[Demidog]

The tape was translated by a Saudi not a german. The US used an Egyptian. Why do you think?

[struwwelpeter]

I was confused that it took so many days to translate, and was shouted down that this was serious work. When I graduated from DLI, we were allowed only seconds to translate aural text - which is quite a bit easier than literature. Of course, one has to know the dialects and slang, which would not be a problem with Osama speaking Arabic to his cohorts.

I lived in Germany for 6 years, and know the scheisse they make up in their anti-US press. The only paper worth reading over there is Die Bild, and only for the naked chix on page 3.

[irish guard]

Do you really think the US only used ONE person to translate this? Get a life!

[homeschool mama]

***The tape was translated by a Saudi not a german. The US used an Egyptian. Why do you think? ***

It's my understand that no fewer than 4 independent translators were used. Yes, one was Egyptian, but the others were Arabic.