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lagatta
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posted 12 November 2004 04:12 PM

Could this time be the right time?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4007441.stm

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gula
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posted 12 November 2004 04:26 PM

Let's hope so.

This would ideally be followed immediately by the dismantling of his media empire.

http://www.euobserver.com/index.phtml?aid=13034

"EU to monitor rights abuses in its own backyard"

"Berlusconi's media empire
The peculiar media situation in Italy, where Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi controls around 90% of public and private media may be the first case to be scrutinised."

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Rufus Polson
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posted 15 November 2004 08:15 PM

Yeah, that'd be nice. Frankly, I really don't think you can call a situation where the President directly controls nearly all the media a "democracy" in any real sense. I consider his rule illegitimate.

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lagatta
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posted 26 November 2004 09:48 PM

Here is yet more evidence - legislation granting amnesty to "abusivo" builders - that means without permits, illegal but also "abusing" the landscape... I've seen some of the wanton environmental and urbanistic destruction there - and it hurts more in such a beautiful place... (sort of like the crap they've made from California)...

Berlusconi himself could stand to benefit directly, with his gaudy pseudo-Greek theatre. Oy! http://www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/0,7792,1360360,00.html

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skdadl
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posted 27 November 2004 11:50 AM

Almost beyond belief, what Berlusconi is still getting away with.

Are we still waiting to hear the verdict in the judge-bribing cases? This newest story doesn't mention that pickle.

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