Meta first studied finance and accounting in The Netherlands. She has worked in the travel industry and has been CFO at a law firm and an environmental consulting firm. Later she earned a BA in Environmental Studies and a Masters in Geography from California State University at East Bay, and began a career as a teacher of geography.

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Virginia Tech: Americans Distrust State Monopoly on Violence - NRC Handlesblad, The Netherlands
Five Years of War on Terror: 'Time for a New Strategy' - NRC Handlesblad, The Netherlands

Jan holds Masters degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Technical Design from Eindhoven University in The Netherlands. After emigrating from The Netherlands to the United Statesin 1989, he has worked in senior management positions for a number of American machine tool companies, before landing a position at a large aerospace corporation.

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Unnecessary Flood Damage: Advice on Dykes From the Dutch - NRC Handelsblad, The Netherlands
American Healthcare: the 'Prime Example of How Not To Do It' - NRC Handelsblad, The Netherlands

Puyan Daryaban is a student living in Tehran, and contributes to WatchingAmerica to give the world a clearer picture of the debate taking place in the Islamic Republic. He hopes to come to the United States to study and work.

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Without Wisdom, We Iranians Will 'Lose the Game' - Ayande Nou, Islamic Republic of Iran
The Americans Only Look 'Simple-Minded' - Baztab News, Islamic Republic of Iran

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Mike Goeden is an American freelance translator (French to English) living in Bordeaux, France. Mike works principally in the fields of press/current affairs, gastronomy/oenology and culture/tourism.

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Why One Need Not Despair Over Iran ... - Le Figaro, France
2007: Prepare for 'Great Turning' in the United States - Le Figaro, France

Having recently moved to Paris from Nice, 25-year-old Pascaline plans to teach English and is preparing for her final exams at the Sorbonne. Pascaline Jay has been with WatchingAmerica.com almost since its inception.

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Can America 'Find Love' Again? ... Some Friendly Swiss Advice - Tribune de Geneve, Switzerland
'Bush and His 40 Liars!' [As in 'Ali Baba and His 40 Thieves'] - Tunis Hebdo, Tunisia

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'9-11': Whispered Like an Immense, Horrifying Secret - Liberation, France
West Preaches Hatred. Muslims Must Stand Up! - Tunis Hebdo, Tunisia

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The Secret of America's Counterfeit 'Supernotes' - Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, Germany
The U.S. Dollar: 'A Horror Story' - Financial Times Deutschland, Germany

Dr. Susanne Angelow has a MS and PhD in Biochemistry from Germany's Westfaelische Wilhelms University. Since finishing her dissertation, she has been a research scientist as UCLA. Her work on the junctional proteins of cell membranes has appeared in numerous scientific journals. She is fluent in English and translates German for WatchingAmerica.com.

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Prosecutors Target Reporters for Leaks on CIA Kidnappings - Die Zeit, Germany
Pitt, Jolie 'Grateful' to Namibia for Stifling Prowling Journalists - Allgemeine Zeitung, Namibia

Ulf Behncke, 41, was born in Germany but has lived in New Zealand for the past 15 years. Ulf says being bilingual gives him access to news and information most people don’t have, and being able to do his part to help break down the language barrier was one of the main reasons he volunteered as a translator for WatchingAmerica.com.

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'Cult of the Founding Fathers' is Obscuring America's Worldview - Financial Times Deutschland, Germany
U.S. Presidential Race: So Early; So Expensive; Tough as Never Before - Frankfurter Rundschau, Germany

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Pope Won't Meet Condi; Vatican Still Miffed Over Treatment of Papal Envoy - Corriere della Sera, Italy
Iraq Shouldn't Make Us Forget September 11th - Corriere Del Ticino, Switzerland

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Are We Still 'All Americans?' - La Stampa, Italy
'Carlos the Jackel' Blames CIA, Mossad, for Deadly 1980 Bombing - Corriere della Sera, Italy

Brandi Miller earned her BA in Portuguese and Spanish from the University of Iowa. She has worked as an editing assistant on university book projects, including encyclopedias and anthologies on Latin American and Latino/Chicano literature and culture. She has lived in Brazil where she completed part of her university work, taught English, and worked on translation projects for Brazilian businesses. She now works as the Interpreter Services Coordinator at the Jewish Vocational Service in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Virginia Tech: Sign of Our Wounded Civilization - O Povo, Brazil
Rove Brought Out the Worst in the American Psych - O Globo, Brazil

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Assessing the Impact of America's 'Civil Religion' - La Nacion,, Argentina
Democracy in the U.S.: A Very Dirty Business - BolPress, Bolivia

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Hugo Chavez and His Anti-Imperial Road Show - La Hora, Ecuador
Not an American Invasion; But a Cuban One! - Correo del Caroni, Argentina

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Bush's Migration 'Sadomasochism' - El Tiempo, Colombia
Migrant's Choice: To Live and Die in Arizona or Iraq? ... - Juventude Rebelde, Cuba

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Attorney General Gonzalez: a 'Terrible Betrayal' - El Tiempo, Colombia
'Ugly Betty's' TV Triumph is Colombia's Shame - El Tiempo, Colombia

Barbara Howe has an MA in International Relations from the University of Florida and works in the non-profit sector, specializing in the promotion and protection of human rights. She has lived, worked and traveled extensively in Latin America.

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Alberto Gonzales: The 'Executor' of Injustice - La Jornada, Mexico
Mexico's Hypocritical Treatment of Migrants - La Jornada, Mexico

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For Opposing Bush, Even Captain America Has Been Killed - Clarin, Argentina
The 'Disunited States of America' - El Commercio, Peru

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Virginia Tech Reflects a Culture of Violence - La Jornada, Mexico
Bush: No President Ever Harmed His Country as Much - Argen Press, Argentina

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Robert Gates and Manuel Noriega: The Untold Story - La Prensa, Panama
The 'Paths of Death' Lead to Washington - La Jornada, Mexico

As a young adult, Paula left the U.S. to lead a nomadic life sailing the Mediterranean . She finally settled and lived in Spain for two decades. She learned street and colloquial Spanish as a child does, by talking with people both of the marketplace and of esteemed professions. She improved it by reading and studying Spanish literature. She is very homesick.

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Number 401: The Texas Killing Machine Rolls Mercilessly On ... - El Mundo, Spain
Chavez Says 'Empire's' Navy Doesn't Intimidate Him - Cadena Global, Argentina

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