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Comment by thehim

thehim — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:07:55 -0800

I just plugged into a translator, and this is what I came up with, but it's definitely not right. Someone who actually knows grammar will have to translate:

ASV dares challenge toward sexual minorities judicial opponents, who Latvian goals of the house of the ambassador.

Comment by Matt from Denver

Matt from Denver — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:13:29 -0800

@ 1, that sounds like a potential title for a Borat sequel.

Comment by RS

RS — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:25:45 -0800

If you really need a translation you might try the UW Baltic Studies dept. http://depts.washington.edu/baltic/

Comment by thehim

thehim — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:50:41 -0800

@2
Haha definitely.

Comment by IndyR

IndyR — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:55:42 -0800

The headline roughly translates to "USA begins investigation of sexual minority rights opponent, who misrepresented himself in Latvia as a White House official"

Comment by Meagan

Meagan — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:26:28 -0800

Oh, I thought it said "I am a turd, a stinky turd."

Comment by Sean

Sean — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:55:37 -0800

Eli, you rock.

Comment by Latvian

Latvian — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:57:34 -0800

Eli, that is just recycled DPA article, which V-Diena took from Latvian news agency LETA. However, in today's paper there is an article. It's here:
http://www.vdiena.lv/lat/politics/printed/jaunaas_paaudzes_baltaa_nama_sludinaataajs_izraadiijies_viltvaardis

Comment by Juris

Juris — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:59:45 -0800

Hi, I am Latvian and can translate but only during weekend, if this is still needed. I am also involved with the Latvian alliance of LGBT people and their friends called Mozaika and wok in Brussels for the European Region of the International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA-Europe). Juris

Comment by Latvian

Latvian — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 01:04:30 -0800

I think it would be more useful to translate this one:

http://www.vdiena.lv/lat/politics/printed/jaunaas_paaudzes_baltaa_nama_sludinaataajs_izraadiijies_viltvaardis

Comment by Eli Sanders

Eli Sanders — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 09:21:22 -0800

@9: Translate away! Would love to see both articles in translation. You can email your translations to me here.

Comment by The Gay Curmudgeon

The Gay Curmudgeon — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 21:53:39 -0800

The English translations of the two recent V-Diena articles are in your e-mail right now Eli.

My posts on them are on my blog. It's seems like there is a cleanup job in progress in Latvia with the principal players suddenly changing their tune about what they were told and believed.

~GC