1. to my foreign colleagues asking me about #neofascists, #Meloni, etc: #neofascists were legitimised and integrated in Italian politics by #Berlusconi, whose governments were highly appreciated by the US because they "automatically engage on our behalf" (#Wikileaks cables)
2. while #Berlusconi became very close to Putin (and according to the #WikiLeaks cables, this was the only reason of friction with US),he was very instrumental in making Italy the launching pad of US wars after 9/11. The US greatly appreciated it
3. in 2013,during a criminal investigation by the Naples prosecutors,it came out that in 2007 #CIA representative #RobertGorelik had met Italian politicians privately and told them #CIA would be grateful to those who would put an end to the centerleft government headed by #Prodi
4. you can read press reports on the court document about the #CIA asking Italian politicians to kill the centerleft government here (Italian, you can easily Google translate it) ilfattoquotidiano.it/2013/03/08/pro…
5. the centerleft government collapsed, #Berlusconi won the elections and formed his 4th government: #Meloni and his close ally, #LaRussa were elected ministers for the first time. They are the very same #Meloni and #LaRussa of the #BrothersOfItaly which just won elections
6. #LaRussa had been appreciated by the Obama Admin. for his help in supporting the #NATO #SOFA for col. Joseph Romano, one of the 26 Americans convicted for the #CIA extraordinary rendition of Abu Omar
Apologies for the wrong wording: in my tweet I wrote #Meloni and #LaRussa were *elected* ministers, it is wrong: they became ministers for the first time in 2008
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