Friday, March 11, 2011

In Italy the U.S. focuses on Napolitano "He is the moral reference of the country"

"We understand clearly why the President Napolitano is considered so much in Italian politics. It is serious, an intellectual, gray eminence. A moral reference point in the political arena often jagged." The cable - one of 40,000 obtained by WikiLeaks expressively and the Republic - and 4 September 2009.

Noemi scandal exploded for five months. The revelations about parties Silvio Berlusconi are weighted image of the Prime Minister abroad. And the message that the new U.S. Ambassador David Thorne forward to the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, is unmistakable. This indicates the head of state as the privileged interlocutor.

Also because some choices of Palazzo Chigi not at all convinced the White House. It dispatches from the U.S. Embassy shows a comparison merciless as President of the Republic refuses to meet with Belarussian dictator Lukashenko, the government maintains relations with Minsk. If Napolitano avoids Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Knight is "reluctant" on sanctions against Tehran.

The President of the Republic is "appreciated by the center and the center," the prime minister is under fire for "the scandals of his private life." When Napolitano urges in favor of "international economic reforms" to address the global economic crisis, the Italian government offers a "modest stimulus to growth." In Washington a few months everything has changed.

And the new wind "Obama" also blows in the beautiful country. The Bush administration is only a memory. The prime minister is struggling to build a renewed feeling with the 'friend Barack. " Obama in the White House for nine months and Thorne - newly appointed to the embassy in Rome - send to Washington on account of his conversation with the President of the Republic on the occasion of the presentation of credentials.

The portrait that emerges confirms that with the new management "friend George" is on top of the pyramid of friends encouraged by the White House. The Cable of Thorne, in fact, is the latest in a series. Ahead of the G8, that of July 2009 in L'Aquila, the information supplied by Villa Taverna are all aimed at providing a central role to Napolitano.

The hierarchies of preferences are being modified for the "scandalous series of allegations about private life" of the Knight. Just then read the report that June 26, 2009 - the eve of the summit between the "Big" of the earth - Elizabeth Dibble, the number two of the Embassy, \u200b\u200bshipped directly to Obama ("Mr.

President, welcome to Rome") with a view a face to face with the head of the Italian State. "Napolitano - writes the felucca - is largely respected by the parties across the political spectrum and his reputation has been strengthened for the way it handled the crisis of the last Prodi government." The past "communist" is no longer an obstacle and fades in a biographical note.

"Moderate", "Europe" and "a strong transatlantic link," become the hallmarks. "Napolitano was the first Parliamentary Assembly of the Communist Party - Dibble recalls the White House - to be received by the U.S. Embassy." This was even considering the fact that after the fall of fascism, "worked for the Allied Forces, an excellent learning English." But now, the spotlight in Washington are focused primarily on providing guarantees from the institutional point of view.

"He lives his role over the parties and is a guarantor of the Constitution." Only "occasionally" enters the "policy mix" and just to "raise the level of discussion." His weapon is the "moral suasion" which allegedly "is able to use our contacts with particular effectiveness." The picture that the number two U.S.

diplomat in Italy offers Obama is enriched by the comparison with the Knight. Never get to express opinions, the report is clear, therefore, a preference for the Quirinale than Palazzo Chigi. And they surged all the friction between the head of state and the majority (the presidency, by contrast, is often in tune with the Speaker of the House, Gianfranco Fini).

From the case Englaro, immigration, justice to foreign policy. "Berlusconi - the diplomatic notes - respect Napolitano, even though both come from a very different history and have a close relationship." The premier, of course, escaped to launch attacks "anti-communist" during the election of 2006 at the Quirinale.

Recently, however, the Hill was "the subject of attacks by Berlusconi" note on "Englaro case." It also recalled the "Lodo Alfano", the law that makes "Berlusconi immune from judicial investigations." Without diplomatic prudence, then, measurements on immigration policy. Napolitano stressed that Italy "despite the economic crisis should continue to follow its laws and respect the values." A statement, warning the Dibble, "as opposed to as many leaders of the center have created a false link between public opinion in crime and illegal immigration." Even more explicit notes made available to the White House on foreign policy.

While "pragmatic," says the "vice-ambassador," Napolitano does not renounce its principles and "has refused to meet the Prime Minister of Belarus Lukashenko and Iranian President Ahmadinejad." And at the same time has placed Italy in the role of "the best friend of Israel in Europe." In contrast, the Italian Government on sanctions against Tehran "sometimes has been a reluctant player.

Not only that. The Dibble made it known to Obama that the Italian president will ask an opinion on whether to "accept an invitation for a visit to Syria." U.S. diplomats, in short, do nothing to hide the line between "Obama and George." "In a recent speech - tells the U.S. President Dibble suggested to take with them the text of that address - Napolitano has called his policy" strong "and" open to new perspectives.

" Not only that considered - said the ambassador cabled allinquilino in the White House - a masterpiece of his speech in Cairo. " That is, the intervention of the Egyptian capital at the university where the American president spoke of a "new beginning" in relations between the U.S. and the Islamic world.

But even then, in the report submitted in September 2009 by Thorne, is marked 's "admiration" Napolitano of Obama who "rebuilt the damaged U.S. image following the decisions taken since September 11." But, still feels the message in June 2009 in Dibble, "Berlusconi does not have a competitor in his party.

And the left remains weak and deeply divided."

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