Relations between Italy and the United States are strong,, ... strong commitment to the freedom of people in Afghanistan and Iraq.

We are not a civilized country if we can read in a newspaper what a lady tells her boyfriend or husband,

The political tradition of ancient thought, filtered in Italy by Machiavelli, says one thing clearly: every prince needs allies, and the bigger the responsibility, the more allies he needs.

Both public and private television have been full of shows, opinion makers and people who attack Berlusconi or make satire about Berlusconi, often overstepping the threshold of truth and good taste,

the United States must seize this moment and end the occupation of Iraq.

The United States prefers that Iraq meet its obligations voluntarily, yet we are prepared for the alternative.