Bin Laden's letter to America.

[MaggieL]

Originally posted by Nic Name
Are you suggesting that bin Laden is inarticulate in the Arabic version?

No, I'm pointing out that it is *extremely* difficult to preserve an articulate presentation when translating between languages, especially languages with substantial linguistic differences. One Romance language to another is an easier trip than say, Japanese or Arabic to English.

See Hofstadter's <i>Le Ton beau de Marot</i> for an exploration of this.