Thanks. Im still a bit curious, though:

Do you think having say 100 links from German speaking websites brings the same or a similar benefit as having say 100 links from English speaking websites (of similar authority) if youre trying to rank for an English speaking keyword?

And the other thing (other than authority of links) that comes to my mind is relevancy: Any idea if the engines understand what a site in another language is about (that it is related) if it links to your website?

thanks