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Banning minarets and burqas may only be the beginning. In Italy, the Northern League is increasing its numbers in Silvio Berlusconi??s ruling coalition and came out on top in many of March’s regional elections. The party specializes in “Muslim-baiting” and has called for boats carrying illegal immigrants from North Africa to be shelled. A popular campaign poster warns that native Italians will end up on reservations like their American counterparts as a consequence of immigration. The League now has control of the Italian Interior Ministry, while Berlusconi himself...
...some ways, the symbolism present in such a gesture can be manipulated. This summer has shown a wealth of seemingly diplomatic symbols that have invited much criticism. Silvio Berlusconi??the Italian prime minister—seems to have gambled with the choice of L’Aquila for the July G8 summit in order to draw attention away from recent accusations that his social life resembles that of a sordid playboy’s. Since people use symbols to convey something beyond the obvious, Berlusconi??s political symbolism at the G8 summit might be cynically viewed...
...Prime Minister Berlusconi announced that the meeting would be moved to L’Aquila. He said the purpose of the change was to divert funds away from preparing the lavish accommodations in Sardinia and towards the relief effort, as well as to bring international attention to the tragedy. Berlusconi??s critics suggested that the real reason for the move was that the convention buildings in Maddalena were nowhere near finished. Either way, the G8 countries all agreed to the change of location, and so it was decided...
...trouble because of the current sex scandal, which now involves accusations that a big-time cocaine dealer was present at many of the Villa Certosa festivities. When he visited the site of the recent train accident, he was greeted by shouts of “Clown!” Berlusconi??s attempts to assert his power, his determined hubris, now seems not only pathetic, but also politically and literally dangerous...
...Rome to visit Berlusconi, the G8 conference is coming to L’Aquila, and just a few days ago there was another earthquake in the medieval city, unemployment in Europe is at an all-time high, and voter-turnout in Italy is low. Why waste ink on Berlusconi??s philandering? Let his wife’s divorce lawyer deal with that. There are plenty of policy issues that the left could use to attack Berlusconi, but let’s leave sex out of this. Seriously, Italy, don’t be such a prude?...