Blogging the democratic revolution
Two days ago, I reported on my blog the news of the decision of current Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi to resign. Here’s the text I had written: The Left lost at the Senate over a vote on the Italian Afghanistan mission. Now it????????s up to the President of the Republic to accept the resignation (he????????ll most probably do so) and decide whether to schedule new elections (I don????????t think he????????ll do so, as he is from a party of the current gov????????t). If elections are scheduled, they might be held in a few months. And, according to all polls,…
The death of great Italian journalist continues to reverberate, oddly intersecting the entry of the pope into the struggle against Islamofascism, and some great essays have been written about her and her legacy. I’ve been really moved by them and present a small roundup of the best of this writing: Victor Davis Hanson has a collection of resonant thoughts in a short informal essay, describing his sorrow at her death and why it has hit us all more deeply in this age of terror and Islamofascism. This is one I read several times. It can be read on Pajamas Media…
Oriana Fallaci, freedom fighter Source: Mlle Glass’ photos The great Oriana Fallaci, a clear-eyed journalist and universal freedom fighter for democracy, has died. We all knew she had cancer but this is very sad and affecting news. Her impact on world events cannot be underestimated. The Italian journalist went places no one else would go and saw through everything. No dictator could fool her. She exposed and clarified clowns like Khaddafi and others so that we could see what the real tyrannical enemy was like. At the end of her life, she denounced Islamofascism and extolled the value of civilization,…
I am writing this piece in response to the many allegations circulating in the Web regarding the Zidane-Materazzi case. One version has already been told, so I want the readers to read the other,too. There is an ongoing inquiry opened by the FIFA to find out what has really happened betwen the two players. In my opinion, everyone of us should refrain from expressing summary claims without having any proof. So far, the proof we have is that Zidane has committed a vile act of violence by head-butting a rival player. False claims have circulated according to which Materazzi would…
The Italian national team landed yesterday evening (Italy local time) at Pratica di Mare airport, Rome. They have been awarded by the Italian institutions (it was hard to me to see Prodi and company to award my players). Then, they walked in the streets of Rome on board of a bus, waving Italian flags and inciting the 600 thousand people who were waving flags and singing. Regarding Materazzi, we can never know the truth behind the claims of Zidane. Already, several arab and Islamist websites are ‘condemning’ Materazzi. Here is a list of what is circulating in the arab and…
The last World Cup Italy won was on 1982 and I was only 3 months ! I am deeply believing that Italy can win the 2004 World Cup, regardless of whether it will be against France or Portugal! German newspapers such as Der Spiegel insulted the Italians these days, including headlined , before the match: “Goodbye Pizza”. And Pizza is still there! Just to clarify something: I am convinced that the majority of the German people are not supporting the insults written by a few misguided German media outlets. However, below are a few nice photos! Del Piero’s wife. Del…
Lots of cars here in Cagliari. Lots of people in the streets and at the beach. The situation is the same in many Italian cities, where people is going out to celebrate a well-deserved victory against Ukraine. Everyone can admit now that Italy today deserved to win. A vindication for the insults against the Italian players, from Der Spiegel. Insults that, I am sure, are not shared by the majority of the German people. Next time will be very hard. Italy will play against Germany. A very difficoult game, for both the teams. Toni I’ve just seen a photo showing…
After much suffering and a red card for one of the Italian players, Italy won 1 – 0 against Australia. Yes, it was due to a penalty kick, but our Francesco Totti scored just a couple of seconds before the end of the match! Below some photos of this much-suffered match! Before scoring: Getting ready to score: The girlfriend of Italy’s goal-keeper ( clapping) and the wife of Francesco Totti right below (with the sunglasses ) Totti scored! Note: the writer is an Italian. If you want to see photos of Australian fans, I’m sorry but I cannot post them…:)
Yes: Italy 2 Czech Republic 0 . Italy goes to the next round.. hoping not to play against Brazil ! So, Brazil has the moral duty to win today, so that Italy will not play against Brazil! Viva Italia! Some photo: Alena Seredova, second from left, girlfriend of Italy’s goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. She is a showgirl from the Czech Republic, but she supported Italy out of love for her boyfriend! Dante,Leonardo and the Romans were there as well ! Playing mandolino, typical instrument of Naples
Yes, because if I think my nation’s player, Zaccardo, own-goal, I can’t sleep tonight: Italy have to win against Czech Republic if it wants to continue to play at the World Cup. But I think that what counts the most at this WC 2006 are the fans. So, below are some of them: Yes, I know, I am biased. I’ve posted only photos of Italian fans…
For as much as I love the United States, I have to support my national team. It’s sport, guys. But I liked some photos I found on Yahoo/NewsPhotos/Germany , showing Italian and American fans joking and smiling with each other. Posters of Italian players…half naked!
I did my best to analyze the latest statements by Oriana Fallaci released at the New Yorker. I think you might be interested in reading my article at Tech Central Station here.
Polls have closed at 3 p.m. today. These elections were to elect governors of several Italian provinces,city councils and a regione, Sicily. First exit polls ( be cautious, we may recall how they were dead wrong in the recent political elections in Italy) are like the following: Election for the governor of Sicily: Salvatore Cuffaro ( Democratic Christian Union of the Center, center-right) 53,1 % , Rita Borsellino ( center-left ) 42,2. Source: Ansa. Election for the City Council of Milan: Letizia Moratti (center-right) 49-51% , Bruno Ferrante (center-left) 48-50% . Still too close to call. I expect Moratti to…
Red Anti-semitism at work in Italy. From YNet News: Holocaust cartoon stirs row. An anti-Semitic caricature published by an Italian Communist Party’s newspaper depicted Israel’s security fence with welcome sign paraphrasing Auschwitz’s ‘Work Liberates’ . Yasha Reibman, spokesman of Milan’s Jewish community, told Yedioth Ahronoth that the cartoon publication was a very severe act and demanded that the newspaper editor be dismissed immediately in a bid to prove that the stances presented by the journal do not represent the stances of the party it represents. The problem is that it represents the stances of the party. Indeed: Italian Lower Chamber…
A dozen of supporters of the Italy Cuba friendship (with Castro) association display a welcome banner as Venezuelan Dictator Hugo Chavez heads to the Vatican for talks with Pope Benedict XVI, in Rome, Thursday May 11, 2006 Why didn’t the Venezuelan freedom fighters in Italy demonstrate against Chavez? It was a good occasion to show Chavez and the Italian communists that most Venezuelans don’t buy the Chavista propaganda
I had long explained the way Mr. Romano Prodi won the Italian election. The slim margin with which he won offers, according to numerous international and italian analysts (from both the left and the right) little chances that his government will last 5 years. In an open violation of the democratic debate with the now-opposition Berlusconi’s House of Freedom, the Left has elected 3 of their militants for the most important institutions: Franco Marini, ex-christian democrat, as President of the Senate; Fausto Bertinotti, leader of the Communist Refoundation Party, as president of the Chamber of Deputies. And, right yesterday, former…
This is the question many would ask themselves after reading the news of a new terror attack against Italian troops. This time the fact occurred in Afghanistan. Just a few weeks after the attack on the Carabinieri in Iraq, that killed 3 of them, now it’s the turn of the Italian soldiers in Afghanistan. The new Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi announced that its weak government would withdraw the troops out of Iraq as soon as possible. Terrorists may have thought that by hitting Italy in Afghanistan as well, Prodi might be easily convinced to withdraw the troops from there…
Italian communist groups helped kill 3 Italian soldiers in Nassirya I reported about here. An article on L’Opinione reports (in Italian) that anti-globalization and communist groups based in Italy, among which is the infamous “anti-imperialist camp” (that collecting “Euros for the Iraqi resistance”) coordinated with Islamic terrorists in Iraq to attack our troops in Nassiryiah. The Italian intelligence heard phone conversations in which the red fundamentalists instructed the Islamists about how and when to kill our soldiers. It seems that the attack was organized in order to pressure Mr. Prodi to speed the pullout from Iraq. And of course all…
On April 25, Liberation Day in Italy, Italian communist demonstrators shouted “10,100,1000 Nassiryahs”. Today they must be celebrating. Three Italian heroes have been murdered in a terror attack in Nassiryiah today. They’re not only victim of terrorists. They’re victim of those politicians on the Left whose first concern is not to heal the frail and declining economy; their first concern is to put an end to the military’s humanitarian work in Iraq. The Italian troops in Nassiryiah had made it clear to Mr. Prodi that they strongly disagree with an immediate withdrawal. It’s not a coincidence that our troops in…
Today Italy remembers the liberation from Nazi-Fascism. Neveretheless, those on the Left march to remember only the (communist) partisans. They have completely forgotten that, if it was not for the United States and the Allies, the partisans couldn’t end the work. It’s to be reminded, however, that most partisans were not communists; many were Christian-Democrats and Liberals, of course staunch anti-communist. Sadly, the Left is once again refusing to pay tribute to the Allies; to add insult to injury, some radicals almost surely are gonna burn the US and Israeli flags, while waving the Palestinian one, as occurred last year.…