Lost in Translation

I make no claim as to the accuracy of the disputed translations here, drawn from right- and left-wing sources respectively -- although I suspect that in each case the nuance noted is both correct and significant.

I am no Arabist, much less a reader of Farsi, and wish only to pay hommage to those whose language skills allow us to access the subtleties of texts such as these, no matter their political persuasion. What seems significant to me is the simple fact that when we lack care in translation and sophistication in cultural understanding, we can be fed propaganda in place of insight.