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...felt threatened by Iran, it would be "entitled to" launch an attack on the Islamic Republic "whether we agree or not." President Obama reiterated in Moscow on Monday that he opposes military action against Iran and instead wants a diplomatic solution to the nuclear standoff. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long maintained that Israel reserves the right to take matters into its own hands if U.S. diplomacy fails to deliver results. (See the top 10 Biden gaffes...
...answer isn’t stupidity, so much as hubris. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is flying way too close to the sun. But before I get into that, some background information...
...summit was originally going to be held in Sardinia on the island of Maddalena, in a beautiful seaside resort town. On April 23, less than three weeks after the earthquake that left tens of thousands homeless, 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...
...Italy Berlusconi's Troubles Deepen More allegations of sexual misconduct were hurled at embattled Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, whose wife filed for divorce in May, citing his purported relationship with an 18-year-old female. Three women said Berlusconi had paid them to attend his parties; one also alleged that he had sex with a paid escort last November. Berlusconi dismissed their statements, saying that paying for sex would ruin the "pleasure of conquest...
...Prime Minister has been executing a U-turn in slow motion.' WILLIAM HAGUE, British shadow Foreign Secretary, after Prime Minister Gordon Brown reversed his earlier decision to conduct a closed-door inquiry into Britain's entry into the Iraq war; Brown has since agreed to open some sessions to the public...