The fine actress Isabella Rossellini defends famed Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci from the thugs at the NYTimes. Fallaci's crime was that she refused to denigrate the USA sufficiently to suit the socialists at the NYTimes.
Rossellini's letter to the despicable, parochial NYTimes:
In Defense of Fallaci
Rome Journal: Provocateur Is Back to 'Spit on' Detractors of U.S. (October 30, 2001)
To the Editor:
In "Provocateur Is Back to 'Spit on' Detractors of U.S." (Rome Journal, Oct. 30), you call Oriana Fallaci a "professional provocateur." Ms. Fallaci is one of the most respected writers in Italy and one who has achieved world fame. Her articles and books have nourished our souls and stimulated our brains, not to mention the examples she has set with her courageous life, which has been an inspiration to women of my generation.
In the aftermath of Sept. 11, my brain froze, incapable of coming to grips with the horrors we had just experienced. Oriana Fallaci's powerful article, printed in Corriere della Sera, shook me up out of my stupor. Her informed, witty, warm, bold, intelligent writings have often had that effect on her readers.
Instead of thanking Ms. Fallaci for defending and praising America, you chose to insult her. As an Italian who has become an American citizen, I felt profoundly embarrassed and ashamed by it.
ISABELLA ROSSELLINI
New York, Nov. 5, 2001
nytimes.com
A rough translation of the "offensive" article:
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