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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Pogeu Mahone who wrote (4439)	3/23/2004 3:24:23 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Respond to of 22250

Re: your prediction and opinion were 100% incorrect,but don`t let that stop you Actually my predictions and opinions are 70% correct most of the time --clue: Message 19929618 Now you'd better think twice before lashing out at PM Silvio Berlusconi and accusing him of misleading public opinion about the Madrid terrorist carnage... Keep in mind that Italy is still part of the so-called "coalition of the willing" in Iraq and that Berlusconi is no softie when it comes to vilifying Arabs/Muslims. Next, Berlusconi knows first-hand what it's like to attend funerals of servicemen killed in a terrorist attack (see below). All in all, I think --I'm sure actually-- that PM Berlusconi is still haunted by the memories of his dead Carabinieri and therefore considers his duty --his honor-- not to lie to the Italian people on such a life-and-death issue as "who was responsible for the Madrid atrocity?" time.com Excerpt: They were among the 19 Italians who died in Iraq last week when suicide bombers drove an explosives-laden tanker into the carabinieri paramilitary police base in the southern city of Nasiriyah - Italy's first casualties in Iraq and its worst military losses since World War II. The stories of grief virtually overwhelmed the country - a clearly emotional Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi told Parliament hours after the attack that Italy would not succumb to "intimidation," while the following day the carabinieri's commander, General Guido Bellini, fought off tears during a meeting with reporters. After decades in which they'd known only occasional and usually accidental deaths among members of their armed services, some Italians questioned why their soldiers were in harm's way at all. [...] ____________________________