Written by The Fact's Daily 19/02/2011
From their point of view, the problem is not Berlusconi: Italy is the problem of Mr. B, who, however, on closer inspection is not so different, from their point of view, Italy's Moro and Andreotti and Craxi Spadolini, Ciampi and Prodi. Do you remember the 'Born in Bulgaria' Eighties, the era of missiles (Epper-okay, not-even I forget to Sigonella)? After all, thirty years later we're still there.
point of view is that the United States, who see us as an ally whose weakness, and whose desire to please your partner powerful, can allow them to get everything they want, from Iraq to Afghanistan ' expansion of the Dal Molin military barracks (or at least try, because then it happens that the constraints of Italy-EU GMO, environment or independence of the judiciary-case-Abu-Omar disappoint Washington). In return, an invitation to the ranch or just a pat on the back in his shirt sleeves in L'Aquila, Berlusconi is the other person, or, the clearance of the label 'red' bell'invito with the White House, the other person is left.
And 'this, in brief and a little' cut with an ax, because the distinctions are, at events, themes, characters, the meaning of 'baked' documents that Wikileaks L'Espresso has started since yesterday to publish: 4000 files from 2002 to April 2010, released by the U.S. diplomatic missions in Italy, with the signatures at the bottom of the ambassadors who were appointed 'bushiana' or 'obamiana'.
on the cover under the heading 'What is a premier clown', L'Express wrote that the dispatches "emerge a leader who has used the institutions and damaged the country "and that-other-way" it was comical Italy, "damage the image in Europe and giving a voice to the ridiculous Italian reputation in many areas of the U.S.. Ronald Spogli, Bush's representative in Rome, describes the premier as "the symbol of the inability and inefficiency of the Italian government" and perceives the will "of putting personal interests to those of the State."
But these were the opinions already knew from the files of Wikileaks published last fall. What now it turns out most clearly is that Washington uses the weaknesses and "devotion" Berlusconi. Why help a leader so weak? On the eve of a G8 to risk failure, explains Elizabeth Dibble, the charge d'affaires away from Rome, after the excesses of self-confidence of its closing: "Italian executives are eager to support the priorities of the U.S. government will want to be in keeping with our policy in any way. " And, then, why deny Mr. B a photo face to face in the center of the Eagle devastated, though the image, which costs nothing, can make a thousand faces?
Even without the nuclear submarines in La Maddalena, Italy remains a 'U.S. aircraft carrier' in the Mediterranean and is ready to accommodate the choices of Washington in Afghanistan and Lebanon, Iran and pro-Israel and on the fronts of the fight against terrorism, more or less the methods that have been cleaned. "
The welter of reactions to new files focuses more on form than on substance. The majority offers denials and defenses of the office. The opposition emphasizes the image of "devastating", the secretary of the Pd-Bersani and the leader "clown incapable"-President Di Pietro, IDV, or have it with Defense Minister La Russa, who still speaks of 'peace mission' in Afghanistan.
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