I posted the first responses to bin Laden’s death (originally written in English around the world) here and here
A day later, it’s time for the really good stuff – translated content from the folks at WatchingAmerica.com from around the world. Visit them for frequent updates.
FROM THE EAST
Moheet, Egypt
Assassination of bin Laden
Violates International Law
Kommersant, Russia
The Death of bin Laden —
A Point for Barack Obama
L’Orient Le Jour, Lebanon
A Place in the Light
L’Expression, Algeria
Bin Laden Is Dead, Questions Remain
Al Arab Al Yawm, Lebanon
Bin Laden Is Dead. Is There Still
a Threat of Terrorism?
Yomiuri, Japan
The War on Terrorism
Will Not End with bin Laden
Asahi, Japan
The Killing of Osama bin Laden:
Voices Point Out the Problem of
Being above International Law
Sankei Shimbun, Japan
The Persistent
Shadow of al-Qaida
L’Expression, Algeria
Mission Accomplished!
Al Wafd, Egypt
Bin Laden Will Never Die
Al Wafd, Egypt
Burial at Sea in Accordance
with American Law!
Al Jazeera, Qatar
Bin Laden: The Long Journey
and the Expected Conclusion
“Concerning Osama bin Laden, it can be said that he chose the ending that he wanted … ”
Media Indonesia, Indonesia
Osama and Obama
“A discussion about Osama cannot be separated from a discussion about the United States, the country that is now led by Obama. There is a strong causal relationship between Obama’s country and Osama. ”
Al Ahram, Egypt
Al-Arian: After the Killing of bin Laden,
the Time Has Come to End
the Occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan
FROM THE WEST
il Corriere della Sera, Italy
Obama’s Victory:
Relief and Hope
“America did not want to only fight terrorism. It also wanted to strike the vile, avenge the dead and show that no one can challenge its power with impunity. The death of bin Laden does not give back her children, but it settles a score in her heart, in the biblical sense of justice, an important part of the country. ”
La Croix, France
A Step
L’Express, France
Barack the American
Le Monde, France
Bin Laden Was Already Dead Politically
La Repubblica, Italy
The Triumph of
Barack Hussein Obama II
CartaCapital, Brazil
Bin Laden Is Dead.
Mission Accomplished?
De Volkskrant, The Netherlands
Death of a Terrorist
Diario de Cuba, Cuba
Caracas Condemns
the Celebrations
Le Figaro Blogs, France
Bin Laden: The Making
of the Announcement
Neues Deutschland, Germany
Execution of the
Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Le Figaro, France
Why bin Laden’s Death Is
Such Good News
die Tageszeitung, Germany
A Question of Morals
ABC Journal, Spain
Obama, the President Who
Put an End to bin Laden
Robin Koerner is a British-born citizen of the USA, who currently serves as Academic Dean of the John Locke Institute. He holds graduate degrees in both Physics and the Philosophy of Science from the University of Cambridge (U.K.). He is also the founder of WatchingAmerica.com, an organization of over 100 volunteers that translates and posts in English views about the USA from all over the world.
Robin may be best known for having coined the term “Blue Republican” to refer to liberals and independents who joined the GOP to support Ron Paul’s bid for the presidency in 2012 (and, in so doing, launching the largest coalition that existed for that candidate).
Robin’s current work as a trainer and a consultant, and his book If You Can Keep It , focus on overcoming distrust and bridging ideological division to improve politics and lives. His current project, Humilitarian, promotes humility and civility as a basis for improved political discourse and outcomes.