Hi All How about submitting articles for inbound links to article sites, but then translating the exactly the same text to a different language and submitting to a relevant article site? Technically I am not spamming, as I am adding value to the online world, by offering non-english speaking people the opportunity to read my articles... Thanks Rob
I've seen sites that translate articles to 10-15 other languages. It's not considered spamming and will not be punished (as far as I know).
I don't think this will be punished (it is similar to rewriting articles) but keep in mind that while you are building backlinks, you won't get clickthroughs from those articles assuming your site is in English.