Tut Mir Leid--German for Whoops
The German Magazine, Der Spiegel, claimed Iraqi president, Nuri al-Maliki, agreed with presumptive democratic candidate Senator Barack Obama, but spokesmen for the Iraqi president says his comments were "were misunderstood, mistranslated and not conveyed accurately."
I wonder how a 60 year old publication of record, like Der Spiegel, could get the facts wrong on the Maliki/Obama statements?
Matt, Der Spiegel is well known for reporting what it decides is fact regardless of the truth. That is it's tradition.
Posted by: Greer | July 20, 2008 at 12:22 PM
Gee, do you think they like him?
Posted by: Deutschland | July 20, 2008 at 05:15 PM
I think Matt knows that...
for what Spiegel thinks of the USA, go to
www.medienkritik.typepad.com
scary, scary stuff
Posted by: steve | July 20, 2008 at 05:19 PM
Germans are suckers for a messianic figure.
Posted by: The Historian | July 20, 2008 at 07:56 PM
The Germans think Obama is a rockstar and not a presidential candidate. They really do just hate the current administration.
Posted by: Berlin or Bust | July 22, 2008 at 01:17 AM