World press electrified by Bush vision

The BBC provides a quick looks at the world press's reaction to President Bush's speech:

"Hold on to your hats, this may be the most ambitious presidency ever." That's the message from one Israeli paper after President George W Bush's inauguration - a message echoed across the world's press.

For China's press his speech raises the question whether Washington will head further down a "unilateral" path in foreign relations.

One Polish paper heralds the speech as the dawn of a conservative revolution, while in Germany and Turkey there's a bleak forecast for the new Bush era. more

The US press is more predictable. For instance, the LA Times says, Bush's Iran Warning, Speech Get Cool Reception Globally. They quote Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko:

"Suppose someone or other didn't really want such 'freedom,' soaked in blood and smelling of oil?"...

Thank God, the LA Times has correspondents around the world to find statements like that.

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