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01/22/2005:

"Bush Speech: 'Be Very Afraid'"

"The message from this coronation is clear: in line with its first mandate and armed with even more self-confidence, this administration will do what it deems to be right without being deflected by anyone else," the paper says.

In France, both the conservative newspaper Le Figaro and the popular daily Le Parisien described Mr Bush's address as having "messianic" overtones, particularly on bringing freedom to nations around the world.

"Bush has organized his second term along messianic lines that make him happier than the day-to-day management of the details of his presidency," Le Parisien writes.

Full Article : sbs.com.au