CORRUPTION

So, as I had foreseen a few days ago, Berlusconi made it. The non confidence motion was barely rejected but it was.

This because of a handful of people, five to six, who suddenly were on his side. Corruption stories had been going around for some time with real stories to the point that there are two justice inquiries.

Nothing would stop his "clients":

not the Wikileaks disclosed cables by US Ambassadors, a Republican and a Democrat, showing the US concerns about Berlusconi's affairs with Putin. He constantly states that he is the most anticommunist in Italy but his best friend is Putin the KGB former chief.....

not the Wikileaks released cables showing that the US was concerned about his statements undermining Nato's policies ;

not the Wikileaks released cables showing that the US was concerned about his undermining the western strategy to be less dependent from Russia concerning energy supplies;

not the Wikileaks released cables showing that the US envoys considered him incapable of leading the country;

not the well known affairs with prostitutes paid 5000 to 10,000€ per night;

not the Wikileaks released cables showing that the US envoys considered that he was using his Minister for communications, a certain Romani, to limit the development of Internet in Italy, already lagging behind the rest of Europe, to protect his television networks;

not the knowledge that soon 600,000 workers will have no income as of January due to the end of unemployment benefits;

not the fact that in spite of his statements, the garbage crisis in Naples had not been solved in spite of his statements;

not the fact that the earthquake victims in l'Aquila protest more and more due to the non reconstruction of their city, in spite of his statements.

No his clients, afraid of losing their privileges due to new elections, would accept anything. Ideologies, ethics, honesty are unknown to his followers. This is Berlusconi's Italy, the country he destroyed with corruption, the country he runs with the Mafia indicted allies, the country he controls through the control he exercises on the media.

But the street showed today what the real country thinks of him and his allies. And it is only the beginning. Sad times, a very dangerous future for Italy.

Italy is no longer a democracy, it is like Zimbabwe, Senegal, Lybia, a dictatorship.

Nobody can predict what will happen, but it will not be nice.

Pictures: La Repubblica.it 14/12/2010