First Global Press Roundup: Obama Inauguration
Courtesy of WATCHING AMERICA.com, the aggregator of foreign news about the USA, here is a selection of the early global press reaction to the inauguration of 44.
Congratulations America.
Japan Times, Japan
Obama and the Alliance with Japan
Japan Times, Japan
U.S. Chance for Fresh Start in Muslim World
Asahi, Japan
The War on Terror
The Star, Malaysia
Can We Hope for Real Change?
Pravda, Russia
New President, New Beginning
Saudi Gazette, Saudi Arabia
Dear Obama, All the Best – But Please…
Jordan Times, Jordan
Promises to Keep
Ahram, Egypt
Bidding Farewell to Bush
The Middle East Times, Egypt
New Wine in Old Bottles
Ottawa Citizen, Canada
Just Words – But They Work
The Star, Canada
Arrival of Obama Puts Pressure on Harper
Project Syndicate, Czech Republic
Europe’s Obama Challenge
Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Global Reaction to Inauguration
Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Obama’s Radical Message
In one exquisite paragraph, he repudiated – and terminated – the with-us-or-against-us, force-first-not-last, macho foreign policy of the Bush era
Spiegel Online, Germany
America’s Renewal Not an Easy Undertaking
Spiegel Online, Germany
From “Change” to “Be Patient”
Daily Nation, Kenya
Obama Must Treat World with Respect
Belfast Telegraph, U.K.
Can Obama Save Us All?
Independent, U.K.
A Day For Hope
The Telegraph, U.K.
Emperor Obama Has No Clothes
It will all end in tears
Dawn, Pakistan
Obama’s Afghan Strategy
The News, Pakistan
Hail to the Chief
Dawn, Pakistan
A New President
Guardian Unlimited, U.K.
Even Cynical Brits Will Remember Where They Were Today
Pravda, Russia
Hillary Clinton to Bring Four Years of War
Hillary Clinton as the US Secretary of State will not change anything. The color of the skin does not change the essence of aggressive politics.
