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July 25, 2008

Obama in Berlin: “A World that Stands as One” [video]

Aggregated from: AfricanLoft » USA

Obama addresses some 200,000 in Berlin, Germany today. “People of the world – look at Berlin, where a wall came down, a continent came together, and history proved that there is no challenge too great for a world that stands as one…” Read the full text of the speech in the Loun...

In Berlin, Obama looks towards new walls to pull down

Aggregated from: The World Wants Obama Coalition

Obama's remarkable speach in Berlin is just over. He sets the tone at the start: "I speak to you not as a candidate for President, but as a citizen - a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world." He proceeds to issue a collective challenge to end division and inequalities...

Full Obama speech in Germany

Aggregated from: Darryl Wolk Blog

Full Obama speech in GermanyBarack Obama addresses a crowd of over 200,000 people in Tiergarten, Berlin....

Obama abroad

Aggregated from: The World Wants Obama Coalition

Senator Obama is making his first proper trip abroad in 18 months. He'll be in Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Germany, France and Britain. Let us know if you happen to spot him, or at least let us know what people are saying in your country about his trip! Newsweek has a cover feature article...

July 21, 2008

Campaigning Abroad: A welcome change or an exercise in futility?

With both candidates spending some time abroad to explain their foreign affairs strategies (Obama currently in Afghanistan and soon in Europe, McCain in Mexico and Colombia) the rest of the world wonders whether they should celebrate this new emphasis on international relations or expect a potential backlash for either candidates.

April 21, 2008

Another stereotype goes bust!

Aggregated from: Super Frenchie

Who’s the boss in the EU? Americans think it’s the Brits. The Brits tend to agree. Everyone else, including the Germans themselves and more than two-thirds of the French, think it’s Germany. And how many Frenchies think France is Europe’s leader? Just 19%. So much for supposed...

April 20, 2008

Iranian blogger says Obama represents a “paradigm shift” in the US's image

Aggregated from: The World Wants Obama Coalition

Jahanshah Rashidian, an Iranian now living in Germany, writes: "If Barack Obama were a candidate in Germany, he would be elected as German President, according to a German newspaper, Wiesbadener Kurier. I would also vote for him... The US needs another face, a face less repulsive, less aggressive, a...

April 16, 2008

Obama’s World

Aggregated from: Mideast Youth - Thinking Ahead » USA

If Barack Obama were a candidate in Germany, he would be elected as German President, according to a German newspaper, Wiesbadener Kurier. I would also vote for him because he is not only qualified for the post, furthermore, the US needs another President with another presentation. The US needs anot...

April 5, 2008

The world wants Obama - on YouTube!

Aggregated from: The World Wants Obama

There are so many videos being created in support of Senator Obama all over the world what we've can't really keep track of them on this blog alone, so we've created a YouTube channel with songs, news reports, personal statements of support and translations of speaches and songs to other languages (...