Alarming because the wild partying:Wikileaks documentss

by Giuseppe D'Avanzo
A premier accompanied to Washington by "a deep mistrust." A man "incapable, vain." A European leader "ineffective", "physically and politically weak, exhausted and weak after days of long nights, wilde partys burned in orgies and parties. Nothing more and nothing less than a "spokesman for Putin" in Europe with whom has a relationship "extremely tight".

A relationship mediated by an obscure "Italian intermediary," sanctified by the common macho culture that leads to "wild partying." A bond celebrated with "generous gift" and profitable and lucrative energy contracts. Berlusconi may well laugh about it, how does , but the profile of the premier, according to El Pais, New York Times, Guardian, Der Spiegel,which diplomacy relies on is demeaning. Even in the few scraps of public information - nothing compared to the three thousand cablegrams "Italian" which will be announced in the coming days - our head of government is an unreliable political prisoner of a disordered life, vainglorious until climax, indifferent to the fate Europe, even seemingly detached from the destiny of his country, especially attracted by the business side of politics.

The image of a Berlusconi attentive to his private fortunes - more than the public that has been called to administer - is so entrenched in Washington that convinces even the beginning of this year, the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to ask embassies in Rome and Moscow "for information about any personal investments" of Berlusconi and Putin that "may affect the foreign policies of both countries". As if the two "friends" conducting the affairs of State in the interest of their portfolio. We must carefully read the context in which these judgments flourish. Berlusconi, in a dispatch is called "a valuable ally," even if it seems to understand most of its weaknesses, making it manipulable for his political and geo-political choices. Particular care is required to assess the quality of the "sources" of the U.S. Embassy in Rome have confirmed that - as some suggest - "absolute confidence" in Prime.

Why not say so? Confidential documents of American diplomacy released by Wikileaks reveal that we know Berlusconi ,that one who stubbornly half the country can not "recognize" because they do not know, because most media are controlled or influenced by thePrime Minister can not nor want to tell. It is the Prime Minister that we can see every day, unfortunately: fragile as can be fragile people who live a world inhabited only by himself, as weak as the weak who leads a magnetized by his particular interest, as unfit to govern, his failures show every day as vulnerable are those who lead a chaotic life and therefore unreliable for those who must share with him the decisions, choices, a policy.
Today more than ever, in light of the despatches of American diplomacy, it seems sad attempt to liquidate the scandals that he was the protagonist in the last eighteen months as "rubbish", as gossip, as a violation of privacy presidential election. If the premier receives prostitutes in his private residences became seats of government, if in those buildings (Villa San Martino, Villa Certosa, Palazzo Grazioli) are consumed every week, "wild partying" with dozens of young women - some minors - recruited as best Talent scouts , professional or improvised, sometimes even on the sidewalk, if Putin's meetings with the Prime Minister lose all of chrism to be official, in a place protected from public eyes, personal and confidential information with an agenda that has nothing to political,it is an obligation to do those chores a political "case" . You can not hide these habits of power under the carpet as if they were negligible dust because those things tell the vulnerability of Berlusconi, challenge the credibility of institutions and, as the Republic newspaper has been saying for some time, threatening the national security, the international reputation of our country . ....
Sorry to fall into the conventional, but now the chickens are coming home to roost and there was never a doubt that this crisis would break out sooner or later. Why can not I guess it took talent to understand that if they are hundreds of girls around the highlights of those "wild partying," the head of government can be blackmailed and humiliated all the time. It was enough to wonder where they end up or where they may end up the information - and perhaps recordings and images - in their possession and concluded that the gradual unveiling of the dissolute life of Prime Minister and his private weakness, which could not escape to our partners and our most important ally, Berlusconi immediately made his unworthy of public accountability, unreliable for the Allies and at the same time discredited our country in the world.

We have lined up what we learned in the past year and a half. The feast of Casoria, the revelations of the meetings with underage Noemi then, the group of pimps who fills the palaces and villas of women in cash, in some cases minors, the confession of a woman who has been paid for dinner and overnight with the added promise of a political candidate. We can now really be surprised if Berlusconi is in Washington a frivolous inept, worthy of a "deep mistrust", concerned only to organize its wilde partys, completely uninterested in his daytime schedule of work a head of government? And then it really so surprising now having to draw conclusions about the adequacy of the Berlusconi's public office? The question was asked by this newspaper and in parliament by thirty-five senators of the Democratic Party. Berlusconi questioned by an interpellation on "potential blackmail of Italian Prime Minister and the risks to which they may have been exposed to all that information, even top secret, contained in the dossier that Berlusconi is obliged to consider and which relate to the defense of our country and the commitments which we are bound for NATO membership. "
"The issue - said the senator Luigi Zanda with words that now seem a prophecy - is also about economic security in Italy. For example, the sensitivity and vulnerability of our position (also mentioned by the Ambassador of the United States in Italy) for energy supplies and our relationships with sensitive markets such as Russia and Libya. It is not difficult to understand how a man of government whose first-person affairs of this nature and consistency of the economic and geopolitical, not be required to receive dozens of women at home with a lot of unknown recorders and cameras. " "Festina savages" and energy affairs, the political journey of Mr Berlusconi appears to be all here.

Garbage in Naples...

under the windows of my sister...tomorrow she has to pay 200 CAD for the next month bill .....

The Haunting of Benedict XVI

Those who expect openings and revolutions in his last book will be deeply disappointed by the pope's words. His words, as evidenced by the excerpts that newspapers, television, radio, magazines and newspapers were careful to let us know, "provide the figure of a man perched on its position that does not understand the gravity of the spread of a terrible disease such as HIV (not to mention other sexually transmitted diseases) and which sees homosexuality as a test to pass.
Something morally unacceptable can to peep into people's lives and they are obliged to refuse, as good as Christians, every day, refuses Satan. A test then, probably just a proof of the evil that it exceeds what some call God put on our way to "test" our faith.
It is worrying that this chilling thought and it is to spread this "word" is the person who heads the largest religious institution in the country, if not the world, a person who enjoys the opportunity to speak to millions of people and, therefore, contribute to spreading hatred against gay people having impersonation of evil ..
No one expects words of comfort from the pope against homosexual persons who are, daily, raped, humiliated, killed, imprisoned and tortured in different parts of the world, no one hopes that the Christian mercy and love for neighbor could also include gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans which have always been subject to racial hatred and religious totalitarianism of the right and left.
No one even pretends that religion, the pope and the Vatican, which today is one of the most powerful institutions in the world, change his mind about homosexuality. We all know what is the thinking and ideology of ecclesiastical power. Only we would like to avoid, daily, to make propaganda statements homophobic, dangerous and lacking in any logic.
The positions of the former Cardinal Ratzinger seems to embrace those of another person very close to the religious and Catholic, Joseph Nicolosi, who claims to be able to overcome the ordeal of homosexuality to men. Talk about a natural variant of sexual orientation as a test to pass to argue that homosexuality can be "cured", you must surrender their nature in favor of heterosexual sexuality imposed by society both culturally and ideologically. The pope's words, read in this view, are very serious because it states that you should not and can not accept your own nature, but you must fight against it thus going to create problems for all those who, for cultural or weakness, already are not accepted.
If the pope would stop pontificating from his castle of gold, coated with gold and precious cloths of all kinds as a Byzantine emperor, and came down the street to live everyday as do ordinary people, perhaps he would realize the evil that does every time he speaks of homosexuality as a test or a bad thing for society.
Marino Buzzi http://perseo.blog.kataweb.it/perseo_blog/2010/11/23/lossessione-di-benedetto-xvi/

Dragomira and the 32 to venezia

But who paid? Anyone who has seen, says that ,insensitive to the grief of the lagoon, in reality they had a lot of fun. Venice three days, five-star hotels, dinners and lunches to Pantagruel from a merry band of thirty-two people. The Bulgarian delegation visited the film festival in the wake of Michelle-Dragomira Bonev, his "Goodbye Mama" and the fake prize of the Ministry of Culture created in haste in mid-summer by Sandro Bondi, has not been reported on the official program until the day before and then suddenly pulled out in a coup in the hours preceding the theater projection, it was held at the Lido 3 to 6 September.

Not landed on a scheduled flight, but by a German charter airline's wings flugcharter Private GmbH, tens of thousands of euro to be added to food, accommodation and food in one of the most expensive cities in the world. The news in Bulgaria polarizes attention for weeks, in Parliament and in newspapers. Sofia, do not like the idea that public money has enabled the Minister of Culture Local Vejdi Rashidov, friend of the Bulgarian Prime Minister but also of Berlusconi, the actress and producer Bonev and the rest of the troops to remain in luxury for 72 hours following a film which did not appear either in competition or in any sidebar. And opposition newspapers and investigation, while in Italy lay a blanket of silence on such Dragomira, have asked right at home to the person concerned. Before an investigation of the journalist of the Weekly 168 hours Vladimirova, a kind of Bulgarian Espresso, then the parliamentary question in September when Vejdi Rashidov, when pressed by the opposition statement before the Parliament to send a plane to transport people to Venice "was the Italian Ministry of Culture." After the denials of the Italian rite, Rashidov, committed to parry blows, increased the coverage insisted: "The important thing is that we have not paid us. Everything is in order. Who is the richest pay. The annual value of their cultural sector is 3% of GDP, only 0.3% of ours. " In his testimony, was added the statement by the spokesman of the close friend of Putin, Bulgarian Prime Minister Borisov, the same that he had met very friendly Berlusconi at Palazzo Chigi in just over three months from the Venice Film Festival.

Confirmatory items, net: "All expenses including travel are borne by those who have received". After the second thrust from the east, Italy have not raised more rejoinders. The fact is, however, we can produce an official letter of invitation to his counterpart the Bulgarian Minister. It is dated August 25. Bondi is more than in speech. A tribute to the traditional family: "I am pleased to invite you to the ceremony of the special award 'Action for Woman' (in reality something quite different, ed), the film was chosen for its careful exploration and unpublished (sic) by the female universe, the dynamics of a rapidly changing reality. " At the rear, the pearl, "suggesting how the relationships within the family unit are at the basis of a new open society and attentive to human rights. Looking forward to seeing you (...) ". As you know, already happened at Cannes because of Draquila, Bondi did not go to Venice. If you are looking for now his chief of staff, Salvo Nastasi, the phone rings empty. When responding, it is only to attack immediately. From the Biennale, after a long chase, they know that "no expense has been approached for the film Mrs. Bonev. And some argue that the Hotel Cipriani (where it was carried Ethyl gala dinner for the work of Bonev) and other facilities of the Lido (32 were too numerous to all be hosted on the Giudecca), has paid all the wealthy boyfriend of Bonev, an elderly Italian businessman. Fog. Ask the vice Bondi, Francesco Giro describe the plot of "Goodbye Mama" and the night of phony prize is like opening a tap. Speech is out of control: "To tell you the truth, I imagined worse. Bulgaria's unfortunately know more, but the film, although I have only seen half, not bad. Much better than having a lot of crap Italian in Venice, starting on Placido Vallanzasca terrible film. " It is a good time? "A story about mental, not so much." The scope of play, deals with a ministry in the chaos that changes every day

In Milan Christmas lights in a foreign language are removed

The order comes from the Councillor to urban design . Who says: "This is an Italian town and must remain." The decision comes the day when the city receives the official flag dell'ExpoMilano. It happens in Via Padova, the most multiethnic city. Four miles of road are lit by the wishes of "Merry Christmas". Were initially in six languages. Starting today, the language has remained one: Italian. To decide the commissioner to urban desifgn Maurizio Cadeo (brother of Caesar ex presenter of Channel 5 tv). The official reason: the lights had not been approved. In reality, the choice seems to be another. In a frantic phone call with the City Council of the Democratic Party, Pierfrancesco Maran, Cadeo said "Via Padova is an Italian road and so must remain." it heard, the commissioner said: "I do not like that one uses the Christmas issue of social inclusion."

For three years in the area no one had hung Christmas lights. This year, finally, it was decided to do it. One company has fitted the Christmas lights. Were installed in six languages, English, Italian, French, Spanish, Arabic and Chinese. With the Italian had to open and close the four miles, 'a bit like when you meet and say good morning, "says Daniela Bianchi Airoldi, Theatre Workshop, who with 53 other associations active in the neighborhood. The same neighborhood in February was the scene of a revolt of the Egyptian community after the murder of their compatriot occurred at the hands of a young Dominican. The project, however, has not been investigated by the office ruled the Councillor Maurizio Cadeo, yesterday afternoon that she did remove, leaving only the Italian ones. Apparently did not like the fact that the lights were not only in your native language, because only those have been left are in Italian. "In fact - says councilor - some private addressed directly by the installer to enter written languages that were not planned"

But the City Council majority, the League's Matteo Salvini (same party of Cadeo) has criticized the decision falls: "Any more light on in Via Padova - said the leader of the Northern League - is welcome: So bad did the assessor to remove the lights, wasting money and energy which should instead be used for more important things. "

Maran had sought an explanation in Cadeo via telephone, which, in a moment of excitement, he answered: "It 'an Italian way and must remain an Italian way, with the written Italian." Maran replied together with his colleague Maurizio Baruffi - the holidays are a time for unity and think that the written language can hurt feelings is something stupid. In our opinion there is stupidity. The parties have an opportunity to decrease the gap and create inclusion. It is unacceptable that Milan should host the Expo. " Maurizio Cadeo replied "the decision is now final and I do not back down"

A false school for the visit of the Minister

Cristina Luoni and 40 other teachers (Falcone Institute of Gallarate)
The Friday, November 12th visit to the SI Falcone Gallarate by the Minister of Education Mariastella Gelmini recalls some of the rarefied atmosphere and aseptic dark periods of our history and that of others, when you delete any element of disturbance in the environment a Minister has to visit. In this particular case to be out of place were teachers and students of the institution itself, which for the occasion were asked not to come to school for the afternoon and evening and every legitimate request for clarification was rejected evasive and at times rude.
Only the next day, the secret meeting was shown in all its grotesque splendor: the Minister visiting a school half-empty, surrounded by a bunch of student /photographers and chefs carefully selected according to inscrutable criteria, her words of praise for wonderful school, with an Italian for the truth not always worthy of the Academy of the Bran (the ancient academy that decides about the correct italan language forms), our leaders beaming in front of a table laden with feast and, finally, the young teacher on duty who is anxious to explain the use of IWB (Interactive Whiteboard Multimedia), magically appeared with the same teacher for the occasion.
The pervading feeling that there is deep bitterness, we do not know whether the order to "evacuate" the building was dropped from above because the Lady of education is concerned - perhaps rightly - a direct comparison or if the initiative is was the result of the zeal of our leaders that he wanted to give a few hours so serene illustrious guest, it is certain that a great injustice has been done to a group of employees that has the important task of educating and training people of tomorrow, and their students who are the real protagonists in the training world. Be treated as potential disruptersis simply ridicolus.

Waste emergency in Naples, is chaos

. Naples is in the grip of nearly three thousand tons of garbage and Terzigno back to the nightmare of the riots. Yesterday afternoon was found and defused three hand grenades near a meeting point of the committees against the waste disposal. The tension increased following the imminent reopening of the quarry Sari, closed Saturday for an order of the Mayor Domenico Auricchio, which interrupted the garbage depot. But the night passed without incident. There have been no spillage of garbage. The area was patrolled by committees of citizens who want to prevent the passage of trucks. The garrison lasted until the cold and rain have not had much of the demonstrators to go home.

The novelty is the notice that the Mayor of Terzigno has been registered under investigation for interruption of public service in order to contest the findings correlate with the landfill pollution of groundwater and waving that the recent analysis of ASL have declared false. Auricchio is ready to head back: "I care about the health of citizens, if the prosecutor says there are no risks, I have no reason to maintain the measure."
And if Terzigno may soon return to police vans and policemen to escort the return of the auto-compacting, Naples has the risk of being crushed in the garbage. Impressive mounds of bags blacks abandoned on sidewalks, only 2800 tons in the capital. Huge piles in the center, as we have not seen since January 2008. Mountains of garbage even in front of Villa Rosebery, the residence of the President of the State. The frantic rush to remedy the worst in the hole could produce patches. The manager of companies which collect the waste, under guarantee of anonymity, offers the following reflection: "In the day when the Berlusconi government decreed in Campania no need to landfills by deleting those few that were open, his Minister Raffaele Fitto at the State-Regions Conference asks the other governors the use of their landfills to help the Neapolitans.Where is the credibility of the government? So it's no surprise that Puglia, Emilia and the North say no waste from Campania. So he returned to play a card already used in the past: the junk ship abroad. During the era Bassolino the garbage war packed in trains to Germany. This time would have to travel by ship to Spain. As revealed by the newspaper "Il Mattino", they are working on an agreement between the Province of Naples, the A2A (the company that manages the Acerra incinerator) and an Andalusian. Objective: To carry in Spain 20,000 tons of wet fraction of the price per month for just a modest € 140 ( 210 CDA)per ton, including transport. Total cost per month: € 2 million and eight hundred thousand. More than 33 million (46.000.000 CAD) euro per year. Would pay for the Civil Protection. And so the stir, released by the humidity bloats blocking them, should return to work at full capacity to dispose of 9000 tonnes of rubbish abandoned on the sidewalks of Naples and province.