CIA planned gay sex tape of Saddam Hussein

The Guardian and the Washington Post report that CIA officials planned to shoot a fake video of the Saddam Hussein “cavorting with an adolescent boy” in a bid to destabilise his regime. This and other stories in today’s international press review: THURSDAY, 27th MAY 2010

IN THE PAPERS

By James CREEDON

Articles in today’s international press review:

Dong-a Ilbo (South Korea): Editorial: “Response to ‘Tension Risk’”

New York Times: “U.S. Stands With an Ally, Eager for China to Join the Line”

Wall Street Journal: “How we created the first synthetic cell”

China Daily: “Kung Fu needs ideas to fly into the future”

The Guardian: "CIA's secret Iraq weapon revealed: a Saddam gay sex tape"

Elena Casas Montanez

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25/05/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Racism in Israel: 'the price of incitement'

Violence against African migrants this week in Tel Aviv has sparked angry debate in Israel. Haaretz is accusing members of Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party of "incitement". That - and the latest on the Facebook IPO fiasco - is the focus for this look at the world's papers this Friday 25th May, 2012.

25/05/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Air France: over-staffing and a jackpot bonus

The French press looks at the latest bad news for the economy. Air France is restructuring and layoffs are certain. Libération asks: what can the new left-wing government do? This as Le Parisien-Aujourd'hui-en-France reports on union anger that a former Air France CEO could, despite the economic crisis, get a "jackpot" bonus. That's the focus for this Friday, 25th May 2012.

23/05/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'Egypt's revolution now seems light years away'

Today we focus on the Egyptian elections - will the military be the real winners? We're also looking at Quebec's student protests, and the race to save this year's Parmesan.

23/05/2012 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

What does the new French government do, exactly?

The French press looks at the Egyptian elections, today's EU summit, and some of the rather poorly defined roles of the new French government.

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22/05/2012 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

'Obama's Afghanistan debacle'

Has Obama's policy in Afghanistan been a disaster, why is Syria's conflict tipping over into Lebanon, and who's going to win the Egyptian election? It's all in the international press review.

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