After the flood of reaction from Britain and Ireland yesterday, newspapers in other parts of the world have begun to chime in on the death of Senator Edward Kennedy.
In the first Ted Kennedy-related translation we’ve done from Latin America, the editorial board of Colombia’s El Tiempo praises the senator for a number of things that have gone unmentioned in the European press.
The El Tiempo editorial says in part:
“Internationally and in keeping with his liberal philosophy, he always fought the dictatorships of the Third World. He blocked the sale of arms to the tyrant Augusto Pinochet, defended the rights of immigrants and fought the Vietnam War to the end. Not only in the U.S. but around the world, Edward Kennedy was a living legend – an example of compromise and dedication.”
EDITORIAL
Translated By Miguel Gutierrez
August 27, 2009
Colombia – El Tiempo – Original Article (Spanish)
The death of Senator Edward Kennedy – anticipated and feared since it was discovered he had brain cancer in May last year, marks the end of a legendary and tragic generation for a political family and of the legislative work of one of the most memorable Congressmen in the history of the United States.
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