El Tiempo, Colombia My Friend George McGovern: 'The World was his Country' TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “He lost the 1972 U.S, presidential election outright because his sincerity and good intentions failed to reach voters, who reelected a man who was irresponsible, deceptive, a liar.” — COLOMBIA AMBASSADOR Julio Cesar Gomes Dos Santos MCGOVERN: MAN WHO SPOKE HIS MIND

The Nation, Pakistan For Pakistan, Both Obama, Romney Promise Further Suspicion and Extremism “Incumbent Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney both committed to continuing drone attacks on Pakistan's tribal areas, and neither gave any indication the U.S. policy toward Pakistan would change, whoever wins.” — EDITORIAL, The Nation

The Frontier Post, Pakistan Romney or Obama: Pakistan Leaders will Pay the Price for Continued U.S. Drone Attacks “Only a few high-value targets have been killed, while innocent civilians are mowed down. Based on the objective surveys carried out by human rights groups , this tragic loss is intolerable and colossal. ... if leaders across the political spectrum are not colluding in this adventurism, how is it that the drones are able to conduct their attacks without ever being intercepted or challenged?” — EDITORIAL, The Frontier Post PAKISTAN LEADERS FEEL THE HEAT

Folha, Brazil China and Mitt Romney: The Tale of the Mandarin and the Yankee Plutocrat TRANSLATED FROM PORTUGUESE “The story involves the devil, an ambitious man and a powerful mandarin - a senior government official of an ancient China dynasty.” — COLUMNIST Monica Baumgarten De Bolle BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR

Dawn, Pakistan Word to the Wise for Pakistanis: 'Moderate Mitt' May Be Fleeting “ If Romney does win the election two weeks from now, he is expected to pick his foreign and national security teams from among the ranks of neocons and hardliners. So 'moderate Mitt' may be a temporary phenomenon, designed to check the commander-in- chief box for an electorate disinterested in the world.” — EDITORIAL, Dawn

Xinhua, China Obama and Romney Best Not 'Go Too Far' Bashing China “During the campaign, regardless of the facts, both have relentlessly blamed China to cover up their own incapacity to get America's economy back on track. It's a tactic that only exposes the world's superpower as bereft of ways to address its existing dificulties.” — COLUMNIST Liu Jie JUST TAKING CHEAP SHOTS?

Indian Country Today, Native America The Death of Russell Means: Let Us Examine His Journey “What Eurocentric societies have done to indigenous people all over the world they are now doing to themselves - poisoning the land and air and water, abusing one another as they abuse our sacred Grandmother. We are nearing the abyss of the suicide of our species.” — Pioneering Indian Activist Russell Means INDIAN COUNTRY LOSES A GIANT

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY:
Means' Death Inspires
Declaration of War on Cancer
INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY:
Anti-American Indian Politics,
Washington State Style
INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY:
The Russell Means I Knew

National Post, Canada Zingers on Israel and Battleships Give Obama Decisive Win “His battleship remark made Romney’s attack look like simple-minded boat-counting parading as military policy. Plus, it fed into Obama's larger riff about Romney being a political alien from The Planet Of 1950s.” — COLUMNIST Jonathan Kay WILL 'CLEAR WIN' MATTER?

MACLEANS: 'And in the Red Corner'
... the Debate in Boxing Analogies
GLOBE & MAIL: Only
Nuance Separates
Obama, Romney on Iran
THE AGE [AUSTRALIA]: Obama
'Fixes Romney with Bayonet'

Granma, Cuba Fidel Castro Lashes Out at 'Imperialist Media' for Predicting his Death “Birds of ill omen! I don't even remember what a headache is. As evidence of what liars they are, I present them with photos.” — Former Cuban Dictator Fidel Castro CASTRO CONFIRMS HE'S ALIVE

Okinawa Times, Japan Okinawans to 'Spew Magma' Over Crimes of U.S. Forces TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE “Okinawans can take it no longer. The volcano of resentment will start spewing magma unless the U.S. and Japanese governments start enforcing visible measures.” — EDITORIAL, Okinawa Times OKINAWANS ON THE WAR PATH

Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan Alleged Rape By American Servicemen Handled Better than 1995 Sexual Assault TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE “Circumstances have changed since the 1995 rape. Back then, the U.S. side at first refused to hand over to Japan authorities the servicemen involved, even though local police had obtained arrest warrants for their arrest. This time, police now have the suspects in custody. The two sailors are expected to be punished in accordance with Japan's normal judicial procedure.” — EDITORIAL, Daily Yomiuri MORE RESPECT FOR LOCAL RULES

Excelsior, Mexico 'Regressively Extremist' Romney Agenda Gives Edge to Barack Obama TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “Obama's reelection depends on the effective dismantling of a Republican agenda that is so regressively extremist that it offends the intelligence of a large segment of U.S. people.” — Jose Valdes Ugalde, National Autonomous University of Mexico DO SIGNS POINT TO OBAMA WIN?

El Arsenal, Mexico #YoSoy132 'Too Busy' for Teenager Killed By U.S. Border Patrol TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “A U.S. Border Patrol agent killed Mexican Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez with eight bullets in his back. He was 16 years old, on Mexico's side of the frontier, and shot from the north side of the border. But #YoSoy132 remains silent about it.” — COLUMNIST Ruben Cortes #YOSOY132: MISSING IN ACTION?

Rodong Sinmun, North Korea Cowering Before America is Sure Path to Catastrophe “In nations that fail to rely on their own strength and are deceived by U.S. propaganda and nuclear blackmail, tragedy strikes. ... It is the mistake of yielding to the U.S. that results in these tragedies.” — EDITORIAL, Rodong Sinmun A FORMULA FOR SUCCESS?

National Post, Canada Yes, Obama Won Debate. But the Victory Comes a with Benghazi Asterisk “Obama's victory was tainted - in the same way that a football victory is tainted when a ref makes a bad call on a big play.” — COLUMNIST Jonathan Kay A VERY TENSE 90 MINUTES

NATIONAL POST: Romney's
Awkward 'Binders of Women'
Comment Doesn't Stand Up
NATIONAL POST: On Streets,
America Still Divided Over
Who Won Tuesday's Debate

La Jornada, Mexico E.U. is as Unworthy as Obama of Nobel Prize TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “During the first decade of this century, and up to now, the E.U. has served as the main ally of a warmongering and colonialist Washington. It is also relevant to note that several of its members took part in the Afghan invasion in 2003, Western intervention in Libya, which resulted in the overthrow and murder of Muammar Qaddafi, and actions to destabilize Syria.” — EDITORIAL, La Jornada AN UNDESERVING NOBEL PRIZE?

Toronto Star, Canada 'Angry' Barack Obama Comes Out Swinging “There is, it turns out, an Angry Barack Obama. ... Tuesday he showed himself at last - eyes flashing, teeth clenched, fitted with fact and fury. This debate was no cakewalk, as the two traded blows through 90 feisty minutes running the gamut of all that ails the U.S.” — CORRESPONDENT Mitch Potter

THE AGE [AUSTRALIA]: Urgent Message
from American Bosses: Vote Romney

China Daily, China Huawei-ZTE: U.S. Leaders Malign China for 'Selfish, Short-Term Political Gain' “This is an election in which China has been scapegoated for America's economic woes. Both candidates are trying to show that if elected, he would bash China the hardest. Both have put partisan interests above the interests of the American people.” — COLUMNIST Dr. Qi Li

The Frontier Post, Pakistan U.S. Drones are an Evil, but Terrorists are Worse “Our nation is in the throes of a vicious, multifaceted battle against terrorism. And more appallingly, the government does not appear particularly moved to act on the menace.” — EDITORIAL, Frontier Post COUNTING DEAD IN PAKISTAN

CBC, Canada Country Music and the U.S. Political Spectrum “As we peer over the border to spy on our neighbor's polls, it appears that the cultural divide is pretty clear. In fact, a recent study shows that political partisans are locked in their music listening habits.” — REPORTER Mike Miner MUSIC AND U.S. ELECTIONS

Global Times, China Continued Dependence on America is Bad for Japan “Relying on America will only prove a temporary help to Japanese strategists. The long term consequences are likely to be self-destructive. If one depends on the U.S. means obeying the U.S. That policy will leave Japan increasingly isolated around the region.” — PROFESSOR Yang Bojiang, of Beijing's University of International Relations THE U.S.: A TROUBLING ALLY?

Ibaraki Shimbun, Japan After the Osprey, Japan's Government 'Cannot Be Trusted' TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE “Okinawa will never accept deployment of the Osprey. ... Any government that so carelessly declares such an arrangement 'safe' cannot be trusted.” — EDITORIAL, Ibaraki Shimbun TURMOIL OVER OSPREY

El Universal, Mexico U.S. Ruling Class Favors a Barack Obama Victory TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “The vast majority of the U.S. ruling class in the bank sector, technology, communications, pharmaceuticals and insurance, etc. - like Obama's policies.” — COLUMNIST Emilio Zebadua IS THE ELECTION IN THE BAG?

Toronto Star, Canada Barack Obama's 'Redford Moment' “Redford, by the way, recovers in the film and wins his election. His only problem, in the indelible final shot, is that he has no idea of what to do now.” — CORRESPONDENT Rick Salutin OBAMA'S HAPPY ENDING?

GLOBE & MAIL: Obama Mumbled
Like a 12-Year-Old and Romney
Twitched like Frankenweenie
GLOBE & MAIL: A New
Romney, a Hesitant Obama:
Let the Campaign Begin
THE AGE [AUSTRALIA]: The
Emperor is Naked: the Worst
is Yet to Come for Obama

The National Post, Canada U.S. Skater Simon Cho Admits Tampering with Canadian Rival's Skates “I am deeply embarrassed and sad to confirm certain allegations that have been made in the arbitration demand brought by my fellow speedskaters against the U.S. team and coaches.” — U.S. Olympian Simon Cho

NATIONAL POST: Canadian
Wanted in Connection to
U.S. Murder Flees to Iraq

The Daily Jang, Pakistan Kayani Visit to Kremlin Shows Pakistan Open to Non-American Options “The visit shows that Pakistan may be ready to look at options other than Washington. That may be useful in shaking America's belief that Pakistan has no choice but to lean on it for advice and assistance and demonstrate that Islamabad is more than capable of seeking out new friends.” — EDITORIAL, The Daily Jang LOOKING FOR FRIENDS IN RUSSIA

Toronto Star, Canada Mitt Romney Brings his A-Game to Debate with Barack Obama “Depending on how U.S voters absorb the heft of this crucial first encounter, the American election may actually be back in play.” — CORRESPONDENT Mitch Potter OBAMA'S DIFFICULT NIGHT

GLOBE & MAIL: Five Head-
Scratchers About Obama's
Debate Performance
NATIONAL POST: U.S. Debate
Offers Voters a Clear-Cut
Choice of Two Articulate Men
THE AGE [AUSTRALIA]: Win
for Romney in First Debate

The Bohol Standard, The Philippines We Filipinos Must Learn from American Election “Despite the fact that this year's poll is more important than any previous American election, the exercise of political discourse is much more mature and open than we have ever witnessed in any Philippine election.” — EDITORIAL, The Bohol Standard IS THIS A MODEL TO EMULATE?

The Jakarta Post, Indonesia Reject Blasphemy Laws: 'God Needs no Defense' “Blasphemy laws not only stifle free speech, they endanger freedom of religion for Muslims and non-Muslims alike.” — SENIOR EDITOR Endy M. Bayuni

The Nation, Pakistan NATO Troops Should Pack Up, 'Lock, Stock and Barrel' “When the British invaded in the 19th century, Afghans fled to the mountains and fought until they killed all but one British soldier. In this millennium, assumptions that the Afghan mujahedeen's victory over the Soviet Union could be explained by American military superiority have been entirely proven wrong.” — EDITORIAL, The Nation LESSONS OF HISTORY COME HARD

The Hindustan Times, India Obama's Foreign Policy 'Pedaling Nowhere Fast' “At this rate, the only envoys the U.S. will be left with in the Islamic world will be remote-controlled drones.” — CORRESPONDENT Anirudh Bhattacharyya

La Jornada, Mexico As Far as Worldwide Threats, Israel Tops Iran By Wide Margin TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “The primary concern when it come to the lack of global peace today is not Iran, but Israel. ... Equally unacceptable is that President Obama used his U.N. Speech to chime in with new condemnations of Iran without at the same time rejecting Israel's repeated saber-rattling toward the country.” — EDITORIAL, La Jornada U.S. DOUBLE STANDARD?

La Voz Mundo, Argentina Facing Reelection Battle, Hugo Chavez Plays 'Obama Card' TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “I hope this doesn't hurt Mr. Obama. But if I were from the United States, I would vote for him. ... Obama is a good man. I think if he were from Barlovento or a Caracas neighborhood, he would cast his vote for Chavez.” — PRESIDENT Hugo Chavez CHAVEZ: HAIL MARY PASS?

Huanqiu, China China Must 'Strive to Influence' U.S. Presidential Polls TRANSLATED FROM CHINESE “Regardless of if it is the incumbent or his challenger, China should not tolerate the unrestrained way U.S. candidates take us for fools, especially in the final sprint of a U.S. presidential campaign.” — EDITORIAL, Huanqiu BEIJING IMPATIENCE

Estadao, Brazil What it Means to be a 'Republican' TRANSLATED PORTUGUESE “The public spirit of republicanism is the remedy to the harmful effects of corruption. It is what dispels lies and pretence, including the ideology that undermines the mutual trust between rulers and ruled so necessary for the functioning of democratic and republican institutions.” — PROFESSOR, Dr. Celso Lafer

New Zealand Herald, New Zealand U.S. is Keen for New Zealand to Rethink Nukes “The U.S. still wants to see New Zealand alter its nuclear-free policy, despite the agreement to put the issue aside, saying that changing it would strengthen relations between the two countries.” — REPORTER Claire Trevett

NEW ZEALAND HERALD:
The Dangers of Cozying
up to the United States
NEW ZEALAND HERALD:
Defense Minister Accussed of
'Leaking' Secrets to Panetta
NEW ZEALAND HERALD:
U.S. Lifts Ban on Entry of
New Zealand Naval Vessels
NEW ZEALAND HERALD:
U.S. Marines May Train
New Zealand Forces

Folha, Brazil Only in America Could Mitt Romney Survive His 'Disastrous' Gaffe TRANSLATED FROM PORTUGUESE “In many democracies, a declaration like Romney's would ruin any electoral hopes. But in light of the atmosphere of ideological polarization that dominates public discourse in America, one simply cannot be sure.” — EDITORIAL, Folha CAN ROMNEY PULL IT OUT?

Indian Country Today, Native America Scott Brown's 'Racist and Anti-Indian' Rallies: 'Let's Get this Bigot Out' “There is an objective test for when people of conscience should morally link arms and say, 'We will not let this pass': the 'What if it Were Me' test.” — Gyasi Ross, Member of the Blackfeet Nation UGLINESS IN MASSACHUSETTS

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY:
Brown, Warren Went Wrong
When they Played Race Card
INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY:
Romney Proves Yet Again
Just How Out of Touch He Is
INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY:
Native American Warriors
in the Liberation of France

U.N. Headquarters, Intl. Territory VIDEO: President Obama Speech to 67th Opening of U.N. General Assembly Sept .25, 00:30:56 "Americans have fought and died around the globe in order to protect the right of all people to express their views – even views that we disagree with. We do so not because we back hate speech, but because our Founders understood that without such protections, the capacity of each individual to express their own views, and practice their own faith, may be threatened.” — President Barack Obama ON THE MEANING OF FREE SPEECH

Macleans, Canada Romney Republicans 'Flummoxed By Obama's 'Baby Bump' “Republicans now know that attacking Obama's record is not enough.” — CORRESPONDENT Luiza Ch. Savage

GLOBE & MAIL: Surprise!
We're More Conservative
than Americans
GLOBE & MAIL: Forget
Occupy, the Real
Divide is Generational

National Post, Canada In Praise of Blasphemy “For centuries, unspeakable crimes have been committed in the name of regulating what people say about religion.” — Robert Fulford

Sydney Morning Herald, Australia Deputy PM Calls U.S. Republicans 'Cranks and Crazies'; 'Threat to Global Economy' “Let's be blunt: The biggest threat to the world's largest economy are the cranks and crazies that have taken over part of the Republican Party.” — Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan NERVOUS ABOUT REPUBLICANS

THE AUSTRALIAN: Prime
Minister Backs Swan over
Warning of U.S. 'Cranks'
THE AGE: Swan is Spot On,
say U.S. Online Readers

iPolitics, Canada Canada Deports U.S. Army Deserter, Who is Arrested at Border “Parliamentary secretary to Immigration Minister Jason Kenney confirmed the deportation and says the Harper government doesn't believe Rivera will be persecuted in the U.S.” — News Item

The Frontier Post, Pakistan NATO's Afghan Victory 'Hoax' is Fully Exposed “This is not the withdrawal of victorious armies. Verily, it is an organized retreat of the defeated occupiers.” — EDITORIAL, The Frontier Post HAVE AMERICANS BEEN LIED TO?

Folha, Brazil Disproportionate Anti- American Reaction Threatens Arab Spring TRANSLATED FROM PORTUGUESE “As hateful as the film is, its aftermath and the violence that followed are clearly disproportionate. In Western countries, where the value of free expression outweighs religious sensibilities, it falls under the category of a lamentable baseness that democracy must tolerate.” — EDITORIAL, Folha DEFENDING THE RIGHT TO HATE

Global Times, China The United States is 'Disrespectful' of Other Cultures “Due to its relatively disadvantageous place in the world, Islamic culture is extremely sensitive. So the world should take care to respect its sentiments.” — EDITORIAL, Global Times MUSLIMS AND THE WEST

MacLeans, Canada Behind Mitt Romney's Response to Killings at Consulate in Libya “Romney, whose campaign book is titled 'No Apologies,' has repeatedly claimed that Obama started his term with an 'apology tour' of foreign countries = a claim the fact- checking agency Politifact rates as a 'Pants on Fire'- caliber mistatement of fact.” — COLUMNIST Luiza Ch. Savage WHY HE SAYS WHAT HE SAYS

GLOBE & MAIL: The Courage of
U.S. Diplomat Chris Stevens

People's Daily, People's Republic of China American Election: Chinas' People See Less to Adore “Blind worship of America's system among Chinese, as in the early days of reform and opening-up, is long past.” — COLUMNIST Shan Renping

National Post, Canada How the 9-11 Tragedy Made Canada a Better, More Sensible Country “Canada is a place where even most mainstream leftists recognize the need for military intervention as a means of disrupting terrorism and protecting besieged local populations.” — COLUMNIST Jonathan Kay

GLOBE & MAIL: Memorial
Under Stress: the 11th
Anniversary of 9/11

Asia Times, Hong Kong Clinton's Strained Swan Song in China “She had a stern reception from Chinese officialdom, including official media, and suffered what seems to have been a personal rebuke.” — COLUMNIST Peter Lee

The Age, Australia Mesmerising Speeches ... and Still Deadlock “Rather than reaching out to new voters, both parties agitated their bases in the hope that enough will turn out to vote and let them lead a truly divided nation.” — CORRESPONDENT Nick O'Malley JUST RALLYING THE TROOPS?

NEW ZEALAND HERALD:
The Good, the Bad and
the Ugly of U.S. Politics

Jakarta Post, Indonesia Why Hillary Clinton is with Us Instead of in Charlotte “What peoples are more important to U.S. than the financially-beaming Asians?” — PROFESSOR Dinna Wisnu

Kanaloco Shimbun, Japan Japan Should Heed American Advice to Confront its History TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE “The U.S. report asserted the need for Japan to deal with 'historical issues that continue to complicate ties with South Korea.' For the U.S., smooth ties between South Korea and Japan are essential for keeping both China's remarkable military rise and North Korea's nuke program under control.” — EDITORIAL, Kanaloco Shimbun HILLARY IN ASIAN WATERS

Opera Mundi, Brazil In the Name of Money or National Prestige, Mars will be Colonized TRANSLATED FROM PORTUGUESE “The space race is a reality, and reflects a multipolar geopolitical trend (still only on Earth): Russia, China and India have made significant investments in their space programs, and soon plan to send unmanned artifacts to Mars. Beyond the symbolic impact of the pioneering conquest of the Red Planet, the economic impact of manned missions to Mars are even more compelling.” — ECONOMIST Pedro Chadarevian MARS: PREPARE FOR LIFTOFF?

JoongAng Daily, South Korea Apple vs. Samsung: More Evidence that American Industry has Lost its Edge “It isn't entirely wrong to say Americans discovered, invented and created almost every cutting- edge technology. They were great builders - but not such good defenders. Without deep self-reflection and a dedication to innovation, a strategy of relying on past supremacy will fail to save the U.S. economy.” — COLUMNIST Sunny Yang ARE AMERICANS SORE LOSERS?

China Daily, China America's Unsettling Political 'Hate Speech' “It is character assassination, pure and simple, reminding me of political persecution during the Cultural Revolution, when overnight, Chinese leaders and heroes were labeled traitors and villains.” — COLUMNIST Chen Weihua CHARACTER ASSASSINATION?

ASIA TIMES: U.S. Eyes Spoiler
Role in Japan-China Dispute
GLOBAL TIMES [STATE RUN]:
Hillary Clinton Reinforces
America-China Suspicion
ASIA TIMES: Highlighting
the China-Russia Split
is No Longer Heresy
GLOBAL TIMES [STATE RUN]:
Clinton Must Understand
China's Territorial Stance

La Jornada, Mexico Firing on U.S. Embassy Vehicle Bodes Ill for Mexico's Sovereignty TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “This situation, which puts Mexico in a condition like that of a U.S. protectorate, is extremely dangerous for the viability of our nation and its institutions. One wonders to what degree diplomatic tensions and U.S. interventionism might escalate if the fired-upon diplomatic vehicle was less heavily armored, and in the event, resulted in fatalities.” — EDITORIAL, La Jornada U.S. ENCROACHING ON MEXICO?

China Daily, China 'Ignorant' Romney Policies Will Result in 'Direct Confrontation' “If his China policy is implemented, it would cause a retrogression in relations and turn the region into a venue for open China-America confrontation. ... any U.S. attempt to more deeply involve itself in South Sea China disputes will result in a head-on China-U.S. confrontation.” — EDITORIAL, China Daily

The Nation, Pakistan
The U.S. Should End
its Drone Attacks:
There's a Better Way

“The three strikes Friday
alone killed 18 people and
injured 14. Some may have
been militants or their
sympathizers, but a majority
of the terrorized were
ordinary citizens forced by
the militants to give sanctuary.”

— EDITORIAL, The Nation

DO DRONES HURT OUR CAUSE?

La Jornada, Mexico Attack on United States Agents Could Worsen Interference in Mexico “The attack on two U.S. agents and a member of the [Mexican] Navy, and seeming contradiction between the government version and that of the U.S. Embassy - the Mexico ? Federal Police says it was 'confused' while the U.S. Embassy says that it was an 'ambush' - makes the implications of the incident cause for concern.” — REPORTER Jesus Aranda

Sydney Morning Herald, Australia Foreign Minister 'Rebuffs' Assange on Ill-Treatment; Garzon Hints at 'Surprise' “Mr. Carr called for Assange to go to Sweden on the grounds that extradition to the U.S. is unlikely.” — REPORTERS Rory Callinan, Dan Harrison

ADELAIDE NOW: Assange Could
Go to International Court
GLOBE & MAIL, CANADA: Ecuador
Should Not Give Assange Asylum;
He Should Step Out, Defend Himself

Huanqiu, China China Must Show 'Courage of its Convictions' in Face of Japanese-U.S. Hostility TRANSLATED FROM CHINESE “One cannot ignore hostility, disregard the core interests of one's own country, or allow foreign interference to upset the pace of progress. This means maintaining a developmental momentum capable of smashing today's power structure, while having the dedication and courage to maintain the course of China's relationships.” — EDITORIAL, Huanqiu IGNITING CHINA NATIONALISM

La Hora, Ecuador Assange and Correa: 'The Heart has its Reasons which Reason Knows Nothing of' TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “Since Assange provided the government privileged information on American diplomacy about Ecuador and interviewed President Correa very flatteringly, there's a tacit commitment to the famed computer hacker accused of raping women in Sweden.” — EDITORIAL, La Hora

Ecuador Times, Ecuador President Calls Britain's Threat to Embassy 'Rude' “Never, at least when I am president, will Ecuador take threats in the way of those presented by the U.K. this week, which are totally rude inconsiderate and intolerable.” — President Rafael Correa DIPLOMACY AND WIKILEAKS

The Times of India, India Sexy, Sexy, Sexy: The Provocative Feminism of Helen Gurley Brown “Brown actually believed in the power of a woman emphasising her feminine desirability, not denying this. By doing so, a woman didn't become less of a person. She became more of a woman, more sexy and MUCH more successful.” — COLUMNIST Srijana Mitra Das ONE WOMAN: WORLD CHANGED

Hoy, Ecuador Ecuador's Embassies - All Embassies - are Off Limits to British Police TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “The Vienna Convention explicitly states that police cannot enter a diplomatic mission unless authorized by the head of mission. ... It is also to be hoped that the human rights that the Ecuador government is invoking with respect to asylum matters, will be just as assiduously respected in this country.” — EDITORIAL, Hoy DODGING ANOTHER BULLET

Scoop, New Zealand Ecuador's Declaration on Asylum for Julian Assange “Ecuador has observed that Mr. Assange lacks the protection and assistance that should be offered ald from the State of which which he is a citizen [Assange is Australian].” — Declaration from Ecuador

VIDEO: Julian Assange Asylum
leads to Diplomatic Clash (Sydney
Morning Herald, Australia)

THE AGE: The Latin Mouse
that Roared at British Bulldog
PERTH NOW: 'Australia Government
Fails to Protect Assange': Greens

The Nation, Pakistan U.S.-Afghan Talks with Taliban Must Benefit Pakistan, and Not India “If the U.S. and the regime it has imposed on Afghanistan derive any benefit from talking to Taliban number two Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Pakistan should ensure that it, too, is a beneficiary.” — EDITORIAL, The Nation TUG-OF-WAR TALIBAN TALKS

Korean News Agency, North Korea 'Ridiculous' Americans Say the Songun Ideal Creates Flood Damage “It is a ridiculous sophism to link natural disasters that regularly sweep the world with Songun politics [military first]. This very typical U.S. propaganda offers a glimpse into its unending hostility toward the dignity of the DPRK.” — EDITORIAL, Korea Central News NORTH DEFENDS LOSSES

Globe & Mail, Canada History Does Not Bode Well for GOP's New Pick “The GOP is the party that can’t pick veeps. For more than a half century it has made bad running-mate choices.” — COLUMNIST Lawrence Martin ARE REPUBLICANS SNAKE BITTEN?

La Jornada, Mexico Iran, CIA and Mossad all Suspected in 1994 Argentina Bomb Attack TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “From the very beginning, the U.S. and Israel accused Iran of this terror attack. Iran responds, 'where is the evidence?' Among Argentines, there is a growing sense that Washington and Tel Aviv have transformed the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association into just another instrument in the fight against terrorist states.” — COLUMNIST Jose Steinsleger 18 YEARS; NO EXPLANATION

The Tribune, India Why America Must Better Protect Sikhs and Other Religious 'Soft Targets' “This attack on Sikhs at their place of worship indicates an unacceptable degree of religious intolerance in that society. ... The Sikh needs to be reassured to instill a sense of security among those whose place of worship became a killing ground on Sunday.” — EDITORIAL, The Tribune AMERICAN SIKHS DEMAND PROTECTION

The Star, Canada 'That was Our Win': Canada Women 'Robbed' at Soccer Final with U.S. “We feel like we didn't lose, we feel like it was taken from us. It's a shame that in such an important game, the refferee decided the result beforehand.” — Cananda Captain Christine Sinclair

CANADA DISBELIEF AT REFEREEE CALL

CBC SPORTS VIDEO:
Heartbreaking Olympic Loss to
U.S. for Canada Soccer Women

GLOBE & MAIL: Crushed
Canadian Soccer Squad
Still has Much to Play For
GLOBE & MAIL: Canada's
Soccer Team Shocked
after Heartbreaking Loss
GLOBE & MAIL: Canada
Soccer Coach Livid after
Controversial Olympic Loss
CALGARY SUN: Fans Blame
Refs for Heartbreaking Loss
MACLEANS: Olympic
#expulsion, Canadian
Soccer Against U.S.A.
NATIONAL POST: Canada
Delivers Something Worth
Remembering in Loss to U.S.

CANADIANS: 'WE'VE BEEN ROBBED!'

The Hindu, India America’s 'Bizarre' Relationship with Guns “The classic right-wing argument is that potential victims need guns to protect themselves. Leaving aside the fact that the statistics falsify this claim, it also happens to stand on poor rational legs.” — EDITORIAL, The Hindu SIKH SHOCK AT NEWEST MASSACRE

IBN LIVE: Indian Sikhs React to
Temple Slaughter in Wisconsin, Aug. 6

INDIAN EXPRESS: Prime Minister Singh
Hopes U.S. Delves Deeply into Massacre

NEWSTRACK INDIA: Punjab
Leaders Call for the
Protection of U.S. Sikhs
NEWSTRACK INDIA: India
'Shocked' as FBI Hunts
for Motive in Sikh Killings'
THE HINDU: It's Guns that
Kill People - Even More
When there is No Debate
HINDUSTAN TIMES: Double
Tragedy for Dehli Family
THE HINDU: Oak Creek:
Gloom Over Punjab's
Big Fat U.S. Wedding

People's Daily, China West's 'Arrogance, Prejudice' Violate the Olympic Spirit “This stubborn prejudice stems from being upset about the rise of China. For one thing, Chinese swimmers Sun Yang and Ye Shiwen have become shining stars in events that athletes in the West have dominated for years. Some Western media have yet to adapt to the new reality, so they exert every effort to blacken the efforts of China's athletes.” — COLUMNIST Wu Li-minga RESENTING CHINA'S SUCCESS?

Global Times, China Why Western Bais Against 'Chinese Talent' is Behind Ye Shiwen Dope Claims “Negative comments about her and other Chinese athletes are a result of a deep bias and a reluctance on the part of the Western press to see Chinese people make ... If Ye were an American, the tone in Wester n media would be different. Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in the 2008 Games. Yet no one seems to question the authenticity of his results, most likely because he is American.” — EDITORIAL, Global Times IS THE WEST OUT TO GET CHINA?

The Express Tribune, Pakistan CIA's Hunt for bin Laden Damaged Anti-Polio Efforts “It was criminal and condemnable of the CIA to use an immunization move for a spy operation without thinking about the consequences faced by the children of Pakistan.” — Pakistan Ambasador to the U.S., Sherry Rehman

J-Cast, Japan Why Further Humiliate the 'Comfort Women' by Calling them 'Sex Slaves'? TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE “'How will parents explain when their kids ask what a sex slave is?' ... 'What can one make of a nation that seeks to strongly emphasize that their grandmothers, mothers, and sisters were sex slaves? ... I feel sorry for the comfort women. I can only conclude that Koreans discriminate against them.” — JAPAN Internet Users AN ISSUE JAPAN WANTS TO END

Sydney Morning Herald, Australia 'I Suspect Phelps': China Official Hits Back Over Ye Shiwen Speculation “'I suspect Phelps, but with no evidence, I have to recognize that we should be grounded in facts. The Americans are very bad, they do a lot of evil ... But they don't talk of themselves.” — Former China Olympic Doctor, Chen Zhanghao

The Express Tribune, Pakistan International Arms Treaty Scuttled By Permanent U.N. Security Council Members “The countries that benefit most from unregulated trade in arms are the five U.N. Security Council members with veto power. When something isn't in the interests of such powers, it tends not to happen.” — EDITORIAL, The Express Tribune

The National Post, Canada NBC Cuts Tribute to London Terror Victims from Olympic Opening Ceremony Broadcast “Our program is tailored for the U.S. television audience.” — NBC Sports Spokesman Greg Hughes

GLOBE AND MAIL: Romney’s
‘Racist’ Economic Statement
Outrages Palestinians

Times of India, India India Seeks a Global Arms Trade Treaty to Defang Terror Groups “It is harder to trade in oil and fruit than guns. This unregulated global trade in weapons is not only huge — some figures suggest $2.2 billion worth of weapons made their way to nations under arms embargo in the last decade — but it also contributes enormously to enhancing the lethal power of terrorist groups and organized crime syndicates.” — COLUMNIST Indrani Bagchi MORE THAN 2ND AMENDMENT

JCNET, Brazil Easily Available Guns Make U.S. Less Safe – Not More TRANSLATED FROM PORTUGUESE “People without access to these deadly instruments are less likely to kill or kill themselves. … In the United States, the majority of these attackers had access to sophisticated arsenals of firearms, knew how to use them and even how to target the vital points of the human body. Trained to kill.” — COLUMNIST Zarcillo Barbosa DOES THIS MAKE ANY SENSE AT ALL?

Chosun Ilbo, South Korea Hillary Clinton is Correct: Comfort Women were and Must be Called 'Sex Slaves' “If Japan thinks it can hide the atrocities it committed during World War II by resorting to euphemisms like these, it is making a huge miscalculation.” — EDITORIAL, Chosun Ilbo

THE STAR, MALAYSIA: Ending the
‘Comfort Women’ Euphemism
CHOSUN ILBO: Japan Bristles at
Clinton's 'Comfort Women' Stance

La Jornada, Mexico 'Violence and Barbarism' in a Retrograde United States TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “The U.S. it sees itself as a great champion of civility for the rest of the world, but instead finds itself a more backward place, thanks to its systematic tendency toward violence and barbarism.” — EDITORIAL, La Jornada BEYOND WORDS, WHAT WILL BE DONE?

The Diplomat, Japan The 'Enmity Conspiracy', or How a War Against Iran Became Inevitable “A long-running series of* miscalculations, escalations, and assumptions are driving the Western world and Iran toward an open conflict.” — AUTHOR Trita Parsi PERCEPTIONS VERSUS REALITY**

ASAHI SHIMBUN: Japan
Governors United Against
Deployment of Osprey
CHUNICHI SHIMBUN: On Battle
of Okinawa Anniversary, People
Feel Abandoned by Mainland
RYUKU SHIMPO SHIMBUN:
Okinawans ‘Unswervingly’
Against Deployment of
‘Defective’ Osprey

Huanqiu, China For Helping with U.S. Return to Asia, Hanoi will ‘Feel China's Pain’ TRANSLATED FROM CHINESE “Thanks to the growing nationalist mood, Vietnam is being pushed into the arms of America. Hanoi must understand that the pressure Washington puts on China will fall on the head of Vietnam. Rather than aiding U.S. strategy to contain China, Vietnam should become an Asian bulwark against America.” — EDITORIAL, Huanqiu BEIJING FUMES AT ASIA 'PIVOT'

The Toronto Sun, Canada U-S-A! … um ... C-H-I-N-A U-S-A! … um ... F-R-A-N-C-E “The point-of-manufacture origin isn't the biggest crime of the Team USA uniforms — it's that goofy beret. ... Nobody — and I mean nobody — looks good in a beret. Some people can get away with wearing one on occasion but nobody looks as good in a beret as they do out of a beret.” — COLUMNIST Alan Parker TEAM USA'S 'FASHION MALIFUNCTION'?

NATIONAL POST: McCain’s
Honest Remark on Palin
Causes Romney Headache
NATIONAL POST: Boy Scouts
Exclude Gays - But Shouldn't
TORONTO SUN: Forget
Lady Gaga: CBC Should
Focus on Canada Culture
GLOBE & MAIL: U.S. Man Sues
Over Right to Flip Off Police

Xinhua, China Olympic ‘Hypocrite’ Harry Reid Can ‘Burn His Own Wardrobe’ “The Olympic Spirit has nothing to do with politics, but embodies mutual understanding and fair play. By conflating uniforms with politics, American officials reveal a narrow-minded nationalism and ignorance, violating the very essence of the Olympic Spirit.” — EDITORIAL, Xinhua DOTH REID PROTEST TOO MUCH?

La Jornada, Mexico Mexico’s Forgotten Frontier TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “Throughout this tragic story, history mercilessly marches on. New Spain fades in a war that gave rise to Mexico. Russians extract everything they can from California before they abandon it in 1840. ... To the east gallops the still far off U.S.” — WRITER Hermann Bellinghausen THE TSAR AND RUSSIAN AMERICA

Rodong Sinmun, North Korea U.S. Has ‘Compelled’ North Korea to Build its Nuclear Weapons “Who on earth is it that aggravates tension in the Korean Peninsula – and where does this threat of war actually come from? It is an old imperialist trick to trigger a war by accusing the victims of provoking them. The U.S. wars in Vietnam and Korea were typical examples.” — EDITORIAL, Rodong Sinmun IS IT ALL WASHINGTON'S FAULT?

Sydney Morning Herald, Australia His Extradition Hearing Postponed, Kim Dotcom Vents Angst on Twitter “Extradition hearing delayed until March. Dirty delay tactics by the U.S. They destroyed my business. Took all my assets.” — TWITTER By Kim Dotcom EXTRADITION DELAY UNTIL MARCH

The Toronto Star, Canada LIBOR Scandal Could at Last Lead to Real Reform “These banks are making global financial policy. And they do so in total secrecy and with almost no oversight.” — COLUMNIST Richard Gwyn

La Jornada, Mexico Court Decision on Arizona Law Marks Deterioration of United States Democracy TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “Abusing the human rights of foreigners and the ongoing domestic process of social exclusion are closely tied. ... The legalization of torture at Guantanamo was, in that sense, a major defeat for the entire U.S. population, since support for such an extreme measure helped justify the loss of domestic rights guarantees.” — COLUMNIST Claudio Lomnitz ARIZONA LAW: A THREAT CITIZENS?

Estadao, Brazil Rio Summit Fully Justifies Environmental Pessimism TRANSLATED FROM PORTUGUESE “Governments act as if they had all the time in the world to contain the impact of the transformations with which man is burdening the planet. Far more serious than any disagreements between national leaders, is their lack of a shared sense of urgency.” — EDITORIAL, Estadao FAST AND LOOSE WITH THE PLANET?

El Telgrafo, Ecuador Paraguayan ‘Coup’ has all the ‘Hallmarks of the CIA’ TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “Latin America is now in danger. The powerful in the nation to the north have returned to their old endeavor of seeking to dominate the peoples of South America.” — COLUMNIST Nancy Bravo de Ramsey U.S. HAND IN PARAGUAY IMBROGLIO?

Indian Country Today, Native America The War of 1812 May Have Been the War of Indian Independence “The war was in fact a major turning point for Native Americans who were struggling to stop White settlers from encroaching on their land.” — NEWS ITEM, Indian Country Today

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY: 'Scandalgate'

Chunichi Shimbun, Japan On Anniversary of Battle for Okinawa, Okinawans Feel Abandoned by the Mainland TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE “Has prime minister Noda ever given a thought to the suffering of the Okinawan people, their sadness at having lost relatives and friends in the war, their anger toward U.S. occupation, and their indignance at having to live near U.S. military bases? ” — EDITORIAL, Chunichi Shimbun MISTAKEN IDENTITY A MAJOR BLUNDER

Sydney Morning Herald, Australia Foreign Minister Carr Says Julian Assange 'of Little Interest' to U.S. “'I'd be surprised if they were to pursue it … I am simply not persuaded that this is something actively engaging the Americans.” — FOREIGN MINISTER Bob Carr

AUSTRALIAN: 'Entourage of
Idiots' Fuel Assange Narcissism
THE ASIAN AGE: Assange's 'Feet of Clay'

Globe & Mail, Canada Advancing the Right to Health for Americans “While the ruling does not not speak in terms of a human right to health, the effect of the ruling is to continue the U.S. on its incremental path toward a right to health.” — COLUMNISTS Derek Jones and Colleen Sheppard ARE ALL PEOPLE DUE HEALTH CARE?

MACLEANS, CANADA: How Does
Obamacare Ruling Help Obama?
NATIONAL POST: Obamacare
Ruling Moves from Supreme
Court to Campaign Trail

The Costa Rica Star, Costa Rica As U.S. Moves Toward Socialized Care, Costa Rica, U.K. Move Away “Backers of the Affordable Care Act in the U.S. today scored a significant victory, but they still have to face some of the same corporate interests laying siege to Costa Rica and the U.K.” — REPORTER Jaime Lopez

El Universal, Mexico DEA’s ‘El Chapo Fiasco’ Sets the Drug War Back for Years TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “This has dealt a major blow to the DEA and to the armed forces of Mexico, delaying, perhaps of years, the much-anticipated capture of 'El Chapo' Guzmán.” — COLUMNIST J. Jaime Hernández MISTAKEN IDENTITY A MAJOR BLUNDER

Indian Country Today, Native America On the 'Conspiracy' of Whites to Eliminate American Indians “The history of U.S. Indian policy provides a great deal of proof about White men conspiring (planning) to eliminate American Indians.” — Steven Newcomb, Shawnee-Lenape, co-founder of Indigenous Law Institute

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY: The
Myth of Indian Casino Riches

La Jornada, Mexico Political Refugee Assange Deserves His Freedom - and Our Nation's Thanks TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “Ecuador will need the support of honorable governments and societies like ours, which were beneffited by the work done by Assange and his team, and have obtained by way of their 'leaks,' an invaluable tool for public scrutiny and social control of the authorities and world powers.” — EDITORIAL, La Jornada STAUNCH DEFENSE OF ASSANGE

Hoy, Ecuador Offering Assange Political Asylum May Have Negative Consequences for Ecuador TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “The government has a sensitive issue in it hands. It should not only act out of well-known ideological positions, because the results may be counterproductive for Ecuador.” — EDITORIAL, Hoy CORREA: WHAT WILL HE DECIDE TO DO?

El Universo, Ecuador Julian Assange Grateful to Ecuador for Taking Up His Asylum Request TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “Death threats, economic boycott and the possibility of being handed over to U.S. authorities by British, Swedish or Australian authorities have led me to seek asylum on Ecuador territory and protection to allow me to continue with my work and mission.” — WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange ASSANGE SEEKS ECUADOR REFUGE

Sydney Morning Herald, Australia Letter from Australian Government Spurred Julian Assange to Flee “Attorney-General Roxon made it clear that Australia would not seek to involve itself in any international exchanges about his future.” — REPORTER Philip Dorling

SMH VIDEO: Assange
Felt 'Justifiably Abandoned'
by Australian Government

La Jornada, Mexico President Obama Makes Two Decisions Worth Applauding TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “It is laudable that with these decisions on gay marriage and immigration, Obama is trying to return to fulfilling the social demands that he promised to address, and which he seemed until recently to have forgotten.” — COLUMNIST Arturo Balderas Rodríguez APPLAUSE FROM MEXICO FOR OBAMA

GLOBE & MAIL, CANADA:
Obama Energizes Hispanics
with Policy Curveball

El Espectador, Colombia U.S. Says Uribe Security Chief Worked for Drug Cartels, Paramilitaries TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “A former policeman and general, Mauricio Alfonso Santoyo, who was security chief for President Uribe, has come under the radar of United States justice.” — NEWS ITEM, El Espectador MONUMENTAL BETRAYAL, IF TRUE

Estadao, Brazil Watergate ‘Changed World’ TRANSLATED FROM PORTUGUESE “All democratic regimes - even non-democratic ones - learned a lot from it. This demonstrates the power of U.S. institutions.” — Cristian Lohbauer, Professor of Global Relations at the University of São Paulo WAS THIS AMERICA'S FINEST HOUR?

The Hankyoreh, South Korea South Korea, U.S. 'Agree' to Korean Missile Defense “It means building a South Korea-led missile defense system against missile attack from the North, with the U.S. providing intelligence and detection capabilities.” — UNIDENTIFIED South Korean Official

La Jornada, Mexico Despite Dangers, U.S. Citizens Flock to Mexico in 2012 TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “Although the number of U.S. citizens killed in Mexico by Mexican criminal organizations has tripled in the last five years, from 35 in 2007 to 120 in 2011, Mexico is still the top U.S. tourist destination, thanks to proximity and the economy in a time of financial crisis.” — REPORTER Ciro Perez Silva AMERICANS UNINTIMIDATED

The Frontier Post, Pakistan Obama's Drone War is a PR Disaster for America “Unless American lives are at stake, the American people couldn't give two hoots if U.S. militarists mow down people abroad as if they were flies. ... Only American lives are precious to them. The lives of others have almost no value.” — EDITORIAL, The Frontier Post JUDGING THE VALUE OF HUMAN LIFE

O Globo, Brazil Brazil Should Follow U.S.: Discourage Personal Attacks on Supreme Court Justices TRANSLATED FROM PORTUGUESE “In the United States, institutional political actions against the justice system in retaliation for judicial decisions are part of the game in the U.S.; whereas actions in regard to specific judges in the process of making decisions - are not.” — COLUMNIST Merval Pereira

Ryukyu Shimpo Shimbun, Japan Okinawans Unswervingly Against Deployment of ‘Defective’ V-22 Osprey TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE “This country appears to be saddled with a prime minister who feels no compunction about hurting spirits of the war dead and their families. ... This surpasses simple ignorance, and is an act of idiocy akin to challenging the society of Okinawa.” — EDITORIAL, Ryukyu Shimpo Shimbun V-22 OSPREY LAYS EGG IN JAPAN

El Universal, Mexico Ex-Governor Calls Charges that He Worked with Drug Cartels a Campaign Stunt TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “In my persecution, no justice is being sought. My persecution is a deception. I have no ties to organized crime, I received no bribes, have offered no safety to any criminals, nor have I been involved with money laundering activities, nor do I have any real estate in Texas.” — Tomás Yarrington, ex-governor of the state of Tamaulipas NO TIES TO DRUG MONEY OR TEXAS?

The Toronto Star, Canada The Economic Crisis in Europe is Going Global “The entire planet seems to be in denial ... There is no well-thought-out plan for the orderly exit of the eurozone’s insolvent states. There are no safeguards, no plans, no road map, nothing. The Maastricht Treaty, like the U.S. Constitution, does not have an exit mechanism.” — COLUMNIST Christopher T. Mahoney

GLOBE & MAIL: Who Did in the
Public-Sector Unions? They Did
GLOBE & MAIL: Canada Should
Look to U.S. for Health Reforms

La Jornada, Mexico Pirates, Puritans, and Immigration to the U.S. TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “United States culture is torn between the spirit of the pirate and the soul of the Puritan. That's how the nation was forged, with a dual morality that allows people to take advantage of cheap labor, while at the same time condemning it as illegal.” — Dr. Jorge Durand, University of Guadalajara WHEN WILL THE HYPOCRISY END?

The Frontier Post, Pakistan Panetta Spills Beans on Obvious: U.S. Handing Afghanistan to Indians “This American wish for Indian predominance in Afghanistan has always been there. It has always been in the works. If the Islamabad hierarchy does not wake up to the facts now, we must call it stupid.” — EDITORIAL, The Frontier Post A EVEN MESSIER AFGHANISTAN?

The Telegraph, India Delhi Wary of Bay of Bengal Turning into an 'American Lake' “The U.S. Navy has 11 carrier battle groups, six of which will be stationed in the Asia- Pacific in an arc from the Western Pacific to South Asia. India's defence establishment is not receiving the policy with enthusiasm.” — COLUMNIST Sujan Dutta

THE HINDU: Panetta
Pledges India Access to
'Dual Use' U.S. Technology
THE HINDU: India Still Greatly
Outmatched By China
THE TELEGRAPH:
U.S. Plucks 'Defense
Thorn' from India's Side

Huanqui, China Confronting the United States Requires Wisdom, Stamina – Not Warships TRANSLATED FROM CHINESE “The trend of Sino-U.S. relations is that 'you need me, I need you,' and things are moving in favor of the currently weaker party.” — EDITORIAL, Huanqui PLANNING FOR A CHINESE RISE

Tokushima Shimbun, Japan Okinawa Deserves Long- Sought Freedom from American Military Bases TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE “Okinawa demanded to be returned to the sovereignty of Japan to achieve greater economic independence and life without the bases. Hopefully the prefecture will now be permitted to move closer to these goals.” — EDITORIAL, Tokushima Shimbun IS JAPAN TRULY 'SOVEREIGN'?

Taipei Times, Taiwan Taipei's Tiananmen Square Comments Called 'Ineffectual' Compared to Washington's “June 4, 1989, marks a historic moment. It was a time of bloody crackdown on an attempt by the previous generation of Chinese to seek democratic reforms.” — Former Chairwoman of Opposition DPP, Tsai Ing-wen SHINING MOMENT IN A LONG HISTORY

Council of Foreign Relations, U.S. VIDEO: China Dissident Chen Guangcheng Speaks and Answers Questions May 31, 01:00:14 "America holds itself up as the embodiment of democracy and human rights value. If - what would it mean if they refused to take me in? I think you can all imagine that. I think, on the surface, it is a diplomatic issue; but the question is, do you - do you try to save someone who is in danger for his life?” — Chen Guangcheng CHEN GUANGCHENG TELLS HIS STORY

Global Times, China America and the West ‘Morally Accountable’ for Massacre at Houla “If the West insists on dictating its values to the world, it will find China and Russia standing in its way.” — EDITORIAL, Global Times BEIJING'S ALTERNATE REALITY

The Bangkok Post, Thailand Celebrated in West, Blogger Goes Up Against Thailand's Capricious Censorship Laws “Some may say that Thailand is very free. Some may say we are only 30% free. There is a variety of factors. A person might do something outrageous without facing an arrest or intimidation. No One know the restrictions. Limits are expanded arbitrarily.” — Web Master Chiranuch Premchaiporn THAILAND'S VAGUE CENSORSHIP LAW

THE NATION: When it Comes
to Censorship, Foreigners May
Have Something to Teach Us

Excelsior, Mexico Josefina Mota Fears U.S. Election Narrative Endangering Mexicans TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “Operations like ‘Fast and Furious’ can no longer be permitted. I appeal for common sense to prevail and for a responsible dialogue free of political agendas that get caught up in the electoral arena.” — Mexico Presidential Candidate Josefina Vazquez Mota IS THE U.S. 'OUT OF TOUCH'?

Global Times, China Rights Criticism of China a Fig Leaf for Diminished United States Influence “In an age when the U.S. is losing its economic advantage and cannot use its military might at will, America has no ace in the hole left other than the human rights issue.” — EDITORIAL, Gloibal Times

The Diplomat, Japan U.S. Special Forces Said to Be 'Parachuting' into North Korea “The entire tunnel infrastructure is hidden from our satellites. ... So we send South Korea and U.S. soldiers to the North to do reconnaissance.” — Brigadier General Neil Tolley, commander of U.S. Special Operations Forces in South Korea

Global Times, China Washington ‘Disqualified’ as Global Human Rights Judge “America’s tarnished human rights record renders it a morally, politically and legally feeble judge of human rights.” — China's 13th Annual Report on U.S. Human Rights Practices

Rodong Sinmun, North Korea United States is by Far World's Leading Human Rights Abuser “The right to food, clothing and housing - the most basic of all human rights, are mercilessly suppressed in a society where only the law of the jungle reigns and money is everything.” — 'INDICTMENT', Korea Central News Agency KIM JONG-UN: HUMAN RIGHTS CHAMPION?

The Express Tribune, Pakistan Dr. Afridi’s Conviction an Irrational Violation of Pakistan’s Interests “No wonder the message the rest of the world and many within this country get from this, is that we aren’t serious on battling al-Qaeda or the Taliban, and that our inherent anti-Americanism is now so virulent, it prevents us from seeing and doing things that are otherwise in our own interests.” — EDITORIAL, Express Tribune

The Nation, Pakistan Dr. Shakeel Afridi and the CIA Should ‘Hang Heads in Shame’ “News that the CIA has employed a doctor to gather intelligence in the guise of fake immunizations has sowed fear and suspicion. … Those who directed Dr. Afridi to employ this cruel and dangerous method ought to hang their heads in shame, recalling the little boys and girls whose lives they may have needlessly ruined as a result.” — EDITORIAL, The Nation DR. SHAKEEL AFRIDI: TRAITOR OR HERO?

CNET, Australian Assange Extradition to Sweden: What is Next for Wikileaks Founder? “Once Assange is extradited to Sweden, he'll be subject to the legal process in that country. As Assange is not a British citizen, if Sweden extradites him to the U.S., Britain will have given up any legal control over him.” — COLUMNIST Donald R. Rothwell WILL SWEDEN EXTRADITE TO U.S.?

ABC NORTH COAST: Christine
Assange, Mother of Julian,
Slams Australia Government
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD:
America Denies 'Secret
Warrant' for Assange
THE AUSTRALIAN: Assange
Facing Two-Week Grilling

The Frontier Post, Pakistan Pakistan Must Prepare for Afghan Civil War “Even perceptive Western observers smell what the Chicago summiteers have not. It is the whiff of civil war that is so frighteningly disturbing their nostrils. The trouble this will bring Pakistan will be horrendous.” — EDITORIAL, The Frontier Post

Phil Star, The Philippines Why Lady Gaga Should Not Be Called 'Satanist' “Lady Gaga is a friend of all: the outcast, the rebels, the bullied, the peculiar, the awkward, the flamboyant, and the obnoxious. Funny, because this is what Jesus was known to have done.” — COLUMNIST Kara Ortiga CATHOLIC MANILA AND GAGA

The Express Tribune, Pakistan Surgeon Who Helped CIA Find bin Laden Sentenced to 33 Years Behind Bars “Dr. Afridi was sentenced offences against the state, conspiracy or attempt to wage war against the state, spying and allying with a foreign government against the state's interests.” — NEWS ITEM, Express Tribune

THE NATION: U.S. Insists
there is 'No Basis' for
Detention of Dr. Afridi
DAWN: U.S. Senators
Warn Pakistan is on
Path to Confrontation
THE NATION: U.S. Senate Cuts
Pakistan Aid $1 Million for
Each Year of Afridi's Sentence
EXPRESS TRIBUNE:
What Pakistanis SHOULD
Be Talking About

The Nation, Pakistan Zardari was Right: U.S. Should Apologize, Stop Drones and Go “U.S. and NATO forces should go now. … Mr. Obama should pay heed to protestors who want their U.S. sons and daughters home rather than fighting against an unbeatable enemy far from their own country.” — EDITORIAL, The Nation OBAMA GIVES ZARDARI COLD SHOULDER

The Express Tribune, Pakistan NATO Has Been Rational; Now Pakistan Should Be “Diplomatic niceties may have protected President Zardari from public criticism, but U.S. and NATO officials made known their frustration over Pakistan's failure to open up the supply routes for NATO troops.” — COLUMNIST Tariq Fatemi

THE NATION: Turkey 'Respects'
Pakistan's Stand on NATO Supplies
THE NATION: Five Killed in U.S.
Drone Strike in North Waziristan

Phil Star, The Philippines Lady Gaga Controversy Rages in Philippines; Second Show Approved “Batangas Archbishop Ramon Arguelles warned Lady Gaga fans that they are in danger of falling into Satan's hands if they continue to patronize performances of Lady Gaga.” — REPORTER Perseus Echeminada GAGA MUSIC FRIGHTENS CHURCH

CHINA POST: Lady Gaga
Takes Taiwan by Storm;
Fans 'Out of their Minds'

The Frontier Post, Pakistan U.S.‘Grandees’ Should Pay Debt to Pakistan and be Grateful for it “While fleecing someone with a long butcher's knife, the American grandees pose as though they were performing an act of great generosity. … this money is no hand out, charity or alms. It is reimbursement for what Pakistan has spent from its own pocket for America's spurious war.” — EDITORIAL, The Frontier Post PROTESTING THERE AND HERE

The Nation, Pakistan Ex-CIA Agent Claims bin Laden 'Not Killed' by U.S. “I know the Chechens who protected him, they are Sami, Mahmood and Ayub, and they were with him until the very end. ... He was very ill, he was skin and bones, very thin, they washed and buried him.” — Berkan Yashar, Turkish politician, Ex-CIA Agent

DAWN [PAKISTAN]:
Mullah Omar Calls NATO
Occupation 'Illegal'
THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE: Pakistan
President Zardari Seeks U.S. Help
Breaking Friendly-Fire Deadlock

Indian Country Today, Native America Regarding the Portrayal of Tonto By Johnny Depp "The crux of the issue is not that a non-Native is playing Tonto, but that he continues to exist. Tonto was created out of lies and misconceptions. As we all know, the word 'tonto' is a Spanish word that translates to 'stupid' in English.” — COLUMNIST Ungelbah Daniel-Davila DEPP: DOING THE NATIVES A FAVOR?

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY:
American History Myths:
The Indians Were
Defeated by White Settlers

La Jornada, Mexico Clueless U.S. Border Patrol Uses Intelligence to Study Recidivism TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “Now they are investigating the reasons for recidivism. Plain and simple, it is because in their home countries, they [the migrants] simply find far too few opportunities.” — Ted Lewis of the human rights group Global Exchange IS THERE ANTHING TO STUDY HERE?

White House, United States VIDEO: President Obama Speaks of the Agenda at Opening of G8 Meetings May 19, 00:05:36 "All of us here are absolutely committed to making sure that growth and stability and fiscal consolidation are part of an overall package that all of us need to pursue in order to achieve the prosperity for our citizens that all of us at this table need to achieve.” — President Barack Obama G8 DISCUSSIONS GET UNDER WAY

White House, United States VIDEO: President Obama Meets French President Hollande at White House May 18, 00:17:50 "France and America have an impact on the destiny of the world, but we are great in friendship, cohesion and in partnership. France is an independent country and cares about its independence but also in its old friendship with the United States.” — France President Francois Hollande FIRST MEETING PROVES AMICABLE

Excelsior, Mexico Early Obama Missile Fire Wounds Romney TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “It seems Barack Obama has taken the measure of his opponent on many issues and is vigorously taking him to task. ... Obama may gradually be becoming impervious to Mitt Romney's slander.” — PROFESSOR José Luis Valdés Ugalde, National Autonomous University IS ROMNEY ON THE ROPES?

Toronto Star, Canada Foreign Policy Cheerleading is Masquarading as Analysis "Their narrative is a product of their world of good guys and bad, especially within the global arena. They act as cheerleaders for their own countries, especially when their country's soldoers are involved in foreign interventions.” — COLUMNIST Haroon Siddiqui

TORONTO STAR: After
Afghanistan, NATO Should
Reform or 'Call it Quits'

Indian Country Today, Native America Elizabeth Warren and the Politics of Being an Indian “'CherokeeGate' has not only opened the old arguments against affirmative action, but it has re-opened even older ones about what makes a real Indian.” — COLUMNIST Lindsey Catherine Cornum WARREN CASE OPENS NATIVE WOUNDS

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY:
Examining the Geneology
of Elizabeth Warren
INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY:
What's the Deal With the Case
of Elizabeth Warren, Cherokee?
INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY:
Elizabeth Warren: Box-
Checking for Fun and Profit
INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY:
New Documents Surface
on Warren’s Native Claims

The Nation, Pakistan Pakistanis will React Badly to Reopening NATO’s Supply Lines “Not only has Pakistan sovereignty been violated, but its soldiers have been killed in an unprovoked attack by NATO aircraft. It is ungracious of the strong to insist on drone attacks - a constant source of humiliation and affront to a this state – while refusing to tender an apology for causing the deaths of our troops.” — EDITORIAL, The Nations ARE RELATIONS ON THE MEND?

Huanqiu, People’s Republic of China U.S. Should Keep its Nuclear Weapons Away from Koreas TRANSLATED FROM CHINESE “If U.S. nuclear weapons are redeployed to the South, then the forecast can clearly be seen: efforts to inhibit the North’s possession of nuclear weapons would completely collapse.” — EDITORIAL, Huanqiu DEALING WITH THE NEWEST KIM

Norte Digital, Mexico As an 'Unashamed' Heterosexual - I Back Same-Sex Marriage TRANSLATED SPANISH “Some people complain about my sympathy for gays. The other day a young man approached me at a conference and shouted at me: 'Hey, why do you defend the faggots so much?' I managed to respond: 'So that there won’t be any more people who call them ‘faggots.'” — COLUMNIST 'Caton' CASTRO'S NIECE AND OBAMA

Stuff, New Zealand George W. Bush Found 'Guilty of War Crimes' “The five-panel tribunal unanimously delivered a guilty verdict on charges relating to their knowing that prisoners of war were being tortured while being held prosoner in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay.” — COLUMNIST Michelle Cook BUSH AND CO.: WAR CRIMINALS?

NEW STRAITS TIMES [MALAYSIA]:
Bush and Co. On 'Trial': What
a Toothless Tribunal Can Do

National Post, Canada Largest War Games Ever to Send Message to Syria “While the exercises will be confined to southern Jordan in a bid to allay Syrian fears, they send a not-so-subtle warning to Syria and Iran over the possibility for international intervention in the Middle East region.” — COLUMNIST Peter Goodspeed

Carta Capital, Brazil Brazil Politicians Pale When Compared with ‘Courageous’ Obama TRANSLATED PORTUGUESE “Brazil politicians just reflect public opinion. But reflecting what the people think is not the mission of a leader.” — COLUMNIST Alfonso Oramas Gross

El Universo, Ecuador Same-Sex Marriage in Ecuador? Let's Hope Not! TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “The institution of marriage is seen as legal and natural, and based only on union between a man and a woman. This isn't just a problem of semantics or prejudice but the pure reality of the law, which is firm in its intent to reject homophobia without altering the essence of our judicial institutions.” — COLUMNIST Alfonso Oramas Gross

CenarioMT, Brazil Gay Marriage: Seventy Years from Disease to Presidential Blessing TRANSLATED PORTUGUESE “In the U.S., the end of homosexuality's definition as ' disease' by the American Psychiatric Association only occurred in 1973, but it had been written with ink so durable that one year later, 37 percent of psychiatrists who registered with the association tried to have it re-included it in its manuals.” — COLUMNIST Alexandre Martins REMARKABLE TALE OF PROGRESS

The Age, Australia Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Tells Aussies: 'I Don't Have Broadband' WOZNIAK: A BORDERLESS WORLD

VIDEO: Steve Wozniak Tells
Australian Radio: 'We Shouldn't
Have Boundaries Between Nations'

La Informacion, U.S. In Latin America, Only Kirchner Stands with Obama on Gay Marriage TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “Apart from the president of Argentina, few Latin American presidents have spoken on the subject, and those that have oppose equal rights for homosexual couples.” — NEWS ITEM, La Informacion

Canada, The Toronto Star 'Ground Zero Imam' Responds to Critics “North America Muslims have to evolve ourselves from immigrant mindsetto what I call American Islam.” — IMAM Feisal Abdul Rauf

Asia Times, Hong Kong With Chen Guangcheng, Beijing Held Obama's Reelection in its Hands “If China's rulers decided they wanted to see a new man of the White House, bundling Chen out of the hospital and into a waiting van for interrogation, detention or worse would likely have done the trick.” — PETER LEE, Writer on Asian Affairs

ASIA TIMES: Vietnam 'Floats'
Between China and U.S.

Toronto Star, Canada Obama Tilts Scales Toward Compassion and Equity “It matters a great deal that a president whose campaign slogan was Hope has weighed in, decisively, on the side of compassion, inclusion and equal rights for all people.” — EDITORIAL, The Toronto Star STEP TOWARD A BETTER WORLD?

NATIONAL POST: If Obama
Supports Gay Marriage, he
Should Protect it for All
GLOBE & MAIL: From
Obama, a Bid to Broaden
Stream of American Life
MACLEANS: Obama
Passes the Leadership Test

El Tiempo, Colombia Colombia Government Must Come Clean on Battle Drones TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “Who'll pilot the combat ‘drones?’ Colombians in uniform? Foreign consultants? Who will they be? Where will they be? Will they do this from within our national territory? Or from some foreign refuge, like CIA headquarters in Langley (Virginia)? To whom will they answer for their crimes?” — COLUMNIST Laura Gil GET READY FOR A SKY FULL OF DRONES

Nishinippon Shimbun, Japan ‘Inequitous’ United States -Japan Status of Forces Agreement Must Be Revised TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE “The U.S. has jurisdiction over crimes committed by all military personnel on official duty. On top of that, the U.S. is the judge of what counts as ‘official duty.'” — EDITORIAL, Nishinippon Shimbun FRUSTRATION OVER U.S. PRESENCE

The Daily Star, Bangladesh Angry Bangladeshis Should Take Hillary Clinton’s Advice “Some of our nationalist and left- wing friends resent comments by Mrs. Clinton. But can we really stop them from so advising us, when our own political leaders make a bagful of complaints about their rivals when meeting foreign leaders and dignitaries?” — COLUMNIST Syed Fattahul Alim HILLARY INTO BANGLEDESHI BREACH

The Hindistan Times, India Prime Minister Singh and Secretary Clinton 'Share Pakistan Terror Concerns' “Both sides were skeptical on whether Pakistan was doing enough to stamp out terror groups against its neighbors.” — REPORTER Shishir Gupta

THE HUNDU: Hillary's Visit to
West Bangal Signals Growing
Importance of Regional Players
THE HUNDU: America
Keen to Look at West
Bengal as ‘Partner State'
THE HUNDU: India Fears
Sanctions will Push Iran
to Develop Nuclear Bomb

bdnews24, Bangladesh Hillary Clinton Weighs in on Bangladesh Political Crisis; Missing Opposition Leader “It is important that in this nation everybody takes very seriously any disappearance, any violence against activists, any oppression of civil society, any intimidation of the press … that is just what is required if democracy [is to be] sustainable.” — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton NOT A COMPLETELY WARM WELCOME

The Manila Times, The Philippines China’s ‘Resentful’ Leaders “American military exercises with Filipinos, along with Vietnamese, Malaysians and Singaporeans, sends the message that America is still the real power in this part of the world, and not those in Beijing who have the ‘mandate of heaven.'” — EDITORIAL, The Manila Times MILITARY COMMANDERS MEET AND TOUR

Global Times, China Lack of Mutual Sino-American 'Military Trust' a Major Threat “The U.S. can be expected to hold absolute global military superiority for the foreseeable future. The U.S. should use this dominance to keep its global influence by preventing unsound military ambitions, and serving as a link with other states as U.S. economic power declines.” — EDITORIAL, Global Times

The Manila Times, Philippines The Philippines Issues U.S. 'S.O.S' for Help with China “Most Filipino people were hurt, humiliated and shamed by the U.S. refusal to side with us in the face of China’s virtual invasion of our sovereign territory , Panatag Shoal.” — EDITORIAL, The Manila Times

Global Times, China 'U.S. Will Arrange' it so Chen Can Study Overseas “If he hopes to study abroad, as a Chinese citizen, he can apply according to laws with relevant departments and through the same channels as other Chinese citizens.” — FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN Liu Weimin

CHINA DAILY: Chinese
Defense Minister Visits U.S.
CHINA DAILY: Dialogue with U.S.
Achieves 'Significant Results'
CHINA DAILY: Broadway Show
'Oklahoma' Opens in Beijing
ASIA TIMES: U.S. Chases
Shooting Stars Over China

W Radio Colombia, Colombia VIDEO: Dania Londoño Suarez' Side of U.S. Secret Service Sex Scandal Affair May 4, 00:03:26 "They could track me anywhere in the world that I go, but they haven’t done so. If the Secret Service agents were idiots, imagine the investigators.” — ESCORT Dania Londoño Suarez' MORE RED FACES IN WASHINGTON

Indian Country Today, Native America Most Sacred Animal on 'Planet' to Lakota, a White Buffalo, Hunted, Skinned “The rare and sacred buffalo born last year has been found dead - skinned with its mother. ... Some Lakota hold that the calf, Lightning Medicine Cloud, was the 3rd white buffalo ever, and first male in 150 years. Such a buffalo is tied to the story of White Buffalo Calf Woman, and is the most sacred animal ... perhaps the most sacred thing on the planet, to Lakota people. ” — Indian Country News Item LIGHTNING MEDICINE CLOUD KILLED

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY: Senate
Republicans Reject ‘Genocide’ to
Describe Indian Tribes' Treatment

China Daily, China Chen’s 'One-Man Show' Holds U.S.-China Relations 'Hostage' “If protection is what Chen feels he needs, America could be the place to go, as long as his keen lawyering skills enable him to sweet talk his new friends into allowing him to go.” — EDITORIAL, China Daily THE SHAMING OF CHEN GUANGCHENG

El Universal, Mexico Ex-Governor Calls Charges that He Worked with Drug Cartels a Campaign Stunt TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “In my persecution, no justice is being sought. My persecution is a deception. I have no ties to organized crime, I received no bribes, have offered no safety to any criminals, nor have I been involved with money laundering activities, nor do I have any real estate in Texas.” — Tomás Yarrington, ex-governor of the state of Tamaulipas NO TIES TO DRUG MONEY OR TEXAS?

The Toronto Star, Canada The Economic Crisis in Europe is Going Global “The entire planet seems to be in denial ... There is no well-thought-out plan for the orderly exit of the eurozone’s insolvent states. There are no safeguards, no plans, no road map, nothing. The Maastricht Treaty, like the U.S. Constitution, does not have an exit mechanism.” — COLUMNIST Christopher T. Mahoney

GLOBE & MAIL: Who Did in the
Public-Sector Unions? They Did
GLOBE & MAIL: Canada Should
Look to U.S. for Health Reforms

La Jornada, Mexico Pirates, Puritans, and Immigration to the U.S. TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “United States culture is torn between the spirit of the pirate and the soul of the Puritan. That's how the nation was forged, with a dual morality that allows people to take advantage of cheap labor, while at the same time condemning it as illegal.” — Dr. Jorge Durand, University of Guadalajara WHEN WILL THE HYPOCRISY END?

The Frontier Post, Pakistan Panetta Spills Beans on Obvious: U.S. Handing Afghanistan to Indians “This American wish for Indian predominance in Afghanistan has always been there. It has always been in the works. If the Islamabad hierarchy does not wake up to the facts now, we must call it stupid.” — EDITORIAL, The Frontier Post A EVEN MESSIER AFGHANISTAN?

The Telegraph, India Delhi Wary of Bay of Bengal Turning into an 'American Lake' “The U.S. Navy has 11 carrier battle groups, six of which will be stationed in the Asia- Pacific in an arc from the Western Pacific to South Asia. India's defence establishment is not receiving the policy with enthusiasm.” — COLUMNIST Sujan Dutta

THE HINDU: Panetta
Pledges India Access to
'Dual Use' U.S. Technology
THE HINDU: India Still Greatly
Outmatched By China
THE TELEGRAPH:
U.S. Plucks 'Defense
Thorn' from India's Side

Huanqui, China Confronting the United States Requires Wisdom, Stamina – Not Warships TRANSLATED FROM CHINESE “The trend of Sino-U.S. relations is that 'you need me, I need you,' and things are moving in favor of the currently weaker party.” — EDITORIAL, Huanqui PLANNING FOR A CHINESE RISE

Tokushima Shimbun, Japan Okinawa Deserves Long- Sought Freedom from American Military Bases TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE “Okinawa demanded to be returned to the sovereignty of Japan to achieve greater economic independence and life without the bases. Hopefully the prefecture will now be permitted to move closer to these goals.” — EDITORIAL, Tokushima Shimbun IS JAPAN TRULY 'SOVEREIGN'?

Taipei Times, Taiwan Taipei's Tiananmen Square Comments Called 'Ineffectual' Compared to Washington's “June 4, 1989, marks a historic moment. It was a time of bloody crackdown on an attempt by the previous generation of Chinese to seek democratic reforms.” — Former Chairwoman of Opposition DPP, Tsai Ing-wen SHINING MOMENT IN A LONG HISTORY

Council of Foreign Relations, U.S. VIDEO: China Dissident Chen Guangcheng Speaks and Answers Questions May 31, 01:00:14 "America holds itself up as the embodiment of democracy and human rights value. If - what would it mean if they refused to take me in? I think you can all imagine that. I think, on the surface, it is a diplomatic issue; but the question is, do you - do you try to save someone who is in danger for his life?” — Chen Guangcheng CHEN GUANGCHENG TELLS HIS STORY

CNET, Australian Assange Extradition to Sweden: What is Next for Wikileaks Founder? “Once Assange is extradited to Sweden, he'll be subject to the legal process in that country. As Assange is not a British citizen, if Sweden extradites him to the U.S., Britain will have given up any legal control over him.” — COLUMNIST Donald R. Rothwell WILL SWEDEN EXTRADITE TO U.S.?

ABC NORTH COAST: Christine
Assange, Mother of Julian,
Slams Australia Government
SYDNEY MORNING HERALD:
America Denies 'Secret
Warrant' for Assange
THE AUSTRALIAN: Assange
Facing Two-Week Grilling

Global Times, China America and the West ‘Morally Accountable’ for Massacre at Houla “If the West insists on dictating its values to the world, it will find China and Russia standing in its way.” — EDITORIAL, Global Times BEIJING'S ALTERNATE REALITY

The Bangkok Post, Thailand Celebrated in West, Blogger Goes Up Against Thailand's Capricious Censorship Laws “Some may say that Thailand is very free. Some may say we are only 30% free. There is a variety of factors. A person might do something outrageous without facing an arrest or intimidation. No One know the restrictions. Limits are expanded arbitrarily.” — Web Master Chiranuch Premchaiporn THAILAND'S VAGUE CENSORSHIP LAW

THE NATION: When it Comes
to Censorship, Foreigners May
Have Something to Teach Us

Excelsior, Mexico Josefina Mota Fears U.S. Election Narrative Endangering Mexicans TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “Operations like ‘Fast and Furious’ can no longer be permitted. I appeal for common sense to prevail and for a responsible dialogue free of political agendas that get caught up in the electoral arena.” — Mexico Presidential Candidate Josefina Vazquez Mota IS THE U.S. 'OUT OF TOUCH'?

Global Times, China Rights Criticism of China a Fig Leaf for Diminished United States Influence “In an age when the U.S. is losing its economic advantage and cannot use its military might at will, America has no ace in the hole left other than the human rights issue.” — EDITORIAL, Gloibal Times

The Diplomat, Japan U.S. Special Forces Said to Be 'Parachuting' into North Korea “The entire tunnel infrastructure is hidden from our satellites. ... So we send South Korea and U.S. soldiers to the North to do reconnaissance.” — Brigadier General Neil Tolley, commander of U.S. Special Operations Forces in South Korea

Global Times, China Washington ‘Disqualified’ as Global Human Rights Judge “America’s tarnished human rights record renders it a morally, politically and legally feeble judge of human rights.” — China's 13th Annual Report on U.S. Human Rights Practices

Rodong Sinmun, North Korea United States is by Far World's Leading Human Rights Abuser “The right to food, clothing and housing - the most basic of all human rights, are mercilessly suppressed in a society where only the law of the jungle reigns and money is everything.” — 'INDICTMENT', Korea Central News Agency KIM JONG-UN: HUMAN RIGHTS CHAMPION?

The Express Tribune, Pakistan Dr. Afridi’s Conviction an Irrational Violation of Pakistan’s Interests “No wonder the message the rest of the world and many within this country get from this, is that we aren’t serious on battling al-Qaeda or the Taliban, and that our inherent anti-Americanism is now so virulent, it prevents us from seeing and doing things that are otherwise in our own interests.” — EDITORIAL, Express Tribune

The Nation, Pakistan Dr. Shakeel Afridi and the CIA Should ‘Hang Heads in Shame’ “News that the CIA has employed a doctor to gather intelligence in the guise of fake immunizations has sowed fear and suspicion. … Those who directed Dr. Afridi to employ this cruel and dangerous method ought to hang their heads in shame, recalling the little boys and girls whose lives they may have needlessly ruined as a result.” — EDITORIAL, The Nation DR. SHAKEEL AFRIDI: TRAITOR OR HERO?

The Frontier Post, Pakistan Pakistan Must Prepare for Afghan Civil War “Even perceptive Western observers smell what the Chicago summiteers have not. It is the whiff of civil war that is so frighteningly disturbing their nostrils. The trouble this will bring Pakistan will be horrendous.” — EDITORIAL, The Frontier Post

Phil Star, The Philippines Why Lady Gaga Should Not Be Called 'Satanist' “Lady Gaga is a friend of all: the outcast, the rebels, the bullied, the peculiar, the awkward, the flamboyant, and the obnoxious. Funny, because this is what Jesus was known to have done.” — COLUMNIST Kara Ortiga CATHOLIC MANILA AND GAGA

The Express Tribune, Pakistan Surgeon Who Helped CIA Find bin Laden Sentenced to 33 Years Behind Bars “Dr. Afridi was sentenced offences against the state, conspiracy or attempt to wage war against the state, spying and allying with a foreign government against the state's interests.” — NEWS ITEM, Express Tribune

The Nation, Pakistan Zardari was Right: U.S. Should Apologize, Stop Drones and Go “U.S. and NATO forces should go now. … Mr. Obama should pay heed to protestors who want their U.S. sons and daughters home rather than fighting against an unbeatable enemy far from their own country.” — EDITORIAL, The Nation OBAMA GIVES ZARDARI COLD SHOULDER

The Express Tribune, Pakistan NATO Has Been Rational; Now Pakistan Should Be “Diplomatic niceties may have protected President Zardari from public criticism, but U.S. and NATO officials made known their frustration over Pakistan's failure to open up the supply routes for NATO troops.” — COLUMNIST Tariq Fatemi

THE NATION: Turkey 'Respects'
Pakistan's Stand on NATO Supplies
THE NATION: Five Killed in U.S.
Drone Strike in North Waziristan

Phil Star, The Philippines Lady Gaga Controversy Rages in Philippines; Second Show Approved “Batangas Archbishop Ramon Arguelles warned Lady Gaga fans that they are in danger of falling into Satan's hands if they continue to patronize performances of Lady Gaga.” — REPORTER Perseus Echeminada GAGA MUSIC FRIGHTENS CHURCH

CHINA POST: Lady Gaga
Takes Taiwan by Storm;
Fans 'Out of their Minds'

The Frontier Post, Pakistan U.S.‘Grandees’ Should Pay Debt to Pakistan and be Grateful for it “While fleecing someone with a long butcher's knife, the American grandees pose as though they were performing an act of great generosity. … this money is no hand out, charity or alms. It is reimbursement for what Pakistan has spent from its own pocket for America's spurious war.” — EDITORIAL, The Frontier Post PROTESTING THERE AND HERE

The Nation, Pakistan Ex-CIA Agent Claims bin Laden 'Not Killed' by U.S. “I know the Chechens who protected him, they are Sami, Mahmood and Ayub, and they were with him until the very end. ... He was very ill, he was skin and bones, very thin, they washed and buried him.” — Berkan Yashar, Turkish politician, Ex-CIA Agent

DAWN [PAKISTAN]:
Mullah Omar Calls NATO
Occupation 'Illegal'
THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE: Pakistan
President Zardari Seeks U.S. Help
Breaking Friendly-Fire Deadlock

Indian Country Today, Native America Regarding the Portrayal of Tonto By Johnny Depp "The crux of the issue is not that a non-Native is playing Tonto, but that he continues to exist. Tonto was created out of lies and misconceptions. As we all know, the word 'tonto' is a Spanish word that translates to 'stupid' in English.” — COLUMNIST Ungelbah Daniel-Davila DEPP: DOING THE NATIVES A FAVOR?

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY:
American History Myths:
The Indians Were
Defeated by White Settlers

La Jornada, Mexico Clueless U.S. Border Patrol Uses Intelligence to Study Recidivism TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “Now they are investigating the reasons for recidivism. Plain and simple, it is because in their home countries, they [the migrants] simply find far too few opportunities.” — Ted Lewis of the human rights group Global Exchange IS THERE ANTHING TO STUDY HERE?

White House, United States VIDEO: President Obama Speaks of the Agenda at Opening of G8 Meetings May 19, 00:05:36 "All of us here are absolutely committed to making sure that growth and stability and fiscal consolidation are part of an overall package that all of us need to pursue in order to achieve the prosperity for our citizens that all of us at this table need to achieve.” — President Barack Obama G8 DISCUSSIONS GET UNDER WAY

White House, United States VIDEO: President Obama Meets French President Hollande at White House May 18, 00:17:50 "France and America have an impact on the destiny of the world, but we are great in friendship, cohesion and in partnership. France is an independent country and cares about its independence but also in its old friendship with the United States.” — France President Francois Hollande FIRST MEETING PROVES AMICABLE

Excelsior, Mexico Early Obama Missile Fire Wounds Romney TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “It seems Barack Obama has taken the measure of his opponent on many issues and is vigorously taking him to task. ... Obama may gradually be becoming impervious to Mitt Romney's slander.” — PROFESSOR José Luis Valdés Ugalde, National Autonomous University IS ROMNEY ON THE ROPES?

Toronto Star, Canada Foreign Policy Cheerleading is Masquarading as Analysis "Their narrative is a product of their world of good guys and bad, especially within the global arena. They act as cheerleaders for their own countries, especially when their country's soldoers are involved in foreign interventions.” — COLUMNIST Haroon Siddiqui

TORONTO STAR: After
Afghanistan, NATO Should
Reform or 'Call it Quits'

Indian Country Today, Native America Elizabeth Warren and the Politics of Being an Indian “'CherokeeGate' has not only opened the old arguments against affirmative action, but it has re-opened even older ones about what makes a real Indian.” — COLUMNIST Lindsey Catherine Cornum WARREN CASE OPENS NATIVE WOUNDS

The Nation, Pakistan Pakistanis will React Badly to Reopening NATO’s Supply Lines “Not only has Pakistan sovereignty been violated, but its soldiers have been killed in an unprovoked attack by NATO aircraft. It is ungracious of the strong to insist on drone attacks - a constant source of humiliation and affront to a this state – while refusing to tender an apology for causing the deaths of our troops.” — EDITORIAL, The Nations ARE RELATIONS ON THE MEND?

Huanqiu, People’s Republic of China U.S. Should Keep its Nuclear Weapons Away from Koreas TRANSLATED FROM CHINESE “If U.S. nuclear weapons are redeployed to the South, then the forecast can clearly be seen: efforts to inhibit the North’s possession of nuclear weapons would completely collapse.” — EDITORIAL, Huanqiu DEALING WITH THE NEWEST KIM

Norte Digital, Mexico As an 'Unashamed' Heterosexual - I Back Same-Sex Marriage TRANSLATED SPANISH “Some people complain about my sympathy for gays. The other day a young man approached me at a conference and shouted at me: 'Hey, why do you defend the faggots so much?' I managed to respond: 'So that there won’t be any more people who call them ‘faggots.'” — COLUMNIST 'Caton' CASTRO'S NIECE AND OBAMA

Stuff, New Zealand George W. Bush Found 'Guilty of War Crimes' “The five-panel tribunal unanimously delivered a guilty verdict on charges relating to their knowing that prisoners of war were being tortured while being held prosoner in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay.” — COLUMNIST Michelle Cook BUSH AND CO.: WAR CRIMINALS?

NEW STRAITS TIMES [MALAYSIA]:
Bush and Co. On 'Trial': What
a Toothless Tribunal Can Do

National Post, Canada Largest War Games Ever to Send Message to Syria “While the exercises will be confined to southern Jordan in a bid to allay Syrian fears, they send a not-so-subtle warning to Syria and Iran over the possibility for international intervention in the Middle East region.” — COLUMNIST Peter Goodspeed

Carta Capital, Brazil Brazil Politicians Pale When Compared with ‘Courageous’ Obama TRANSLATED PORTUGUESE “Brazil politicians just reflect public opinion. But reflecting what the people think is not the mission of a leader.” — COLUMNIST Alfonso Oramas Gross

El Universo, Ecuador Same-Sex Marriage in Ecuador? Let's Hope Not! TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “The institution of marriage is seen as legal and natural, and based only on union between a man and a woman. This isn't just a problem of semantics or prejudice but the pure reality of the law, which is firm in its intent to reject homophobia without altering the essence of our judicial institutions.” — COLUMNIST Alfonso Oramas Gross

CenarioMT, Brazil Gay Marriage: Seventy Years from Disease to Presidential Blessing TRANSLATED PORTUGUESE “In the U.S., the end of homosexuality's definition as ' disease' by the American Psychiatric Association only occurred in 1973, but it had been written with ink so durable that one year later, 37 percent of psychiatrists who registered with the association tried to have it re-included it in its manuals.” — COLUMNIST Alexandre Martins REMARKABLE TALE OF PROGRESS

The Age, Australia Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Tells Aussies: 'I Don't Have Broadband' WOZNIAK: A BORDERLESS WORLD

VIDEO: Steve Wozniak Tells
Australian Radio: 'We Shouldn't
Have Boundaries Between Nations'

La Informacion, U.S. In Latin America, Only Kirchner Stands with Obama on Gay Marriage TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “Apart from the president of Argentina, few Latin American presidents have spoken on the subject, and those that have oppose equal rights for homosexual couples.” — NEWS ITEM, La Informacion

Canada, The Toronto Star 'Ground Zero Imam' Responds to Critics “North America Muslims have to evolve ourselves from immigrant mindsetto what I call American Islam.” — IMAM Feisal Abdul Rauf

Asia Times, Hong Kong With Chen Guangcheng, Beijing Held Obama's Reelection in its Hands “If China's rulers decided they wanted to see a new man of the White House, bundling Chen out of the hospital and into a waiting van for interrogation, detention or worse would likely have done the trick.” — PETER LEE, Writer on Asian Affairs

ASIA TIMES: Vietnam 'Floats'
Between China and U.S.

Toronto Star, Canada Obama Tilts Scales Toward Compassion and Equity “It matters a great deal that a president whose campaign slogan was Hope has weighed in, decisively, on the side of compassion, inclusion and equal rights for all people.” — EDITORIAL, The Toronto Star STEP TOWARD A BETTER WORLD?

NATIONAL POST: If Obama
Supports Gay Marriage, he
Should Protect it for All
GLOBE & MAIL: From
Obama, a Bid to Broaden
Stream of American Life
MACLEANS: Obama
Passes the Leadership Test

El Tiempo, Colombia Colombia Government Must Come Clean on Battle Drones TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “Who'll pilot the combat ‘drones?’ Colombians in uniform? Foreign consultants? Who will they be? Where will they be? Will they do this from within our national territory? Or from some foreign refuge, like CIA headquarters in Langley (Virginia)? To whom will they answer for their crimes?” — COLUMNIST Laura Gil GET READY FOR A SKY FULL OF DRONES

Nishinippon Shimbun, Japan ‘Inequitous’ United States -Japan Status of Forces Agreement Must Be Revised TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE “The U.S. has jurisdiction over crimes committed by all military personnel on official duty. On top of that, the U.S. is the judge of what counts as ‘official duty.'” — EDITORIAL, Nishinippon Shimbun FRUSTRATION OVER U.S. PRESENCE

The Daily Star, Bangladesh Angry Bangladeshis Should Take Hillary Clinton’s Advice “Some of our nationalist and left- wing friends resent comments by Mrs. Clinton. But can we really stop them from so advising us, when our own political leaders make a bagful of complaints about their rivals when meeting foreign leaders and dignitaries?” — COLUMNIST Syed Fattahul Alim HILLARY INTO BANGLEDESHI BREACH

The Hindistan Times, India Prime Minister Singh and Secretary Clinton 'Share Pakistan Terror Concerns' “Both sides were skeptical on whether Pakistan was doing enough to stamp out terror groups against its neighbors.” — REPORTER Shishir Gupta

bdnews24, Bangladesh Hillary Clinton Weighs in on Bangladesh Political Crisis; Missing Opposition Leader “It is important that in this nation everybody takes very seriously any disappearance, any violence against activists, any oppression of civil society, any intimidation of the press … that is just what is required if democracy [is to be] sustainable.” — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton NOT A COMPLETELY WARM WELCOME

The Manila Times, The Philippines China’s ‘Resentful’ Leaders “American military exercises with Filipinos, along with Vietnamese, Malaysians and Singaporeans, sends the message that America is still the real power in this part of the world, and not those in Beijing who have the ‘mandate of heaven.'” — EDITORIAL, The Manila Times MILITARY COMMANDERS MEET AND TOUR

Global Times, China Lack of Mutual Sino-American 'Military Trust' a Major Threat “The U.S. can be expected to hold absolute global military superiority for the foreseeable future. The U.S. should use this dominance to keep its global influence by preventing unsound military ambitions, and serving as a link with other states as U.S. economic power declines.” — EDITORIAL, Global Times

The Manila Times, Philippines The Philippines Issues U.S. 'S.O.S' for Help with China “Most Filipino people were hurt, humiliated and shamed by the U.S. refusal to side with us in the face of China’s virtual invasion of our sovereign territory , Panatag Shoal.” — EDITORIAL, The Manila Times

Global Times, China 'U.S. Will Arrange' it so Chen Can Study Overseas “If he hopes to study abroad, as a Chinese citizen, he can apply according to laws with relevant departments and through the same channels as other Chinese citizens.” — FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN Liu Weimin

W Radio Colombia, Colombia VIDEO: Dania Londoño Suarez' Side of U.S. Secret Service Sex Scandal Affair May 4, 00:03:26 "They could track me anywhere in the world that I go, but they haven’t done so. If the Secret Service agents were idiots, imagine the investigators.” — ESCORT Dania Londoño Suarez' MORE RED FACES IN WASHINGTON

Indian Country Today, Native America Most Sacred Animal on 'Planet' to Lakota, a White Buffalo, Hunted, Skinned “The rare and sacred buffalo born last year has been found dead - skinned with its mother. ... Some Lakota hold that the calf, Lightning Medicine Cloud, was the 3rd white buffalo ever, and first male in 150 years. Such a buffalo is tied to the story of White Buffalo Calf Woman, and is the most sacred animal ... perhaps the most sacred thing on the planet, to Lakota people. ” — Indian Country News Item LIGHTNING MEDICINE CLOUD KILLED

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY: Senate
Republicans Reject ‘Genocide’ to
Describe Indian Tribes' Treatment

China Daily, China Chen’s 'One-Man Show' Holds U.S.-China Relations 'Hostage' “If protection is what Chen feels he needs, America could be the place to go, as long as his keen lawyering skills enable him to sweet talk his new friends into allowing him to go.” — EDITORIAL, China Daily THE SHAMING OF CHEN GUANGCHENG

El Espectador, Colombia Free Trade and Colombia: 'Forging Our Own Path' TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “Colombia lacks the geographic advantages Mexico has for entering the U.S. market, and given its wide-ranging industrial and agro base, it is more vulnerable than Chile to ‘collateral damage’ resulting from free trade deals. This is why our nation must forge its own path.” — ECONOMIST Saul Pineda Hoyos

The Hindu, India Attack Drones: The World as America's Battlefield “The United States, by making its own rules and only disclosing them belatedly and in general terms, has turned itself into judge, jury, and executioner.” — EDITORIAL, The Hindu

Global Times, China Chen Guangcheng is West’s Latest ‘Tool’ to Undermine the China Political System “The political role he has now taken on is far from what it was when he began. The West and its supporters in China always need a tool to work against China's political system. Those who become such tools have very few choices of their own.” — COLUMNIST Shan Renping

Global Times, China Chen Guangcheng ‘Deluded’ by Western Media Attention “Western media portrays Chen as a blind activist hero, and some Chinese echo this view. This has deluded Chen into adopting a mistaken impression of his own importance to America and his personal influence in China.” — EDITORIAL, Global Times CHINA SEEKS TO SMEAR THE MESSENGER

Hindustan Times, India Dissident Chen Guangcheng 'Abandoned' by U.S., Human Rights Group ChinaAid Asserts “Chen didn't leave the U.S. Embassy of his own accord. ... Serious threat to his immediate family members were made by Chinese government if Chen refuses to accept the offer made by the Chinese government.” — STATEMENT By ChinaAid

THE HINDU: Activists
Dispute U.S.-China Version
of Agreement on Dissident

La Jornada, Mexico 'Manifest Destiny': Prepare for U.S. Preventive War on Mexico TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “They have a historic doctrine that they define themselves by and won't abandon: Manifest Destiny. We don't fit into that definition - there is no room for us in it. ... They despise us.” — FORMER GENERAL AND GOVERNOR, Jorge Carrillo Olea IS AN INVASION OF MEXICO OUR 'DESTINY'?

The Daily Jang, Pakistan U.S.-Pakistan Ties Demand a Deal on the Use of Drones “While the Americans have no plans to ebd their drone program, Pakistanis aren’t about to give up their mantra on sovereignty.” — EDITORIAL, The Daily Jang

El Tiempo, Colombia Don’t Blame the U.S. Secret Service: Restoring Cartagena’s Reputation TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “This really is our problem - and one that we must attack with greater resolve. … Colombians cannot continue to treat Cartagena as if we, too, were foreigners.” — EDITORIAL, El Tiempo SOUL-SEARCHING IN COLOMBIA

El Espectador, Colombia Dania Londoño Suare: The Woman Who Rocked the U.S. Secret Service TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “She said the man was from Obama’s security detail, that he told her this while at the disco, and that the man was rude, not only because he only paid her thirty dollars, but because he slammed the hotel door in her face.” — Cartagena Taxi Driver Jose Peña A LIFE TURNED UPSIDE DOWN

Taipei Times, Taiwan After New Mad Cow Case, Lawmakers Demand Halt to American Beef Imports “The resolution called for the removal of American beef from shelves, to place imported U.S. beef under customs seal and to impose a temporary ban on imports of U.S. beef products.” — RE.PORTER Shih Hsiu-chuan

TAIWAN NEWS: U.S. May Sell
Taiwan New Fighter Jets to
Lessen Imbalance with Beijing

The Frontier Post, Pakistan Whistleblower Helps Unravel America’s Afghanistan ‘Hoax’ “U.S. and NATO generals find it hard to digest the hard reality: the Taliban are not a ragtag militia. They are a war-hardened veteran fighting force. ... This is what U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Daniel L. Davis is revealing toAmericans.” — EDITORIAL, The Frontier Post TRUTHS U.S. COMMANDERS HAVE HIDDEN?

Yonhap News Agency, South Korea South Koreans Worry About Outbreak of Mad Cow in U.S. “Lawmaker Cho Kyoung-tae urged a renegotiation of the 2008 beef import agreement with the U.S.” — NEWS ITEM, Yonhap News Agency

YONHAP NEWS AGENCY:
The Kremlin has 'No Illusions
about Pyongyang's Intentions'

Indian Country Today, Native America 'White Privilege' and the 2012 Republican Presidential Campaign “White privilege in America first stood for the advantage of wealth, the provenance of White men, no matter how amassed, deserved, shared or inbred. The 2012 Republican presidential primary has supplied us with new models.” — COLUMNIST Suzan Shown Harjo, Cheyenne & Hodulgee Muscogee

INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY: From
Slavery to Raspberry-Flavored
Indians: The American Obsession
With Stereotypes
INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY:
‘Why Do You Indians
Always Live in the Past?’
INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY:
Taxation of Indian Tribes:
A Modern-Day Shakedown

China Daily, China Time for Arabs to ‘Cut Dependency’ on the U.S. “Saudi Arabia considers the Iraq War a complete failure. Because bound up with the war was America’s initiative for a 'Greater Middle East.' In addition, Iraq's democratic 'model' is extremely fragile, completely unconvincing and has failed to produce any positive effects at all.” — EDITORIAL, China Daily

El Tiempo, Colombia Colombia Rejects Airline's Secret Service 'Sex' Advert TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “This subliminal advertising is, to say the least, inappropriate and improper, and should be immediately withdrawn from the U.S. airline’s Web site.” — Sergio Diaz-Granados, Minister of Commerce, Industry, Tourism AN ADVERTISEMENT OVER THE LINE?

El Espectador, Colombia Drug War Failure Can No Longer Be Ignored TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “In Colombia, everything has been done to fight drug trafficking: Fumigation, extradition, murder, war declared against the drug cartels, the passage of laws, questionable constitutional reforms, abject persecution and public seizures. And the result of all this selfless and struggle? ... Very little.” — EDITORIAL, El Espectador

Estadao, Brazil Americas Summit ‘Fiasco’ TRANSLATED FROM PORTUGUESE “The Cartagena summit served only to expose how gracefully U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dances the Rumba.” — EDITORIAL, Estadao HILLARY SHOWS HOW TO RUMBA

La Prensa, Nicaragua Why do Latin America Leaders Want to Follow Fidel Castro? TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “Election by popular vote does not turn autocratic rulers into democrats; even less so if the election was a fraud, as in the case of President Daniel Ortega.” — EDITORIAL, La Prensa NICARAGUAN BACKING FOR MARCO RUBIO

Opera Mundi, Brazil Americas Summit Cements ‘North American Isolation’ TRANSLATED FROM PORTUGUESE “The U.S. remains a major global power, and it will continue to be so for a long time to come. But it is can no longer dictate to Latin America. They no longer accept commands from the United States.” — PROFESSOR William da Silva Gonçalves, The State University of Rio de Janeiro

Ahora, Cuba May Obama Be Able to Sleep with Eyes Closed TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “I carefully observed Obama at the famous 'summit meeting.' At times he was overcome by weariness and had to shut his eyes. ... The decadent and unsustainable empire of the North Americans has earned the right to rest in peace.” — FORMER CUBAN LEADER Fidel Castro FIDEL CASTRO OFFERS HIS VIEWS

Chugoku Shimbun, Japan North Korea’s Young Leader Must Be Shown Suffering of His People TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE “The consequence of these outrages is complete global isolation, which is pushing the North Korean people toward full starvation. It is crucial that the new leader be made aware of reality.” — EDITORIAL, Chugoku Shimbun EDUCATING KIM JONG-UN

Diario Co Latino, El Salvador The U.S. Imposes ‘Imperial Veto’ at Americas Summit TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “That an American country could be excluded from the discussions about the summit’s great themes is a disgrace for the democracies. But even more shameful is that a country, as the strongest, could adopt the pose of an emperor that decides who should not be not be in attendence at an event of sovereign peoples.” — EDITORIAL, Diario Co Latino

El Espectador, Colombia People’s Summit of the Americas Condemns the Imposed ‘U.S. Agenda’ TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “The rights of investors cannot be held as more significant than those of peoples and nature.” — FINAL DECLARATION, People's Americas Summit THE OTHER AMERICAS SUMMIT

La Jornada, Mexico Summits of Americas Serve Only Washington's Interests TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “Summits of the Americas are unresponsive to interests in the region. Rather, they constitute a mechanism for applying neo- colonialist pressure from U.S.” — BOLIVIA PRESIDENT Evo Morales AMERICA'S FAST-CHANGING LANDSCAPE

La Jornada, Mexico The Expansion of 'U.S. Domination' of Mexico “As part of an imperial war of conquest, the plan - which supports the interests of U.S. corporations throughout the world - includes military operations (direct, covert or psychological) against states hostile to Washington, but are considered strategic by the U.S. military, industrial and energy complex.” — PROFESSOR Carlos Fazio, National Autonomous University of Mexico

El Espectador, Colombia Evo Morales Blasts U.S. 'Dictatorship' Due to Summit Obstructionism TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “The United States and Cuba have something in common: both send troops to other countries. Cuba sends medical care; whereas the United States sends troops to end lives. That's the big difference.” — BOLIVIA PRESIDENT Evo Morales SHORT SUPPLY OF COMMON SENSE

El Espectador, Colombia Americas Summit in ‘Limbo’ TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “We cannot be indifferent to a process of change taking place in Cuba. We all know this, and that change must continue. For the sake of the Cuban people, it is time to end the paralysis that had led to stubbornness.” — COLOMBIA PRESIDENT Juan Manuel Santos UNITED STATES IS THE ODD MAN OUT

Hoy, Ecuador Americas Summit the Right Place to Address Drug War TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “The war strategy directed by Washington, which involves product eradication, penalizing traffickers and criminalizing consumption, seems a failure.” — COLUMNIST Joaquín Hernández Alvarado

Globe & Mail, Canada Canada Splits with Latin America, Sides with U.S., on Cuba and Drug War “Canada and the United States have emerged as the outliers at the conference, as Latin American and Caribbean states united in support for Cuba's presence at future meetings.” — COLUMNIST Jennifer Ditchburn THE DOLEFUL AMERICAS SUMMIT

Minuto Uno, Argentina Americas Summit Leaders Seek U.S. Backing Against 'British Colonial Aggression' TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “All countries in this hemisphere were one-time colonies of the European powers, which have an enduring secular debt to pay … one cannot understand why the United States refuses to support anti-colonialism in the case of the Malvinas - a colonialist leftover.” — Peru Chancellor Rafael Roncagliolo

Multiple News Sources VIDEO PACK: News from Multiple Sources on the Summit of the Americas Apr. 14, Multiple Sources Secret Service Agents sent home; bombs in Colombia; talks with U.S., Colombian and Costa Rican leaders; Canadian News coverage; village has ass for Obama. NEWS COVERAGE OF THE SUMMIT

Xinhua, China U.S. and Allies Make Most of DPRK Satellite Launch “Washington took advantage of the launch to persuade Japan, South Korea and Australia to join in a regional missile shield. ... it would be difficult for China to break through such a system and safeguard itself against possible America saturation attack.” — RESEARCHER Hu Mingyuan

El Carabobeno, Venezuela Repression Will Win Out Over Legalization at the Summit of the Americas TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “Repression will be adopted because it is supported by the greatest world power, which pursues policies that on the outside are repressive, but at home are benign toward consumers and traffickers.” — COLUMNIST Julio E. Mayaudon TALKING DRUGS AT THE SUMMIT

El Espectador, Colombia Summit of the Americas Could Mark Start of ‘Soft’ Drug War TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “Gaining strength among attendees is the idea of dropping the shooting war and replacing it with preventive war, strong on publicity and education.” — COLUMNIST Cristina de la Torre DAWN OF A NEW AGE FOR THE DRUG WAR?

La Jornada, Mexico The Lesson on Prohibition that U.S. Refuses to Learn TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “In less than a year, at least 30 people have been killed in U.S. cities by individuals who had little trouble obtaining high- powered weapons to commit one massacre after another. To our knowledge, marijuana use was not responsible for any such massacre, while the prohibition on its sale has been.” — COLUMNIST Arturo Balderas Rodríguez

The Kochi Shimbun, Japan We Urge North Korea to ‘Cancel Rocket Launch’ TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE “How can North Koreans believe they have become a 'great and powerful' nation when people are starving and they have done nothing to improve the nation's food situation?” — EDITORIAL, The Kochi Shimbun SHORT SUPPLY OF COMMON SENSE

Mainichi Shimbun, Japan Pyongyang Must Not Be Allowed to ‘Make Mockery’ of the World TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE “There are signs that now as then, North Korea is preparing to conduct a third nuclear test right after its rocket launch. If Pyongyang intends to repeat this, it would make a mockery of the global community.” — EDITORIAL, Mainichi Shimbun JAPAN PREPARES TO SHOOT DOWN ROCKET

Rodong Sinmun, North Korea ‘Unimaginable and Miserable Punishment’ will Result from Interception of DPRK Satellite “As the saying goes, 'The stick is seen only by the crazy dog.' ... The most unimaginable punishment will be meted out to our rival if it dares fire above the DPRK - especially Pyongyang.” — COMMENTARY, Rodong Sinmun PREPARE FOR A WEEK OF HIGH TENSION

El Universal, Colombia With No Hope of Doing So, Colombians Ponder ‘Bumping Into’ Obama TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “Some would ask questions based on economics, urging Obama ‘not to sign the Free Trade Agreement,’ which has been a work in progress since Alvaro Uribe's term. Others demanded that the he ‘look after third world countries’ and 'use his power to help develop our country.'” — REPORTER Daniela Buelvas

El Commercio, Ecuador To Send 'Imperialists' a Message about Cuba, Correa Should Go to the Summit of the Americas TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “It was and remains valid to demand that Cuba be present at the Summit in Cartagena, but how thoughtful is not attending? Why not use the space of the summit to insist on that demand?” — COLUMNIST León Roldós Aguilera ECUADOR'S PRESIDENT: A CUBA PROTEST

Nishi Nippon Shimbun, Japan For the Good of All, China Must ‘Join Scrum’ Against North Korea TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE “We hope North Korea's new governing elite takes Obama's call seriously. But in the real world, a change in Pyongyang is unlikely. If the net surrounding North Korea starts fraying around the edges, it will no longer be effective. We hope China joins the North Korea scrum.” — EDITORIAL, Nishi Nippon Shimbun SOUTH KOREA ON THE FIRING LINE

Macleans, Canada Harper Speaks 'Frankly' about Energy at the Three Amigos Summit “While the White House is still considering whether to permit the Keystone XL pipeline, Prime Minister Harper made some of the toughest energy remarks that I've heard him aim at an American audience.” — COLUMNIST Luiza Ch. Savage

GLOBE & MAIL: Canada
'No Longer Captive' to U.S.
Energy Market: Harper
GLOBE & MAIL: Americas
Strategy? ... It Takes
'Three Amigos' to Tango
NATIONAL POST: Even Mitt
Romney’s Scandals are Boring
MACLEANS: The F-35 and Other
Procurement Tales of Horror

El Universal, Mexico Before ‘Aiding’ Mexico, United States Must Deal with its Own Corruption TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “Organized crime is now transnational, and will only be eliminated if attacked with equal force in all states where it exists and operates.” — EDITORIAL, El Universal MEXICO DRUG WAR HITS THE U.S.

Excelsior, Mexico The Stakes are High for Mexico as Calderon Visits Washington TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “Right now, the name of the game is governance for the good of Mexico and the region as a whole. That must the strategy of Mr. Calderon, and the cornerstone of his speech to his peers Stephen Harper and Barack Obama.” — POLITICAL ANALYST Víctor Beltri MEXICO IN CRISIS: IS HELP ON THE WAY?

Juventude Rebelde, Cuba Fidel Castro: ‘Marvels of Capitalism’ Do Nothing to Relieve the World's Peril TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “There's no cause for concern. A cable dated March 30 serves to rassure us. Let us suppose we leave our mansion and are weary of prowling around in our yacht, limo, helicopter or jet. We still have the option of buying a personal submarine for one or perhaps two. ...” — FORMER DICTATOR Fidel Castro KILLER-WHALE SUBS AND CAPITALISM

Globe & Mail, Canada Mexico's Drug War Looms Large Over Meeting of Harper-Calderon-Obama “We are very mindful that the battle President Calderon is fighting inside of Mexico is not just his battle, it’s also ours. We have to take responsibility just as he's taken responsibility.” — PRESIDENT Barack Obama

GLOBE & MAIL: A More Efficient
Border Means a Better Economy
OTTAWA CITIZEN: Stephen Harper:
Man on Washington Mission Today
THE CANADIAN: Security Perimeter:
Stephen Harper's 'Big Lie'
to Canadians ... and Americans
MACLEANS: Prime Minister
Descends on Washington
for 'Three Amigos' Meeting
NATIONAL POST: Mexico's
Bloody Drug War Overshadows
the 'Three Amigos' Summit

Dawn, Pakistan ‘Embarrassing Report’ on bin Laden’s Presence in Pakistan “Is it possible that both civilian and military intelligence officials were unable to track down one of the world’s most recognized faces as he hip hopped from one Pakistani town to another? … If the failure had more to do with complicity than incompetence, it is even more important to find out how our institutions were penetrated.” — EDITORIAL, Dawn PAKISTAN ADMITS TO RESPONSIBILITY

La Jornada, Mexico Goldman Sachs: Corrupters and Looters of Mexico and the World TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “They offer to take possession of the nation's wealth now that, thanks to the Commodity Futures Modernization Act - signed by Bill Clinton - 'clients' and entire nations can be fleeced.” — COLUMNIST John Saxe-Fernández

Korean Central News, North Korea U.S. Leader Has 'Misperception' About 'Peaceful' Satellite Launch “The U.S. leader says he has no hostility toward the DPRK. If he was sincere, he would drop America’s confrontational notion of standing in the way of North Korea, and belatedly acknowledge that it has a right to launch satellites.” — NEWS ITEM, Korea Central News Agency IS PYONGYANG SIMPLY MISUNDERSTOOD?

Global Times, China America's Asian Missile Shield Will Target China and Russia “North Korea and Iran are named by Washington as the targets of the missile defense system, though it is clear the real targets are China and Russia. China firmly opposes it.” — EDITORIAL, [State-Run] Global Times

CHOSUN ILBO: Security of Attendees is
Paramount at Nuclear Security Summit
KOREA TIMES: Obama's Best Option for
the Koreas: Send Envoy to Pyongyang
KOREA HERALD EDITORIAL:
Curbing Nuclear Terrorism
YONHAP: Obama Warns North
Korea of Deeper Isolation if
it Carries Out Rocket Launch

China Daily, China Obama Makes North Korea Rocket Launch More Likely “Undoubtedly, Obama's visit to the DMZ and his warning to the North pleased Seoul and the 20,000 U.S. troops that remain deployed there. But it was also calculated to play on U.S. voters. It will certainly make it harder to persuade the North Koreans to stop their rocket launch.” — COLUMNIST Wang Hui THE MIND GAME WITH PYONGYANG

Mainichi Shimbun, Japan Nuclear-Armed Japan is Not Out of the Question TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE “It cannot be said that Japan has no military intentions. ... Japan already possesses 45 tons of plutonium that could be converted to military use. That is enough for about 4,000 ‘Nagasaki-type’ bombs.” — COLUMNIST Takao Yamada WILL JAPAN BE FOREVER DEFANGED?

Hindustan Times, India For Pepsi Cola Co., Health is Not Wealth'

The Hankyoreh, South Korea Nuclear Summit in Seoul Must Resist ‘Nuclear Power Mafia’ “There are questions about whether the summit will properly reflect the fundamental doubts the Fukushima Nuclear accident has raised about the capacity of human beings to manage nuclear power. The attendees at the summit all have their own vested interests and collectively have been called a 'nuclear power mafia.” — EDITORIAL, The Hankyoreh CAN THE 'NUCLEAR MAFIA' RESIST ITSELF?

San-in Chuo Shimpo Shimbun, Japan World Hopes U.S. Republican Spat Results in Better Policies TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE “The world is watching to see what and whether reforms America can achieve, and hopes the Republican Party conflict over the nomination of a candidate stems from a sincere struggle to develop better policies. — EDITORIAL, San-in Chuo Shimpo Shimbun WILL ALL THE TUMULT BE FOR THE BEST?

Excelsior, Mexico Candidates won’t Answer Mexicans; Perhaps they will Respond to Mr. Biden TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH “How will they dispel myths of the supposed danger of the border, fear of which leads your fellow countrymen to build absurd fences? Please ask them, Mr. Biden. You they may answer; to us they only show campaign spots.” — ANALYST Víctor Beltri THE CANDIDATES MEET JOE BIDEN

Toronto Star, Canada Despite Robert Bales: Do Not Call Afghanistan a 'Lost Cause' “There's a forward thrust that can't be reversed. The U.S., Canada and NATO engineered that propulsion. Afghanistan is not a country outsiders will ever comprehend. Yet it is not to be condemned to petrified medievalism either. And it is nobody's lost cause. — COLUMNIST Rosie DiManno

China Daily, China Mr. Obama's Rare Earth ‘Hypocrisy’ Shows Scant Concern for Environment “Obama’s words imply that as long as American workers and businesses profit from a cheap supply of rare earth minerals from China, he doesn't care about the damage careless and excessive mining of rare minerals earths cause China.” — COLUMNIST Chen Weihua IS CHINA SUDDENLY TURNING 'GREEN'?

Too Nippo Shimbun, Japan U.S. Fukushima Transcripts ‘Shame’ Japanese Leadership TRANSLATED FROM JAPANESE “According to internal transcripts from the U.S. NRC, the Japanese government initially refused help from the United States. In other words, there is a possibility that to protect the nation’s prestige, the government worsened the disaster. It should be ashamed. — EDITORIAL, Too Nippo Shimbun WAS 'SAVING FACE' WORTH THE DAMAGE?

JoongAng Ilbo, South Korea Free Trade Deal with U.S.: 'The Dice have Been Rolled' “We must now stop arguing over the deal. Instead, government and industry must unite to prove the Korea-U.S. FTA was the right choice for the country.” — EDITORIAL, JoongAng Ilbo IS AMERICAN BEEF TOO 'OLD' TO EAT?

THE HANKYOREH: Expect Pressure
on Beef Now that U.S.-South Korea
Free Trade Pact Has Gone into Effect
YONHAP: Presidents Lee and Obama
Celebrate Implementation of FTA
THE HANKYOREH : China Expresses
'Dismay' with U.S., South Korea for
Raising North Korea Defector Issue
JOONGANG ILBO: Obama to Tour
Demilitarized Zone on March Visit
CHOSON ILBO: Korea Must Seize
Opportunities Offered By U.S. FTA
CHOSON ILBO: Free Trade Deal Goes
Into Effect Despite Anti-Americanism
CHOSON ILBO: Kim Jong-un Bets on
Better U.S. ties to Consolidate Power

El Espectador, Colombia Great Power Puzzle: Possessing Nukes Keeps Attack at Bay TRANSLATED SPANISH “It is fair to ask: if Iraq had possessed nuclear weapons, would it have been invaded? Truman announced the possibility of using the atomic bomb during the Korean War. Perhaps he didn't since Russia already had nukes. — COLUMNIST Tao Wenzhao IRAN: PREVENTING ATTACK?

The Frontier Post, Pakistan Taliban Claim Afghan Killing Spree not Work of a Lone U.S. Soldier “So far, 45 dead, including women and children, have been retrieved by residents. … This is not the act of one individual. This was done by several foreign soldiers.” — TALIBAN SPOKESMAN Qari Muhammad Yousaf Ahmadi AFGHANS' UNRESTRAINED RAGE

People's Daily, China Neither Bad-Mouthing or Words of Flattery Will Alter China's Path TRANSLATED FROM CHINESE “Time Magazine posted an article by reporter Michael Schuman asserting that the China economic system is unsustainable. ... After years of reform, the Chinese public and media are mature enough not to be either carried away by China-flattering, nor worked up by China bad-mouthing. — COLUMNIST Tao Wenzhao

South China Morning Post, Hong Kong Chongqing Party Secretary Disavows Deputy Who Tried to Defect to United States “After Police Chief Wang Lijun, Bo Xilai's former right-hand man, apparently tried to defect at the U.S. consulate in Chengdu, Bo said that he had simply picked the wrong man for the job.” — CORRESPONDENT Choi Chi-yuk

“He lost the 1972 U.S, presidential election outright because his sincerity and good intentions failed to reach voters, who reelected a man who was irresponsible, deceptive, a liar.”

“Incumbent Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney both committed to continuing drone attacks on Pakistan's tribal areas, and neither gave any indication the U.S. policy toward Pakistan would change, whoever wins.”

“The story involves the devil, an ambitious man and a powerful mandarin - a senior government official of an ancient China dynasty.”

“During the campaign, regardless of the facts, both have relentlessly blamed China to cover up their own incapacity to get America's economy back on track. It's a tactic that only exposes the world's superpower as bereft of ways to address its existing dificulties.”

“What Eurocentric societies have done to indigenous people all over the world they are now doing to themselves - poisoning the land and air and water, abusing one another as they abuse our sacred Grandmother. We are nearing the abyss of the suicide of our species.”

“His battleship remark made Romney’s attack look like simple-minded boat-counting parading as military policy. Plus, it fed into Obama's larger riff about Romney being a political alien from The Planet Of 1950s.”

“Birds of ill omen! I don't even remember what a headache is. As evidence of what liars they are, I present them with photos.”

“Okinawans can take it no longer. The volcano of resentment willstart spewing magma unless theU.S. and Japanese governments start enforcing visible measures.”

“Obama's reelection depends on the effective dismantling of a Republican agenda that is so regressively extremist that it offends the intelligence of a large segment of U.S. people.”

“A U.S. Border Patrol agent killed Mexican Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez with eight bullets in his back. He was 16 years old, on Mexico's side of the frontier, and shot from the north side of the border. But #YoSoy132 remains silent about it.”

“In nations that fail to rely on their own strength and are deceived by U.S. propaganda and nuclear blackmail, tragedy strikes. ... It is the mistake of yielding to the U.S. that results in these tragedies.”

“Obama's victory was tainted - in the same way that a football victory is tainted when a ref makes a bad call on a big play.”

“There is, it turns out, an Angry Barack Obama. ... Tuesday he showed himself at last - eyes flashing, teeth clenched, fitted with fact and fury. This debate was no cakewalk, as the two traded blows through 90 feisty minutes running the gamut of all that ails the U.S.”

“This is an election in which China has been scapegoated for America's economic woes. Both candidates are trying to show that if elected, he would bash China the hardest. Both have put partisan interests above the interests of the American people.”

“Our nation is in the throes of a vicious, multifaceted battle against terrorism. And more appallingly, the government does not appear particularly moved to act on the menace.”

“As we peer over the border to spy on our neighbor's polls, it appears that the cultural divide is pretty clear. In fact, a recent study shows that political partisans are locked in their music listening habits.”

“Relying on America will only prove a temporary help to Japanese strategists. The long term consequences are likely to be self-destructive. If one depends on the U.S. means obeying the U.S. That policy will leave Japan increasingly isolated around the region.”

“Okinawa will never accept deployment of the Osprey. ... Any government that so carelessly declares such an arrangement 'safe' cannot be trusted.”

“The vast majority of the U.S. ruling class in the bank sector, technology, communications, pharmaceuticals and insurance, etc. - like Obama's policies.”

“Redford, by the way, recovers in the film and wins his election. His only problem, in the indelible final shot, is that he has no idea of what to do now.”

“I am deeply embarrassed and sad to confirm certain allegations that have been made in the arbitration demand brought by my fellow speedskaters against the U.S. team and coaches.”

“The visit shows that Pakistan may be ready to look at options other than Washington. That may be useful in shaking America's belief that Pakistan has no choice but to lean on it for advice and assistance and demonstrate that Islamabad is more than capable of seeking out new friends.”

“Depending on how U.S voters absorb the heft of this crucial first encounter, the American election may actually be back in play.”

“Despite the fact that this year's poll is more important than any previous American election, the exercise of political discourse is much more mature and open than we have ever witnessed in any Philippine election.”

“Blasphemy laws not only stifle free speech, they endanger freedom of religion for Muslims and non-Muslims alike.”

“At this rate, the only envoys the U.S. will be left with in the Islamic world will be remote-controlled drones.”

“The primary concern when it come to the lack of global peace today is not Iran, but Israel. ... Equally unacceptable is that President Obama used his U.N. Speech to chime in with new condemnations of Iran without at the same time rejecting Israel's repeated saber-rattling toward the country.”

“I hope this doesn't hurt Mr. Obama. But if I were from the United States, I would vote for him. ... Obama is a good man. I think if he were from Barlovento or a Caracas neighborhood, he would cast his vote for Chavez.”

“Regardless of if it is the incumbent or his challenger, China should not tolerate the unrestrained way U.S. candidates take us for fools, especially in the final sprint of a U.S. presidential campaign.”

“The public spirit of republicanism is the remedy to the harmful effects of corruption. It is what dispels lies and pretence, including the ideology that undermines the mutual trust between rulers and ruled so necessary for the functioning of democratic and republican institutions.”

“The U.S. still wants to see New Zealand alter its nuclear-free policy, despite the agreement to put the issue aside, saying that changing it would strengthen relations between the two countries.”

“In many democracies, a declaration like Romney's would ruin any electoral hopes. But in light of the atmosphere of ideological polarization that dominates public discourse in America, one simply cannot be sure.”

“There is an objective test for when people of conscience should morally link arms and say, 'We will not let this pass': the 'What if it Were Me' test.”

“Republicans now know that attacking Obama's record is not enough.”

“For centuries, unspeakable crimes have been committed in the name of regulating what people say about religion.”

“Let's be blunt: The biggest threat to the world's largest economy are the cranks and crazies that have taken over part of the Republican Party.”

“Parliamentary secretary to Immigration Minister Jason Kenney confirmed the deportation and says the Harper government doesn't believe Rivera will be persecuted in the U.S.”

“This is not the withdrawal of victorious armies. Verily, it is an organized retreat of the defeated occupiers.”

“As hateful as the film is, its aftermath and the violence that followed are clearly disproportionate. In Western countries, where the value of free expression outweighs religious sensibilities, it falls under the category of a lamentable baseness that democracy must tolerate.”

“Due to its relatively disadvantageous place in the world, Islamic culture is extremely sensitive. So the world should take care to respect its sentiments.”

“Romney, whose campaign book is titled 'No Apologies,' has repeatedly claimed that Obama started his term with an 'apology tour' of foreign countries = a claim the fact- checking agency Politifact rates as a 'Pants on Fire'- caliber mistatement of fact.”

“Blind worship of America's system among Chinese, as in the early days of reform and opening-up, is long past.”

“Canada is a place where even most mainstream leftists recognize the need for military intervention as a means of disrupting terrorism and protecting besieged local populations.”

“She had a stern reception from Chinese officialdom, including official media, and suffered what seems to have been a personal rebuke.”

“Rather than reaching out to new voters, both parties agitated their bases in the hope that enough will turn out to vote and let them lead a truly divided nation.”

“What peoples are more important to U.S. than the financially-beaming Asians?”

“The U.S. report asserted the need for Japan to deal with 'historical issues that continue to complicate ties with South Korea.' For the U.S., smooth ties between South Korea and Japan are essential for keeping both China's remarkable military rise and North Korea's nuke program under control.”

“It is character assassination, pure and simple, reminding me of political persecution during the Cultural Revolution, when overnight, Chinese leaders and heroes were labeled traitors and villains.”

“If his China policy is implemented, it would cause a retrogression in relations and turn the region into a venue for open China-America confrontation. ... any U.S. attempt to more deeply involve itself inSouth Sea China disputes will result in a head-on China-U.S. confrontation.”

“The three strikes Friday alone killed 18 people and injured 14. Some may have been militants or their sympathizers, but a majority of the terrorized were ordinary citizens forced by the militants to give sanctuary.”

“Mr. Carr called for Assange to go to Sweden on the grounds that extradition to the U.S. is unlikely.”

“Since Assange provided the government privileged information on American diplomacy about Ecuador and interviewed President Correa very flatteringly, there's a tacit commitment to the famed computer hacker accused of raping women in Sweden.”

“Never, at least when I am president, will Ecuador take threats in the way of those presented by the U.K. this week, which are totally rude inconsiderate and intolerable.”

“Brown actually believed in the power of a woman emphasising her feminine desirability, not denying this. By doing so, a woman didn't become less of a person. She became more of a woman, more sexy and MUCH more successful.”

“Ecuador has observed that Mr. Assange lacks the protection and assistance that should be offered aldfrom the State of which which he is a citizen [Assange is Australian].”

“If the U.S. and the regime it has imposed on Afghanistan derive any benefit from talking to Taliban number two Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Pakistan should ensure that it, too, is a beneficiary.”

“It is a ridiculous sophism to link natural disasters that regularly sweep the world with Songun politics [military first]. This very typical U.S. propaganda offers a glimpse into its unending hostility toward the dignity of the DPRK.”

“The GOP is the party that can’t pick veeps. For more than a half century it has made bad running-mate choices.”

“This attack on Sikhs at their place of worship indicates an unacceptable degree of religious intolerance in that society. ... The Sikh needs to be reassured to instill a sense of security among those whose place of worship became a killing ground on Sunday.”

“We feel like we didn't lose, we feel like it was taken from us. It's a shame that in such an important game, the refferee decided the result beforehand.”

“The classic right-wing argument is that potential victims need guns to protect themselves. Leaving aside the fact that the statistics falsify this claim, it also happens to stand on poor rational legs.”

“It was criminal and condemnable of the CIA to use an immunization move for a spy operation without thinking about the consequences faced by the children of Pakistan.”

“'I suspect Phelps, but with no evidence, I have to recognize that we should be grounded in facts. The Americans are very bad, they do a lot of evil ... But they don't talk of themselves.”

“The countries that benefit most from unregulated trade in arms are the five U.N. Security Council members with veto power. When something isn't in the interests of such powers, it tends not to happen.”

“Our program is tailored for the U.S. television audience.”

“If Japan thinks it can hide the atrocities it committed during World War II by resorting to euphemisms like these, it is making a huge miscalculation.”

“The U.S. it sees itself as a great champion of civility for the rest of the world, but instead finds itself a more backward place, thanks to its systematic tendency toward violence and barbarism.”

“A long-running series of*** miscalculations, escalations, and assumptions are driving the Western world and Iran toward an open conflict.”

“The point-of-manufacture origin isn't the biggest crime of the Team USA uniforms — it's that goofy beret. ... Nobody — and I mean nobody — looks good in a beret. Some people can get away with wearing one on occasion but nobody looks as good in a beret as they do out of a beret.”

“The Olympic Spirit has nothing to do with politics, but embodies mutual understanding and fair play. By conflating uniforms with politics, American officials reveal a narrow-minded nationalism and ignorance, violating the very essence of the Olympic Spirit.”

“Throughout this tragic story, history mercilessly marches on. New Spain fades in a war that gave rise to Mexico. Russians extract everything they can from California before they abandon it in 1840. ... To the east gallops the still far off U.S.”

“Who on earth is it that aggravates tension in the Korean Peninsula – and where does this threat of war actually come from? It is an old imperialist trick to trigger a war by accusing the victims of provoking them. The U.S. wars in Vietnam and Korea were typical examples.”

“Extradition hearing delayed until March. Dirty delay tactics by the U.S. They destroyed my business. Took all my assets.”

“These banks are making global financial policy. And they do so in total secrecy and with almost no oversight.”

“Governments act as if they had all the time in the world to contain the impact of the transformations with which man is burdening the planet. Far more serious than any disagreements between national leaders, is their lack of a shared sense of urgency.”

“Latin America is now in danger. The powerful in the nation to the north have returned to their old endeavor of seeking to dominate the peoples of South America.”

“The war was in fact a major turning point for Native Americans who were struggling to stop White settlers from encroaching on their land.”

“Has prime minister Noda ever given a thought to the suffering of the Okinawan people, their sadness at having lost relatives and friends in the war, their anger toward U.S. occupation, and their indignance at having to live near U.S. military bases? ”

“'I'd be surprised if they were to pursue it … I am simply not persuaded that this is something actively engaging the Americans.”

“While the ruling does not not speak in terms of a human right to health, the effect of the ruling is to continue the U.S. on its incremental path toward a right to health.”

“He lost the 1972 U.S, presidential
election outright because his sincerity
and good intentions failed to reach
voters, who reelected a man who
was irresponsible, deceptive, a liar.”

“Incumbent Barack Obama and
challenger Mitt Romney both
committed to continuing drone
attacks on Pakistan's tribal areas,
and neither gave any indication
the U.S. policy toward Pakistan
would change, whoever wins.”

“The story involves the devil, an
ambitious man and a powerful
mandarin - a senior government
official of an ancient China dynasty.”

“During the campaign,
regardless of the facts,
both have relentlessly
blamed China to cover
up their own incapacity
to get America's economy
back on track. It's a tactic
that only exposes the
world's superpower as
bereft of ways to address
its existing dificulties.”

“What Eurocentric societies have done
to indigenous people all over the world
they are now doing to themselves -
poisoning the land and air and water,
abusing one another as they abuse our
sacred Grandmother. We are nearing
the abyss of the suicide of our species.”

“His battleship remark
made Romney’s attack
look like simple-minded
boat-counting parading
as military policy. Plus, it
fed into Obama's larger
riff about Romney being
a political alien from
The Planet Of 1950s.”

“Birds of ill omen! I don't
even remember what a
headache is. As evidence
of what liars they are, I
present them with photos.”

“Okinawans can take it no longer.
The volcano of resentment will
start spewing magma unless the
U.S. and Japanese governments
start enforcing visible measures.”

“Obama's reelection depends
on the effective dismantling
of a Republican agenda that is
so regressively extremist that
it offends the intelligence of a
large segment of U.S. people.”

“A U.S. Border Patrol agent
killed Mexican Jose Antonio
Elena Rodriguez with eight
bullets in his back. He was
16 years old, on Mexico's
side of the frontier, and
shot from the north side of
the border. But #YoSoy132
remains silent about it.”

“In nations that fail to rely
on their own strength and are
deceived by U.S. propaganda
and nuclear blackmail, tragedy
strikes. ... It is the mistake of
yielding to the U.S. that
results in these tragedies.”

“Obama's victory was tainted -
in the same way that a football
victory is tainted when a ref
makes a bad call on a big play.”

“There is, it turns out, an
Angry Barack Obama. ...
Tuesday he showed himself
at last - eyes flashing, teeth
clenched, fitted with fact
and fury. This debate was
no cakewalk, as the two
traded blows through 90
feisty minutes running the
gamut of all that ails the U.S.”

“This is an election in which China
has been scapegoated for America's
economic woes. Both candidates are
trying to show that if elected, he
would bash China the hardest. Both
have put partisan interests above
the interests of the American people.”

“Our nation is in the throes of
a vicious, multifaceted battle
against terrorism. And more
appallingly, the government
does not appear particularly
moved to act on the menace.”

“As we peer over the border
to spy on our neighbor's polls,
it appears that the cultural
divide is pretty clear. In fact,
a recent study shows that
political partisans are locked
in their music listening habits.”

“Relying on America will only
prove a temporary help to
Japanese strategists. The long
term consequences are likely
to be self-destructive. If one
depends on the U.S. means
obeying the U.S. That policy
will leave Japan increasingly
isolated around the region.”

“Okinawa will never
accept deployment
of the Osprey. ... Any
government that so
carelessly declares such
an arrangement 'safe'
cannot be trusted.”

“The vast majority of the U.S.
ruling class in the bank sector,
technology, communications,
pharmaceuticals and insurance,
etc. - like Obama's policies.”

“Redford, by the way,
recovers in the film
and wins his election.
His only problem, in
the indelible final shot,
is that he has no idea
of what to do now.”

“I am deeply embarrassed
and sad to confirm certain
allegations that have been
made in the arbitration
demand brought by my
fellow speedskaters against
the U.S. team and coaches.”

“The visit shows that Pakistan
may be ready to look at options
other than Washington. That may
be useful in shaking America's
belief that Pakistan has no choice
but to lean on it for advice and
assistance and demonstrate that
Islamabad is more than capable
of seeking out new friends.”

“Depending on how U.S
voters absorb the heft of
this crucial first encounter,
the American election may
actually be back in play.”

“Despite the fact that this year's
poll is more important than any
previous American election, the
exercise of political discourse is
much more mature and open
than we have ever witnessed
in any Philippine election.”

“Blasphemy laws not only
stifle free speech, they
endanger freedom of
religion for Muslims
and non-Muslims alike.”

“At this rate, the only envoys
the U.S. will be left with in
the Islamic world will be
remote-controlled drones.”

“The primary concern
when it come to the
lack of global peace
today is not Iran, but
Israel. ... Equally
unacceptable is that
President Obama used
his U.N. Speech to
chime in with new
condemnations of Iran
without at the same
time rejecting Israel's
repeated saber-rattling
toward the country.”

“I hope this doesn't hurt
Mr. Obama. But if I were
from the United States, I
would vote for him. ...
Obama is a good man. I
think if he were from
Barlovento or a Caracas
neighborhood, he would
cast his vote for Chavez.”

“Regardless of if it
is the incumbent or
his challenger, China
should not tolerate
the unrestrained
way U.S. candidates
take us for fools,
especially in the final
sprint of a U.S.
presidential campaign.”

“The public spirit of
republicanism is the
remedy to the harmful
effects of corruption.
It is what dispels lies
and pretence, including
the ideology that
undermines the mutual
trust between rulers
and ruled so necessary
for the functioning of
democratic and
republican institutions.”

“The U.S. still wants
to see New Zealand
alter its nuclear-free
policy, despite the
agreement to put the
issue aside, saying
that changing it
would strengthen
relations between
the two countries.”

“In many democracies, a
declaration like Romney's
would ruin any electoral
hopes. But in light of the
atmosphere of ideological
polarization that dominates
public discourse in America,
one simply cannot be sure.”

“There is an objective test for
when people of conscience
should morally link arms and
say, 'We will not let this pass':
the 'What if it Were Me' test.”

“Republicans now know
that attacking Obama's
record is not enough.”

“For centuries, unspeakable
crimes have been committed
in the name of regulating
what people say about religion.”

“Let's be blunt: The biggest
threat to the world's largest
economy are the cranks and
crazies that have taken over
part of the Republican Party.”

“Parliamentary secretary
to Immigration Minister
Jason Kenney confirmed
the deportation and says
the Harper government
doesn't believe Rivera will
be persecuted in the U.S.”

“This is not the withdrawal
of victorious armies. Verily,
it is an organized retreat
of the defeated occupiers.”

“As hateful as the film is, its
aftermath and the violence
that followed are clearly
disproportionate. In Western
countries, where the value
of free expression outweighs
religious sensibilities, it falls
under the category of a
lamentable baseness that
democracy must tolerate.”

“Due to its relatively
disadvantageous place
in the world, Islamic
culture is extremely
sensitive. So the world
should take care to
respect its sentiments.”

“Romney, whose campaign
book is titled 'No Apologies,'
has repeatedly claimed that
Obama started his term with
an 'apology tour' of foreign
countries = a claim the fact-
checking agency Politifact
rates as a 'Pants on Fire'-
caliber mistatement of fact.”

“Blind worship of America's
system among Chinese, as in
the early days of reform and
opening-up, is long past.”

“Canada is a place where
even most mainstream
leftists recognize the need
for military intervention
as a means of disrupting
terrorism and protecting
besieged local populations.”

“She had a stern reception
from Chinese officialdom,
including official media,
and suffered what seems to
have been a personal rebuke.”

“Rather than reaching out
to new voters, both parties
agitated their bases in the
hope that enough will turn
out to vote and let them
lead a truly divided nation.”

“What peoples are more
important to U.S. than the
financially-beaming Asians?”

“The U.S. report asserted
the need for Japan to deal
with 'historical issues that
continue to complicate ties
with South Korea.' For the
U.S., smooth ties between
South Korea and Japan are
essential for keeping both
China's remarkable military
rise and North Korea's nuke
program under control.”

“It is character assassination,
pure and simple, reminding
me of political persecution
during the Cultural Revolution,
when overnight, Chinese
leaders and heroes were
labeled traitors and villains.”

“If his China policy is implemented,
it would cause a retrogression in
relations and turn the region into
a venue for open China-America
confrontation. ... any U.S. attempt
to more deeply involve itself in
South Sea China disputes will result
in a head-on China-U.S. confrontation.”

“The three strikes Friday
alone killed 18 people and
injured 14. Some may have
been militants or their
sympathizers, but a majority
of the terrorized were
ordinary citizens forced by
the militants to give sanctuary.”

“Mr. Carr called for Assange to
go to Sweden on the grounds that
extradition to the U.S. is unlikely.”

“Since Assange provided
the government privileged
information on American
diplomacy about Ecuador
and interviewed President
Correa very flatteringly,
there's a tacit commitment
to the famed computer
hacker accused of raping
women in Sweden.”

“Never, at least when I am
president, will Ecuador take
threats in the way of those
presented by the U.K. this
week, which are totally rude
inconsiderate and intolerable.”

“Brown actually believed
in the power of a woman
emphasising her feminine
desirability, not denying
this. By doing so, a woman
didn't become less of a
person. She became more
of a woman, more sexy
and MUCH more successful.”

“Ecuador has observed that Mr.
Assange lacks the protection and
assistance that should be offered ald
from the State of which which he
is a citizen [Assange is Australian].”

“If the U.S. and the regime it has
imposed on Afghanistan derive
any benefit from talking to Taliban
number two Mullah Abdul Ghani
Baradar, Pakistan should ensure
that it, too, is a beneficiary.”

“It is a ridiculous sophism to link
natural disasters that regularly
sweep the world with Songun
politics [military first]. This very
typical U.S. propaganda offers a
glimpse into its unending hostility
toward the dignity of the DPRK.”

“The GOP is the party that can’t pick
veeps. For more than a half century
it has made bad running-mate choices.”

“This attack on Sikhs at their place
of worship indicates an unacceptable
degree of religious intolerance in
that society. ... The Sikh needs to be
reassured to instill a sense of security
among those whose place of worship
became a killing ground on Sunday.”

“We feel like we didn't lose,
we feel like it was taken from
us. It's a shame that in such an
important game, the refferee
decided the result beforehand.”

“The classic right-wing argument
is that potential victims need guns
to protect themselves. Leaving
aside the fact that the statistics
falsify this claim, it also happens
to stand on poor rational legs.”

“It was criminal and condemnable
of the CIA to use an immunization
move for a spy operation without
thinking about the consequences
faced by the children of Pakistan.”

“'I suspect Phelps, but with no
evidence, I have to recognize
that we should be grounded in
facts. The Americans are very
bad, they do a lot of evil ... But
they don't talk of themselves.”

“The countries that benefit most
from unregulated trade in arms
are the five U.N. Security Council
members with veto power. When
something isn't in the interests of
such powers, it tends not to happen.”

“Our program is tailored
for the U.S. television audience.”

“If Japan thinks it can hide the
atrocities it committed during
World War II by resorting to
euphemisms like these, it is
making a huge miscalculation.”

“The U.S. it sees itself as a great
champion of civility for the rest
of the world, but instead finds
itself a more backward place,
thanks to its systematic tendency
toward violence and barbarism.”

“A long-running series of***
miscalculations, escalations,
and assumptions are driving
the Western world and Iran
toward an open conflict.”

“The point-of-manufacture origin
isn't the biggest crime of the Team
USA uniforms — it's that goofy beret.
... Nobody — and I mean nobody —
looks good in a beret. Some people
can get away with wearing one on
occasion but nobody looks as good
in a beret as they do out of a beret.”

“The Olympic Spirit has
nothing to do with politics,
but embodies mutual
understanding and fair play.
By conflating uniforms with
politics, American officials
reveal a narrow-minded
nationalism and ignorance,
violating the very essence
of the Olympic Spirit.”

“Throughout this tragic story,
history mercilessly marches on.
New Spain fades in a war that
gave rise to Mexico. Russians
extract everything they can
from California before they
abandon it in 1840. ... To the
east gallops the still far off U.S.”

“Who on earth is it that
aggravates tension in the
Korean Peninsula – and
where does this threat of
war actually come from?
It is an old imperialist
trick to trigger a war by
accusing the victims of
provoking them. The U.S.
wars in Vietnam and Korea
were typical examples.”

“Extradition hearing delayed
until March. Dirty delay tactics
by the U.S. They destroyed my
business. Took all my assets.”

“These banks are making
global financial policy. And
they do so in total secrecy
and with almost no oversight.”

“Governments act as if they
had all the time in the world
to contain the impact of the
transformations with which
man is burdening the planet.
Far more serious than any
disagreements between
national leaders, is their lack
of a shared sense of urgency.”

“Latin America is now in danger.
The powerful in the nation to the
north have returned to their old
endeavor of seeking to dominate
the peoples of South America.”

“The war was in fact a
major turning point for
Native Americans who
were struggling to stop
White settlers from
encroaching on their land.”

“Has prime minister Noda ever
given a thought to the suffering
of the Okinawan people, their
sadness at having lost relatives
and friends in the war, their
anger toward U.S. occupation,
and their indignance at having
to live near U.S. military bases? ”

“'I'd be surprised if they
were to pursue it … I am
simply not persuaded that
this is something actively
engaging the Americans.”

“While the ruling does not
not speak in terms of a human
right to health, the effect of
the ruling is to continue the
U.S. on its incremental path
toward a right to health.”