While gossip about world leaders like Belursconi and Karzai was to be expected, the turns it takes are unexpected.
WikiLeaks IV: Getting Personal
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Berlusconi
Italy: Tomatoes and the Color Purple vs. Silvio
There is a certain irony that Italy’s Prime Minister Berlusconi, a media mogul, should find himself beset by the electronic media.
The Advent of the G14
The Group of Eight (G8) has frequently come under attack for being an archaic institution that doesn’t represent the current configuration of global political and economic influence. These criticisms have intensified with the rise of the Group of 20 (G20) financial summit as the major vehicle for responding to the global financial crisis.
Postcard from…Rome
Within walking distance of downtown Rome there is a sheep farm that dates back to the Middle Ages. The Casale della Vacchereccia, leased from the Vatican, is nestled in a park that has preserved the kind of farmland that once surrounded Rome on all sides. The humble Vacchereccia still produces ricotta cheese from the milk of the sheep that graze the land.