Extra, extra! Foreign press, translated [Christian Science Monitor]
Website lets Americans see what the world’s non-English publications say about US policy.
The headline reads, “Columbus’ Discovery of America: History’s ‘Biggest Mistake.’ ” That might sound harsh to an American audience, but it’s less likely to ruffle Iraqis reading it in Arabic. Another zinger, this one from Tunisia, bluntly states, “The United States: a Country Beyond the Law.” A Mexican headline declares: “Time Near for Bush to Pay the Piper.”
The stories offer a glimpse of how foreigners feel about the only superpower. And they were all available recently on www.WatchingAmerica.com, a website launched earlier this year that simply culls, without comment, the foreign online press for commentary about America.
