In June, 1933, Wickham Steed ran an article in the New York Times discussing Mein Kampf and its obvious calls for German territorial expansion both east and west. The London Times ran a series of translated excerpts about this same time. Hitler was not satisfied with the translation (though he spoke no English) and authorized the first official English version. He was very concerned about unauthorized editions getting to countries where his words would best not be read — for example Hitler brought a lawsuit in France seeking damages for bootleg editions (which correctly conveyed his view that France must be destroyed). The French court sided with Hitler. An official English version appeared in Britain that year published by Hurst & Blackett. Houghton Mifflin got the contract in America, and Jewish groups immediately denounced the move as furthering the propaganda aims of Germany. The translation was by E.T.S. Dugdale, who ironically had previously translated a collection of German diplomatic documents on the Armenian massacre. The book was published in October 1933 ($3), abridged to tone down some of the vitriol. The NYT review stated that even with the abridgement, “no one would suspect Hitler of any love for Israel.” The book was widely discussed and seen by most for what it was, a blueprint for the Nazi conquest of Europe. Of course that was debated, because the war had yet to break out. In the case of publishing the collected works of Osama, we already know that he means every word literally.