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Some world-view articles and opinions of the USA

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by MarinJohn, Oct 24, 2006.

  1. MarinJohn

    MarinJohn Senior Member

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    I've been following a website for a few weeks now which you may find interesting. It takes foreign language articles & opinions which are about the USA and translates them into English. Naturally, since junior has blown our national goodwill across the globe, many of the articles slant against US policies. That's a shame, because it will make the website 'irrelevent' to junior's supporters, when the goal of the website is for us to view our nation through 'foreign' eyes, not to bash republicans. Here's the link, and below that are the titles of some of the articles. I think you will have to click on the LINK not on the articles to get there. Then scroll to find the article you find interesting to you. I personally think it's imperative to get a world view of our country thru the eyes and articles written for foreign consumption for non US residents (not US propaganda).

    http://www.watchingamerica.com/index.shtml

    Azzaman, Iraq
    Iraqi Cities Spend More Time 'Collecting Corpses than Garbage'
    Original Article (English)
    “The U.S. occupation force is
    directly responsible for the
    carnage, and its leaders
    must be held accountable.â€

    Chosun Ilbo, South Korea
    Yearly Security Meeting with
    U.S. an 'Unmitigated Disaster'
    Original Article (English)
    “The atmosphere was so tense ...
    the U.S. had to issue an ultimatum.â€

    Le Temps, Switzerland
    Bush's Last Justification:
    Prevent America's Defeat
    Edited English and French Text

    Al-Ray Al-Aam, Kuwait
    'The Iraqi Razor in
    America's Throat'
    Original Article (Arabic)
    “The American administration
    doesn't want to put an end to
    that which created the problem.â€

    The Daily Star, Lebanon
    The 'Unsettling Ignorance'
    of United States Officials
    Original Article (English)
    “It's no wonder that the policies
    the United States continues to
    pursue so doggedly are flawed.â€


    Asia Times, Hong Kong
    Iraqi Chief's First 100 Days:
    'That's a Hekuva Job Maliki!'
    “Despite the horrendous state
    of the country, President Bush
    and Secretary Rice have
    been full of praise for Maliki.â€
     
    #1 MarinJohn, Oct 24, 2006
  2. tleonhar

    tleonhar Senior Member

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    Good link!

    I've been following Watchingamerica for some time now, it's an excellent site. Yor're right also in the point that it's not trying to bash anyone, just to give us a perspective on how the rest of the world views us. You can find a number of positive articles about the US as well, sadly though, anything regarding our foreign policies is generally negative. Of course we are in the right, it's the rest of the world that's out of step. ;)
     
    #2 tleonhar, Oct 24, 2006
  3. dragonfly

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    Thanks for the link. Freedom of the press in the U.S. is quickly loosing ground. Sad.

    U.S. Rank on Press Freedom Slides Lower
    "Although it ranked 17th on the first list, published in 2002, the United States now stands at 53, having fallen nine places since last year."
     
    #3 dragonfly, Oct 25, 2006
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    Cool, but do we really care how other countries think of us?
    They complain about the US but they still come to Disney World or ask us for aid, so I think they don't hate us that much... Maybe it's like it is here on PC the polls lean more to one side than the other.... ;)

    Yes thats it Communisim is the answer! Not!

    The germans are always misunderstanding things..
    Example:
    http://www.ebaumsworld.com/2006/10/when-no...an-glasses.html
     
    #4 hycamguy07, Oct 26, 2006
  5. dragonfly

    dragonfly New Member

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(priusguy04 @ Oct, 11:07 AM) [snapback]338622[/snapback]</div>
    Exactly the kind of thinking Gorby refers to in this article.
     
    #5 dragonfly, Oct 26, 2006
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