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New Labour must recognise that Berlusconi is the devil
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1731932,00.html#article_continue
Blair's friend and ally lies in direct line of descent from Mussolini and poses a toxic threat to democracy
Martin Jacques
Thursday March 16, 2006
The Guardian
We should not be surprised that New Labour has become embroiled in a scandal that involves Silvio Berlusconi. There is something entirely predictable about it. Tony Blair was perfectly happy to embrace Berlusconi, together with the former Spanish prime minister José Maria Aznar as an ally at the time of the breach between Europe and the US in the months prior to the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq. He has seen Berlusconi as a valuable ally in pursuit of his pro-Bush foreign policy. In fact, he has consistently been closer to Berlusconi than to centre-left leaders such as the former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder. This sense of affinity has even acquired a personal and family dimension, with the Blairs accepting Berlusconi's hospitality and taking their vacations with the Italian leader at his holiday home
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Citazioni:
"Berlusconi è il fenomeno politico più pericoloso in Europa. Rappresenta la più seria minaccia alla democrazia nell’Europa occidentale dal 1945. "
"tratta la democrazia con disprezzo: ogni volta cerca di minarla, di distorcerla e di abusarne."
"Ma Berlusconi è un uomo pericoloso con cui si può rimanere intrappolati. Il suo partito, Forza Italia, ha lavorato instancabilmente per assicurarsi l’eredità dei voti della mafia provenienti dalla Democrazia Cristiana."
"Berlusconi considera la legge malleabile, negoziabile e corruttibile."
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New Labour must recognise that Berlusconi is the devil
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1731932,00.html#article_continue
Blair's friend and ally lies in direct line of descent from Mussolini and poses a toxic threat to democracy
Martin Jacques
Thursday March 16, 2006
The Guardian
We should not be surprised that New Labour has become embroiled in a scandal that involves Silvio Berlusconi. There is something entirely predictable about it. Tony Blair was perfectly happy to embrace Berlusconi, together with the former Spanish prime minister José Maria Aznar as an ally at the time of the breach between Europe and the US in the months prior to the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq. He has seen Berlusconi as a valuable ally in pursuit of his pro-Bush foreign policy. In fact, he has consistently been closer to Berlusconi than to centre-left leaders such as the former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder. This sense of affinity has even acquired a personal and family dimension, with the Blairs accepting Berlusconi's hospitality and taking their vacations with the Italian leader at his holiday home
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Citazioni:
"Berlusconi è il fenomeno politico più pericoloso in Europa. Rappresenta la più seria minaccia alla democrazia nell’Europa occidentale dal 1945. "
"tratta la democrazia con disprezzo: ogni volta cerca di minarla, di distorcerla e di abusarne."
"Ma Berlusconi è un uomo pericoloso con cui si può rimanere intrappolati. Il suo partito, Forza Italia, ha lavorato instancabilmente per assicurarsi l’eredità dei voti della mafia provenienti dalla Democrazia Cristiana."
"Berlusconi considera la legge malleabile, negoziabile e corruttibile."
Versione in italiano disponibile su:
http://www.beppegrillo.it
