ROME - From Afghanistan to the Mafia, new sensational revelations about Italy from the files of Wikileaks. Poor effort against the Mafia. "Although business associations, citizen groups and the Church, at least in some areas, are showing promising commitment to the fight against organized crime, the same can not be said of Italian politicians, particularly at the national level," writes J.Patrick Truhn, U.S. Consul General in Naples, in a dispatch of June 2008. "As we pointed out Roberto Saviano, the theme (the struggle against organized crime, ed) was virtually absent from the electoral campaign of March-April" continues Truhn. The diplomat suggested to Washington to "work to make this the new government that the fight against organized crime is a major priority of the U.S.
government, and that the dramatic economic costs of crime are a convincing argument for immediate action." The bridge over the Straits like the Mafia. The bridge over the Strait "will serve to little without massive investments in roads and infrastructure in Sicily and Calabria. And the Mafia could be the first beneficiary of this work, which is discussed for decades," said Truhn, analyzing the situation in Sicily, after political confrontation between Raffaele Lombardo and "the party of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi." The "grandstanding" (theater) policy has "blocked a drilling operation for gas last year and threatens to postpone a major satellite communications system of the U.S.
Navy." The priests "heroic." "The Catholic Church is criticized for not taking a strong public stand against organized crime. One of the few priests who did it, Father Luigi Merola, is now under guard, as the bishop of Piazza Armerina Michele Pennisi," writes Truhn, which suggests to Washington to "seek cooperation in the Vatican." THE DATABASE OF CABLE "SECRETS" The Bridge on the Strait is not necessary.
The bridge over the Strait "will serve to little without massive investments in roads and infrastructure in Sicily and Calabria," writes J. Patick Truhn, U.S. Consul General in Naples, in a dispatch of June 2009 which analyzes the situation in Sicily, after a clash between political Raffaele Lombardo and "the party of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi." The "grandstanding" (theater) policy has "blocked a drilling operation for gas last year and threatens to postpone a major satellite communications system of the U.S.
Navy." Afghanistan, 2007. Iran's missiles were pointed at targets in the Afghan provinces under Italian command, Herat and Farah. Among the targets also the Farah PRT is run by the Americans. In the new file Wikileaks states: "The Iranians said they had pointed their missiles at targets because they expect a U.S.
attack against the Islamic Republic." From the dispatches also found that some Taliban groups "operating under directives issued by the Iranian government" and not only that: "The Iranian government has deployed troops along the border with Ghoryan district in Herat province," reads the file, "and plans to offer support to the insurgents.
" Files. The U.S. military dispatch dated June 24, 2009 you can read that: "The group of Taliban Gholam Yahya Akbary (GYA) is in possession of some rockets and mines to pressure Iran to launch attacks in the district of Ghozareh, south of Herat. The group received all the equipment and funding from Iran, and demonstrates its activities to the Islamic Republic, even shooting rockets and grenades at Camp Arena and other goals.
" In July 2009, suicide bombers came from Iran and Pakistan "and" coordinated by leading figures in Iranian intelligence "planned suicide attacks in Herat. In another file, dated August 2009, relates that the GYA has received financial support from a senior Iranian intelligence officer, and plans attacks against the city and the airport in Herat after the elections.
" Dispatches confirmed by the record: in those weeks were counted at least two rounds of rockets attacks against Camp Arena, fortunately without causing casualties or damage. Taliban and weapons. In other files, you outline the training activities of the Taliban and the assembly of the use of deadly IED.
In a despatch of September 2009 refers to "you are very powerful anti-tank mines received from Iran," the Taliban "used against coalition forces or international prominent members of the Afghan police."
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