.K.
Hamas, Israel Open 'Gates
of Hell' in Gaza Yet Again

FOOL CYCLE

“Is there nothing to
stop this nonsense,
this garbage war?
Hundreds of rockets
fall on Israel. True.
Thousands of acres
of land are stolen
from Arabs – for
Jews and Jews only.
There isn't enough
land left there now
for a Palestinian state.”

—COLUMNIST Robert Fisk

ECONOMIST: For Netanyahu,
Obama is 'Wrong American'

INDEPENDENT: 'Land of the
Flee': Why Americans are
Renouncing U.S. Citizenship


Kommersant, Russia
Romney's 'Caveman Statements'
No Longer a Worry for Kremlim

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“The reelection of U.S. President Barack
Obama will allow many in Moscow to take
a sigh of relief: the Cold War is canceled.
This is, in fact, what the 2012 American
presidential campaign means for Moscow.”

— COLUMNIST Sergei Strokan

WILL PUTIN PLAY BALL IN TERM TWO?

Les Echos, France
China's Leadership Transition
No Match Next to America's

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“Referring to the multitude of
U.S. citizens who went door
to door canvassing for votes for
their respective camps, despite
the obstacles put in their way by
institutions or forces of nature
- Obama described in the most
direct manner, the nobility of
democracy. Men and women
free to mobilize and express
themselves and change the
course of their destiny. That
evening, America's 'soft power'
won a KO over Chinese rule.

— COLUMNIST Dominique Moisi

A DIFFERENT KIND OF TRANSITION

Frankfurter Rundschau, Germany
'Thank You America': Now
Mr. Obama Has to Deliver

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“The world is still waiting for Nobel
Peace laureate Barack Obama to earn
his prize. But the American people
made a good choice. ... Thank you.”

— COLUMNIST Holger Schmale

MAKING IT HAPPEN IN ROUND TWO

La Stampa, Italy
Obama's Last Campaign
TRANSLATED FROM ITALIAN

“There are armchairs in which
it is not good to sit for too long.
'We new men are no better
than those who came before us,'
confessed Emperor Hadrian.
'Power only serves to soil us.'

— COLUMNIST
Massimo Gramellini

ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS

La Stampa, Italy
America's $5 Billion
Election Race: A Sign of
'Nastier' Things to Come?

TRANSLATED FROM ITALIAN

“A first indicator of things to come
can already be seen: even in the age
of social media, election campaigns
continue to pour most of their cash
into television - and it seems they
are becoming increasingly nasty”

— COLUMNIST Marco Bardazzi

Rzeczpospolita, Poland
Obama's Victory: 'Somehow,
Poles will Have to Live with it'

TRANSLATED FROM POLISH

“Romney's declarations gave us more
hope - but he lost. Unfortunately, Mr.
Obama has a long track record of
failing to satisfy the desires of Poles.”

— COLUMNIST Andrzej Talaga

POLISH WISHES DASHED BY OBAMA

Le Monde, France
Obama Victory Exposes Hubris
of Sarkozy and French Right

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“When Sarkozy's friend, Jean Michel
Goudard, returning from a trip to the
United States as summer turned to
autumn, deemed the reelection of
Barack Obama 'likely,' Sarkozy refused
to believe him - even giving Goudard
the cold shoulder for a few days. It
was impossible. It had to be impossible.
... But yes! It was indeed possible!”

— COLUMNIST Francoise Fressoz

NO MORE EXCUSES FOR NICOLAS SARKOZY

The Independent, U.K.
After the Battle, the
Wake: Inquest and Drink
for Reeling Romneyites

“Critics are suggest Romney's
campaign foundered at the
hands of amateurs. Moreover,
it will take some time to
digest the depths of the
catastrophe that befell them.”

— COLUMNIST David Usborne

HIGH HOPES; AN APPALLING END

INDEPENDENT: Obama
Readies to Build Bridges, but
First He Needs New Allies

GUARDIAN: One Final
Gaffe: 'President' Mitt's
Victory Web Site Goes Live

INDEPEDENT: Cameron
Gets Through to Obama -
but Only for Five Minutes


Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
The 'Tribal Grunts'
of Left and Right
Will Not Rescue Us

MONUMENTAL

“Never can the toolkit
of political debate have
been so empty and the
task of understanding
the world so titanic.”

—COLUMNIST
Simon Jenkins

Hospodarske Noviny, Czech Republic
Obama's Reelection Means
More Bad News for Europe

TRANSLATED FROM CZECH

“In purely pragmatic and political
terms, as seen from the White
House, why would the old/new
president cultivate special ties
with the old/sick continent? ...
Consequently, in his second term,
his views on Europe will be even
more skeptical and detached.”

— COLUMNIST Martin Ehl

NOT ALL CHEERS IN EUROPE

Liberation, France
After 'Giving Us a Scare',
Barack Obama Wins Again

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“Americans preferred to maintain
the same imperfect balance and
uncertain plans of the incumbent
over the economic voodoo of his
riskier Republican opponent. And
rightly so.”

— COLUMNIST Francois Sergent

A VOTE OF FRENCH APPROVAL

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Wall St. Tumbles and
80,000 Greeks Protest
After Obama Victory

“The sale and speed of the
rout has surprised traders.
The looming U.S. fiscal cliff,
the crisis in Europe, and
the weak state of the global
economy are being blamed.”

— ESSAYIST R. Jay Magill, Jr.

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Mitt Romney Betrayed
By Hardline Republicans

“Tea Party zealots, homophobes
and misogynists hijacked Romney's
campaign – and threaten the
Republican party's future.”

— COLUMNIST Simon Tisdall

PRESIDENT OBAMA: WHY HE WON

TELEGRAPH VIDEO: Where Did it
All Go Wrong for Republicans?

GUARDIAN, U.K.: The U.S.
Election: a View from the Sofa

ECONOMIST: Obama's Win
Raises Questions for Republicans


Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Obama's Second Victory is
More Low Key, but in Some
Respects, More Impressive

OBAMA REDUX

“The euphoria of 2008
has gone, but the U.S.
president's second win
is remarkable precisely
because it isn't as symbolic.”

—COLUMNIST
Gary Younge

Le Nouvel Observateur, France
Government Backing
for Obama Not in the
French National Interest

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“If Obama wins, the premier's
statement would not lead the
White House chief to favor
Paris; and if Romney wins (and
his chances aren't slim), the
new president would be only
too happy to give 'Frenchies'
the cold shoulder. ... There is
only one explanation for this
curious 'vote.' They want to
ride France's pro-Obama wave.”

— EDITORIAL,
Le Nouvel Observateur

ALL IN FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA

Der Spiegel, Germany
The Role of Sincerity in
the American Elections

“It might be nice to know that
your dentist is generous, but it
is irrelevant to the endeavor of
cleaning your teeth. Is the same
true of the role of sincerity in
politics? The current campaign
in the U.S. has seen candidates
eager to portray themselves as
being as sincere as possible.
Voters shouldn't be led astray.”

— ESSAYIST R. Jay Magill, Jr.

DO THEY REALLY FEEL OUR PAIN?

The Telegraph, U.K.
Nate Silver is 'Partisan and
wrong.' Voters Will Decide,
not The New York Times

“In the history of presidential
elections, has there ever been
such an effort by one side to poll
their way to victory? While the
Republicans have spoken this
season about jobs and debt –
willing themselves to a moral
victory – the Democrats have
talked constantly about how
well their candidate is polling.”

— COLUMNIST Tim Stanley

IS THIS MAN AN ELECTION THIEF?

TELEGRAPH: Hurricane Sandy:
President Obama Warns
of Liklihood of Fatalities

TELEGRAPH: Hurricane Sandy
- How Apple's Siri Screwed Up

TELEGRAPH: Hillary Clinton
and Michelle Obama: The
Queens of Washington D.C.

DAILY MAIL: She's on Her
Way! Hurricane Sandy 200
Miles from New Jersey Coast


Izvestia, Russia
Russell Means Reminded
World of ' Real America'

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“I don't know what his life teaches
Americans. But for me, he was the
figure who links the America we
know from history books to the
America of today. ... Means made
it possible to respect this country.
It turned out that everything we
loved about it as children was
more than just a shadow on a
film screen, but a physical reality.”

— COLUMNIST Orhan Jemal

RUSSELL MEANS: DEFINING 'AMERICAN'

Die Tageszeitung, Germany
Planet 'Paralyzed' Before
Power Transitions in the
United States and China

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“It is appalling to see the world
in suspended animation, just
because the two most powerful
nations are busy with themselves.”

— COLUMNIST Dominic Johnson

NAIL BITING OVER U.S. AND CHINA

Izvestia, Russia
If Romney Wins: 'Russia-
U.S. Ties Won't Sour, they
Will Come to a Standstill'

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“Every claim Romney has made
about Russia has been clearly laid
out: it is a country standing in the
way of America in settling the
Iran issue; it is a country toward
which America must show resolve
and toughness. This is repeated
time after time, because Romney
in fact has no position on Russia,
and has no idea what to do with it.”

— COLUMNIST Fyodor Lukyanov

A RUSSIAN 'VOTE' FOR OBAMA

ODIHR, Poland
Texas' Threat to Arrest
OSCE Election Observers
Violates U.S. Obligations

“The threat of criminal sanctions
against OSCE/ODIHR observers is
unacceptable. The United States,
like all countries in the OSCE, has
an obligation to invite ODIHR
observers to observe its elections.”

— Ambassador Janez Lenarcic,
Director of OSCE Office of
Democratic Democratic
Institutions, Human Rights

La Stampa: Italy
Europe Goes Missing in Obama-
Romney Foreign Policy Debate

TRANSLATED FROM ITALY

“It's striking how American increasingly
gazes across the Pacific rather than the
Atlantic. Of course, Europe has been
discussed in previous debates (almost
always negatively) when dealing with
economic issues. But when it comes to
major global issues, in Washington's
eyes, everything European is, at least
for now, of secondary importance.”

— COLUMNIST Marco Bardazzi

La Stampa, Italy
No One Can Claim Americans
Don't Have a Genuine Choice

TRANSLATED FROM ITALIAN

“No repeating the old cliche, 'Voting
is pointless since nothing changes.' As
in the 2013 elections in Germany and
Italy, this time the results really matter.
... Americans will make their choice
in freedom. It is a ritual that some
snobs like to scorn as 'ideology,'
but whose real name is 'democracy.'”

— COLUMNIST Gianni Riotta

A SOUND SYSTEM FOR PICKING LEADERS?

Polytika: Poland
A Shattering Fall from Grace:
'Dr. Armstrong and Mr. Hyde'

TRANSLATED FROM POLISH

“French fans had little love for the
American - to put it mildly. They
accused him of wicked deeds of
doping. It turns out they were right.”

— COLUMNIST Krzysztof Matlak

IRISH EXAMINER: Lance
Armstrong - Once Again,
Action 'Too Little, Too Late

GUARDIAN: Armstrong Loses
Titles as UCI President
Lashes Out at 'Scumbags'

DE VOLKSKRANT, NETHERLANDS:
Holier-Than Thou Critics have
Nothing on Lance Armstrong

CHALLENGES, FRANCE:
The High Cost of Lance
Armstrong's Downfall

LA STMPA, ITALY: Lance
Armstrong Gives Italy a
Sense of Legal Superiority

INDEPENDENT, IRELAND:
Lance Armstrong: 'Big
Reveal' of Cancer Jesus


Liberation, France
Europe Draws Just a Single
'Derogatory Reference'
in U.S. Presidential Debate

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“And where was Europe in all
this? Not far from Australia in
the battle for the position of
most forgotten continent. ...”

— COLUMNIST Lorraine Millot

EUROPE LEFT OUT - ALMOST

Corriere Della Sera, Italy
'Obama Prototype':
Rome's Black Emperor,
Septimius Severus

TRANSLATED FROM ITALIAN

“Since 1776, when America
proclaimed its independence,
it has been considered the
'Second Rome.' ... Since 2008,
the year Obama was elected
America's first Black president,
the country has had another
reason to identify itself with
ancient Rome. The Roman
Empire, the most multiracial
and multicultural in history,
also had an Obama prototype:
Septimius Severus, the
Empire's first Black emperor.”

— COLUMNIST Ennio Caretto

BARACK OBAMA: NOT SO NOVEL?

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Obama Fires, Romney
Falters, but 3rd Debate
Fails to find a Flourish

OBAMA TKO

“The president
did better than
an unconvincing
Romney – but it's
hard to imagine
this changed minds
or won hearts.”

—COLUMNIST
Gary Younge

BBC NEWS: Global Poll Shows
Rest of World Favors Obama

GUARDIAN, U.K.: Trump
Primes Media for 'Bombshell'

TELEGRAPH: Presidential
Candidates Go to War in
Third and Final Debate

ECONOMIST: A Win for Obama

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Obama vs. Romney:
Third Debate in Gifs

“It's finished. Obama came
off as more confident and
coherent on foreign policy
... but Romney survived
fairly unscathed. Obama
less aggressive than the
second debate. Romney
less aggressive than the
first. In all, a little dull.”

— REPORTER Adam Gabbatt

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE GIFS

Independent, U.K.
Legacy of Imperialism
Still Haunts Every
Street in City of Rome

U.S. - ROME

“It is difficult to
disagree about the
imperial power of
America and the
'civilized' values
we chaps are still
trying to teach
those chaps in
the Arab world.”

—COLUMNIST
Robert Fisk

GUARDIAN: Obama Beats Romney
to Prize for Self-Deprecation

GUARDIAN: U.S. Election
Show is Lame, but the
Outcome May be Dramatic

GUARDIAN: Israel's Cranes
Reprove Obama's Failure
to Seek Two-State Solution

TELEGRAPH: Florida War
Veterans Split Between
Obama and Romney

TELEGRAPH: Mitt Romney
Must Exploit Benghazi

TELEGRAPH: Reliance
on Wall St. Funds Mute
Debate on Financial Rules


Yezhednevniy Zhurnal, Russia
Why the Islamic Sauron
Beats U.S. Mickey Mouse

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“The leader of a democratic
country cannot, like Stalin,
stigmatize Hitler today, and
then sign a pact with him to
divide Europe tomorrow. ...
in terms of lies and violence,
totalitarianism is more
effective than democracy.”

— COLUMNIST Yulia Latinina

WHEN DESPOTS HAVE AN EDGE

Gazeta, Russia
'Cold War Reanimators'
Like Romney are Poor
Role Models for Europe

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“The black and white Cold
War mentality looks all the
more absurd in the context
of the tectonic shifts taking
place before our eyes ...
Mitt Romney, who readily
repeats his idea that Russia
is America's leading foe, is
the only such politician-
reanimator of that ilk today.”

— COLUMNIST
Fyodor Lukyanov

BATTLE FOR THE PRESIDENCY

Die Welt, Germany
'Enraged' at Soviets,
Castro Used Ex-Nazis
in Cuban Missile Crisis

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“Castro wrote a sharp letter
of protest about Moscow's
giving in [to Kennedy]. The
Cuban revolutionary also
refused to return his heavy
Soviet arms, blaming Stalin's
envoy for betraying Cuba.”

— REPORTER
Sven Felix Kellerhoff

SOVIET FEARS OVER CASTRO

Jyllands Posten, Denmark
VIDEO: Danish Operative
on Penetrating al-Qaeda;
Locating Anwar al-Awlaki

RealVideoOct. 16, 00:12:11

"The idea was to find someone
[a wife] with the same mentality
as him, so that both would be
killed in a U.S. drone attack.”

— Morton Storm
, Undercover Danish Operative

SETTING A TRAP FOR AL-QAEDA

FTD, Germany
It is Beginning of the
End for Bundeswehr's
Afghanistan Mission

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“With 52 deaths so far, it has
been the bloodiest deployment
of German troops since the end
of World War II. But it is over.
... skepticism is growing about
what progress will remain
once foreign troops have left.”

— CORRESPONDENT
Joachim Zepelin

ENDING A HISTORIC DEPLOYMENT

Der Spiegel, Germany
American Lobbyists Face Off
with E.U. on Data Privacy

“The U.S., Google and Facebook
have begun a lobbying offensive
against an E.U. data privacy law
that would strengthen user rights
to have personal data deleted.”

— Der Spiegel News Item

La Stampa, Italy
Lance Armstrong Gives Italy
a Sense of Legal Superiority

TRANSLATED FROM ITALIAN

“With this sordid backdrop, there is
a consolation. ... In Italy, the fight
against doping makes no concessions:
if Armstrong had lived in Italy, he
may have been caught more quickly
than he was in the United States.”

— COLUMNIST Marco Ansaldo

ITALY JUSTICE LOOKS ON WITH PRIDE

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Obama vs. Romney:
Second Debate in Gifs

“Romney has been rather
pugnacious at points. Here
he gestures towards the
president when talking
about the tragic events in
Benghazi, Libya. But the
strong posturing backfired.”

— REPORTER Adam Gabbatt

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE GIFS

The Independent, U.K.
Obama Went Aggressive
- and Looked Offensive

OBAMA-ROMNEY

“Time and again,
he interrupted
both Romney and
the moderator.
He may not have
sniggered and
laughed out loud
but there was
an air of the Joe
Biden playbook.”

—COLUMNIST Janet Daley

INDEPENDENT: Fired-Up Obama
Takes Offensive in Crucial Debate


Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Self-Assured Obama
Recovers; Balances
Style and Substance

BACK IN GAME

“Romney puts
up fight against
more decisive
opponent but
can't overcome
the president's
sharp delivery.”

—COLUMNIST
Gary Younge

DAILY MAIL: Obama Comes
Out Swinging in 'Ugly' Debate

TELEGRAPH: Romney
Called 'Flip-Flopper' by
Father's Former Aide

TELEGRAPH: Interactive
Graphic: U.S. Election
Super PAC Contributors

BBC NEWS: Barack Obama
'Did What he had to Do'

ECONOMIST: An Aggressive
Obama-Romney Rematch


The Telegraph, U.K.
Computer Hacker that
Sought U.S. UFO Data
will Not be Extradited

“The shock decision will be
hailed as a big milestone for
those who have campaigned
against the perceived one-
sided nature of Britian's
extradition pact with the U.S.”

— REPORTER Michael White

UFO WIKILEAKER REPRIEVE

RealVideoVIDEO: Interview with Gary McKinnon
on Why He Hacked Pentagon Computers


The Independent, U.K.
List of 25 Richest
People in History
Has 14 Americans

“Few will have thought,
or even heard of, Mansa
Musa I of Mali, an obscure
14th century African king
who was today named the
richest person in history.”

— REPORTER John Hall

JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER

Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Germany
Mitt Romney and America's
'Medieval' Calvinist Upsurge

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“Isn't Romney one of those people
who gave us the worst economic
crisis since 1929? Instead of unity
and a sense of community, a self-
righteous anger is directed at the
victims of the crisis - at the losers,
the penniless, the bankrupt, and
the millions put into the street as
a result of home foreclosures -
and at the government, which
has undertaken to assist them.”

— COLUMNIST Andrian Kreye

ROMNEY: TOO CRUEL TO BE KIND?

The Independent, U.K.
Karadzic: 'I'm No Criminal
– I was Saving the Innocent'

“Mothers of victims of the Srebrenica
massacre watching from the public
gallery snorted in derision and shock,
shouting out 'He's lying! He's lying!'”

— CORRESPONDENT Peter Popham

HOPING FOR GROUP AMNESIA

de Volkskrant, The Netherlands
Holier-Than Thou
Critics have Nothing
on Lance Armstrong

TRANSLATED FROM DUTCH

“Anyone in a bicycle seat
during those years with
the aim of winning big
races had little choice.
Talent and training zeal
weren't enough. ... It
would be tempting and
far too easy to consider
doping to be the ultimate
proof of depravity, and
peddle our own versions
of moral superiority from
the comfort of our chairs.”

— COLUMNIST
Bert Wagendorp

TOO HARD ON ARMSTRONG?

Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland
With Romney in
Office, 'War More
Likely to Happen'

TRANSLATED FROM POLISH

“Americans or Israelis
will bomb Iran's nuclear
facilities, but this won't
finish it. Iran would
inevitably fire rockets
at Israel and ask its
friends from Lebanese
Hezbullah to do the
same. What comes
next is anyone's guess.”

— COLUMNIST
Mariusz Zawadzki

READING THE TEA LEAVES

Der Spiegel, Germany
Biden Bares His Teeth

“If there were no Joe Biden,
we journalists would have to
invent one. His verbal slipups
can't be beat. ... But at the
debate, Biden put up exactly
the kind of spirited fight that
the Obama campaign needs.”

— COLUMNIST
Gregor Peter Schmitz

The Independent, U.K.
'Bunch of Malarky': Biden
Goes on the Attack to Pull
it Back for the Democrats

U.S. RUMBLE

“A boisterous Joe
Biden led a riproaring
counterattack on
Republicans, using his
debate with Paul Ryan
to repeatedly criticize
- and openly laugh at –
his opponents' policies.”

—COLUMNIST Rupert Cornwell

GUARDIAN: Biden and Ryan
'Fight to a Bloodied Draw'


Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Joe Biden and Paul
Ryan: Vice Presidential
Debate as Seen in Gifs

“Gifwise, it's definitely
been Biden's night.”

— CORRESPONDENT
Adam Gabbatt

THE VP DEBATE IN GIFS

Der Groene, The Netherlands
The 'Nostalgic' Electorate
TRANSLATED FROM DUTCH

“Not only in America but across
the West, many voters are in a
state of confusion. They sense
that relationships around the
world are changing dramatically,
to the detriment of Western
power. They want to go back,
and there are politicians who,
with lots of empty promises,
are at the beck and call
of this nostalgic electorate.”

— COLUMNIST H.J.A. Hofland

AMERICANS: BACK TO THE FUTURE?

Sol, Portugal
Western Apologists
for Islamic Extremists
are Just as Guilty

TRANSLATED FROM PORTUGUESE

“What so puzzles me is
the sight of Islamists
invading embassies and
killing people, all in the
name of their religion,
without a word from
advocates of freedom.”

— COLUMNIST Vitor Rainho

FREEDOMS OF CONVENIENCE?

La Repubblica, Italy
Game Change Debate:
President Obama Comes
Across as 'Non-Leader'

TRANSLATED FROM ITALIAN

“He kept his eyes down and
flashed smiles too wide to
have been sincere. Then he
embarked on complicated
explanations to justify his
actions in the White House,
which made him look like a
president should never look:
as if he were a 'non leader.'”

— COLUMNIST Vittorio Zucconi

El Pais, Spain
A President Romney Will
Come to Regret Damaging
Remark about Our Nation

TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH

“If Romney is made president,
the phrase 'I don't want to go
down the path to Spain,' which
he delivered at the worst time
in Spain's recent history, will
haunt him whenever he must
have contact with our country.”

— COLUMNIST Antonio Cano

JUST WORDS SPOKEN IN HASTE?

Handelsblatt, Germany
For Germany, a Romney Win
'Would Have its Advantages'

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“In Germany four years ago, he
would have been able to count on
80 to 90 percent of the vote. To
Germans, after the leaden Bush
years, the new president seemed
hip, smart, empathetic, and liberal -
and altogether more European
than his predecessor. Today,
German enthusiasm for Obama
has cooled quite significantly .”

— COLUMNIST Wolfram Weimer

GERMANS WARMING TO ROMNEY?

El Mundo, Spain
Romney Lies About
State Expenditures in
the U.S. and Spain

TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH

“America has always spent
between one and three
percentage points less than
Spain on the state, and that
hasn’t changed ... under
Obama, the U.S. is cutting
government spending at a
faster rate than Spain, and
according to the IMF, this
year the margin will again
be less than it was in
George Bush's last budget.”

— COLUMNIST Pablo Pardo

El Semanal, Spain
Spain Asserts that it has
'Little to Envy' in Regard
to the American People

TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH

“This is a country is too big not
to be better understood by some.
But don’t you worry, we will try
to explain it to them. I think we
have very little to envy when it
comes to other peoples, and that
includes the Americans. ... And
by the way, we are also very
proud of our welfare state.”

— Deputy Prime Minister
Monsyer Soraya Sáenz
de Santamaría

ROMNEY DRAWS SPANISH IRE


Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Syria and Turkey: How
Long can Great Powers
Sit on their Hands?

“The do-nothing hand-wringing
favored by Turkey's allies may
not be politically sustainable
as the Syrian crisis spreads.”

— COLUMNIST Simon Tisdall

El Pais, Spain
Mitt Romney and Spain:
Is Ours a Failing Brand?

TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH

“Romney could have used
other examples, but he
didn't; he gave the example
of Spain, and everyone
seemed to understand the
the subliminal message.”

— COLUMNIST Antonio Estella

SWIPE AT SPAIN HITS NERVE

The Telegraph, U.K.
Romney's Debate Victory
Spooks Mainstream Media

“No longer can he be dismissed
with a gag about a dog strapped
to his car roof. This uptight rich
guy could be the next president.”

— CORRESPONDENT Tim Stanley

THINGS GOING JUST AS PLANNED?

Le Figaro, France
Pro-Obama Media
Suffers Major Defeat

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“Unable up to now to look
at Obama as critically as they
evaluate Romney, journalists
will now have to take account
of the a good performance
a man they will not vote for.”

— COLUMNIST
Pierre-Yves Dugua

'IN THE TANK' FOR OBAMA?

Independent, U.K.
Download, Print, Fire:
U.S. Gun Rights Effort
Utilizes 3D Technology

“Imagine an America in which
anyone can download and print
a gun in their own home. They
wouldn't need a background
check, a license, or very much
technical knowledge, just a 3D
printer. That's the vision a
cadre of dedicated libertarians
are determined to make reality.”

— CORRESPONDENT
Alexander Hotz

'PRINTING' WEAPONS AT HOME

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
U.S. Debate: No Zingers,
but Romney Finally Lifts Off

NEW HOPE

“ After a number of
reboots and roll-outs
he finally found his
voice. He wasn't
likeable, but he was
believable. Fluent,
strident, confident
– he made his case.”

—COLUMNIST
Gary Younge

Independent, U.K.
U.S. Presidential Debate:
Obama and Romney Meet
in First Contest – Live

“So far from Mitt Romney
there's been more waffle
than zinger. But when you
have a 'no details tax plan'
that's what happens I guess.”

— Ann Romney's Advice to Mitt

GENTLEMAN: START YOUR ENGINES

de Volkskrant, The Netherlands
Why Should We Care About
U.S. Presidential Elections?

TRANSLATED FROM DUTCH

“The importance of America has
declined; a giant with feet of clay
and a $16 trillion debt - a bankrupt
country that has its hands too full
with its own problems to remain
involved with the world. ... Why
should I care under which
president the Americans live?”

— COLUMNIST Bert Wagendorp

IS THE WORLD LOSING INTEREST?

The Independent, U.K.
Obama vs. Romney:
The 'Greatest Political
Showdown on Earth'

U.S. RUMBLE

“The largest,
the longest, the
costliest and the
cruelest exercise
in democracy on
earth approaches
its climax.”

—COLUMNIST
Rupert Cornwell

The Independent, U.K.
Google's World
Wide Web Wars

“The giant of search
engines has seen off
its commercial rivals.
Now it's locked in a
series of increasingly
fierce fights with
many governments.”

— COLUMNIST
Peter Popham

Financial Times Deutschland, Germany
Aung San Suu Kyi:
'She is No Saint'

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“Even if it sounds
like blasphemy: she
is no saint. The
reverence that Suu
Kyi is regarded with
hides her weakness.
It hampers an analysis
of political mistakes
and shortcomings.”

— COLUMNIST
Georg Fahrion

TOO MUCH REVERENCE?


Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Panetta Gets a 'Lukewarm'
Welcome in New Zealand

“Some local people seem a tad
ungrateful. They have labeled Mr.
Panetta, a former CIA chief, the
'warlord of the world' and say he
should be arrested and sent for
trial in The Hague. They pay no
heed to Washington's 'anti-China'
Asia-Pacific security agenda.”

— COLUMNIST Simon Tisdall

Financial Times Deutschland, Germany
Slip-Ups in Space:
More Common than
You Might Think

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“This glitch of a command
sent to the wrong capsule
address is just the latest
chapter in a book full of
misadventures in space.”

— REPORTER
Gerhard Hegmann

MORE THAN MUSSED HAIR

Le Soir, Belgium
Any Compromise
on Free Expression
would be 'Unbearable'

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“We would rather side with
the white knights who have
the courage to stand up to
dangerous extremists capable
of setting their offices ablaze.”

— COLUMNIST Didier Mamann

Independent, Ireland
Bill Clinton Reveals
he Could Run for
President of Ireland

“If I move to Ireland and
buy a house, I can run for
president of Ireland thanks
to my Irish heritage. ... ”

— FORMER PRESIDENT
Bill Clinton

CLINTON: MOVING ABROAD?

Komsomolskaya Pravda, Russia
Pussy Riot Punks and the
'Innocence of Christians'

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“We finally have an answer to
the question of what would
have happened to the feminist-
punk band Pussy Riot if they
had jerked their legs around
and screamed in a mosque. It
was provided by the tens of
thousands of average Muslims
who have destroyed U.S.
embassies, instigated anti-
American rioting and even
killed an American envoy.”

— COLUMNIST Alexandr Grishi

WESTERN DOUBLE STANDARD?

News, Switzerland
Obama May be Bad;
Romney is Worse

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“There is one question
one must ask in light of
Romney, and some of
the other clowns who
vied for the Republican
nomination: What's going
on with Republicans?
Isn't the party more out
of touch with reality
than the Democrats they
denounce as elitist?”

— COLUMNIST
Patrik Etschmayer

ROMNEY'S REPUBLICANS

Handelsblatt, Germany
The 'Military Option' Poses
Threat to Global Economy

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“The next few months threaten
to be dangerous. Several severe
regional economic and political
crises could combine into a mega-
crisis, which will in turn create
very serious global shockwaves.”

— FORMER GERMAN DEFENSE
MINISTER Joschka Fischer

AUSTRAIN MUSLIMS PROTEST FILM

Le Monde, France
Lesson to Learn: The
Prophet Transcends
All Films or Cartoons

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“Is Islam so vulnerable, so
fragile, so threatened
wherever it is practiced?
Can a work of fiction, a
cartoon or a very bad film
damage Muslim values and
thought? In principle, no.”

— COLUMNIST
Tahar Ben Jelloun

WHERE THE BATTLE BEGAN

Financial Times Deutschland, Germany
'We Germans Have a Hard
Time Grasping Why People
would Vote Mitt Romney'

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“That a politician has voluntarily
branded himself a cold-hearted
capitalist is astonishing. ... We
Germans have a very hard time
understanding why Americans
still want to vote for Romney.”

— EDITORIAL,
Financial Times Deutschland

WEAPONS OF SELF-DESTUCTION?

BBC News, U.K.
VIDEO: Pakistan Minister
Offers $100,000 for Death
of Filmmaker; Calls on
al-Qaeda, Taliban to Act

RealVideoSept. 22, 00:01:20

"I will pay whoever kills the
makers of this video $100,000.
If someone else makes other
similar blasphemous material
in the future, I will also pay
those who kill him $100,000."

— Pakistan Railway Minister
Shafqat Jalil

MINISTER PUTS OUT CONTRACT

DE TIJD, Belgium
U.S. Mistaken to Buckle
Under on Free Speech

TRANSLATED FROM DUTCH

“The concern of the United
States is understandable.
Their troops on the ground
are confronted with this
violence. But it is extremely
clumsy to respond to it
with a call for censorship.”

— COLUMNIST
Jean Vanempten

IS THIS A U.S. RETREAT?

France 24, France
French Embassies Bracing
for Backlash Over Cartoons

“The order anticipates violent protest
over the publishing of cartoons of The
Prophet Muhammad by satirical weekly
Charlie Hebdo. The obscene cartoons
have renewed anger among Muslims
after more than a week of deadly
protest sparked by a U.S.-made video.”

— FRANCE 24 News Item

La Stampa, Italy
The Metamorphosis
of First Lady Obama

TRANSLATED FROM ITALIAN

“At the convention, she
left the stage to a standing
ovation, with her head
bowed, not overdoing
it - aware, perhaps, that
the true revolution can be
found in her, a girl from
the Black ghetto standing
at the center of
White power, and that
the game is not yet over.”

— COLUMNIST
Mario Calabresi

LONG WAY FROM CHICAGO

Der Standard, Austria
For Now at Least, it's a
No-Win Situation for the
U.S. in the Muslim World

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“Even if the 2011 revolutions
saw no U.S. flags burning, the
old regimes were hated and
deprived of their legitimacy
because they were said to be
puppets of imperialistic policy.
These resentments have not
been healed. On the contrary,
new resentments have been
added: those of secularists and
liberals who now accuse the
United States of forging pacts
with the ruling Islamists.”

— COLUMNIST Gudrun Harrer

CAN NOTHING BE DONE?

Rceczpospolita, Poland
Romney is Better
Choice for Poland

TRANSLATED FROM POLISH

“If as president, Romney
acts on even of a sliver
of his declarations, we
would stand to benefit.
And if he ends up being
overwhelmed by reality
and was unable to do so,
we would lose nothing.
With Obama, we know
exactly where we stand.”

— COLUMNIST
Waldemar Kompala

POLES: THE WRONG HORSE?

The Spectator, U.K.
God, Guns, and Welfare:
Conspiracy Theories of
the U.S. Working Class

“The old fear that democracy
will allow the poor to fleece
property owners has never
disappeared. Of course,
there is a grain of truth in it.”

— COLUMNIST Nick Cohen

HOW OUT OF TOUCH IS HE?

Izvestia, Russia
President Obama: 'Not
a God, But a Partner'

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“Putin finally realizes that
the American political class
will offer us no one better
than liberal Barack Obama.”

— COLUMNIST Jan Ross

RUSSIA AND BARACK OBAMA


Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
China and Japan: a
'Dangerous' Standoff
Over Senkaku Islands

“The Senkaku dispute is
the latest episode in a
long history of conflict –
and the Americans are
increasingly nervous.”

— COLUMNIST Simon Tisdall

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
U.S. Suspends Joint
Military Operations
with Afghan Forces

“The U.S. has suspended
joint operations because
of a collapse in trust after
a surge in the number of
Americans and other NATO
soldiers killed by men they
are fighting with or training.”

— CORRESPONDENT
Chris McGreal

AFGHANS: ON THEIR OWN?

THE INDEPENDENT: U.K.
Defense Minister Called
to Explain Move; Accused
of Being Out of the Loop

GUARDIAN: MPs Question
Hague as NATO Halts
Afghan Joint Patrols


Der Spiegel, Germany
Muslim Protests Show
Limits of Free Speech

“The conflict over the film
Innocence of Muslims raises
questions about how far the
West is prepared to go
in defending free expression.”

— CORRESPONDENTS Lazar
Backovic, Dieter Bednarz,
Clemens Höges, Marc Hujer,
Juliane Von Mittelstaedt,
Christoph Reuter, Marcel
Rosenbach, Alexander
Smoltczyk, Bernhard Zand

THE INDEPENDENT: New
$500,000 Bounty Put on
Salmon Rushdie's Head

GUARDIAN: Hezbullah
Leader Warns U.S.
Over Anti-Islam Film


The Telegraph, U.K.
New Video 'Could Kill'
Mitt Romney's Chances
of Becoming President

“Romney's comment might
contain a grain of truth. But
it's also cruel and fatalistic.”

— HISTORIAN Tim Stanley

ROMNEY: STICK A FORK IN IT?

THE INDEPENDENT: Mitt
Romney: 'It's Not My Job
to Worry about the Poor'

GUARDIAN: Mitt Romney
Stands by Gaffe but says
Case Not 'Elegantly Stated'

GUARDIAN: Occupy Wall
Street Anniversary Marred
by Arrests, Weaker Support


The Telegraph, U.K.
British Businesses are
Taking an 'Unfair
Whacking' from U.S.

TOO TOUGH?

“BP has made
mistakes, but
its endless
battering from
U.S. authorities
is out of
all proportion.”

—LONDON MAYOR
Boris Johnson

Frankfurter Rundschau, Germany
Islam in Turmoil:
Religion as
'Ersatz-Identity'

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“All states in this Islam-
influenced arc of crisis
are in very precarious
stages of development.
They are all wavering
between a 'path to
modernization' in the
American style, which
was to some extent
imposed in dictatorial
fashion, and the search
for an identity of their
own - an identity that
would at best draw
from a history shaped
by Islam as well as
Euro-Christian values.”

— COLUMNIST
Stephan Hebel

A NEW MUSLIM IDENTITY?

The Independent, U.K.
Obama's Foreign Policy of
Reconciliation in 'Tatters'

OFF COURSE?

“Obama seems to
be rethinking his
stance on U.S.
interference in
other lands. Will
he let the voters
know before
the election?”

—COLUMNIST
Janet Daley

Die Zeit, Germany
Romney's 'Nostalgia' Ill-
Suited to Realities of
a Fast-Changing World

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“Compared to Romney and
despite his flaws, Mr. Obama
embodies an intelligent and
engaged America. Unlike four
years ago, he is no longer
supported by global hopes
for his victory, but concerns
in the event of his defeat.”

— COLUMNIST Jan Ross

REPUBLICANS: OUT OF DATE?

The Telegraph, U.K.
Taliban Hit U.S.-
U.K. Afghan Base;
'Miss' Prince Harry

“At least 2 U.S. Marines
were killed in the strike
on the base in Helmand
Province, which houses
American and British
troops, among others.”

— CORRESPONDENTS Sean
Rayment, Ben Farmer

FIREFIGHT NEAR PRINCE

Gazeta, Russia
For the Kremlin, at Least
Obama will Be Predictable

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“Romney’s rhetoric is not the
result of a long-held position,
but a set of stereotypes not
backed by his personal beliefs
or attitudes. What course he
would pursue if elected is
therefore impossible to guess.”

— COLUMNIST Fyodor Lukyanov

DEVIL RUSSIA DOES NOT KNOW

Die Tageszeitung, Germany
U.S. Muslim Unrest
Raises Stakes of U.S.
Election Even Higher

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“In the hottest phase of a
U.S. campaign, the logic
of action in Washington
often shifts to winning
short-term points. But ats
stake is more than an
Obama second term: If
and how Obama succeeds
could decide whether
there is war or peace.”

— COLUMNIST
Bern Pickert

NO HIGHER STAKES

Independent, U.K.
'Inside Story' of U.S.
Envoy's Assassination

“People from the security
forces definitely let the
attack happen because
they were themselves
offended by the film; they
would absolutely put their
loyalty to the Prophet over
the consulate. The deaths
are all nothing compared
to insulting the Prophet.”

— CORRESPONDENT
Kim Sengupta

CHRIS STEPHENS: LAST HOURS

News, Switzerland
U.S. Election Mystery:
Why Don't Americans
Care about the World?

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“The rest of the world does
not appear exist for U.S.
voters, although it is more
and more clear that the
interaction, feedback, and
interconnectivity of the
financial markets affect
the American economy.”

— COLUMNIST
Patrik Etschmayer

ARE OUR HEADS IN THE SAND?

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Yale Scientists Find New
Monkey Species in Congo

“This was a totally unexpected
find. We knew this was unusual
and possibly unknown when we
first saw the animal. But it was
not until we had genetic and
morphological analyses of our
research team that we knew
we really had a new species.”

— Drs. John and Terese Hart

THREATENED WITH EXTINCTION

The Independent, U.K.
'Provocateurs' in East
and West Know: Politics
and Religion Don't Mix

ILL INTENT

“It only takes
a few loonies
and seconds to
kick off a mini
war in the
Muslim world.”

—COLUMNIST Robert Fisk

THE TELEGRAPH: Arab Spring
Turns Sour for United States

TELEGRAPH: Ambassador Chris
Stevens: Man of Drive, Passion

TELEGRAPH: Obama Dispatches
the Marines to Hunt Killers

TELEGRAPH: Attack in Libya:
The Warning Signs were there

TELEGRAPH: Death of Ambassador
Chris Stevens Now an Election Row

INDEPENDENT: Fear and Loathing:
Another Unholy Row about Islam

INDEPENDENT: Murder of U.S.
Ambassador Proves Arab Spring
was Never What it Seemed

INDEPENDENT: Editorial: Obama
Must Measure his Response

GUARDIAN: U.S. Consulate
Attack in Libya Underlines
Threat of Salafi Islamists



Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Libyan Attack: It Should
Have Been Clear - Deposing
Qaddafi was the Easy Part

“The West has once again started
a fire it cannot extinguish, with
the revolution it fanned in danger
of degenerating into chaos.”

— COLUMNIST Simon Tisdall

Lesoir, Belgium
America's Lost Hope: For
the Most Part, Obama's
Inexperience is to Blame

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“There is no mystery: Obama
acceding to the US presidency
devoid of executive experience,
and equipped with just a single
year as a U.S. senator, has paid
for his inexperience and naivety.”

— EDITORIAL, Lesoir

IS OBAMA REALLY TO BLAME?

Daily Mail, U.K.
9-11: 'The Pain
that Never Dies'

“The 11th year, for
me, it's the same as
if it was yesterday ...
It could be 50 years
from now, and to
me, it'll be just as
important as year
one was, or year
five or year ten.”

— 9-11 Responder
Joe Torres

ELEVEN YEARS LATER

Izvestia, Russia
Romney Had Best
Not Listen to Bush's
'Neocon Lunatics'

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“Romney uttered the
words that if he wins,
U.S. policy toward
Russia will be less
flexible. Those words,
I suspect, evoked only an
ironic grin from Putin.”

— COLUMNIST
Andranik Migranyan

ROMNEY: MUCH LIKE BUSH?

The Telegraph, U.K.
Brad Pitt: Why My Mom
is Wrong about Barack
Obama, Gay Marriage

“Gay marriage is inevitable.
The next generation, they
get it. It is just a matter of
time before it is a reality.”

— ACTOR Brad Pitt

PITT FAMILY SPLIT ON GAYS

Le Figaro, France
Democrats in Combat
Mode, but Now Face
Joblessness Headwind

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“This bleak return to the
economic realities of the
moment was immediately
seized on by Republicans.
'This report is a result of
Obama's failed policies'
proclaimed Paul Ryan' ...
But Democrats at least
reached some key
objectives in Charlotte.”

— CORRESPONDENT
Laure Mandeville

DID CONVENTION MATTER?

The Independent, Ireland
Obama Health Care
Law the 'Holy Grail'
of American Politics

“While near-universal health
coverage is something we
Europeans take for granted,
it has been the Holy Grail of
American politics for the past
70 years. After the failures
of his predecessors, it was Mr.
Obama who got healthcare
over the line. For that alone
his term deserves credit.”

— EDITORIAL, Irish Independent

La Repubblica, Italy
The Right to Vote Being
Imperilled in America!

TRANSLATED FROM ITALIAN

“The U.S. right justifies this
campaign by asserting a need
to fight electoral fraud. But
for the last 30 years, election
malpractice in America has
been negligible (the biggest
case of 'electoral fraud' in
history was perpetrated in
2000 by the U.S. Supreme
Court, which robbed an
election win from Al Gore).”

— COLUMNIST
Frederico Rampini

IN THIS REALLY ABOUT FRAUD?

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
President Obama's Speech
Pedestrian - but Had to Be

JOB DONE?

“Fittingly, it was a
pedestrian address:
a very deliberate,
methodical case for
a second term. The
best lines had been
taken. His task was
not to excite, but
explain and engage.”

—COLUMNIST
Gary Younge

INDEPENDENT: Barack Obama
Urges Backers to Keep the Faith

TELEGRAPH: A Sadder, Wiser
Obama Addresses Foot Soldiers

INDEPENDENT: Obama - Give
Me Time and I'll Fix America

BBC NEWS: Obama's Rhetoric
is Clever but no Game Changer


Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Democratic Convention
Diary: A Barnstorming
Stemwinder and a
Missing Hillary Clinton

“The fact-checkers were
overwhelmed and reporters
struggled for hyperboles to
describe Bill Clinton's speech,
but what became of Hillary?”

— CORRESPONDENT
Oliver Burkeman

HILLARY: WATCHES FROM AFAR

Rzeczpospolita, Poland
Election in the United
States: Romney Gives
Poland an Opening

TRANSLATED FROM POLISH

“It turns out that for the
Romney camp, the issue
of Poland is more vital
than the Afghanistan War,
China's economic growth
or the situation in the
Arab world - since these
were utterly forgotten
during his 35-minute
speech acceptance speech.
After the politician wins
the election, we will need
to hold him to his word.”

— COLUMNIST
Tomasz Deptula

A POLISH VOTE FOR ROMNEY

The Independent, U.K.
Bill Clinton Makes
Speech that Obama
Needed the Most

REVIVAL?

“Hugely popular,
Clinton gave an
address aimed
squarely at fixing
Barack Obama's
blind spot with
middle America.”

—COLUMNIST
Gary Younge

RealVideoAUDIO: Bill Clinton's Speech
and His Luck (BBC News, U.K.)


RealVideoVIDEO: The 'Big Dog' Adds His
Voice to Support Obama (BBC News, U.K.)


Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Obama Doesn't Need
Bill Clinton's Support.
... He Needs his Luck

“Clinton's presidency was
a golden era of economic
growth thanks to the luck
of items beyond his control.”

— COLUMNIST
Richard Adams

WILLHIS LUCK RUB OFF?

RealVideoVIDEO: Bill Clinton: 'We must
Rre-elect Barack Obama' (BBC News, U.K.)


DER SPIEGEL: Obama's
Diverse Coalition Shows
Signs of Fracture

TELEGRAPH: Now the
Gloves Come Off in
U.S. Presidential Race

GUARDIAN: Democratic
Convention Erupts Over
Restored Jerusalem Policy

TELEGRAPH: Clinton's
Speech at the Democratic
Convention: How it Happened


Gazeta, Russia
Why U.S. Republicans
have No Foreign Policy

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“Instinctively, Romney would
like to return to the world's
former two-pole model, when
all was simple and clear. But
today's biggest challenge is the
fuzzy strategic situation and
the blurred frontlines. It isn't
clear who is on your side, who
is right or wrong - or rather,
the trouble is that allies and
enemies often switch sides.”

— COLUMNIST Fyodor Lukyanov

RYAN AND FOREIGN POLICY

Der Spiegel, Germany
The U.S. Election:
'Campaign of Lies'

“In this year's U.S. poll,
truth is in short supply.
Both the Democrats and
Republicans are now
more unabashed in their
lies than ever before.”

— CORRESPONDENT
Gregor Peter Schmitz

The Telegraph, U.K.
Michelle Obama
'Comes Out Swinging'
in Defense of Barack

“Behind almost every line
of this speech lionizing her
husband’s rags-to-riches
journey lurked the pale
image of the Republican
candidate, who was
handed his privileged start
in life on a silver platter.”

— CORRESPONDENT
Peter Foster

MICHELLE MAKES THE CASE

INDEPENDENT: Democratic
Faithful Tune Out Economy
and Look to Michelle Obama

GUARDIAN: The Democratic
Convention: Joyless Reporters,
Competitive Candidates

TELEGRAPH: Echoes of Obama
Surround Rising Latino Star


The Independent, U.K.
Michelle Obama Urges
Voters to 'Renew their
Vows' to the President

THE DEMS

“In the room,
hope had never
died and change
was still going
to come.”

—COLUMNIST
Gary Younge

Trouw, The Netherlands
Apple vs. Samsung:
In U.S., Even a Fart
Can Have a Patent!

TRANSLATED FROM DUTCH

“Apple celebrates that
the judgment has made
it clear that stealing is
prohibited. That is true.
But that begs the
question of what you can
make your own property.
The U.S. patent regime
has ballooned so much
that every fart can be
patented. That is absurd.”

— EDITORIAL, Trouw

La Stampa, Italy
Can Charlotte Change
Equation of Campaign
Bereft of New Ideas?

TRANSLATED FROM ITALY

“America is in the limbo
of an election campaign
where political conflict
conceals a scarcity of
ideas and weak leadership.
We will soon know if
the conclave in Charlotte
will be able to change that.”

— COLUMNIST
Maurizio Molinari

FOUR DAYS FOR CHANGE?

Neviditelny Pes, Czech Republic
If Romney Wins, He
Can Keep His Radar!

TRANSLATED FROM CZECH

“The last thing any of us
want is to go back to the
awkwardness over the
Brdy Forest. Therefore,
we should insure that a
reprise of the exhausting
radar theater does not
take place. ... Yes,
someone should really
say something to him.”

— COLUMNIST
Blahoslav Hruska

ROMNEY: OUT OF TOUCH?

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The Independent, U.K.
Even Now, Democrats
Eyeing 2016 Election

WHO NEXT?

“Win or lose
on November
6, Obama will
be history. He
will have fought
his last election.”

—COLUMNIST
Rupert Cornwell

INDEPENDENT: The Thrill
of 2008 is Dead; I can See
Romney in White House

INDPENDENT: Why
British Still Call War
of 1812 a 'Victory'


Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany
Non-Aligned Summit a
'Fiasco' for Iran Regime

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“Difinitively, any fear that
Egypt's Muslim Brothers
seek an alliance with Iran's
Shiites is a thing of the past.”

— COLUMNIST Rainer Hermann

MORSI: WINNING THE WEST?

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Think Again. In a Few Months
it Could be President Romney

CAN HE WIN?

“Romney's lack of charm
may not matter. The
Republicans believe he is
the proven turnaround
artist that the American
economy really needs.”

—COLUMNIST
Jonathan Freedland


Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Egypt Underlines Iran's
Isolation at Summit of
Non-Aligned Movement

“Mr. Morsi's condemnation of
Syrian regime at Tehran summit
will boost Sunni unity at the
expense of Assad's closest ally.”

— COLUMNIST Simon Tisdall

GUARDIAN: Afghanistan: a
Ragged Retreat Threatens to
Turn into Slow-Motion Rout


Le Temps, Switzerland
Honor Neil Armstrong:
Let Us Begin a Manned
Mission to Mars 'Now'

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“Children and adults who
are passionate about space,
adventure, and science in
general, continue to dream.
These are the huge waves
that lift up humanity and
spur the most promising
progress and well-being
for all. ... What we need
is a new John Kennedy.”

— Pierre Brisson, President
of Mars Society Switzerland
z
WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?

Der Standard, Austria
Romney Victory would
be a Poisoned Chalice

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“Neither under Reagan or
George W. Bush were the
Republicans as right-wing
as they are today. They're
farther out of the U.S.
mainstream than they have
ever been. Romney would
be even less able than Mr.
Obama to find a way out of
the budget stalemate that
threatens to push the U.S.
economy into recession
in the next fiscal year.”

— COLUMNIST Eric Frey

ROMNEY: POISED TO WIN?

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Romney Acceptance
Speech a 'Bit of a Bust'

“As if to make a point about
the lack of enthusiasm, even
as the balloons came down,
more than a few delegates
remained in their seats, as
the Romney and Ryan
families paraded on stage.”

— CORRESPONDENT
Richard Adams

ITS MITT: ROMNEY NOMINATED

INDEPENDENT: Republicans Talk
the Talk - but their Foreign
Policy Would be No Different

TELEGRAPH: From his Mormon
Roots to a Lack of Faith in
Obama: Romney Makes Pitch

TELEGRAPH: Cameron
and Obama Cannot
Placate Voters Forever

DAILY MAIL: Ann Romney
'Pushed Mitt' to Consider
Condi Rice as Running Mate


Argumenty i Facty, Russia
Edward Topol: 'America
on Verge of a Civil War'

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“In America, 95 percent of the
population is historically used to
living how they like, no matter
what happens in government.
For a long time, Americans
couldn’t believe that they in fact
elected a communist, and that
Obama seriously planned to
build socialism out of capitalism.
But they are slow to place blame
- they are a very trusting people.”

— Edward Topol, former
Communist Party journalist
and U.S. resident

END OF AMERICA AS WE KNOW IT?

DNA, France
Romney's Daring Right Turn
Gives America Clear Choice

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“And who cares if only yesterday,
Romney himself, in his own state,
put in place a health insurance
scheme that tomorrow he indents
to undo at the federal level, or
that he has fought for the rights
of both women and homosexuals.”

— COLUMNIST Pascal Coquis

ROMNEY'S RIGHT-WING RUBICON

Financial Times, U.K.
This Election Could be the
Republicans' Last Chance

“An inability to attract the votes
of ethnic minorities in general –
and Hispanics in particular – is a
big disadvantage to Republicans
in this election, but one that the
Romney-Ryan ticket could yet
overcome. In future elections,
it could be very well fatal.”

— COLUMNIST Gideon Rachman

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Paul Ryan Sets Up Romney
Stall but No One is Buying

RYAN MOJO?

“The running-mate
had rousing words
for the RNC but the
main man is the least
popular presidential
nominee in 30 years.”

—COLUMNIST
Gary Younge

GUARDIAN: Republican National
Convention 2012 - Live Coverage


Komsomolskaya Pravda, Russia
Support of Anti-Putin
America for Pussy Riot
'Disgusting, Ridiculous'

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“The entire period of Putin's
rule has seen a continuous
series of campaigns by the
West's mass media, NGOs,
and U.S. lawmakers against
a president who is very
popular among Russians.”

— COLUMNIST Alexei Panki

A WESTERN PLOT ON PUTIN?

Der Spiegel, Germany
Unexploded American
Bomb Found in Munich

“Monday's find resulted in
a mass evacuation in Munich's
popular Schwabing district,
only a short walk from the
city's world-famous tourist
attractions. Officials said
Tuesday morning that stores
and offices nearby would
also have to remain closed.”

— DER SPIEGEL NEWS ITEM

WWII BOMBS ELUDE GERMANS

AP PHOTOS: WWII Bomb
Detonated by Germans


Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Republican Delegates from
Texas and Maine Protest
'Power Grab' Rules Change

“It's rare at modern conventions
to have such revolts, given how
carefully orchestrated they have
become. They are especially rare
for Republicans, who are usually
a highly disciplined political party.”

— CORRESPONDENT
Ewen MacAskill

RON PAUL BACKERS REAR UP

News, Switzerland
'Legitimately Raped':
An Idea Only the Iran
Regime Could Love

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“That the hideous
face of the party, with
prudery, fear of God,
women and foreigners
at the top of its agenda,
resembles more than
anything that of the
Iranian regime - their
sworn and deadliest
enemy (after Obama) -
is to say the least ironic.”

— COLUMNIST
Patrik Etschmayer

REPUBLICANS AND AKIN

BBC NEW, U.K.
Rachel Corrie: Court Rules
Israel Not at Fault for Death
of American Activist in Gaza

“Judge Oded Gershon said.
Corrie had been protecting
terrorists in a designated
combat zone. 'She [Corrie]
did not distance herself from
the area, as any thinking
person would have done.'”

— CORRESPONDENT
Jon Donnison

BY ACCIDENT OR DESIGN?

GUARDIAN: Verdict Exposes
Israeli Military Mindset

GUARDIAN: Corrie's
Mother: 'I Know this
Won't be the End'

GUARDIAN: Rachel
Corrie Ruling 'Deeply
Troubling', says Family


Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Republicans Must Change
Romney from Forrest
Gump into Tom Hanks

REDRAWING

“The RNC is a shell
of its former electoral
importance, so the
Mitt Romney that's put
on parade must be
a humanized one.”

—COLUMNIST
Gary Younge

The Independent, U.K.
'The U.S. is the Major
Player Against Syria and
Rest are its Instruments’

ASSAD'S VIEW

“Assad's Foreign
Minister gives his
first interview to
a Western reporter
since conflict began.”

—COLUMNIST Robert Fisk

Challenges, France
The High Cost of Lance
Armstrong's Downfall

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“They are going to ask him
for all the money received
from his Tour victories,
and surely from the other
races. He is going to have
to repay almost all of the
winnings he took in
during his entire career.”

— COLUMNIST Carlos Colon

LANCE: SOON TO BE BROKE?

Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Russia
Kremlin 'Suspends' Use of
Tartus Naval Base in Syria

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“Our naval base in Tartus will
not support a military option.
We cannot act militarily against
countries that are supporting
the Syrian opposition forces.”

— Unidentified Russian
Defense Ministry Source

WILL RUSSIA GIVE UP TARTUS?

TELEGRAPH: Britain and
U.S. Plan Syrian Revolution
from Istanbul Office Block

DER SPIEGEL: German
Commentators Assert
Obama's Warning
'Will Not Deter Assad'


Malagahoy, Spain
Let Us Not Trade
Our Democracy for
Assange and His Ilk

TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH

“I trust democratic governments
more than Assange and cyber-
pirates, Wiki-spies or hackers.”

— COLUMNIST Carlos Colon

GARZON: DEFENDING ASSANGE

The Independent, U.K.
Neil Armstrong, 'One of
Great American Heroes
of All Time', Dead at 82

“With 'one small step', he
made history as the first
man on the Moon. Now,
on his death, a president,
and the world, pay tribute.”

— COLUMNIST Rupert Cornwell

WHAT WAS - AND WHAT COULD BE

SUNDAY SUN, U.K.: Tributes from
British Scientists to Neil Armstrong

TELEGRAPH: Neil Armstrong's Legacy
was the 'Strength of Human Skill'

GUARDIAN: Man on Moon:
Moment of Greatness that
Defined American Century


Telegraph, U.K.
'Omens Not Good' for
Republican Convention

“Next week's Republican
National Convention in
Tampa, Florida, might
be a disaster. Literally.”

— CORRESPONDENT Tim Stanley

RealVideoVIDEO: Americans Still Seems
to Prefer Obama (Russia Today)


TELEGRAPH: Bob Dole
Urges Romney to Confront
Republican Right Wing


Le Figaro, France
Obama Counters Romney
Swiftboat 'Magic Bullet'

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“On the one hand, Romney
complains about the harsh
blows he receives from the
campaign of 44; and on the
other, he's not shy about
using underhanded means
himself. ... The holes in this
documentary are so big that
not laughing is a challenge.
... Yet another splash
of cold water for Romney.”

— COLUMNIST
Jean-Sebastien Stehli

CAN ROMNEY PULL A BUSH?

Yezhednevniy Zhurnal, Russia
'Politically Correct' 2012
Olympics Neared 'Fascism'

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“The Ministry of Goodness,
ready with a red-hot iron
to punish acts of a politically-
incorrect boyfriend, turns
out being quite tolerant of
Nazism of a different sort. ...
Lebanese athletes refused
to practice in the same gym
as the Israeli team. This is
not just a bad Twitter joke
or a boyfriend's Facebook
post - it is pure racism.”

— COLUMNIST Yulia Latinina

IS IOC ROTTEN TO THE CORE?

The Telegraph, U.K.
British Conservatives
are 'Turned Off' by
'Extreme' Republicans

“The Tea Party movement
doesn't sit comfortably with
most conservatives in the U.K.
And the whole Bible-Belt
thing; looking to God the
whole time; the extreme anti-
abortion approach; it just
doesn't sit well with the
Conservative Party at all.”

— BRITISH MP Brooks Newmark

SKY NEWS: Romney's Gold
Standard Idea Is 'Madness'

YORKSHIRE EVENING POST:
Flaw in Republican Obsession
with ‘Objectivist’ Philosopher

GUARDIAN: Romney Financial
Documents: Sifting through
All of the 'Grubby Details'


The Independent, U.K.
Is Lance Armstrong's
Life Built on a Lie?

“Can a man's achievements
be great enough to stand
in the face of claims that
they are based on lies?”

— COLUMNIST
SIMON USBORNE

HOAX OR UNFORGIVABLE INJUSTICE?

RealVideoVIDEO: Past Statement of Lance
Armstrong on Drug Claims (BBC News, U.K.)


TELEGRAPH, U.K.:
Lance Armstrong 'Tipped
Off' Before Drug Tests


Independent, U.K.
Police to Arrest Assange
'Under All Circumstances' if
He Tries to Flee Embassy

“A briefing note handed
to officers orders them
to make the arrest if he
attempts to leave in a
diplomatic bag or vehicle.”

— REPORTER Kevin Rawlinson

RUSSIA TODAY: There Will Be
'No Special Treatment' for Assange


RealVideoVIDEO: Ecuador President
Correa Insists on 'Safe Passage'
for Assange (BBC News, U.K.)


BBC News, U.K.
VIDEO: Dan Rather Tells
Brits, U.S. Conventions
'Irellevent' and 'Crude'

RealVideoAug. 24, 00:03:22

"Who wants to hear a sort
of wind festival, of nothing
bust self-serving speeches,
for days on end?”

— JOURNALIST Dan Rather

EVENTS OF A BYGONE ERA?

GUARDIAN: Romney Faces
the 'Speech of His Life'


Le Figaro, France
'Petty' Games within Games
at the Ecuadorian Embassy

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“The address Julian Assange
delivered from a balcony of
the Ecuadorian Embassy is
part of a much bigger and
pernicious game that can be
summarized in four points:
The ambition of Correa, the
risks of extradition to the
U..S., British arrogance,
and free speech in Ecuador.”

— COLUMNIST Patrick Bele

CORREA: CHAVEZ VERSION II?

The Independent, U.K.
Getting Rid of Dubya
Wasn't Enough. The
U.S. Remains a Bully

“It was a bad dream
that went on for eight
years, and no wonder
much of the world is
still breathing a sigh
of relief. But American
foreign policy these
days escapes scrutiny.
In part, that is down to
a well-grounded terror
of the only alternative
to Barack Obama: the
increasingly deranged
United States right.”

— COLUMNIST Owen Jones

IRRETRIEVABLE BULLIES?

The Telegraph, U.K.
Mitt Romney Met Todd
Akin Doctor Jack Willke
During 2012 Campaign

“Romney met Jack Willke,
the doctor credited with
popularizing Todd Akin's
views on rape and abortion,
during the current election
campaign, and told him they
agree on 'almost everything.'”

— COLUMNIST Jon Swaine

MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE DEFECIT

Die Presse, Austria
WikiLeaks: From 'Torch
of Democracy' to an
Anti-American 'Cudgel'

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“WikiLeaks set out to
be a torch of democracy
- but instead became a
digital cudgel for U.S.-
haters. ... And in view
of the behavior of
Julian Assange, one must
to conclude that this was
not mere coincidence
- but was by design.”

— COLUMNIST Michael Laczynski

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Don't Lose Sight of Why U.S.
is Out to Get Julian Assange

“Ecuador is pressing for
a deal that offers justice
to Assange's accusers –
and essential protection
for whistleblowers. ...
with British and Swedish
loyalty to the U.S. on the
line, Assange shouldn't
expect to leave the
embassy any time soon”

— COLUMNIST Seumas Milne

WHAT IS WASHINGTON UP TO?

RealVideoVIDEO: Assange Can't Stay
and Can't Go' (Russia Today)

RealVideoVIDEO: Ecuador Warns Brits
it Would be 'Suicide' to Attempt
to Arrest Assange (BBC, U.K.)

RealVideoVIDEO: Julian Assange Row:
South America Backs Ecuador (BBC, U.K.)


GUARDIAN: How South America
Sees the Julian Assange Case

TELEGRAPH: Sweden Prosecutors
'Censure' British Diplomat for
Naming an Assange Accuser


The Irish Times, Ireland
It's Time We Finally Dispelled
the Myth of 'Legitimate Rape'

“It appears that Mr. Akin
was born in the wrong
century because the last
time his archaic views
were consensus opinion
was back in the medieval
era, when doctors thought
women could only get
pregnant if they derived
pleasure from sex.”

— COLUMNIST Colette Browne

THE FACE OF REPUBLICANS?

TELEGRAPH: Women are Fed
Up with Male Politicians on Both
Sides of Atlantic Diminishing Rape

TELEGRAPH: Church and
State Separation Gone
Too Far, says Mitt Romney

TELEGRAPH: Ahead of Convention,
the Republican Party Endorses
Abortion Ban Without Exceptions

GUARDIAN: Is Niall Ferguson's
Newsweek Attack on Obama
'Embarrassing' and 'Unethical'?

TELEGRAPH: Akin's 'Legitimate
Rape' Remarks Threaten to
Engulf Mitt Romney Campaign


Dagens Nyheter, Sweden
Sweden's Image Smeared
by Missteps and Accusations
of Assange and Defenders

TRANSLATED FROM SWEDISH

“The very negative image of
the Swedish legal system that
the case has disseminated
around the world is unfounded.
... In retrospect, it is a pity
that the prosecutor didn't avail
himself of the opportunity of
interrogating Assange in London.”

— COLUMNIST
Gianni Riotta

ASSANGE'S DIPLOMATIC INCIDENT

The Telegraph, U.K.
Top Gun Director Tony
Scott Leaps to His Death
from Los Angeles Bridge

“Witnesses reported seeing
the father-of-two calmly
park his Toyota Prius near
the bridge, climb a 10 foot
fence and leap off 'without
hesitation' just after noon.”

— CORRESPONDENT
Andrew Hough

FAMILY ISSUES FOR SCOTT?

BBC NEWS VIDEO: Hollywood
in 'Shock' Over Scott Death;
Suicide Note Found in Car


BBC, U.K.
Why Ecuador Offered
Julian Assange Asylum

“By granting him asylum,
the government is trying
to prove it really cares
about freedom of opinion
and freedom of the press,
at a moment when Ecuador
has been strongly criticised.”

— COLUMNIST Mark Weisbrot

ASYLUM GRANTED

RealVideoVIDEO: Assange Criticizes
Attacks on Whistle Blowers by
Governments (Russia Today)

RealVideoVIDEO: Ecuador Foreign
Minister Patino Explains Decision
to Grant Assange Asylum (BBC, U.K.)

RealVideoVIDEO: Britain Threatens to 'Storm'
Ecuador Embassy to Sieze Assange (BBC, U.K.)


GUARDIAN: Julian Assange
Granted Asylum by Ecuador
- Live Coverage

TELEGRAPH: Timeline
of Swedish Sex Charges
Against Julian Assange

GUARDIAN: Assange 'Blows
Giant Raspberry' in Face
of Foreign Secretary Hague

ECONOMIST: Britain and
Ecuador: Asylum for Assange


Le Figaro, France
Romney Seeks 'Back Door'
Into the White House

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“Every time Romney has had to
deal with opposition, he has
shrunk away and denied his own
convictions to placate whoever
was in front of him - like a little
boy who just wants to please.
This isn't exactly a demonstration
of the strength of character
expected from a U.S. president.”

— COLUMNIST Jean-Sébastien Stehli

BBC News, U.K.
Killer of John Lennon has
Parole Hearing this Week

“The former security guard,
who has a history of mental
illness, claims to have had a
religious conversion in prison.”

— BBC news item

HAS CHAPMAN 'REFORMED'?

BBC NEWS, U.K.
Assange Faces Arrest
Before His Statement

“Our correspondent says
corridors and elevators
inside the building, which
is shared with Colombia,
are communal and not
part of the Embassy, so
police in these areas could
arrest Mr. Assange.”

— CORRESPONDENT
Andrew Plant

ASSANGE CROWD SWELLS

GUARDIAN: Julian Assange
Granted Asylum by Ecuador
- Live Coverage

BBC NEWS: Americas Ministers
to Convene - Deal with Assange


Russia Today, Russia
VIDEO: Apple Co-Founder
Steve Wozniak Warns of
Attack on Online Freedom,
Talks of Dotcom; Assange

“They are going beyond the bounds
of what's right in order to convict ...
the trouble is, we've developed
what sort of rights you have against
accusers, meaning the police and
prosecutors ... presumption of
innocence means the burden of
proof is on the accuser ... and
prosecutors and accusers have
found a lot of ways to get around
those rights. That's what bothers
me. If they want to convict you of
something you didn't do, they have
an aweful lot of ways to do it.”

— Apple Co-Founder
Steve Wozniak

OPEN INTERNET UNDER ATTACK

La Stampa, Italy
The Olympic Games:
Mirror of Our World

TRANSLATED FROM ITALIAN

“China is the new empire
ushering the Asian century.
America stands fast, with
her space lab Curiosity
landing on Mars and her
Martian basketball dream
team. Behind them, new
entries made their debut:
Egypt took the podium in
fencing, Venezuela and
South Korea made good
showings, as did the tiny
Caribbean isle of Grenada,
which based on per capita
population, took first
place at the Games.”

— COLUMNIST
Gianni Riotta

BETTER THAN BULLETS

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Sioux Nation Campaigns
to Buy Back Black Hills
Siezed By United States

“You may see the irony that the
Sioux Nation, having put aside
the $1 billion in compensation
offered for the original theft, is
now trying to buy back the land
we believe always belonged to
us. All the same, that is what we
are doing: raising money to
buy back our Native birthright.”

— Dana Lone Hill, an
Oglala Lakota Sioux

BUYING BACK WHAT'S THEIRS?

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Assange Asylum: Ecuador
is Right to Stand Up to U.S.

“The United States may paint
itself as a promoter of human
rights, but any right to make
such a claim is long gone.”

— COLUMNIST Mark Weisbrot

RealVideoVIDEO: Protests in Ecuador,
Embassy on Guard (BBC News, U.K.)

RealVideoVIDEO: Assange Will Not Be
No Safe Passage out of U.K.,
says Foriegn Secretary (BBC, U.K.)

RealVideoVIDEO: Ecuador Foreign
Minister Patino Explains Decision
to Grant Assange Asylum (BBC, U.K.)

RealVideoVIDEO: Britain Threatens to 'Storm'
Ecuador Embassy to Sieze Assange (BBC, U.K.)


GUARDIAN: Julian Assange
Granted Asylum by Ecuador
- Live Coverage

TELEGRAPH: Assange to
Issue Statement 'In Front' of
Embassy Haven on Sunday

GUARDIAN: Ecuador 'Wrong'
to Describe Charges Against
WikiLeaks Chief as 'Laughable'

DAILY MAIL: Scuffle Breaks
Out Between Supporters
of Assange and Police


Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Paul Ryan and the
Paradox of U.S. Politics

“Amid greater polarisation, winning
centrist independent voters is more
vital than ever. Which makes Ryan as
Romney's VP pick all the more baffling.”

— CORRESPONDENT Peter Beaumont

GUARDIAN: Paul Ryan's
Faith in Ayn Rand is
a Political a Problem


News, Switzerland
Ryan: Libertarian Trojan
Horse May Throw Romney

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“The question is whether Ryan's loyalty
to a would-be President Romney will
be stronger that his fealty toward his
hallowed political positions. It is quite
likely that this Libertarian 'consolation
price' will be a huge loss for Romney.”

— COLUMNIST Patrik Etschmayer

A MODERN CATO THE YOUNGER?

Die Zeit, Germany
An Ex-Mormon Missionary,
Mitt Romney's European
Gaffes Were Calculated

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“During missionary work, one
gets to know Europeans in a way
that they would rather not see
themselves. ... If Romney does
win the election in November
, there will finally be a president
who knows the Europeans.”

— COLUMNIST and former
Mormon Eric T. Hansen

ROMNEY: NOT SO GAFFE PRONE?

The Observer, U.K.
In Paul Ryan, Mitt
Romney Makes Risky
and Divisive Choice

“The Republican candidate's
running mate is proposing
an economic strategy that
could harm U.S. recovery.”

— EDITORIAL, The Observer

RYAN: SOLUTION FOR ROMNEY?

RealVideoVIDEO: Mitt Romney Running Mate
Paul Ryan Unveiled in Virginia (BBC, U.K.)

RealVideoVIDEO: Romney Slips Up Introducing
Ryan as 'Next President'(BBC, U.K.)


GUARDIAN: Romney Introduces
Paul Ryan as Part of 'Comeback
Team' Republican Ticket

TELEGRAPH: Mitt Romney's
Choice as Running Mate Just
Made the Election Interesting

ECONOMIST: Romney Makes his Choice

The Telegraph, U.K.
U.S. Tourists Find Italy
Hitler Wines 'Offensive'

“This offends the memory of
millions of people and risks
compromising Italy's image.”

— CORRESPONDENT
Josephine McKenna

Daily Mail, U.K.
Romney Said to Want
David Patreus as VP

“The ex-Massachusetts
governor overtly dodged
a question about Petraeus
while speaking with
reporters this afternoon.”

— REPORTER Michael Zennie

PATREAUS ENTERING ARENA?

Euromoney, U.K.
Standared Chartered Bank
Accused of Trading with
Iran to Tune of $250 Billion

“Standard Chartered – which has
aggressively promoted its whiter-
than-white corporate culture in
recent years – is unlikely to ever
fully recover from the damage.”

— Unnamed Analysts

The Independent, U.K.
Sikhs Call Attacks on
Community 'Collateral
Damage' of Sept. 11

“Underpinning everything is
an outpouring of frustration,
just short of anger, at what
Sikhs in Oak Creek and other
parts of the U.S. say is the+
assumption that because of
their turbans and beards they
are Muslims – with all the
weight that carries since 9/11.”

— CORRESPONDENT Chris McGreal

Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland
Romney's Blunders
Give Poland a Boost!

TRANSLATED FROM POLAND

“Let us not be picky – we found
ourselves in America’s spotlight
and came out with flying colors.
This has value regardless of the
outcome of the U.S. elections
in November. Thank you, Mitt!”

— COLUMNIST Mariusz Zawadzki

POLAND COMES OUT AHEAD

Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland
Mitt Romney's Biggest
Weakness Exposed on
His Sojourn to Poland

TRANSLATED FROM POLISH

“Commentators who wrote that
the visit of American presidential
candidate Mitt Romney remains
in the shadow of the Cold War
and that he is doing everything
possible to differentiate himself
from Obama, whose gaze is more
directed at the future, were right.
This is Romney's biggest weakness.”

— COLUMNIST Jacek Pawlicki

Daily Mail, U.K.
Two Billion People Watch
Usain Bolt's 100m Victory,
None of them in America

“NBC took the controversial
decision to hold broadcasting
the popular event to prime
time, leaving millions of track
and field fans outraged.”

— DAILY MAIL NEWS ITEM

AMERICA'S TAPE-DELAYED OLYMPICS

GUARDIAN: Brits Reduced
to Showing Michael Phelps
Victory Using Lego Figures

GUARDIAN: NBC's Best
Olympic Offerings?
Grab your iPad and PC


Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland
Walesa on Romney:
'We are Alike'

TRANSLATED FROM POLISH

“Mr. Romney has a sense
of humor; he's sociable,
professes similar values,
is very close to his wife,
and has five children. We
are alike and are looking
for similar solutions. This
meeting gave me an idea
of what direction the U.S.
would take if Romney wins.
But I'm not endorsing him.”

— Former Poland President
Lech Walesa

AN ENDORSEMENT - ALMOST ...

The Telegraph, U.K.
American Scientists Suspect
Dolphins Form 'Elite Societies'

“We sometimes think that traits
such as culture are exclusively
human, but a growing body
of literature proves otherwise.”

— Dr. Janet Mann of
Georgetown University

COULD DOLPHINS HAVE 'CULTURE'?

The Telegraph, U.K.
Is Phelps the Greatest Athlete
Ever? Sports Writers Debate

“Winners and losers are chosen by
facts, but our attachment to them
is essentially an emotional one.”

— British Sports Writers

PHELPS: THE GREATEST ATHLETE EVER?

The Independent, U.K.
#NBCFail: Backlash as
Twitter Locks Out British
Correspondent Guy Adams

“The U.S. TV broadcaster NBC
was at the center of a dispute
last night after it persuaded
Twitter to suspend a journalist
from The Independent who
criticised its Olympic coverage.”

— REPORTER Sam Masters

INDEPENDENT: NBC Blames Twitter
for Lockout of British Journalist

INDEPENDENT: Twitter Backs Down
at Last - but Why Did I Get Banned?

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
American 'Polymath' Gore
Vidal Has Died at Age 86

“I am not at heart a playwright.
I am a novelist turned temporary
adventurer; and I chose to write
television, movies, and plays for
much the same reason that Henry
Morgan selected the Spanish Main
for his peculiar – and not dissimilar
– sphere of operations.”

— Writer, pundit, playright Gore Vidal

A MAJOR LOSS TO AMERICAN LETTERS

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Ye Shiwen's World Record
Olympic Swim 'Disturbing',
says Top American Coach

“The one thing I will say is that
history in our sport will tell you
that when we see something,
and I will put quotation marks
around it, 'unbelievable', history
shows us that it turns out later
on there was doping involved.”

— —John Leonard, World
Swimming Coaches Association

YE SHIWEN'S ILL-GOTTEN GOLD?

GUARDIAN: Ye Shiwen Calmly Takes
More Gold as Drug Claim Storm Rages

GUARDIAN: Ye Shiwen's Father
Attacks the 'Arrogant West'

TELEGRAPH: U.K. Olympic
Association Chairman Calls
Doping Charges 'Regrettable'


Gazeta, Russia
With Olympic Ban on
Belarus Leader, West
Initiates a New Era
of Sport Politicization

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“This sets a precedent,
not only for the history
of the Olympics, but for
the West's relations with
the dictatorial regimes
of the post-Soviet space.”

— EDITORIAL, Gazeta

WRONG TO BAN THIS MAN?

La Stampa, Italy
Olympic Uniform Spat Reflects
'Hidden Strength' of America

TRANSLATED FROM ITALIAN

“Team USA is comprised of a union
of distant cultures. If the symbolic
Christmas song White Christmas
was written by Jewish musician
Izrail Moiseevic Bejlin, aka/Irving
Berlin, why on earth shouldn’t one
hear the Star Spangled Banner
after being awarded an Olympic
gold medal while wearing a uniform
tailored by a Chinese seamstress?
What could be more ‘American’? But
don’t expect demagogues drugged
by election-year politics to get this.”

— COLUMNIST Gianni Riotta

U.S. LAWMAKERS MISSING THE POINT?

The Independent, U.K.
Carl Lewis on Romney:
'Some Americans Should
Not Leave the Country'

“"Every Olympics is ready, I
don't care whatever he said.
I swear, sometimes I think
some Americans shouldn't
leave the country. Are you
kidding me, stay home if
you don't know what to say.”

— Carl Lewis, Ten Time
U.S. Olympic Gold Winner

AMERICANS IN LONDON SPEAK


RealVideoBBC VIDEO: Mitt Romney
in London: 'Blunderer and Chief'


INDEPENDENT: Even Carl
Lewis Thinks Mitt Should
Shut Up and Go Home

TELEGRAPH: If Romney Does Not
Like Us, We Shouldn't Care

GUARDIAN UNLIMITED: Oh, Mitt:
Those Romney Gaffes in Full

GUARDIAN: Romney's Olympic
Blunder Stuns No. 10 and
Hands Gift to Obama Campaign

DAILY MAIL: Mitt Romney's
Terrible, Horrible, No Good,
Very, Very Bad Day in London

TELEGRAPH: If Romney and Cameron
Don't Get On, it's Because Romney is
a Conservative and Cameron is Not

TELEGRAPH: Romney Would
Restore 'Anglo-Saxon' Ties
Between Britain and U.S.

TELEGRAPH: Mitt Romney
Questions Whether Britain
is Ready for Olympic Games

TELEGRAPH: Did they
Really Put Sarah Palin in
Charge of Olympic Flags?

GUARDIAN: Romney Visits
London While Stumbling
on 'Almost Every Front'


FOOT FIRMLY IN MOUTH


Rzeczpospolita, Poland
Criticism of Poland's CIA
Prison Discredits the Left

TRANSLATED FROM POLISH

“The death of al-Qaeda is not
the only casualty of the war on
terror. The leftist theory of
the responsibility of the West
for all of the world’s sins
has also been rendered dead.”

— COLUMNIST Tomasz Wróblewski

Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland
Poland’s CIA Prison:
‘Little Boy Likes Torture;
Wants to be Macho Man ’

TRANSLATED FROM POLISH

“What's so amazing about the
willingness of conservative
fans to fight a ‘war on terror’
at the expense of basic civil
liberties is not so much their
lack of sensitivity, but their
striking lack of imagination.”

— COLUMNIST Adam Leszczynski

POLAND'S POLITICAL CIVIL WAR

Elsevier, The Netherlands
How in the West and East,
Mass Murderers are Bred

TRANSLATED FROM DUTCH

“Whether you believe in the
Joker or that 72 virgins await
you in the afterlife - the
delusions are similar. Only the
men in the background differ.”

— COLUMNIST Leon de Winter

TWO KINDS OF MADNESS, MURDER

Le Figaro, France
‘Continue the Massacres;
Protect Our Reelections’

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“Continue the massacres and
protect our reelections. …
There is little chance that we
will hear Democrats or
Republicans mention the word
'firearms' in their homilies.
The slaughter can go on.”

— COLUMNIST Jean-Sébastien Stehli

U.S. LAWMAKERS AND FIREARMS

Liberation, France
America and Guns: ‘How
Many People Have to Die?’

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“A sizable chunk of Poland's
political right is protesting
Madonnas show on August 1,
from Solidarni 2010 to Law
and Justice Party MP Artur
Górski. I throw my support
behind them, as I suspect
that the singer is working
on orders from Kremlin!”

— COLUMNIST Bernd Pickert

AMERICA MISGUIDED OVER GUNS?

Die Tageszeitung, Germany
National Rifle Association:
America's 'Deadliest' Lobby

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“It seems self-evident that it is
the unrestricted access to these
lethal instruments that produce
criminals in the first place. If
one is capable of simply walking
into the nearest shop to secure
everything needed for a mass-
murder-in-waiting, the path
from depression to blood-soaked
headline is rendered easy.”

— COLUMNIST Bernd Pickert

THE POWER OF MONEY AND ILLOGIC

Rzeczpospolita, Poland
Madonna: Singing Agent
of Russian Imperialism!

TRANSLATED FROM POLISH

“A sizable chunk of Poland's
political right is protesting
Madonnas show on August 1,
from Solidarni 2010 to Law
and Justice Party MP Artur
Górski. I throw my support
behind them, as I suspect
that the singer is working
on orders from Kremlin!”

— COLUMNIST
Bartosz Weglarczyk

MADONNA: IN 'BED' WITH PUTIN?

Izvestia, Russia
Batman Shootings Elicit
No Fear from Russian
Film Execs and Analysts

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“America is a peculiar country,
in which shootings happen in all
sorts of places. In our country,
movie theaters are the calmest
of places to spend time Video
pirates are more of a concern
than terrorists for Russians.”

— Alexei Ryazantzev, president
of film distributor Karo Premiere

PROFITS UNLIKELY TO BE AFFECTED

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Pressure Mounts for Tough
Arms Control Treaty at U.N.

“It is quite possible that in 20
years, people will be killed off
systematically by unmanned
devices, as opposed to drones,
in which case there is still a
person, albeit at a distance,
behind the stick at the trigger.”

— COLUMNIST Patrik Etschmayer

Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Germany
Films Reflect Violence
in Society - Not the
Other Way Around

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“The Batman film reflects the
brutal truth: the exhibitionism
of violence it displays is taken
directly from society itself.”

— COLUMNIST Fritz Goettler

IS THIS JUST ART REFLECTING LIFE?

Saarbruecker Zeitung, Germany
Colorado: Bloody Acts Like
this ‘Cannot Be Prevented’

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“One thing can now be asserted:
Bloody acts like these cannot be
prevented. That's the frustrating
realization at the end of the long
bloody trail that winds through
all continents, eras and societies.”

— COLUMNIST Thomas Spang

GUN LEGISLATION CANNOT BANISH EVIL

The Daily Mail, U.K.
The 'Curse of Batman':
Franchise Plagued By
Tragic Mishaps, Death

“Before the shooting spree,
one of the biggest tragedies
associated with the film was
the death of Heath Ledger,
who reprised the Joker in
previous The Dark Knight.”


BATMAN FRANCHISE SNAKE BIT?

News, Switzerland
The X-47: Killing without
‘Scruple or Conscience’

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“It is quite possible that in 20
years, people will be killed off
systematically by unmanned
devices, as opposed to drones,
in which case there is still a
person, albeit at a distance,
behind the stick at the trigger.”

— COLUMNIST Patrik Etschmayer

PONDERING THE UNMANNED FUTURE

The Irish Examiner, Ireland
Colorado: Life Imitates
Art with Gruesome Results

“What happened in Colorado is
another grim warning of the
consequences of an unbridled
gun culture. This must not be
allowed to foster in this nation.”

—EDITORIAL, Irish Examiner

TOO EASILY ARMED AND DANGEROUS?

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
America Needs to Talk
About Gun Control in
the Wake of Colorado

GUN CONTROL

“The chorus of sympathy
marks a stubborn refrain
in a perennial American
elegy. Different singers
uttering different words
- singing the same song.”

—COLUMNIST
Gary Younge

RealVideoBBC VIDEO: Batman Cinema
Shooting: 12 Dead in Colorado


INDEPENDENT: Paris
Premiere of Batman Canceled


Daily Mail, U.K.
Gunman in a Gas Mask
Shoots 14 People Dead at
U.S. Screening of Batman

“Witnesses say he burst out
of the emergency exit at the
front of the theater, wearing
body armor, and began firing
into the audience as he made
his way up the stairs, picking
off his victims at random.”

— CORRESPONDENT Jill Reilly

A VERY 'DARK KNIGHT' IN DENVER

GUARDIAN: Denver Batman
Premier Shooting - Live Updates


Le Figaro, France
Obama, Romney Luck
Out: George W. Steps
Back into the Breach!

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“It may be that the pitiful
performance of Romney,
the Republican nominee,
may have restored his own
confidence in himself –
perhaps his terms were less
disastrous than people said.”

— COLUMNIST
Veronique Saint-Geours

BUSH HAS ADVICE ON ECONOMY

La Nouvelle Republique, France
Madonna ‘Affronts’ French
Right-Wing National Front

TRANSLATED FROM FRANCE

“Madonna, who converted to
a branch of the Hebraic religion
Kabala, long ago attacked the
extreme French right - and
more specifically Jean-Marie Le
Pen - whom she associated with
Hitler and George W. Bush in a
set of images shown on stage
during her 2006 world tour.”

— NEWS ITEM, La Nouvelle Republique

MADONNA's SWASTIKA POLITICS

Svoboda News, Russia
Russian Senators Get
Cold Shoulder on Capitol
Hill Over Magnitsky Act

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“This unexpected visit shows
the serious concern Moscow
feels over how something
akin to the Iron Curtain will
soon block corrupt Russian
politicians from the world
and their favorite party
destinations in the West.”

— Journalist and political
analyst David Satter

RUSSIAN BIG-WIGS BRACE FOR HIT

The Telegraph, U.K.
U.S. Refuses to Help Syrian
Rebels Until after Elections

“We cannot understand that a
superpower ignores the killing
of tens of thousands of Syrian
civilians because of an election
that a president may win or lose.”

— Abdulbaset Sieda, Chairman
of Syrian National Council

Moskovskij Komsomolets, Russia
Russia's Opposition Must
‘Learn to Swim’, Not Write
to U.S. State Department

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“The desire to use the U.S.
Congress as a weapon in
Russia’s domestic political
struggle is largely a gesture
of desperation on the part
of our opposition. But I
clearly feel a tinge of
schadenfreude in all this:
now let us see our enemies
jump and weave as if
walking across a hot skillet!”

— COLUMNIST Mikhail Rostovsky

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
French Front National
to Sue Madonna Over
Use of Swastika Image

“France's far-right Front
National is to sue Madonna
for using a picture of its
leader Marine Le Pen with
a swastika on her forehead.”

— CORRESPONDENT Kim Willsher

DEPICTING THE FRENCH RIGHT

Financial Times Deutschland, Germany
Despise them if You
Want to – But without
Banks, Nothing Works

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“Even though some would
prefer to abolish them this
day, without the banks, the
system could not function.
How could global transfers
take place without them?
How would companies raise
capital for investment and
to generate new jobs?”

— CORRESPONDENT Jens Korte

CAN'T LIVE WITH THEM ...

Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland
Chief Justice John Roberts:
a ‘Judas’ Who Sold America

TRANSLATED FROM POLISH

“Of course, the honest solution
would be not to treat people
without money at all and let
them die at the hospital door
like animals. Alas, in our era,
one can't count on total justice.”

— COLUMNIST Mariusz Zawadzki

TURNING ROBERTS TO THE 'DARK SIDE'?

The Telegraph, U.K.
America's Olympic
Uniform Debacle

“This uniform debacle has
me sniggering into my
Union Jack handkerchief.
These uniforms, which will
be worn for one evening
at the Opening Ceremony,
have been criticised as too
preppy (by definition, all-
American), too European,
and now far too Chinese
for anyone’s liking. So, I
wonder, what should
American design look like?”

— REPORTER Sophie Pitman

TOO FRENCH - OR TOO CHINESE?

EURO NEWS: Political Storm
Over U.S. Olympic Team's
'Made in China' Uniforms

TELEGRAPH: U.S. Olympic
Uniforms Made in China


Tageblatt, Luxembourg
LIBOR: Why the World
Financial System
Can't Work on Trust

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“If the financial system has
demonstrated anything, it
is that it cannot regulate
itself. And how could it, in
a system that continues to
consider short term gain
its greatest imperative? …
Trust - even between
banks - is gone. No matter.
It was the wrong basis for
the banking world anyway.”

— COLUMNIST Sascha Breme

TAKING BATHS WITH OUR MONEY

Politics.com, U.K.
How Can We Allow Coke,
McDonalds, at Olympics?

“What we are now seeing
come to fruition in London
2012 is a cynical marketing
strategy that contradicts
medical advice, weakens
parents’ best efforts to
encourage their children
to eat healthy, and is likely
result in greater obesity.”

— Malcolm Clark of the
Children’s Food Campaign

THE BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS?

BBC NEWS: 'Ban Junk Food
Sponsors from Olympic Sports'

TELEGRAPH: Olympic Chief
Backs Olympic Sponsors
Coca-Cola and McDonald's


Der Tagesspiegel, Germany
Untouchable
Unscrupulous
‘LIBOR Cartel’

TRANSLATED GERMAN

“It is more than
likely that CEOs
at the helm of
this LIBOR-gang
have little to fear
but the loss of
their reputations.”

— COLUMNIST
Harald Schumann

Trouw, The Netherlands
Bob Diamond: Living Proof
that Banks Can't be Trusted

TRANSLATED FROM DUTCH

“Banks are unable to at the same
time tend to their responsibility
to the public and engage in trade
for their own gain. The balance
will always be tipped in favor
gain on the part of the banks.”

— EDITORIAL, Trouw

DIAMOND: HATED THEN; DESPISED NOW

Yezhednevniy Zhurnal, Russia
The Magnitsky List:
U.S. ‘Secret’ Weapon!

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“Those devious yanks are
pressing a most sensitive
spot for Russian grandees:
money. Kremlin officials
want to safeguard the
millions they swindled out
of Russia. And, funnily
enough, the safest place
for the money is where
all the silly things Putin
hates - an independent
judicary, rule of law,
financial confidentiality
- are all taken seriously”

— COLUMNIST Alexander Goltz

THE MAGNITSKY ACT HAS BITE

Telegraph, U.K.
Law Cannot Curb Greedy
Bankers, but Morals May

“Why not do the wicked thing
if it brings you personal gain?
How far can you go providing
an answer to that question
without calling on something
like a religious belief in
the imperative to be good?”

— COLUMNIST Janet Daley

A BANKERS' RELIGIOUS REVIVAL?

TELEGRAPH: While Our
Politicians Score Points Over
LIBOR, Politics Itself Loses

INDEPENDENT: Heat Turned
Up on Global LIBOR Probes


Economist, U.K.
The Republican Party
is 'Screwing' Romney

“Partisans are by nature
Pavlovian, and simply can
not help drooling when
the bell rings. With health
care, Republicans heard
the dinging of the word
'tax' and thoughtlessly
went on the attack.”

— ECONOMIST Blog

Die Zeit, Germany
Global LIBOR Scandal
Entails a Monumental
$350 Trillion in Loans

TRANSLATED FROM GERMANY

“Mistrust of banking sector
is back. ... The manipulation
of the LIBOR has proven that
banks cannot be relied upon
to carry out their tasks in a
socially-responsible manner.”

— COLUMNIST Till Schwarze

NEAR UNIMAGINABLE THIEVERY

The Telegraph, U.K.
IMF to Trim Growth
Forecast as Crisis
Deepens Worldwide

“This is a global crisis.
In today's interconnected
world, we can no longer
afford to look only at
what goes on within our
national borders. This
crisis knows no borders.”

— IMF CHIEF
Christine Lagarde

NO NATIONS STANDS IMMUNE

FAZ, Germany
Scientology: ‘A State
within Every State’

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“In the U.S., Scientology
has broken through any
resistance and has long-
since secured the support
of leading figures in the
entertainment industry
and - above all - in the
highest political circles,
like the State Department.”

— REPORTER Michael Hanfeld

UNTOUCHABLE IN AMERICA?

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
VIDEO: To Protest Money
in Politics, Occupy Group
Drops $5,000 from Hotel

“The group's Web site states
that it is 'time we declared
independence from Citizens
United" – citing the Supreme
Court case which effectively
ruled that corporations can
make political contributions.”

— REPORTER Adam Gabbatt

BBC, U.K.
Why the War of
1812 Still Matters

“The reasons for war
included the British
habit of forcing U.S.
merchant sailors into
Royal Navy and trade
limits on the U.S. as a
side-effect of Britain's
long war with France.”

— —REPORTER Joan Soley

FIGHTING BRITISH HABITS

DER SPIEGEL: Germany Rejects
Obama's Criticism in Euro Crisis


Gazeta, Russia
Good Guys vs. Bad Guys:
Russia Today is the Latter

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“In the West, the rights of
citizens are valued above all,
and there is one set of laws
for all, while in other states,
people are treated like they
are garbage, and the rule is
‘everything for my friends,
but for all others - the law.’”

— COLUMNIST Alexei Melnikov

WHICH SIDE IS THE KREMLIN ON?

The Telegraph, U.K.
Scientologist Spies
Allegedly Deployed
Against Katie Holmes

“mysterious men were
seen monitoring the
street outside her home.
The actress asked aides
to take photographs
of the alleged spies.”

— NEWS ITEM

Izvestia, Russia
Why the Kremlin Opposes
Assad’s Immediate Ouster

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“When the Russian side objects
to Western demands for Assad's
immediate withdrawal, it isn't
because Russia is fixated on his
remaining as Srian president.”

— COLUMNIST Andranik Migranyan

RUSSIA: MORE PRAGMATIC ON SYRIA?


Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Why U.S. and Russia Want
a Backroom Deal Over Syria

“The scene is set for a Clinton-
Lavrov meeting that may ring
the Assad regime's death knell.”

— COLUMNIST Simon Tisdall

Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland
Progressives on Both
Sides of Atlantic Must
Work Against the Right

TRANSLATED FROM POLISH

“Now is the time for a
strong and progressive
alliance among Socialists,
Social Democrats and
Italian Democrats on one
side, and American
Democrats on the other.”

— Hannes Swoboda, President
of the Progressive Alliance
of Socialists and Democrats
in the European Parliament

TIME TO ASSAULT THE RIGHT?

Trouw, The Netherlands
Health Care Result:
Solidarity of Americans
May be Strengthened

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“In a state where freedom
of the individual is almost
religiously worshipped, it
has now been established
that in certain cases, it is
necessary and permitted
under the Constitution to
compel citizens to show
solidarity with one another.”

— EDITORIAL, Trouw

FOR A MORE UNIFIED AMERICA?

Le Temps, Switzerland
U.S. Health Law: Another
‘Moral Victory’ for Obama

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“This is a reward for Obama's
moral stand and his personal
commitment. The affirmation
of reform by the Supreme
Court on Thursday is historic.”

— COLUMNIST Stéphane Bussard

COURT LEAVES DECISION TO PEOPLE

L'Humanite, France
U.S. Supreme Court
Says ‘Yes We Care’

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“This is a victory for
Barack Obama. The
Patient Protection
and Affordable Care
Act is a reform of the
U.S. health care system
without precedent.
In 2011, one in seven
American citizens had
no health coverage.”

— REPORTER Charlotte Helias

Neue Zuercher Zeitung, Switzerland
The Rio+20 Summit: A
‘Peculiar’ Conference

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“Before it even began,
the debate was over. ...
Brazil wanted to avoid
the chaos of the 2009
Climate Conference in
Copenhagen, when the
heads of state argued all
night long over individual
words. This was achieved.”

— COLUMNIST Mark Hofmann

RIO: PALE REFLECTION OF PAST

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Hyperbole and Health
Care: Critics Respond to
Supreme Court Decision

“Right-wing pundits compare
the ruling to September 11,
the American Revolution and
'the end of U.S. democracy.”

— BLOGGER Adam Gabbatt

ANGER ON THE AMERICAN RIGHT

BBC NEWS: U.S. Supreme Court
Upholds Obama Health Reform

GUARDIAN: Why Health Care Reforms
Could Determine Future U.S. Politics

TELEGRAPH: U.S. Supreme Court
Delivers Major Win for President


La Stampa, Italy
Obama Offers Putin an End
Game Commitment on Syria

TRANSLATED FROM ITALIAN

“Barack Obama played the card
of recognizing the importance
of Russia-Syria ties. While not
stated explicitly, this means that
Moscow will be allowed to keep
its base in Syria's port of Tartus.”

— —COLUMNIST Maurizio Molinari

PUTIN: THE ULTIMATE POKER FACE

Kommersant, Russia
Israelis and Russians Bound
Again by Battle Against Nazis

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“Your coming is a rare historic
meeting. Full of pain. Full of
pride. Bearing hope … Russia,
which suffered from the blow
of fascism, will not allow similar
threats. Not the Iranian threat.
Not the bloodshed in Syria.”

— ISRAEL PRESIDENT Shimon Peres

PUTIN: WILL THE ISRAELIS SWAY HIM?

Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland
Mystery Unfolds of Poland's
‘Extraterritorial’ CIA Prison

TRANSLATED FROM POLISH

“The Americans just laughed at
the agreement put before them
to sign, because they didn't want
to leave traces of violations of
international law and their own
constitution. They took us [on
the Poland side] for amateurs.”

— —UNNAMED informant on secret
deal to allow CIA prison in Poland

OFFICIALS CALLED TO ACCOUNT

Russia Today, Russia
VIDEO: World Tomorrow:
Julian Assange and Guests,
Noam Chomsky, Tariq Ali

RealVideoJune 26, 00:26:49

"A surprise Arab drive for
freedom, structural crisis
in the West and new hope
coming from Latin America.
That's the modern world
in the eyes of two of the
left's most visionary figures,
Noam Chomsky and Tariq Ali."


THE WORLD'S SURPISE REVOLUTIONS

Der Spiegel, Germany
Germany Firm to Clean
Up Toxic Union Carbide
Waste in Bhopal, India

“Almost three decades later,
toxic waste is still still stored
on the site under very poor
conditions. Now, a German
government agency will now
transport hundreds of tons
of this hazardous material
back to Germany for disposal.”

— COLUMNIST Pawel Wronski

FTD, Germany
‘Europe Deserves
its Humiliation’

TRANSLATED GERMAN

“The rescue of the
common currency is
disintegrating amid
bickering about
national interests. …
The world community
is no longer open to
such reactionary
weakness on the
part of Europeans.”

— —EDITORIAL, Financial
Times Deutschland

CAN'T GET NO RESPECT

DER SPIEGEL: Germany Rejects
Obama's Criticism in Euro Crisis


Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland
America’s 'Trojan Horse'
in Europe is About to Bolt

TRANSLATED FROM POLISH

“The feelings of Polish elites
toward America are rapidly
cooling. Our country, which
in the past was ‘America's
E.U. Trojan horse,’ is now
galloping the other way.”

— COLUMNIST Pawel Wronski

TIME TO ASK: WHO LOST POLAND?

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Scientist James Lovelock
on the Shale Gas Issue and
the Problem with 'Greens'

“The greens use guilt. That
shows just how religious the
greens are. You can't win
people round by saying they
are guilty for putting CO2 in
the air. We do now know
what we are doing when it
comes to CO2 [emissions],
but you don't have to go right
overboard like the greens
shouting, 'You're guilty!'”

— Scientist James Lovelock

LOVELOCK CALL FOR COMMON SENSE

Gazeta, Russia
U.S. is Neither
Friend Nor Foe

TRANSLATED RUSSIAN

“When it comes to
complicated, multi-
layered relations
between countries
that were recently
mortal enemies,
one cannot expect
cloudless skies.”

— COLUMNIST
Fyodor Lukyanov

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
The Fast and Furious
Scandal Turning into
Obama's Watergate

GUNS & DRUGS

“The story is slowly
unraveling and the
public is catching up
with the madness.”

—COLUMNIST Tim Stanley

De Morgan, Belgium
The Rio+20 Climate
Flop: An Exercise the
World Can Ill Afford

TRANSLATED FROM DUTCH

“The more treaties are
signed, the worse our
planet’s situation gets.
That’s not a witticism.”

— COLUMNIST Steven Samyn

CAN HUMANS TAKE ACTION?

Kommersant, Russia
Tehran Twice Threatens to
Walk Out of ‘Complicated
and Difficult’ Negotiations

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“A diplomatic source explained
that this was a 'much-used tactic
... that heightens the drama
– and then the Iranians agree
to something inconsequential.'”

— —REPORTERS Yelena Chernenko
and Vladimir Soloviev

STRATEGIC TEMPER TANTRUMS?

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Embassy Cables Did Not
Harm America: Assange
Will Not Be Extradited

“I have never understood
why Sweden – a neutral
country with a tradition of
harboring American draft
dodgers and deserters –
would be more likely to
extradite Assange than the
United Kingdom, which is
a staunch American ally.”

— Former Diplomat
Peter Galbraith

BLOWN OUT OF PROPORTION?

BBC NEWS: Ecuador Ruling
on WikiLeaks' Assange Due
on Thursday

GUARDIAN: Assange Risks Arrest
if he Leaves Ecuador Embassy

GUARDIAN: Assange Asylum
Move is a 'Tragedy' for his
Accusers, His Lawyer Says

GUARDIAN: Assange Seeks
Asylum at Ecuador Embassy
in London - Live Coverage

TELEGRAPH:Why do We
Buy Julian Assange's
One-Man Psychodrama?


Moskovskij Komsomolets, Russia
Obama's ‘Hope’ Keeps Putin
from ‘Window on Paradise’

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“After two hours of discussion in
Mexico with Putin, Obama looked
exhausted. The mood between
the two clearly testified to which
of the two got the upper hand.”

— CORRESPONDENT Viktoriya Prihodko

A CONFERENCE ABSENT OF WARMTH

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
'Furious' Greenpeace Moves
to a 'War Footing' at Rio+20

“Only when decent men
and women said enough
is enough and no more
and were prepared to
put their lives on the
line and go to prison if
necessary, and that is
where we are. We have to
intensify civil disobedience.”

— Greenpeace International
Executive Director Kumi Naidoo

WHAT PRICE SHOULD PEOPLE PAY?

GUARDIAN: Rio+20 Summit:
Opening Day Live Blog

BBC NEWS: Rio+20:
What's Changed Since
the Earth Summit?

GUARDIAN: Rio+20 Earth
Summit – in Pictures


Le Monde, France
For Latinos, President Obama
Renews the American Dream

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“Who says the American dream
no longer exists? … Thanks to
Obama, the ‘DREAMers’ will be
able to legalize their status.”

— CORRESPONDENT Corine Lesnes

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
G20: Europe Community
Leader Blames Eurozone
Crisis on American Banks

“Barroso says Europe leaders
have not come to Mexico to
receive lessons on how to
handle the economy.”

— CORRESPONDENTS Patrick
Wintour, Ian Traynor and
Helena Smith

G20: 'WHO ARE YOU TO TALK?'

GUARDIAN: Don't Expect
Any Solutions from
Global Junket in Mexico

GUARDIAN: Obama to
Pressure Putin on Syria

GUARDIAN: Greek
Election, the Debt Crisis,
G20 Summit: Live


Kommersant, Russia
Magnitsky Act Likely
to Trigger 'Very Harsh
Backlash' from Russia

TRANSLATED FROM RUSSIAN

“If something as outrageous
as that happens, our reaction
will be complex, multifaceted,
and extremely harsh. ... the
Kremlin could lash out with a
series of retaliatory measures.”

— Deputy Foreign Minister
Sergei Ryabkov

PREPARING FOR A NEW COLD WAR?

Dagens Nyheter, Sweden
VIDEO: One of U.S. Air
Force’s 'Most Wanted'
Surfaces in Stockholm

RealVideoJune 16, 00:07:32

"I've lost my faith. They
use God’s name to start
wars. When I came to
Europe and asked for a
pacifist church, nobody
understood what I was
talking about. There are
no pro-war churches in
Germany or Sweden.”

— Air Force Deserter
David A. Hemler

ON THE RUN FOR 28 YEARS

La Stampa, Italy
Will America’s ‘War on
Two Fronts’ Be Against
Germans and Chinese?

TRANSLATED FROM ITALIAN

“Washington is beginning
to ask whether Germany's
predominance in Europe
is really compatible with
an 'Atlantic West'. … And
whether there is perhaps
a danger that Merkel's
Germany may be tempted
to follow in China's path.”

— COLUMNIST
Vittorio Emanuele Parsi

A WAR WITH TWO FRONTS?

Der Spiegel, Germany
President of Dissapointment:
How Obama Failed to Deliver

“The White House is an impossible
place to work, and it is said that
those who hope to succeed there
have to be made of the right stuff.
Does Obama have it? Is he made for
the office? Or is it one size too big?”

— REPORTTERS Ullrich Fichtner,
Marc Hujer, Gregor Peter Schmitz

CAN THE CRISIS BE BLAMED ON OBAMA?

DER SPIEGEL: Former Reagan
Advisor Laments, 'Our Political
System Is Basically Dysfunctional'


Jornal de Noticias, Portugal
Facebook’s Stock Downfall: The
Unreliability of Virtual Friends

TRANSLATED FROM PORTUGUESE

“The trend in the United States seems
to mark the end of myth: that virtual
friends are just as valued as real ones.”

— COLUMNIST Manuel Tavares

Trouw, The Netherlands
Conflict in Syria Now
Threatens World Peace

TRANSLATED FROM DUTCH

“Military intervention outside
the U.N., like the Iraq invasion,
would expand the civil war
into an international conflict -
with devastating consequences.”

— Jan Pronk, Former
U.N. Envoy to Darfur

HOW DANGEROUS IS SYRIA - TO US?

Novosti, Russia
Putin Wants 'Documentary
Guarantees' that Missile
Shield Won't Target Russia

“Statements like ‘do not
be afraid, we promise that
nothing is going happen’
are clearly insufficient in
today's world. It is childish.”

— Russian President Vladimir Putin

SHOULD RUSSIA HAVE A GUARANTEE?

Der Spiegel, Germany
Germans are Increasingly
Disillusioned with Obama

“Germans are disappointed in
Obama's unilateralism; his use
of force, particularly drone
strikes; inaction with regard
to Israeli-Palestinian situation
and Obama's lack of effort in
curbing climate change.”

— COLUMNIST Bruce Stokes

FAZ, Germany
Dalai Lama ‘Rambo’
TRANSLATED GERMAN

“Pope John Paul II had
connections with the
CIA that were central
to the Eastern Bloc
collapsing without so
much as a murmur. …
In his early days, the
other ‘Holiness’ also
took advantage CIA
funding and support.”

— COLUMNIST
Christian Geyer

DALAI LAMA: OUT OF LINE?

La Repubblica, Italy
Guerilla Files Exposed: ‘CIA
Funding for the Dalai Lama’

TRANSLATED FROM ITALIAN

“It isn’t that the Dalai Lama lied,
but that up to now he certainly
has not provided the whole truth
of his ties to the armed resistance.”

— CORRESPONDENT Andrea Tarquini

DALAI LAMA: TEMPORAL VS. SPIRITUAL

Daily Mail, U.K.
Google Unleashes
Backpack Cam in Bid
to Map Entire World

“The device, a portable
form of its Street View
camera, can go ‘offroad’,
able to photograph and
map everywhere from
the base of the Grand
Canyon to the very
summit of Mt. Everest.”

— Reporters Vanessa Allen
and David Gardner

NO AREA LEFT UNRECORDED?

La Stampa, Italy
Eurozone Torn, Even When it
Comes to Disney Characters!

TRANSLATED FROM ITALIAN

“Italy seems to be walking its own
path. While the winner outside our
country’s borders is Mickey Mouse,
the hero par excellence and top
villain of the Disney Universe
among the Italians is Captain Hook.”

— CORRESPONDENT Adriana Marmiroli

ITALY'S FAVORITE DISNEY HERO/VILLIAN

Dziennik, Poland
Komorowski Thanks Obama
for Helping Dispel ‘Vicious,
and Unjustified Language’

TRANSLATED FROM POLISH

“Obama expressed his support
for actions to eradicate painful
phrases like this from the public
dialogue. ... There is a lesson,
not just for today but for the
future. ... This should be seen
as an opportunity to draw strong,
new impetus, as well as a partner
in our struggle to dispel this
vicious, painful, and unjustified
words from U.S. public discourse.”

— Poland President
Bronislaw Komorowski

POLAND: DEATH CAMP CASE 'CLOSED'

RZECZPOSPOLITA: President Obama's
‘Death Camp’ Gaffe Did Poles a Favor

DZIENNIK: Every Pole Must
Protest Until Obama Apologizes

GAZETA WYBORCZA: ‘Polish’
Concentration Camps:
‘A Major Blunder for Obama’

RZECZPOSPOLITA: Prime Minister
Tusk Tells Obama: ‘These
Words Very Deeply Hurt All Poles’

GAZETA WYBORCZA: With Luck,
Obama’s ‘Polish Death Camp’
Gaffe will Put an End to the Issue



Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Syria: Why Russia
Has Changed Tack

“Moscow's step toward
backing Bashar al-Assad's
dethronement owes a lot
to Putin's unsentimental
calculations of what is to
Russia's national advantage.”

— COLUMNIST Simon Tisdall

SIMON TISDALL: Arab Spring
Uprisings: The Scorecard


La Stampa, Italian
Obama: Gay Marriage,
Political Calculation
and American Idealism

TRANSLATED FROM ITALIAN

“Whatever Europeans may
think, how fascinating is the
charisma of a Republic that
for two and a half centuries,
through defeat and triumph,
has pursued equality and the
happiness of guaranteeing
universal rights for all,
before God and the law?”

— COLUMNIST Gianni Riotta

EQUAL RIGHTS BATTLE GOES ON

The Mirror, U.K.
Francios Hollande First
French President to Visit
British D-Day War Graves

“Ranville Cemetery contains
the graves of 2,564 British
soldiers who died early on
June 6, 1944 after landing
by glider and parachute.”

— REPORTER Adrian Shaw

The Telegraph, U.K.
Barbara Walters Sorry
for Helping Assad Aide

“When confronted with
the emails, which were
obtained by the Syrian
opposition, the 82-year-
old ABC broadcaster
admitted to a conflict of
interest and expressed
'regret' for her actions.”

— CORRESPONDENT Raf Sanchez

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Wisconsin Democrats
Dealt a Bitter Blow
in Courageous Battle

'SECOND' TERM

“Organized labor
took a huge risk
in mounting a
challenge to Scott
Walker and lost.
But they shouldn't
react with regret.”

—COLUMNIST
Gary Younge

RealVideoBBC VIDEO: Republican
Governor Survives Wisconsin Recall


Der Spiegel, Germany
Why the World Cannot
Stop the Killing in Syria

“The United States has lost
the authority to restore
peace after the turmoil of
Iraq. Russia alone has the
power to topple Assad and
avert a civil war, but Putin
has so fat refused to do so.”

— COLUMNIST Ullrich Fichtner

Daily Mail, U.K.
America's Mysterious Space
Plane to Land after YEAR in
Orbit - but What Did it Do?

“Many sceptics think that the
vehicle's mission is defence or
spy-related. There are rumors
that the craft has been kept
in space to spy on China's
new space station, Tiangong.”

— REPORTER Rob Waugh

AMERICA'S 'SECRET' SPACE PROGRAM

Russia Today, Russia
VIDEO: World Tomorrow:
Julian Assange and Guests,
Members of Cypher Punks

RealVideoJune 5, 00:29:22

"Cyber threats, hacker attacks
and laws officially intended to
tackle internet piracy are in
fact nfringing on people's right
to online privacy. Assange hosts
activists from the Cypherpunk
movement to discuss the issue."


THE INVISIBLE INTERNET WAR

Trouw, The Netherlands
Across West, Populists
on the Left and Right
Find New Scapegoats

TRANSLATED FROM DUTCH

“Scapegoats and simplistic
measures only serve to get
voters on your side. The
mobilizing effects, and not
the genuine results, are
considered most important.”

— COLUMNIST Rob de Wijk

WILL ANOTHER HITLER EMERGE?

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Tea Party and Occupy
Activists Rub Shoulders
at Bilderberg Protest

“With protest entering its
third day in good spirits,
even police officers raise
odd smiles holding the line.”

— CORRESPONDENT
Ryan Devereauxg

GUARDIAN: Bilderberg 2012 -
Real Men Don't Like Oligarchs


RealVideoCHANNEL 8 NEWS, TEXAS:
Rick Perry Is Asked About
'His Tea Party' At Bilderberg


NZZ, Switzerland
Massacre at Houla is No
‘Turning Point’ for Syria

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“Under current conditions, it
will be difficult and costly to
determine what happened at
Houla within a practical time
frame. In the meantime, the
atrocity continues to serves
as fodder for additional war
propaganda on both sides.”

— COLUMNIST Martin Woker

WHAT PRICE THE UNSPEAKABLE?

The Independent, U.K.
Mubarak Will Die in
Jail, No Thanks to Us

FACING FACTS

“The army runs
Egypt today. And
we Westerners like
like armies. The
U.S. likes armies.”

—COLUMNIST Robert Fisk

BBC, U.K.
Scars of Iraq War Haunt
American Policy in Syria

“This is all reminiscent of the
1990s and President Clinton's
for action in Bosnia or Rwanda.”

— CORRESPONDENT Mark Urban

Daily Mail, U.K.
'Beware Rerun of Panic
of 2008': World Bank
Chief Robert Zoellick

“There will not be time
for meetings of finance
ministers to discuss the
outlook and debate the
politics. ... 'In panicked
markets, investors flee
to safe assets, sparking
additional global flames.”

— WORLD BANK
President Robert Zoellick

Guardian Unlimited, Spain
Bilderberg 2012: The
Technocrats are Rising

“It's all change at Bilderberg
this year: a new chairman,
new media and the Occupy
Bilderberg movement
knocking at the gates.”

— GUARDIAN'S
'Man' at Bilderberg

READY FOR OCCUPY BILDERBERG?

The Telegraph, U.K.
The Real Dilemma
on Syria: Can the
West Go it Alone?

“The massacre of the
innocents in Houla has
turned a simmering
diplomatic dispute
with Russia into
an escalating clash.”

— COLUMNIST David Blair

THE TELEGRAPH: U.S.
Raises Prospect of
Intervention in Syria


Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Germany
GM Prevails in Pitting
European Workers
Against One Another

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“Not the best workers -
but the cheapest - were
the ones that won the bid.
The GM Group is pursuing
internal wage-dumping.
… In GM's world, it is
every man for himself.”

— COLUMNIST Thomas Fromm

AMERICAN-STYLE CAPITALISM?

Telegraph, U.K.
Obama Insults Poles

“Last night Obama caused
huge offense in Poland by
referring to a Nazi death
camp in Poland as 'a Polish
death camp' as he awarded
the Presidential Medal of
Freedom to a fighter of
the Poland's Resistance.”

— COLUMNIST Nile Gardiner

Financial Times, U.K.
Rockefellers and
Rothschilds Unite

“The transatlantic
union of 96-year-old
David Rockefeller, and
Lord Rothschild, 76 –
two family patriarchs
whose relationship
spans five decades.”

— Atlantic Council Report

THE ECONOMIST: Lord
Rothschild: Full of 'Gilt'


El Diario Exterior, Spain
America’s ‘Unamerican’
Bout of Ethnic Neurosis

TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH

“Nothing is more contrary
to the nature of the United
States than the classification
of people by race, culture
or gender. Nowhere in the
U.S. Constitution, or in the
85 essays of The Federalist
Papers
(where Madison,
Hamilton and Jay explain the
reach and meaning of the
document), is there the
slightest allusion to anything
but the rules and institutions
by which the new republic
would be governed.”

— COLUMNIST
Carlos Alberto Montaner

A WORRY QUICKLY DIMINISHING

Daily Mail, U.K.
Yes, Syria is Tragic,
But U.K. Intervention
Would be Madness

“The truth about the
violence in Syria is far
more complex than
Assad's enemies
would have us believe.”

— COLUMNIST John Bradley


Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Before Syria Crisis Expands,
Obama and NATO Should Act

“Obama's 'shrug your shoulders'
Syria policy, faithfully imitated
by the Unitted Kindom and the
rest of the do-nothing NATO
crew, is no longer sustainable
politically, strategically, morally.”

— —COLUMNIST Simon Tisdall

The Independent, U.K.
The West is Horrified by
Syria Childrens' Slaughter.
But We Will Soon Forget

INDIGNATION

“We in the West
will soon forget
when another
YouTube image
of death flicks
on our screens
from the Syrian
countryside. Or
from Yemen. Or
a new revolution.”

—COLUMNIST Robert Fisk

INDEPENDENT: $33 Million
Raid on Pakistan Shows that, in
the End, Hypocrisy Will Win


Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Massacre at Houla: U.S.
Military Warns Syria as
Obama Feels Pressure

“There is always a military
option. Military leaders are
somewhat cautious about
the use of force, because
we're never sure of what
comes out the other side.
But that said, it may come
to that point with Syria
because of the atrocities.”

— GENERAL Martin Dempsey,
Chairman of U.S. Joint Chiefs

DEMPSEY TAKES OUT BIG STICK

TELEGRAPH: Russia Refuses
to Alter Position on Syria


El Pais, Spain
Ronald Reagan’s Blood: The
Civil Relic with a Difference

TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH

“Perhaps in the future, it may
be used to clone the president
who embodied neoliberalism.
But then again, in the light of
what is happening today, that
might not be such a good idea.”

— COLUMNIST Marcos Balfagon

WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE U.S AND BLOOD?

DNA, France
At Loggerheads Over
Afghanistan, the Euro
… and So Much More

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“It's astounding: NATO says
it may take three years to
retrieve from Afghanistan
- a country without railway
lines - the 122,000 tanks,
70,000 vehicles (carrier,
armored, artillery …) and
140,000 troops of ISAF.
That is, provided a convoy
leaves every seven minutes,
weather permitting, every
day, along roads that are
either tough or impossible.”

— COLUMNIST Jean-Claude Kiefer

THE LOGISTICS OF GOING HOME

Financial Times, U.K.
America, Pakistan and that
Dysfunctional Relationship

“With anti-American sentiment
still running high in Pakistan,
fueled by ongoing drone attacks,
politicians in the United States
are getting even more strident
in their criticism of Islamabad.”

— COLUMNIST Geoff Dyer

Diario Economico, Portugal
Utopia Lost?: European
Dream is Over Without
Far Greater Federalism

TRANSLATED FROM PORTUGUESE

“Germans, still traumatized
by the hyperinflation that
brought Hitler to power,
will not allow for additional
inflation. … Will people and
leaders exit their trenches
and follow a common path?
At this point there are more
doubts than certainties.”

— COLUMNIST Claudia Major

IS IT CURTAINS FOR EUROLAND?

Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Germany
‘Lost Nation’ of Germany:
NATO’s Biggest Problem

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“Germany is untrustworthy
and its military weakness
hurts the Alliance. ... The
German position is also
diametrically opposed to
the needs of E.U. security.”

— Vice Admiral Ulrich Weisser

GERMANY LAGGING ON SECURITY

Le Monde, France
French Journalists
Cover the G8: YAWN!

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

Ever wonder what it’s
like to cover a summit
at a place like Camp David,
with some of the most
powerful people on earth?

— EDITORIAL, Le Monde

Die Tageszeitung, Germany
Group of Eight Now
the ‘Clueless Eight’

TRANSLATED GERMAN

“What Obama, Hollande
and Merkel produced
isn’t worth the paper
it’s printed on. All of
the platitudes and
formulaic compromises
are meant to cover up
the fact that they have
not the foggiest notion
of how to fix the euro.”

— COLUMNIST Eric Bonse

WHY DO WE KEEP THE G8?

Le Monde, France
Francois Hollande: French
Socialist Visits Washington

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“Thirty one years ago, the
arrival of a socialist to power
provoked astonishment and
nervousness in Washington.
A generation later, what a
difference! Hollande was
received by Obama on Friday.
And no more prejudice
toward France's left remains. ”

— EDITORIAL, Le Monde

Le Monde, France
Alleged Washington Gang
Rape Victim Talks Against
Dominique Strauss Kahn

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“I tried to get away but it was
difficult because he was on top
of me and was very heavy. …
I kept saying I didn’t want to ...
I didn’t scream, but said clearly
several times aloud ... I tried
to get away ... but Dominique
Strauss-Kahn pinned me down.”

— —‘Marion,’ Paid to party with
DSK at Washington’s W Hotel

DSK: ON CHARGES FOR RAPE IN U.S.

Russia Today, Russia
VIDEO: World Tomorrow:
Julian Assange and Guest
Ecuador President Correa

RealVideoMay 22, 00:46:10

"The only country that can
be sure never to have a Coup
d'état is the United States -
because it doesn't have a U.S.
Embassy. .. I will always call
a spade a spade. ... I will
never let my country be
affected by them [the U.S.]."

— Ecuador President Rafael Correa

CORREA: SPEAKING FOR LATIN LEFT

Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland
Dire Straits for Europe
Absent Less Nationalism
and More Cooperation

TRANSLATED FROM POLISH

“A new European security
pact should allow for the
strengthening of Europe's
defense identity … and as a
result, address self-interest,
nationalism and all they entail.”

— —Jacek Saryusz-Wolski,
European Parliament Member

CAN EUROPE UNITE TO SAVE NATO?

Knack, The Netherlands
Days of ‘Superfluous’
G-8 are Numbered

TRANSLATED FROM DUTCH

“In 2012, holding in-depth
discussions about global
economic problems with
the conspicuous absence of
China, India, Brazil, Turkey,
South Korea and the Saudis
is decidedly unrealistic.”

— COLUMNIST Johan van Overtveldt

The Independent, U.K.
Megrahi is Dead. Now
We'll Never Know the
Truth about Lockerbie

DIRTY HANDS

“If he was wrongly
convicted, what did
he do in the service
of his master? ... I've
gone through these
files and I long ago
concluded that the
were devastating.”

—COLUMNIST Robert Fisk

INDEPENDENT: No Closure
for the Lockerbie Families


Die Zeit, Germany
Price of NATO Survival:
Diminished Sovereignty

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“NATO member states fear a
loss of control. But they have
no choice if they want to halt
the military alliance's decay.”

— COLUMNIST Claudia Major

CAN NATO SURVIVE THESE TIMES?

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Nato and G8 Summits:
What Have we Learned?

“World leaders will leave
Chicago Monday night after
some of the most intensive
negotiations of the year on
eradicating hunger to the
eurozone crisis and ending
the Afghanistan war. So
what was the outcome?”

— COLUMNIST Ewen MacAskill

GUARDIAN: U.S.-Pakistan Tensions
Deepen as Obama Snubs Zardari

GUARDIAN: Nato Protests:
How Big were the Crowds
of Demonstrators in Chicago?

INDEPENDENT: Obama, Cameron
Admit Afghans Face Terror
Threat after NATO Withdrawal


Die Welt, Germany
Merkel Fires Obama; Takes
Hollande to the Woodshed

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“Merkel said that French
and U.S. recalcitrance is
getting on her nerves,
and that sometimes even
her patience runs short.
She announced, ‘I have
asked [German President]
Gauck for Barack Obama's
dismissal from the Oval
Office. Obama was clearly
taken by surprise and left
the conference hall in tears.”

— —COLUMNIST Hans Zippert

GERMANS SPOOF GERMAN DOMINANCE

Le Monde, France
Francois Hollande: French
Socialist Visits Washington

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“Thirty one years ago, the
arrival of a socialist to power
provoked astonishment and
nervousness in Washington.
A generation later, what a
difference! Hollande was
received by Obama on Friday.
And no more prejudice
toward France's left remains. ”

— EDITORIAL, Le Monde

NATO TV, Brussels
VIDEO: Protests Against
NATO Summit in Chicago

RealVideoMay 19, 00:05:36

"I'm protesting anythung that
has anything to do with the
military industrial complex.
That is why I am here.”

— Unnamed Protester in Chicago

NATO SUMMIT BEGINS IN CHICAGO

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Germany Isolated Over
Euro Crisis Plan at G8

“German Chancellor Merkel
resisted pressure for fresh
measures that would include
looser monetary policy for
the European Central Bank,
enabling quantitative easing
similar to that deployed by
the FED and Bank of England.”

— CORRESPONDENT
Patrick Wintour

G8 2012: A MUDDLED OUTCOME

RealVideoBBC NEWS VIDEO:
Despite Informal Setting at
Camp David, Deals Prove Hard


GUARDIAN LIVE BLOG: G8
Summit and NATO Protests
in Chicago – Saturday May 19

GUARDIAN: Chicago Police
Accused of Planting Evidence
in 'Molotov Cocktail' Plot

GUARDIAN: Lack of New
Funding for Poverty Fight
at G8 Disappoints NGOs

GUARDIAN: G8 Leaders
End Summit with Pledge to
Keep Greece in Eurozone


Le Figaro, France
Obama and Hollande
Say What Merkel
Doesn't Want to Hear

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“This Franco-American
alliance threatens to
thwart Angela Merkel,
who wants Greece to
hold a referendum on
the euro alongside
parliamentary polls.”

— COLUMNIST
Pierre Rousselin

OPENING MERKEL'S PURSE

Moscow Times, Russia
Why Putin Skipped
Out on G8 Summit

“Putin wants to avoid
unwelcome questions
that may arise such as
electoral fraud, threats
of preemptive strikes
on American missile
defense sites, etc.”

— COLUMNIST Michael Bohm

RealVideoRUSSIA TODAY VIDEO:
Demonstrators Descend on
Chicago for G8 'Showdown'


MOSCOW TIMES: Kremlin
Aide Tries to Smooth Over Flap
Over Putin's Absense from G8

RIA Novosti: President Putin
Signals Foreign Policy Shift


Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Obama Caught Between
Competing Visions for
Fixing Eurozone Crisis

“Mr. Obama, first African-
American president of the
Harvard Law Review, was
born in Kenya and raised
in Indonesia and Hawaii.”

— CORRESPONDENTS Patrick
Wintour and Ewen MacAskill

Deutsche Welle, Germany
Why Moscow says 'Nyet'
to NATO Defense System

“NATO member states want
an anti-missile defense system
in case of attack from Iran or
North Korea - but Russia feels
threatened and has warned it
will retaliateto protect itself.”

— COLUMNIST
Roman Goncharenko

VLADIMIR PUTIN IS NOT AMUSED

DEUTCHE WELLE:
NATO Summit to Debate
Global-Policeman Role


The Telegraph, U.K.
Obama's Literary Agent
is Found to Have said
He was 'Born in Kenya'

“Mr. Obama, first African-
American president of the
Harvard Law Review, was
born in Kenya and raised
in Indonesia and Hawaii.”

— Booklet Describing
Obama's First Book

The Sun, U.K.
Donna Summers said to
Have Blamed Lung Cancer
on Sept. 11 Poison Cloud

“My husband and I were
walking down the street.
I had this feeling. I said,
‘Honey, I feel terrorism,
high on top the buildings.’
I knew something was
going to happen. When
it did, I flipped out.”

— SINGER Donna Summer

DONNA SUMMER: KILLED BY 9-11?

Der Spiegel, Germany
Atlantic Council Slams
Germany's NATO Role

“Europe cannot remain a
major force within the
NATO Alliance if a country
of Germany's size, location,
and prosperity makes the
kind of deep reductions in
defense spending made by
Chancellor Angela Merkel's
government in 2011.”

— Atlantic Council Report

DER SPIEGEL: Germany's NATO
Reputation Hits Rock Bottom

DER SPIEGEL: West's Afghan
Workers Fear NATO Withdrawal

TELEGRAPH: David Cameron
to Seek Obama's Backing for
Tapping Emergency Oil Reserves

DER SPIEGEL: G8 Summit
- Graphic Lessons in
Stimulus Versus Austerity

TELEGRAPH: G8 Summit
- Who's on the Guest List


BBC News, U.K.
Monsieur Hollande:
Obama's New Friend

“The French, President
Barack Obama likes to
remind us, are America's
oldest allies. France's
new socialist President,
Francois Hollande, may
turn out to be a valuable
new friend as well.”

— CORRESPONDENT
Marc Mardell

G8 SUMMIT AT CAMP DAVID

The Telegraph, U.K.
Obama's Literary Agent
is Found to Have said
He was 'Born in Kenya'

“Mr. Obama, first African-
American president of the
Harvard Law Review, was
born in Kenya and raised
in Indonesia and Hawaii.”

— Booklet Describing
Obama's First Book

Le Figaro, France
Gay Marriage Controversy
Uncomfortable for Romney

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“Now he sees gays turning their
backs on him, not only because
of Obama’s declaration on gays,
but because he got rid of Richard
Grenell, his openly-gay foreign
policy spokesperson. No wonder
he is doing everything
he can to change the subject.”

— COLUMNIST Jean Sébastien Stehli

ROMNEY SEEKS TO CHANGE SUBJECT

News, Switzerland
‘Hate and Fear’ Dominate
Opponents of Gay Marriage

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“They have no trouble attributing
characteristics to them (insatiable
sexual appetites, lifestyles marked
by instability, amoral behavior)
like those that were long used to
denigrate relationships between
White women and Black men.”

— COLUMNIST Patrik Etschmayer

BRISTOL PALIN WEIGHS IN ON MARRIAGE

Der Spiegel, Germany
The Cost of Upgrading U.S.
Nuclear Weapons 'Massive'

“The Life Extension Program
(LEP) for the B61 - of which
there are between 160 and
200 in Europe - is considered
difficult and vey expensive.”

— CORRESPONDENT Markus Becker

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
The 'Wrong Carlos':
How Texas Sent to
Death
Innocent Man

“Columbia law school
study shows in shocking
detail the flaws that led
to the 1989 execution
of Carlos DeLuna.”

— COLUMNIST Ed Pilkington

WHEN EXECUTION GOES AWRY

Gazeta Wyborcza, Polish
Former President Kwasniewski
Admits He Allowed CIA Prisons

TRANSLATED FROM POLISH

“If a CIA agent brutally mistreated a
prisoner at the Marriott hotel in
Warsaw, would you accuse the hotel
management as being responsible
for the actions of the CIA agent?”

— Former Poland President
Aleksander Kwasniewski

IS POLAND RESPONSIBLE FOR CIA AVTIVITY?

leJDD, France
Gay Marriage: Obama Puts
His Finger to Political Wind

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“Obama has a keen perception
of these issues: he is never very
far out in front, even while he
maintains himself slightly ahead.
I am betting that Obama will
soon speak of a multi-religious
America. ... That would be a
new way of pushing back
Republicans into their trenches.”

— François Durpaire, author,
historian on U.S. political life

OBAMA: A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME?

Russia Today, Russia
VIDEO: Convicted Weapons
Trafficker Viktor Bout Says
U.S. Justice is Politicized

RealVideoMay 13, 00:11:26

“The entire trial was very similar
to the midevil trial of inquisition
in which you must confeess that
you did bad things. ... What is
happening to me is purely political.”

— Russian Businessman and
Arms Trafficker Viktor Bout

U.S. LEGAL SYSTEM OUT OF CONTROL?

France TV, France
Is France Behind America
on Same-Sex Marriage?

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“French law limits gay unions
to something similar to civil
unions, called ‘pacte civil de
solidarité.’ No gay marriages,
even if celebrated abroad, are
recognized on its territory.”

— COLUMNIST Camille Caldini

NU, The Netherlands
Marriage in America:
‘Man, Woman and God’

TRANSLATED FROM DUTCH

“Republicans argue that
America will be a pool of
irreversible moral decay
if Obama's plans continue.
That sounds idiotic to
Europeans. Have the
Netherlands been struck
down by God’s wrath
since we’ve allowed
gay marriage? Well then!”

— COLUMNIST
Charles Groenhuijsen

WILL OBAMA'S GAMBIT PAY OFF?
La Repubblica, Italy
Guerilla Files Exposed: ‘CIA
Funding for the Dalai Lama’

TRANSLATED FROM ITALIAN

“It isn’t that the Dalai Lama lied,
but that up to now he certainly
has not provided the whole truth
of his ties to the armed resistance.”

— CORRESPONDENT Andrea Tarquini

DALAI LAMA: TEMPORAL VS. SPIRITUAL

FAZ, Germany
Dalai Lama ‘Rambo’
TRANSLATED GERMAN

“Pope John Paul II had
connections with the
CIA that were central
to the Eastern Bloc
collapsing without so
much as a murmur. …
In his early days, the
other ‘Holiness’ also
took advantage CIA
funding and support.”

— COLUMNIST
Christian Geyer

DALAI LAMA: OUT OF LINE?

La Stampa, Italy
Eurozone Torn, Even When it
Comes to Disney Characters!

TRANSLATED FROM ITALIAN

“Italy seems to be walking its own
path. While the winner outside our
country’s borders is Mickey Mouse,
the hero par excellence and top
villain of the Disney Universe
among the Italians is Captain Hook.”

— CORRESPONDENT Adriana Marmiroli

ITALY'S FAVORITE DISNEY HERO/VILLIAN

Dziennik, Poland
Komorowski Thanks Obama
for Helping Dispel ‘Vicious,
and Unjustified Language’

TRANSLATED FROM POLISH

“Obama expressed his support
for actions to eradicate painful
phrases like this from the public
dialogue. ... There is a lesson,
not just for today but for the
future. ... This should be seen
as an opportunity to draw strong,
new impetus, as well as a partner
in our struggle to dispel this
vicious, painful, and unjustified
words from U.S. public discourse.”

— Poland President
Bronislaw Komorowski

POLAND: DEATH CAMP CASE 'CLOSED'

RZECZPOSPOLITA: President Obama's
‘Death Camp’ Gaffe Did Poles a Favor

DZIENNIK: Every Pole Must
Protest Until Obama Apologizes

GAZETA WYBORCZA: ‘Polish’
Concentration Camps:
‘A Major Blunder for Obama’

RZECZPOSPOLITA: Prime Minister
Tusk Tells Obama: ‘These
Words Very Deeply Hurt All Poles’

GAZETA WYBORCZA: With Luck,
Obama’s ‘Polish Death Camp’
Gaffe will Put an End to the Issue



Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Syria: Why Russia
Has Changed Tack

“Moscow's step toward
backing Bashar al-Assad's
dethronement owes a lot
to Putin's unsentimental
calculations of what is to
Russia's national advantage.”

— COLUMNIST Simon Tisdall

SIMON TISDALL: Arab Spring
Uprisings: The Scorecard


La Stampa, Italian
Obama: Gay Marriage,
Political Calculation
and American Idealism

TRANSLATED FROM ITALIAN

“Whatever Europeans may
think, how fascinating is the
charisma of a Republic that
for two and a half centuries,
through defeat and triumph,
has pursued equality and the
happiness of guaranteeing
universal rights for all,
before God and the law?”

— COLUMNIST Gianni Riotta

EQUAL RIGHTS BATTLE GOES ON

The Mirror, U.K.
Francios Hollande First
French President to Visit
British D-Day War Graves

“Ranville Cemetery contains
the graves of 2,564 British
soldiers who died early on
June 6, 1944 after landing
by glider and parachute.”

— REPORTER Adrian Shaw

The Telegraph, U.K.
Barbara Walters Sorry
for Helping Assad Aide

“When confronted with
the emails, which were
obtained by the Syrian
opposition, the 82-year-
old ABC broadcaster
admitted to a conflict of
interest and expressed
'regret' for her actions.”

— CORRESPONDENT Raf Sanchez

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Wisconsin Democrats
Dealt a Bitter Blow
in Courageous Battle

'SECOND' TERM

“Organized labor
took a huge risk
in mounting a
challenge to Scott
Walker and lost.
But they shouldn't
react with regret.”

—COLUMNIST
Gary Younge

RealVideoBBC VIDEO: Republican
Governor Survives Wisconsin Recall


Der Spiegel, Germany
Why the World Cannot
Stop the Killing in Syria

“The United States has lost
the authority to restore
peace after the turmoil of
Iraq. Russia alone has the
power to topple Assad and
avert a civil war, but Putin
has so fat refused to do so.”

— COLUMNIST Ullrich Fichtner

Daily Mail, U.K.
America's Mysterious Space
Plane to Land after YEAR in
Orbit - but What Did it Do?

“Many sceptics think that the
vehicle's mission is defence or
spy-related. There are rumors
that the craft has been kept
in space to spy on China's
new space station, Tiangong.”

— REPORTER Rob Waugh

AMERICA'S 'SECRET' SPACE PROGRAM

Russia Today, Russia
VIDEO: World Tomorrow:
Julian Assange and Guests,
Members of Cypher Punks

RealVideoJune 5, 00:29:22

"Cyber threats, hacker attacks
and laws officially intended to
tackle internet piracy are in
fact nfringing on people's right
to online privacy. Assange hosts
activists from the Cypherpunk
movement to discuss the issue."


THE INVISIBLE INTERNET WAR

Trouw, The Netherlands
Across West, Populists
on the Left and Right
Find New Scapegoats

TRANSLATED FROM DUTCH

“Scapegoats and simplistic
measures only serve to get
voters on your side. The
mobilizing effects, and not
the genuine results, are
considered most important.”

— COLUMNIST Rob de Wijk

WILL ANOTHER HITLER EMERGE?

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Tea Party and Occupy
Activists Rub Shoulders
at Bilderberg Protest

“With protest entering its
third day in good spirits,
even police officers raise
odd smiles holding the line.”

— CORRESPONDENT
Ryan Devereauxg

GUARDIAN: Bilderberg 2012 -
Real Men Don't Like Oligarchs


RealVideoCHANNEL 8 NEWS, TEXAS:
Rick Perry Is Asked About
'His Tea Party' At Bilderberg


NZZ, Switzerland
Massacre at Houla is No
‘Turning Point’ for Syria

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“Under current conditions, it
will be difficult and costly to
determine what happened at
Houla within a practical time
frame. In the meantime, the
atrocity continues to serves
as fodder for additional war
propaganda on both sides.”

— COLUMNIST Martin Woker

WHAT PRICE THE UNSPEAKABLE?

The Independent, U.K.
Mubarak Will Die in
Jail, No Thanks to Us

FACING FACTS

“The army runs
Egypt today. And
we Westerners like
like armies. The
U.S. likes armies.”

—COLUMNIST Robert Fisk

BBC, U.K.
Scars of Iraq War Haunt
American Policy in Syria

“This is all reminiscent of the
1990s and President Clinton's
for action in Bosnia or Rwanda.”

— CORRESPONDENT Mark Urban

Daily Mail, U.K.
'Beware Rerun of Panic
of 2008': World Bank
Chief Robert Zoellick

“There will not be time
for meetings of finance
ministers to discuss the
outlook and debate the
politics. ... 'In panicked
markets, investors flee
to safe assets, sparking
additional global flames.”

— WORLD BANK
President Robert Zoellick

Guardian Unlimited, Spain
Bilderberg 2012: The
Technocrats are Rising

“It's all change at Bilderberg
this year: a new chairman,
new media and the Occupy
Bilderberg movement
knocking at the gates.”

— GUARDIAN'S
'Man' at Bilderberg

READY FOR OCCUPY BILDERBERG?

The Telegraph, U.K.
The Real Dilemma
on Syria: Can the
West Go it Alone?

“The massacre of the
innocents in Houla has
turned a simmering
diplomatic dispute
with Russia into
an escalating clash.”

— COLUMNIST David Blair

THE TELEGRAPH: U.S.
Raises Prospect of
Intervention in Syria


Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Germany
GM Prevails in Pitting
European Workers
Against One Another

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“Not the best workers -
but the cheapest - were
the ones that won the bid.
The GM Group is pursuing
internal wage-dumping.
… In GM's world, it is
every man for himself.”

— COLUMNIST Thomas Fromm

AMERICAN-STYLE CAPITALISM?

Telegraph, U.K.
Obama Insults Poles

“Last night Obama caused
huge offense in Poland by
referring to a Nazi death
camp in Poland as 'a Polish
death camp' as he awarded
the Presidential Medal of
Freedom to a fighter of
the Poland's Resistance.”

— COLUMNIST Nile Gardiner

Financial Times, U.K.
Rockefellers and
Rothschilds Unite

“The transatlantic
union of 96-year-old
David Rockefeller, and
Lord Rothschild, 76 –
two family patriarchs
whose relationship
spans five decades.”

— Atlantic Council Report

THE ECONOMIST: Lord
Rothschild: Full of 'Gilt'


El Diario Exterior, Spain
America’s ‘Unamerican’
Bout of Ethnic Neurosis

TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH

“Nothing is more contrary
to the nature of the United
States than the classification
of people by race, culture
or gender. Nowhere in the
U.S. Constitution, or in the
85 essays of The Federalist
Papers
(where Madison,
Hamilton and Jay explain the
reach and meaning of the
document), is there the
slightest allusion to anything
but the rules and institutions
by which the new republic
would be governed.”

— COLUMNIST
Carlos Alberto Montaner

A WORRY QUICKLY DIMINISHING

Daily Mail, U.K.
Yes, Syria is Tragic,
But U.K. Intervention
Would be Madness

“The truth about the
violence in Syria is far
more complex than
Assad's enemies
would have us believe.”

— COLUMNIST John Bradley


Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Before Syria Crisis Expands,
Obama and NATO Should Act

“Obama's 'shrug your shoulders'
Syria policy, faithfully imitated
by the Unitted Kindom and the
rest of the do-nothing NATO
crew, is no longer sustainable
politically, strategically, morally.”

— —COLUMNIST Simon Tisdall

The Independent, U.K.
The West is Horrified by
Syria Childrens' Slaughter.
But We Will Soon Forget

INDIGNATION

“We in the West
will soon forget
when another
YouTube image
of death flicks
on our screens
from the Syrian
countryside. Or
from Yemen. Or
a new revolution.”

—COLUMNIST Robert Fisk

INDEPENDENT: $33 Million
Raid on Pakistan Shows that, in
the End, Hypocrisy Will Win


Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Massacre at Houla: U.S.
Military Warns Syria as
Obama Feels Pressure

“There is always a military
option. Military leaders are
somewhat cautious about
the use of force, because
we're never sure of what
comes out the other side.
But that said, it may come
to that point with Syria
because of the atrocities.”

— GENERAL Martin Dempsey,
Chairman of U.S. Joint Chiefs

DEMPSEY TAKES OUT BIG STICK

TELEGRAPH: Russia Refuses
to Alter Position on Syria


El Pais, Spain
Ronald Reagan’s Blood: The
Civil Relic with a Difference

TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH

“Perhaps in the future, it may
be used to clone the president
who embodied neoliberalism.
But then again, in the light of
what is happening today, that
might not be such a good idea.”

— COLUMNIST Marcos Balfagon

WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE U.S AND BLOOD?

DNA, France
At Loggerheads Over
Afghanistan, the Euro
… and So Much More

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“It's astounding: NATO says
it may take three years to
retrieve from Afghanistan
- a country without railway
lines - the 122,000 tanks,
70,000 vehicles (carrier,
armored, artillery …) and
140,000 troops of ISAF.
That is, provided a convoy
leaves every seven minutes,
weather permitting, every
day, along roads that are
either tough or impossible.”

— COLUMNIST Jean-Claude Kiefer

THE LOGISTICS OF GOING HOME

Financial Times, U.K.
America, Pakistan and that
Dysfunctional Relationship

“With anti-American sentiment
still running high in Pakistan,
fueled by ongoing drone attacks,
politicians in the United States
are getting even more strident
in their criticism of Islamabad.”

— COLUMNIST Geoff Dyer

Diario Economico, Portugal
Utopia Lost?: European
Dream is Over Without
Far Greater Federalism

TRANSLATED FROM PORTUGUESE

“Germans, still traumatized
by the hyperinflation that
brought Hitler to power,
will not allow for additional
inflation. … Will people and
leaders exit their trenches
and follow a common path?
At this point there are more
doubts than certainties.”

— COLUMNIST Claudia Major

IS IT CURTAINS FOR EUROLAND?

Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Germany
‘Lost Nation’ of Germany:
NATO’s Biggest Problem

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“Germany is untrustworthy
and its military weakness
hurts the Alliance. ... The
German position is also
diametrically opposed to
the needs of E.U. security.”

— Vice Admiral Ulrich Weisser

GERMANY LAGGING ON SECURITY

Le Monde, France
French Journalists
Cover the G8: YAWN!

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

Ever wonder what it’s
like to cover a summit
at a place like Camp David,
with some of the most
powerful people on earth?

— EDITORIAL, Le Monde

Die Tageszeitung, Germany
Group of Eight Now
the ‘Clueless Eight’

TRANSLATED GERMAN

“What Obama, Hollande
and Merkel produced
isn’t worth the paper
it’s printed on. All of
the platitudes and
formulaic compromises
are meant to cover up
the fact that they have
not the foggiest notion
of how to fix the euro.”

— COLUMNIST Eric Bonse

WHY DO WE KEEP THE G8?

Le Monde, France
Francois Hollande: French
Socialist Visits Washington

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“Thirty one years ago, the
arrival of a socialist to power
provoked astonishment and
nervousness in Washington.
A generation later, what a
difference! Hollande was
received by Obama on Friday.
And no more prejudice
toward France's left remains. ”

— EDITORIAL, Le Monde

Le Monde, France
Alleged Washington Gang
Rape Victim Talks Against
Dominique Strauss Kahn

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“I tried to get away but it was
difficult because he was on top
of me and was very heavy. …
I kept saying I didn’t want to ...
I didn’t scream, but said clearly
several times aloud ... I tried
to get away ... but Dominique
Strauss-Kahn pinned me down.”

— —‘Marion,’ Paid to party with
DSK at Washington’s W Hotel

DSK: ON CHARGES FOR RAPE IN U.S.

Russia Today, Russia
VIDEO: World Tomorrow:
Julian Assange and Guest
Ecuador President Correa

RealVideoMay 22, 00:46:10

"The only country that can
be sure never to have a Coup
d'état is the United States -
because it doesn't have a U.S.
Embassy. .. I will always call
a spade a spade. ... I will
never let my country be
affected by them [the U.S.]."

— Ecuador President Rafael Correa

CORREA: SPEAKING FOR LATIN LEFT

Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland
Dire Straits for Europe
Absent Less Nationalism
and More Cooperation

TRANSLATED FROM POLISH

“A new European security
pact should allow for the
strengthening of Europe's
defense identity … and as a
result, address self-interest,
nationalism and all they entail.”

— —Jacek Saryusz-Wolski,
European Parliament Member

CAN EUROPE UNITE TO SAVE NATO?

Knack, The Netherlands
Days of ‘Superfluous’
G-8 are Numbered

TRANSLATED FROM DUTCH

“In 2012, holding in-depth
discussions about global
economic problems with
the conspicuous absence of
China, India, Brazil, Turkey,
South Korea and the Saudis
is decidedly unrealistic.”

— COLUMNIST Johan van Overtveldt

The Independent, U.K.
Megrahi is Dead. Now
We'll Never Know the
Truth about Lockerbie

DIRTY HANDS

“If he was wrongly
convicted, what did
he do in the service
of his master? ... I've
gone through these
files and I long ago
concluded that the
were devastating.”

—COLUMNIST Robert Fisk

INDEPENDENT: No Closure
for the Lockerbie Families


Die Zeit, Germany
Price of NATO Survival:
Diminished Sovereignty

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“NATO member states fear a
loss of control. But they have
no choice if they want to halt
the military alliance's decay.”

— COLUMNIST Claudia Major

CAN NATO SURVIVE THESE TIMES?

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Nato and G8 Summits:
What Have we Learned?

“World leaders will leave
Chicago Monday night after
some of the most intensive
negotiations of the year on
eradicating hunger to the
eurozone crisis and ending
the Afghanistan war. So
what was the outcome?”

— COLUMNIST Ewen MacAskill

GUARDIAN: U.S.-Pakistan Tensions
Deepen as Obama Snubs Zardari

GUARDIAN: Nato Protests:
How Big were the Crowds
of Demonstrators in Chicago?

INDEPENDENT: Obama, Cameron
Admit Afghans Face Terror
Threat after NATO Withdrawal


Die Welt, Germany
Merkel Fires Obama; Takes
Hollande to the Woodshed

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“Merkel said that French
and U.S. recalcitrance is
getting on her nerves,
and that sometimes even
her patience runs short.
She announced, ‘I have
asked [German President]
Gauck for Barack Obama's
dismissal from the Oval
Office. Obama was clearly
taken by surprise and left
the conference hall in tears.”

— —COLUMNIST Hans Zippert

GERMANS SPOOF GERMAN DOMINANCE

Le Monde, France
Francois Hollande: French
Socialist Visits Washington

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“Thirty one years ago, the
arrival of a socialist to power
provoked astonishment and
nervousness in Washington.
A generation later, what a
difference! Hollande was
received by Obama on Friday.
And no more prejudice
toward France's left remains. ”

— EDITORIAL, Le Monde

NATO TV, Brussels
VIDEO: Protests Against
NATO Summit in Chicago

RealVideoMay 19, 00:05:36

"I'm protesting anythung that
has anything to do with the
military industrial complex.
That is why I am here.”

— Unnamed Protester in Chicago

NATO SUMMIT BEGINS IN CHICAGO

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Germany Isolated Over
Euro Crisis Plan at G8

“German Chancellor Merkel
resisted pressure for fresh
measures that would include
looser monetary policy for
the European Central Bank,
enabling quantitative easing
similar to that deployed by
the FED and Bank of England.”

— CORRESPONDENT
Patrick Wintour

G8 2012: A MUDDLED OUTCOME

RealVideoBBC NEWS VIDEO:
Despite Informal Setting at
Camp David, Deals Prove Hard


GUARDIAN LIVE BLOG: G8
Summit and NATO Protests
in Chicago – Saturday May 19

GUARDIAN: Chicago Police
Accused of Planting Evidence
in 'Molotov Cocktail' Plot

GUARDIAN: Lack of New
Funding for Poverty Fight
at G8 Disappoints NGOs

GUARDIAN: G8 Leaders
End Summit with Pledge to
Keep Greece in Eurozone


Le Figaro, France
Obama and Hollande
Say What Merkel
Doesn't Want to Hear

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“This Franco-American
alliance threatens to
thwart Angela Merkel,
who wants Greece to
hold a referendum on
the euro alongside
parliamentary polls.”

— COLUMNIST
Pierre Rousselin

OPENING MERKEL'S PURSE

Moscow Times, Russia
Why Putin Skipped
Out on G8 Summit

“Putin wants to avoid
unwelcome questions
that may arise such as
electoral fraud, threats
of preemptive strikes
on American missile
defense sites, etc.”

— COLUMNIST Michael Bohm

RealVideoRUSSIA TODAY VIDEO:
Demonstrators Descend on
Chicago for G8 'Showdown'


MOSCOW TIMES: Kremlin
Aide Tries to Smooth Over Flap
Over Putin's Absense from G8

RIA Novosti: President Putin
Signals Foreign Policy Shift


Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Obama Caught Between
Competing Visions for
Fixing Eurozone Crisis

“Mr. Obama, first African-
American president of the
Harvard Law Review, was
born in Kenya and raised
in Indonesia and Hawaii.”

— CORRESPONDENTS Patrick
Wintour and Ewen MacAskill

Deutsche Welle, Germany
Why Moscow says 'Nyet'
to NATO Defense System

“NATO member states want
an anti-missile defense system
in case of attack from Iran or
North Korea - but Russia feels
threatened and has warned it
will retaliateto protect itself.”

— COLUMNIST
Roman Goncharenko

VLADIMIR PUTIN IS NOT AMUSED

DEUTCHE WELLE:
NATO Summit to Debate
Global-Policeman Role


The Telegraph, U.K.
Obama's Literary Agent
is Found to Have said
He was 'Born in Kenya'

“Mr. Obama, first African-
American president of the
Harvard Law Review, was
born in Kenya and raised
in Indonesia and Hawaii.”

— Booklet Describing
Obama's First Book

The Sun, U.K.
Donna Summers said to
Have Blamed Lung Cancer
on Sept. 11 Poison Cloud

“My husband and I were
walking down the street.
I had this feeling. I said,
‘Honey, I feel terrorism,
high on top the buildings.’
I knew something was
going to happen. When
it did, I flipped out.”

— SINGER Donna Summer

DONNA SUMMER: KILLED BY 9-11?

Der Spiegel, Germany
Atlantic Council Slams
Germany's NATO Role

“Europe cannot remain a
major force within the
NATO Alliance if a country
of Germany's size, location,
and prosperity makes the
kind of deep reductions in
defense spending made by
Chancellor Angela Merkel's
government in 2011.”

— Atlantic Council Report

DER SPIEGEL: Germany's NATO
Reputation Hits Rock Bottom

DER SPIEGEL: West's Afghan
Workers Fear NATO Withdrawal

TELEGRAPH: David Cameron
to Seek Obama's Backing for
Tapping Emergency Oil Reserves

DER SPIEGEL: G8 Summit
- Graphic Lessons in
Stimulus Versus Austerity

TELEGRAPH: G8 Summit
- Who's on the Guest List


BBC News, U.K.
Monsieur Hollande:
Obama's New Friend

“The French, President
Barack Obama likes to
remind us, are America's
oldest allies. France's
new socialist President,
Francois Hollande, may
turn out to be a valuable
new friend as well.”

— CORRESPONDENT
Marc Mardell

G8 SUMMIT AT CAMP DAVID

The Telegraph, U.K.
Obama's Literary Agent
is Found to Have said
He was 'Born in Kenya'

“Mr. Obama, first African-
American president of the
Harvard Law Review, was
born in Kenya and raised
in Indonesia and Hawaii.”

— Booklet Describing
Obama's First Book

Le Figaro, France
Gay Marriage Controversy
Uncomfortable for Romney

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“Now he sees gays turning their
backs on him, not only because
of Obama’s declaration on gays,
but because he got rid of Richard
Grenell, his openly-gay foreign
policy spokesperson. No wonder
he is doing everything
he can to change the subject.”

— COLUMNIST Jean Sébastien Stehli

ROMNEY SEEKS TO CHANGE SUBJECT

News, Switzerland
‘Hate and Fear’ Dominate
Opponents of Gay Marriage

TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN

“They have no trouble attributing
characteristics to them (insatiable
sexual appetites, lifestyles marked
by instability, amoral behavior)
like those that were long used to
denigrate relationships between
White women and Black men.”

— COLUMNIST Patrik Etschmayer

BRISTOL PALIN WEIGHS IN ON MARRIAGE

Der Spiegel, Germany
The Cost of Upgrading U.S.
Nuclear Weapons 'Massive'

“The Life Extension Program
(LEP) for the B61 - of which
there are between 160 and
200 in Europe - is considered
difficult and vey expensive.”

— CORRESPONDENT Markus Becker

Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
The 'Wrong Carlos':
How Texas Sent to
Death
Innocent Man

“Columbia law school
study shows in shocking
detail the flaws that led
to the 1989 execution
of Carlos DeLuna.”

— COLUMNIST Ed Pilkington

WHEN EXECUTION GOES AWRY

Gazeta Wyborcza, Polish
Former President Kwasniewski
Admits He Allowed CIA Prisons

TRANSLATED FROM POLISH

“If a CIA agent brutally mistreated a
prisoner at the Marriott hotel in
Warsaw, would you accuse the hotel
management as being responsible
for the actions of the CIA agent?”

— Former Poland President
Aleksander Kwasniewski

IS POLAND RESPONSIBLE FOR CIA AVTIVITY?

leJDD, France
Gay Marriage: Obama Puts
His Finger to Political Wind

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“Obama has a keen perception
of these issues: he is never very
far out in front, even while he
maintains himself slightly ahead.
I am betting that Obama will
soon speak of a multi-religious
America. ... That would be a
new way of pushing back
Republicans into their trenches.”

— François Durpaire, author,
historian on U.S. political life

OBAMA: A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME?

Russia Today, Russia
VIDEO: Convicted Weapons
Trafficker Viktor Bout Says
U.S. Justice is Politicized

RealVideoMay 13, 00:11:26

“The entire trial was very similar
to the midevil trial of inquisition
in which you must confeess that
you did bad things. ... What is
happening to me is purely political.”

— Russian Businessman and
Arms Trafficker Viktor Bout

U.S. LEGAL SYSTEM OUT OF CONTROL?

France TV, France
Is France Behind America
on Same-Sex Marriage?

TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH

“French law limits gay unions
to something similar to civil
unions, called ‘pacte civil de
solidarité.’ No gay marriages,
even if celebrated abroad, are
recognized on its territory.”

— COLUMNIST Camille Caldini

NU, The Netherlands
Marriage in America:
‘Man, Woman and God’

TRANSLATED FROM DUTCH

“Republicans argue that
America will be a pool of
irreversible moral decay
if Obama's plans continue.
That sounds idiotic to
Europeans. Have the
Netherlands been struck
down by God’s wrath
since we’ve allowed
gay marriage? Well then!”

— COLUMNIST
Charles Groenhuijsen

WILL OBAMA'S GAMBIT PAY OFF?