From 4000 cables parties between 2002 and 2010 from the U.S. Embassy in Rome and finished in the hands of Wikileaks, and Republic and Express are publishing, reveals many details about the strategy very practical and concrete with which the Americans relate with Italy's Berlusconi : despite conflicts of interest and abuses of power with which the premier is monopolizing the political scene, despite the consequent inability of its governments in addressing the decline of the country, despite the gaffes that have offended every human category and the fool in international fora, despite the unpopular and dangerous friendship with Putin, despite processes that haunt him and those which led to convictions of people close to him, and despite its reputation unfortunately comic , U.S. diplomacy is moving to support him always, despite everything , to achieve important strategic and future dividends. fact, the political weakness of Mr Berlusconi, who is also reflected in low international prestige enjoyed by Italy at the moment, according to former U.S. ambassador to Rome Ronald Spogli is reflected in his inability to argue anything to the demands dell'alleato most important, and the consideration of which can save face both domestically and internationally. Exactly what happened to G8 in July 2009 in L'Aquila , when Obama served the game of Cav., poached around the rubble of the old town accompanied by his "friend" Italian, although it was clear to the Americans (and it shows how the embassy on Via Veneto had written shortly before the White House ) Berlusconi was using the G8 by Madeleine L'Aquila moved only at home to reinforce his image as a leader on the international scene estimated in a difficult moment for him already (had just broken out the grits and Noemi D'Addario). But in spite of
un'accondiscendenza which translates into these little "tricks" that help the political survival of our Prime Minister by Italy and the Italian Government in recent years returns for the United States have been significant: for example the Italian military contingent in Afghanistan was conspicuously reinforced, then Italy has accepted the U.S. request to "accommodate" some terrorist suspects in Guantanamo coming from, and assured Americans that the air base of Dal Molin in Vicenza host the bombers of the United States African Command (Africom), whose vessels are instead stationed in Naples .
short, the overseas friends to turn a blind eye, but he does because he knows that the knife by the handle and the counterparty will receive important strategic dividends.
Last Friday, at the end of the official meeting between leaders of the Italian state and Vatican State, as part of the ceremony of the anniversary of the signing of the Lateran Pacts , Berlusconi has been left to journalists escape an enthusiastic " went very well" on the other hand it was the first official meeting with the church hierarchy after the storm of sex scandals of Rubygate . So much enthusiasm was soon reduced to an embarrassed President of the CEI Cardinal Bagnasco, who instead spoke of "a meeting institutional practices, in accordance with the meeting and the relationship between the institutions ", nothing more: Bagnasco, moreover, can no longer ignore the growing disappointment of the Italian Catholic world to conduct private and political Berlusconi. But if it is true that the press Vatican now seems to have taken positions highly critical of the President of the Council is also true that the Vatican has some downloaded Berlusconi. contrary, and indeed in spite of everything would have no cost to do so: the government, whose fate seems now more than ever linked to the outcome of legal proceedings of the premier, he can not afford to lose appeal in the Catholic world, and in fact proved faithful defender of the exigencies of the Church at any opportunity. Take for example the school: the dark Tremonti-Gelmini has hit on each category of staff of the school facilities. Cut-service teachers, the alternate cut, cut administrative and auxiliary staff, the only category that inexplicably has seen its ranks swell was that of professors of religion, well last year increased by 14% according to the same data Cei. Against the phenomenon really, if you think that every year, albeit slightly, the students present in class during the hour of religion continue to fall steadily - over the last year the decline was almost 2%. Category fortunate that the professor of religion, which, in the whirl of blows tremontiani that spared nothing and nobody, a year ago saw weighing it down even their paycheck . And what about private schools ? With the budget law passed last fall, the government has cut funds to public schools, public research institutes, scholarships, universities. He also wanted to cut 47% of the funds for private schools: open sky, the protests have been heard even from the Catholic world, and have been particularly effective, as these means that have been heard, not like those of the rest of the education. With a keen maxi-amendment night, November 12 the government in fact returned to private schools (mostly Catholic) 245 of the 253 million that had been allowed to think of cutting.
But it is mainly the so-called ethical agenda that relies Berlusconi to regain the appeasement of oltretevere his government and his person, although it is now clear to the world, including the Vatican, the Italian prime minister in private card is Waste of Catholic morality, even in public erga to its champion: various sources (including the future) report that the official meeting last Friday was preceded by a more reserved face to face meeting between Berlusconi and Tarcisio Bertone that it would ask precise (more) guarantees funds to Catholic schools on adoptions to single (subject of a recent favorable ruling of the Supreme Court), the crucifix in the classrooms, and especially on the most current, or on the law on living wills . In these days is in fact the debate in the House bill on the bioassay (DDL Calabro), the text as it is essentially resets the value of the declarations and consent of the patient, which will then, especially with regard to forced nutrition and hydration, does not count for anything. The neolibertini champions of freedom and therefore paid no attention to polls that give 77% the proportion of Italians in favor of the right to choose and decide freely on their end of life, are preparing to pass a law unworthy of a secular state democratic, bartering on the skin of most Italians absolution of sins by a law of Arcore illiberal and undemocratic especially like the ally that blessed. Now that's a first concrete result of Rubygate, but on April 6 ..
In short, the friend ally oltretevere turns a blind eye, but he does because he knows that the knife by the handle and the counterparty will receive significant dividends strategic.
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