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  • Italy Sets Date To Pull Troops Out Of Iraq. Speculation Over Terror Fears As 300 To Leave In Sept
    12 July 2005 par (Open-Publishing)

    Italy Sets Date To Pull Troops Out Of Iraq Speculation Over Terror Fears As 300 To Leave In September John Hooper in Rome Saturday July 9, 2005 The Guardian Italy’s prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, yesterday confirmed that he would start pulling his country’s troops out of Iraq within two months. Speaking at the G8 Gleneagles summit, Mr Berlusconi said the withdrawal of the first of Italy’s 3,000 troops would start in September.
    "We will begin withdrawing 300 men in September," he (…)

  • London. Once again: our deaths - your war
    12 July 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    The bombings which horrified London, like the events of the 11th of March in Madrid, struck at the civilian population of the British capital during the summit meeting of the eight big world powers. An attack on civilians is clearly an act of terrorism, but no-one can fail to understand that these operations are conceived by those who plan them and carry them out as acts of war in response to the actions of the western powers in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine. In this context we wish to (…)

  • Italy sets date to pull troops out of Iraq. Speculation over terror fears as 300 to leave in September
    10 July 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    by John Hooper in Rome
    Italy’s prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, yesterday confirmed that he would start pulling his country’s troops out of Iraq within two months.
    Speaking at the G8 Gleneagles summit, Mr Berlusconi said the withdrawal of the first of Italy’s 3,000 troops would start in September.
    "We will begin withdrawing 300 men in September," he said, adding that the decision would depend on the security situation on the ground.
    He said he had discussed the plan with allies and (…)

  • ITALIAN NEWS OF "CONTROL LINKS" BETWEEN U.S. & TERRORIST GROUPS BROKE TWO DAYS BEFORE LONDON BOMBING
    7 July 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    TRAIN BOMBINGS IN MADRID AND LONDON SIMILAR TO ITALIAN FASCIST/U.S.-BACKED BOMBING OF BOLOGNA TRAIN STATION IN 1980. THAT BOMBING LEFT 85 DEAD AND 200 INJURED. A PREVIOUS FASCIST BOMBING OF THE ITALICUS EXPRESS TRAIN NEAR BOLOGNA IN AUG. 1974 KILLED 12 AND INJURED 48. ITALIAN SOURCES ARE NOW REVEALING DETAILS OF U.S. "LEVEL OF CONTROL" FOR TERRORIST GROUPS, INCLUDING THOSE LINKED TO AL QAEDA. KIDNAPED IMAM ABU OMAR AND SISMI DEPUTY CHIEF NICOLA CALIPARI HAD DISCOVERED THESE TIES. THESE LINKS (…)

  • 8th day of hunger strike of the State prisoner Francesco Pazienza
    28 June 2005 par (Open-Publishing)

    PRESS RELEASE Hunger strike in prison of the Italian citizen Francesco Pazienza D. aimed at soliciting the U.S. Department of Justice to deliver an answer.
    In 1987 the then Government of the Republic of Italy decided to seal under the STATE SECRET restraining order the whole extradition file of Dr. Francesco PAZIENZA D. from the U.S. kept in the Italian Ministry of Justice to forestall s request for consultation submitted by the International Law Department of the Rome University of Tor (…)

  • Italian anger over U.S. : 13 CIA workers ordered arrested
    27 June 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Italian anger over U.S. terror tactics deepens rift
    By Stephen Grey and Don Van Natta Jr. The New York Times
    MILAN The extraordinary decision by an Italian judge to order the arrest of 13 people linked to the CIA on charges of kidnapping a terrorism suspect here dramatizes a growing rift between American counterterrorism officials and their counterparts in Europe. European counterterrorism officials have pursued a policy of building criminal cases against terrorism suspects through (…)

  • The human cost of "Fortress Europe" : asylum-seekers unfairly detained and unfairly expelled
    20 June 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Amnesty international releases reports on UK, Spain, Italy
    (Brussels 20 June 2005) European Union countries are increasingly violating their international obligations on asylum according to three reports released simultaneously today by Amnesty International to mark World Refugee Day.
    The reports, covering a range of issues relating to the detention and expulsion of people seeking asylum in the UK, Spain and Italy, show up the terrible human cost of "Fortress Europe".
    Amnesty (…)

  • British MP George Galloway: Calls for Bush, Blair, Koizumi, and Berlusconi to Stand Trial
    9 June 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    British MP George Galloway appeared on Al-Jazeera discussing his recent visit to Washington. [To View this clip, visit ]. Additionally, he appeared on Abu Dhabi TV on November 20, 2004 and stated among other things the "U.S. and British governments will burn in ’Hell-Fires.’" [To view this clip, visit ]. The following are transcripts from the interviews:
    Al-Jazeera Interview
    "I am speaking for tens of millions, and maybe more, around the world, who know the truth about Iraq. Who know (…)

  • Italy sent troops to Iraq to secure oil deal: report
    14 May 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    ROME - Italian troops were sent to Iraq to secure oil deals worth 300 billion dollars, and not just for post-war humanitarian purposes, an Italian television report by RAI claimed on Friday.
    The 20-minute report, broadcast by RAI News 24, the all-news channel of the Italian state-owned network, is based on interviews and official government documents.
    In it, the Silvio Berlusconi administration is accused of picking the Nasiriyah area to safeguard a 1997 deal signed by Italy’s (…)

  • U.S. report of attack on Giuliana based largely on the soldiers’ testimony "clearly a lie"
    4 May 2005 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Publisher’s note: The US report should have included the eyewitness testimony of Giuliana Sgrena who stated that the shooting was not even at a checkpoint at all, it was an ambush from behind on a secure road.
    Giuliana Sgrena Blasts U.S. Cover Up- Confirms she was shot at from behind-not in self defense ROME (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had a "long and friendly" telephone conversation on Wednesday as both countries moved to end a (…)