ITALIAN FARM

“La legge è uguale per tutti” (all are equal in front of the law) is written in all tribunal rooms in Italy.

It seems clear, but it is not so. Mr. Ghedini, the private lawyer of M. Berlusconi, and also MP, clarified two days ago that if the law is the same for all, this is not the case for its applicability. In short, the law applies to all Italians in the same manner, but not to Mr. Berlusconi, who, another of his lawyers, Mr. Pecorella, stated, is “primus super pares” (the first among equals).

If anybody had any doubt about the fact that Mr. Berlusconi is a pig, his lawyers cleared the matter.

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Olmert vs. Berlusconi (not to forget Netanyahu) [or ethics Italian style II]

They are both Prime Ministers.

One of a difficult country, at war (for its own choice), with a lot of internal problems among communities, in a political turmoil since years and with a little mafia...

The other one of a difficult country that managed to survive crazy politics for almost 50 years, demonstrating that it can survive without governments, faced with xenophobia entertained by the right,. Not facing the Mafia and its interlinks with politics.

Both face scandals, mainly for corruption.

Olmert resigns.

Berlusconi ,close to judgment expected to be negative for him, makes his lacquès voting two laws to protect the four highest ranking political officials from prosecution (why four and not three ? because he is number 4 of course!) and to stop legal proceedings for corruption among others (sic) to give priority to so called emergency trials related to security.

Two countries, two PMs, two ethics. True in Italy all pigs are equal but one is more equal than the others.

But there is something similar between Israel and Italy: the Israeli voters seem ready to bring back Netanyahu whose performance was not necessarily good. Italian voters brought back Berlusconi for the third time too….Is democracy still working?

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