U.S. Marines are Deployed to Italian Base, Foreign Minister Bonino Confirms
Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino confirmed on last Wednesday that 200 American troops were being moved from Spain to the Sigonella Base in Sicily for fast deployment, in case of escalating violence in Libya. Speaking at a joint session of the House and Senate foreign commissions in Italian Parliament, Bonino said the transfer was in accordance with bilateral agreements between Italy and the United States, after leftist lawmakers complained they had not been told about the deployment. The country has been battling with increasing insurgent activity since Muammar Gaddafi was removed from power and killed by rebels in 2011. On…
Berlusconi Praised Mussolini for “Having Done Good”
Former Prime Minister of Italy, infamous Silvio Berlusconi has managed to get himself into hot water again with his outrageous statement, defending Benito Mussolini at a ceremony to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day. He said the fascist dictator made an alliance with the Nazis, because probably he feared Germany’s potential expansion, The Telegraph reports. He also praised Mussolini for “having done good” other than implementing the racial laws which he described as part of the requirements of the alliance with Germans. After the country’s disastrous experience in the war, new laws were enacted to forbid the defense of Fascism. Now,…
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