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...essayist, public thinker and iconoclast. Eco writes regular columns for the Italian weekly L'Espresso and for the daily newspaper La Repubblica, tackling themes such as the mass media and the history of philosophy - sometimes turning his fire on George W. Bush and his country's own premier, Silvio Berlusconi, both of whom he scorns for conservative policy and arrogant leadership. His long sojourns in the U.S., including teaching stints at Harvard and Yale, have helped form his perspective. "I feel profoundly European, but in some ways I can feel even more comfortable in the U.S. - of course more...
...lack of deliberate action doesn't rule out blame attributable to negligence, imprudence or even simple incompetence." SILVIO BERLUSCONI, Italian Prime Minister, in response to a U.S. military investigation exonerating American soldiers in the March shooting death of Italian intelligence agent Nicola Calipari in Iraq...
...SILVIO BERLUSCONI, Italian Prime Minister, in response to a U.S. military investigation exonerating American soldiers in the March shooting death of Italian intelligence agent Nicola Calipari in Iraq
Already losing allies at home, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi may find that his friends abroad have turned cold, too. The U.S. and Italy failed to reach a common conclusion following a joint investigation into a March 4 friendly fire incident in Baghdad, in which U.S. forces killed Italian intelligence agent Nicola Calipari. Discrepancies in the reconstruction of the shooting - including the speed of the car in which Calipari traveled and disputes over whether U.S. troops used warning signals - meant the U.S. military would not assume responsibility for the death of Calipari, a man hailed as a national hero...
After resigning briefly last week when his coalition collapsed, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi fought back to keep his office. He may now have a year to prove he can boost a sagging economy before elections...