Yasser Arafat had an infamous habit of saying one thing in English, and something much worse in Arabic. The Davids Medienkritik blog ("Politically incorrect observations on reporting in the German media" is their slogan) discovers that Der Spiegel has a similar style, running roughshod over the German translation of a recent interview with US Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes, right down to the caption under the photo of Hughes:

Bush-Freundin Hughes: "Ein wunderbarer Führer"

"Führer" is rarely used in contemporary Germany in the context of German politicians (or businesspeople). The slant in the SPIEGEL quote ("Ein wunderbarer Führer") is obvious for Germans, in particular for SPIEGEL readers. No way you would call a German politician "ein wunderbarer Führer".

(Via Ace of Spades.)