Sunday, July 19, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
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Silvio and the Mafia: A letter
Now there is documentary evidence. Indeed, according to the Prosecutor Palermo, Silvio Berlusconi was in contact with the leaders of Cosa Nostra after his "descent into the field", as it had already been told by many employees giustizia.I Corleone Bernardo Provenzano, in fact, wrote to the Prime Minister to threaten, bland, asking for his support and offer their own. You can read it here in black and white, in this letter for three days in Palermo filed the documents in the appeal process for recycling against Massimo Ciancimino, a son of Don Vito, the former mayor of Palermo mafia, who died in 2002.Una letter that "The Express" online public exclusively. This is the second part of a letter (the original seems to have been torn up and still went to now lost) in which they were written in italics the following sentences: "... I mean policy position to bring my contribution (which is not much) because this sad event does not have to believe that this event verificarsi.Sono Mr Berlusconi will make available to its television channels. "Anyone who has penned those words, it will establish a handwriting expert. In fact, experts will be given the task of comparing the letter with the writings of other men connected to Provenzano. The first tests have already ruled out, however, that the authors are Don Vito, and his son Massimo, who after a conviction at first instance in five years and three months, working with the magistratura.Tanto that so far his words, between the other, led to the opening of an investigation for complicity in aiding and abetting aggravated by the corruption mafioso of the PDL against Senator Carlo Vizzini, senators UDC Salvatore Cuffaro and waist and the UDC and the deputy regional secretary of the party in Sicily, Saverio Romano. Massimo Ciancimino with the judges spoke at length of the letter, he remembers seeing the papers of his father when he was still intera.Ma all his statements were marked confidential. The few leaks that seep from this rib investigation, already well advanced and established by the findings on the heritage left by Don Vito millionaire heirs, however, say two things. The first: the Prosecutor considers that these elements in hand to give the message to the Corleone mafia close to Bernardo Provenzano, the boss for all the nineties has continued to meet with Vito Ciancimino.Anche when the former mayor, after being sentenced to 13 years for mafia, was held under house arrest in his apartment in central Rome. Second, the judges are convinced that the letter of the Corleone has arrived at its destination. The document was found among the personal papers of Don Vito. Were to seize, in 2005, the police: "Part of A4 sheet manuscript, which requests the Hon. Berlusconi for making available one of its television networks," read a statement prepared to use time of a captain 's But the letter had been Arma.Incredibilmente for four years in the drawers of the Prosecutor and, at the time, had never been challenged in Ciancimino junior in different interviews. The only mention of Berlusconi who is in fact regard these old records a request on a copy of a check for 35 million pounds may be paid in the '70s and '80s by the then current leader of the young Knight of Andreotti in Sicily. Of the check is spoken in a long telephone call intercepted between Maximus and his sister Luciana March 6 2004.Venti the day would be held in Palermo after the event to celebrate ten years of Forza Italy. Luciana says to his brother that it was called by Gianfranco (Micciché probably, at that time felt right at home Ciancimino) who had invited the meeting because he wanted to submit Berlusconi.Luciana: "Shit, I phoned Gianfranco .. ah, we regard this? twenty to one I get a message?" Maximum: Last time I met him on the plane "Luciana" Eh ... March 27, Palermo ... for the ten years of victory of Forza Italy is Silvio Berlusconi. Palermo was chosen because it is the most secure ... eh ... Forecast ... In preparation we will be 15 thousand ... "Max:" Ah, "Luciana" ... eh fuck is wrong then I said, I write and study message: "stoned, to those who had to send this message sucunnu my sbagliasti ... in dialect, eh ... eh (laughs) and I answered: "Suca" ... eh (laughs) ... half an hour ago I called and said: "Shit, but you're a shit" and then we said, "because I'm a shit." He says, you might have thought that I was wrong to send? I have sent to you because I know you want to know him [Berlusconi nei]? I'm telling you that March 27 "Maximum:" And tell him that his c'abbiamo a check, if it wants back ... "Luciana" (laughs) Who, the Berlusconi? Max: "Yes, we still have in the old carpetta daddy? "Luciana" What the fuck you say "Maximum:" Sure, "Luciana" Del Berlusca? "Max:" Yes, 35 million, if you can give it to Him ... "But in search of home Ciancimino, the police can not find the check. Asked March 3, 2005, Ciancimino jr. spoke to him only confirms that his father, but does not say where it ended: "Yes, I told my father?" But then it was a controversy between me and my sister, so the next day I went to the event instead of Fassino. "But now, after the decision to cooperate with prosecutors, would have been more precise. But not enough. Why Ingroia and Di Matteo, having accidentally discovered the letter in the archive of the prosecution, but also acquired the acts of the new survey report known as the Grand Orient, prepared on the basis of confidence (often recorded) of the Mafia boss Lugi Ilardo, all ' then colonel of the carabinieri, Michele Riccio.Ilardo was killed in mysterious circumstances on the eve of his official collaboration with justice. But already in February? 1994 had told the investigator as Cosa Nostra, for the March elections, had decided to support the infant movement Berlusconi. One thing they repented and then talked about dozens of historically established in several judgments. Ilardo February 24 Riccio had told how the first few weeks "of Palermo" had opened a "restricted meeting" in Caltanissetta Caltanissetta with some of the householder and catanese.Nell 'meeting "had been decided that all persons belonging to various organizations of the mafia Italy would have to vote "Forza Italy." After each family would receive the information on which the candidate would have to meet the preference votes ... (also) vertices "Palermo" had established a contact with an unsuspecting member high-level member of Berlusconi's entourage. These, in exchange for their support, had guaranteed government regulations in favor of the indicted members of the various "mafia families" as well as covers for future development of their economic interests ... "One of the hypotheses, but not the only one, is that it Whether the inventor of Forza Italy, Marcello Dell'Utri, already convicted in first instance to 9 years for collusion with the prosecutor in Palermo mafiosa.La, therefore suspected that the letter found in the archive of Ciancimino fits into of this alleged deal. In? 94, in fact, Berlusconi ruled for only seven months and also the rules contained in the so-called salvaladri decree of July, agreed to allow many of the protagonists of tangentopoli to get out of jail, which would in theory have favored the bosses at the end were not immediately ratificate.Da here is the track followed by the investigators, the apparent threats to the Cavaliere ("the tragic event"), requests from the provision of a television network and subsequent political developments that led to laws certainly also like the mafia, but often approved with the bipartisan consensus of the center-left.
Peter Gomez, from L'espresso. 
Now there is documentary evidence. Indeed, according to the Prosecutor Palermo, Silvio Berlusconi was in contact with the leaders of Cosa Nostra after his "descent into the field", as it had already been told by many employees giustizia.I Corleone Bernardo Provenzano, in fact, wrote to the Prime Minister to threaten, bland, asking for his support and offer their own. You can read it here in black and white, in this letter for three days in Palermo filed the documents in the appeal process for recycling against Massimo Ciancimino, a son of Don Vito, the former mayor of Palermo mafia, who died in 2002.Una letter that "The Express" online public exclusively. This is the second part of a letter (the original seems to have been torn up and still went to now lost) in which they were written in italics the following sentences: "... I mean policy position to bring my contribution (which is not much) because this sad event does not have to believe that this event verificarsi.Sono Mr Berlusconi will make available to its television channels. "Anyone who has penned those words, it will establish a handwriting expert. In fact, experts will be given the task of comparing the letter with the writings of other men connected to Provenzano. The first tests have already ruled out, however, that the authors are Don Vito, and his son Massimo, who after a conviction at first instance in five years and three months, working with the magistratura.Tanto that so far his words, between the other, led to the opening of an investigation for complicity in aiding and abetting aggravated by the corruption mafioso of the PDL against Senator Carlo Vizzini, senators UDC Salvatore Cuffaro and waist and the UDC and the deputy regional secretary of the party in Sicily, Saverio Romano. Massimo Ciancimino with the judges spoke at length of the letter, he remembers seeing the papers of his father when he was still intera.Ma all his statements were marked confidential. The few leaks that seep from this rib investigation, already well advanced and established by the findings on the heritage left by Don Vito millionaire heirs, however, say two things. The first: the Prosecutor considers that these elements in hand to give the message to the Corleone mafia close to Bernardo Provenzano, the boss for all the nineties has continued to meet with Vito Ciancimino.Anche when the former mayor, after being sentenced to 13 years for mafia, was held under house arrest in his apartment in central Rome. Second, the judges are convinced that the letter of the Corleone has arrived at its destination. The document was found among the personal papers of Don Vito. Were to seize, in 2005, the police: "Part of A4 sheet manuscript, which requests the Hon. Berlusconi for making available one of its television networks," read a statement prepared to use time of a captain 's But the letter had been Arma.Incredibilmente for four years in the drawers of the Prosecutor and, at the time, had never been challenged in Ciancimino junior in different interviews. The only mention of Berlusconi who is in fact regard these old records a request on a copy of a check for 35 million pounds may be paid in the '70s and '80s by the then current leader of the young Knight of Andreotti in Sicily. Of the check is spoken in a long telephone call intercepted between Maximus and his sister Luciana March 6 2004.Venti the day would be held in Palermo after the event to celebrate ten years of Forza Italy. Luciana says to his brother that it was called by Gianfranco (Micciché probably, at that time felt right at home Ciancimino) who had invited the meeting because he wanted to submit Berlusconi.Luciana: "Shit, I phoned Gianfranco .. ah, we regard this? twenty to one I get a message?" Maximum: Last time I met him on the plane "Luciana" Eh ... March 27, Palermo ... for the ten years of victory of Forza Italy is Silvio Berlusconi. Palermo was chosen because it is the most secure ... eh ... Forecast ... In preparation we will be 15 thousand ... "Max:" Ah, "Luciana" ... eh fuck is wrong then I said, I write and study message: "stoned, to those who had to send this message sucunnu my sbagliasti ... in dialect, eh ... eh (laughs) and I answered: "Suca" ... eh (laughs) ... half an hour ago I called and said: "Shit, but you're a shit" and then we said, "because I'm a shit." He says, you might have thought that I was wrong to send? I have sent to you because I know you want to know him [Berlusconi nei]? I'm telling you that March 27 "Maximum:" And tell him that his c'abbiamo a check, if it wants back ... "Luciana" (laughs) Who, the Berlusconi? Max: "Yes, we still have in the old carpetta daddy? "Luciana" What the fuck you say "Maximum:" Sure, "Luciana" Del Berlusca? "Max:" Yes, 35 million, if you can give it to Him ... "But in search of home Ciancimino, the police can not find the check. Asked March 3, 2005, Ciancimino jr. spoke to him only confirms that his father, but does not say where it ended: "Yes, I told my father?" But then it was a controversy between me and my sister, so the next day I went to the event instead of Fassino. "But now, after the decision to cooperate with prosecutors, would have been more precise. But not enough. Why Ingroia and Di Matteo, having accidentally discovered the letter in the archive of the prosecution, but also acquired the acts of the new survey report known as the Grand Orient, prepared on the basis of confidence (often recorded) of the Mafia boss Lugi Ilardo, all ' then colonel of the carabinieri, Michele Riccio.Ilardo was killed in mysterious circumstances on the eve of his official collaboration with justice. But already in February? 1994 had told the investigator as Cosa Nostra, for the March elections, had decided to support the infant movement Berlusconi. One thing they repented and then talked about dozens of historically established in several judgments. Ilardo February 24 Riccio had told how the first few weeks "of Palermo" had opened a "restricted meeting" in Caltanissetta Caltanissetta with some of the householder and catanese.Nell 'meeting "had been decided that all persons belonging to various organizations of the mafia Italy would have to vote "Forza Italy." After each family would receive the information on which the candidate would have to meet the preference votes ... (also) vertices "Palermo" had established a contact with an unsuspecting member high-level member of Berlusconi's entourage. These, in exchange for their support, had guaranteed government regulations in favor of the indicted members of the various "mafia families" as well as covers for future development of their economic interests ... "One of the hypotheses, but not the only one, is that it Whether the inventor of Forza Italy, Marcello Dell'Utri, already convicted in first instance to 9 years for collusion with the prosecutor in Palermo mafiosa.La, therefore suspected that the letter found in the archive of Ciancimino fits into of this alleged deal. In? 94, in fact, Berlusconi ruled for only seven months and also the rules contained in the so-called salvaladri decree of July, agreed to allow many of the protagonists of tangentopoli to get out of jail, which would in theory have favored the bosses at the end were not immediately ratificate.Da here is the track followed by the investigators, the apparent threats to the Cavaliere ("the tragic event"), requests from the provision of a television network and subsequent political developments that led to laws certainly also like the mafia, but often approved with the bipartisan consensus of the center-left.
Peter Gomez, from L'espresso.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
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, no, a hundred thousand. The psychodrama of the PD in Sicily
Think of a young Sicilian any voter, maybe a boy on his first vote. He does not know anything about the internal war between dalemiani veltroniani and especially knows nothing of variable geometry of Lombard, the political formula coined by Governor Sicilian wink to the center, in times of misunderstandings with the universe pidiellino. He knows nothing either of those local councils where the Democratic Party has run in alliance with the Movement for the autonomy of Raffaele Lombardo. If no one would ask how it is possible one day to shoot heavily against the governor and another allearvisi. At one point the leaders of the Democratic Party do the unexpected gift of candidates in European elections two mafia figures like Crocetta and Rita Borsellino. That boy is raised on bread and mafia, read the books of Danilo Dolci, participating in protests against Cosa Nostra and does volunteer work with Addiopizzo. It should therefore be convinced to vote with these two candidates "abnormal" and so do many others. Result? Borsellino cross and take in two, almost two thirds of the votes allocated to the party. And many of these votes, we can assure you, are the young guns that even the Democratic Party would have voted if it were not for those names there, which combine, in the expectations of many, the new policy with a realistic hope of Sicily different. In parallel, however, the Democratic Party seems to be attracted by the Sicilian sirens fielded by Raffaele Lombardo to "start a common political path, "as they say in political jargon. She does not know, at least officially, in the manner and timing of implementation. Surely, though, there's that much of who voted quell'elettorato Crocetta and Borsellino is incompatible with political costumes (and beyond) the Governor of Sicily. Let us understand this contradiction within the Democratic Party in Sicily, which could border on pure political schizophrenia of a party that, on the one hand tries to innovate, the other goes hand in hand with the one who is seen as the prince of politics patronage and emblem of that immortal Democrat political class that controls the island in decades. The pleasure dell'onestàNon certain sin you most likely to suspect that the success in the European elections of two candidates of the caliber of Crocetta and Rita Borsellino is indigestible to the nomenclature can be democratic. First, because the candidates pointed to the establishment on two more: Italo Tripi, regional secretary of the CGIL and John Barbagallo, a former Democrat MP from six regional legislatures. "The order was stable rate of Tripura and Barbagallo, but I came into the seat, I did not vote for them and I preferred to Crocetta and Borsellino," confesses a young adviser to the district of Catania. And also because of the mafia and Borsellino often Crocetta has brought more than a start in the rooms of those who would take a softer approach with certain subjects. It is no coincidence, then, that Crocetta, in presenting his candidacy in Catania, to utter these words: "My campaign is not the equipment. My campaign will be with people. " Words that can sound like any election slogan. Even trivial. But then Crocetta specifies the way and here it becomes something very like a political manifesto and ethical. "I would do part of any current. I do not want to be either with or with dalemiani veltroniani. I am Crocetta and I would like first to be critical with the other parties we first critical with ourselves. I would like, for one thing, in my party that there was Vladimiro Crisafulli (Pd leader of Enna, which does not pose a problem to exchange gossip with the district boss Raffaele Bevilacqua ed). Words are too strong to not worry anybody. But the first big step with the party occurs when the critical Crocetta appointment by the CSM, the National Anti-Mafia prosecutor, a judge in Catania. Citing acts of Anti-Mafia Commission, Crocetta shoots against zero and that the magistrate issuing agencies the following statement: "This Catania pm neglected to take legal action against members of the clan Laudani, the armed wing of the Santapaola. He had never done Crocetta. Against him break down the thunder and lightning of the leaders of the party in Sicily. Enzo Bianco in his head. In a press conference Crocetta reveals that someone wants to block his election campaign. And partly adjusts the shot. But in essence confirming the allegations against magistrato.Nemmeno Rita Borsellino was less, the ability to send a strong message to the party nominee. "My candidacy is a sign of openness on the part of the Democratic Party to civil society, reflecting the original nature and objectives that the party hath been given at the time of its creation," said Rita Borsellino, regarding the choice of focus on her European elections. How to say on like this, no going back. And when the MEP outgoing Rifondazione Giusto Catania, two weeks before the vote, the prospects for the risk of falling into the arms of Raffaele Lombardo, Rita Borsellino's answer: "The words of Catania about disturbing signs that I launched the Movement for Autonomy, besides unfounded, may be more dictated by the electorate that a real political questions. The truth is that I have and will continue to remain free. The only arms I find myself among them are those of a political project started three years ago and I will continue to pursue with consistency. " The game of electoral success partiIl Crocetta Borsellino and should by now be clear to those responsible that the mafia of the facts pay. Even in electoral terms. It should desist from making repeated attempts to bite launched by Raffaele Lombardo to strengthen its shaky chair of the governor. But it is precisely this fact that it turns out the other side of the PD, which clashes greatly with quell'elettorato calling for a radical renewal of methods and people. It is the face of a party that has introjected the conviction of failing to reach the State Government for the normal electoral process, but can do so only through the reversal of the easy road, as happened ten years ago, with the government led by Angelo Capodicasa DS (the one whose Department of Agriculture, in part UDR, was a certain Toto Cuffaro), developed with the support of cossighiani broken away from the center. The approach maneuvers at Lombardo begin at the end of last year, when the Sicilian governor starts talking about variable geometry. A new political alchemy with which Lombardo collects the votes of the Democratic Party on some measures for which they lack the votes of his coalition: "On the reforms do not count the traditional sides and I'm sure the law will continue to form important cross-cutting majorities, variable geometry "said the President of the Region. It 's just the first step. What is the immediate feedback. Lombardo is in fact the reasoning of eco Anna Finocchiaro, its competitor to the regional elections of 2008 and he largely defeat: "The geometric variables are part of another path. Meanwhile, if there are issues on which majorities may be unprecedented for the good of Sicily, for its modernization and the breakdown of power centers, this is in things. " The majority no longer reflects aloud the staff of the Democratic Party in Sicily. Yet no one asks for the resignation of Lombardo. They spend the other months, we are now close to the European elections, and it is the Governor himself to break through the inertia: take note of the failure of the majority and resets the council, by revoking the powers of his advisors. Perspective? Lombardo says and does not say. On the one hand, proposes a government institution open those pieces of parts that we will stay. Therefore also open doors to the Democratic Party. Then he says he does not want to overturn the political alliances, but stated "it could not consider those allies who, although part of the majority, have developed an objective in the classroom and out action of opposition to my government." Pd from the shore, on a no dialogue with Lombardo pronounces the enigmatic leader Antonello Cracolici Sicilian Regional Assembly: "At the moment there are no openings or closings. We are a party and choice should be collegial. " It seems like a perfect party game. With a timetable for gradual, digestible to the voters to make the gum end any relationship with Lombardo. At the moment so it is better to stand by and watch. At the end of a summit of the Roman party, attended by the secretary Dario Franceschini, a leader of the Senate Anna Finocchiaro and regional secretary Francantonio Genovese, a launch Ansa reports that: "Although Lombardo has not yet advanced formal proposals to the Democratic Party, while explaining readiness to form a government with everyone, the summit decided that the Democratic Party, at least in a first stage, the Democrats will stand out from all forms of political involvement. " At least as a first step, appunto.A demand the resignation of the President of the Region meanwhile, isolated voice, is responsible for National Local Government of Italy of Values Ignazio Messina. But after a stormy day, it took a day to reassure allies, another to threaten them, Lombardo launches his second government, taking out half the UDC and the PDL. The majority of the area which gives its blessing to the Lombard-ba baby is to Gianfranco Micciche, Secretary of State at the Presidency of the Council from time course with the party leaders in Sicily. According to rumors increasingly insistent Micciché is about to create a sort of League of the South and the President of the Region. Lombardo was the same, moreover, to proclaim a year ago at a press conference, right along with Gianfranco Micciche. "With Miccichè cultivate an idea: that of a training policy autonomy. E'un'idea that sooner or later ripen. Maybe in ten years. And he'll drive it, because younger than me. " And then President of the Ars nodded: "E'un'idea we grow for some time and really need". But now the Secretary denies and reassuring to be part of one hundred percent of the PDL. About Micciché: But was not he who, a year and a half ago, she launched the project "Sicilian Revolution" to contend Raffaele Lombardo's candidacy for President of the Region? Yes, him. "Micciché in the guise of revolutionary Che Guevara did not see him for nothing," said So sarcastic Raffaele Lombardo. Now the two are very close. Amazingly Sicily. The big news of the Lombardo-bis are the appointments of two technical advisors: the magistrate Catherine Chinn, daughter of the investigating judge who was murdered in Palermo in 1983 and Marco Venturi, president of the Chamber of Commerce of Caltanissetta, one of the leading exponents of the Sicilian Confindustria (of which he is Vice-President) who are fighting against the racket and for this very close to Senator Lumia. But the Democratic Party, speaking through its regional secretary, made it known that the Lombard-ba will not fail their objections. "The addition of some technical that you can appreciate the personal and professional profiles certainly not enough to characterize the new government in terms of innovation, "said Genovese. Meanwhile, as Lombardo is preparing to face the test of the vote in the classroom, the leader of the Democratic Party Ars Antonello Cracolici has created an association, "Demos", which stands for "Democrats in Sicily." The new association will be presented July 2 to participate in a debate with the ubiquitous Miccichè. Title of the debate? "The more parties in the South or parts of the South?". And who wants to understand capisca.Lumìe SiciliaIn of waiting for the Pd-axis Mpa is translated into something more, the alliance is already reality in some towns. A fruit aroma inviting The island, often political laboratory, could bring a dowry to national policy in the perspective of a possible breakdown of the two poles. Last masterpiece in time (and first place for originality) is the coalition with which he was elected on 7 June, the mayor of Termini Imerese Burrafato Toto, prison officer's son killed by the Mafia in 1982. Burrafato, DS then passed through the Democratic Party, the Democrats have given up months ago to make his Civic Party, which enjoyed strong but not of the same Democratic Party of Italy of Values, Raffaele Lombardo, and also the anomalous strong convergence on his candidacy people like Gianfranco Micciche and Senator Giuseppe Lumia on its website that called him "honest and capable young man, a candidate with a clear profile mafia who married a draft law and development." Only to then criticize the choice (but maintains its support) to appoint from among its commissioners the same Gianfranco Micciche. Sure is hard to imagine the homogeneity of the commitment of anti-mafia Burrafato with recent statements Micciché Klaus Davi: "The Mafia in the time he left Sicily. Today I feel much, much less present than in the nineties. Today there may be a sudden development in the region, because there's no pressure mafia. At least in my personal experience. " But it goes the same. Critical of his party, however, Lumia is the covenant which was about a candidate to govern the town of Mazara del Vallo (defeated by PDL). But dissent was not about the lawmaker's relationship with the Movement for Autonomy, but the alliance's expansion area UDC headed Giammarinaro Pino, a former regional member of the Christian Democrats, under investigation for mafia, then acquitted and then subjected to three years of special supervision. In fact, this seemed a bit 'too much. In Monroe, however, something happened that no longer belongs to the policy but ridiculous in the first round were three strong candidates: Filippo Di Matteo, supported by PDL and by Lombardo, Salvatore Zuccaro, and Pd from Italy of Values \u200b\u200band the outgoing mayor, Salvatore Gullo, from the PDL which is headed by Gianfranco Micciche. In view of the ballot, won by Di Matteo and Zuccaro, has run been a shuffling of papers from the Guinness Book of World Records. Lombardo's movement has in fact withdrawn its support to the Centre for siding with the candidate of the Democratic Party, which, in turn, on the one hand it has lost in the controversy in Italy of Values, the other gains the support of Gullo and then area which belongs to Micciché. It thus confirms once again the axis Micciché-Lombardo. Trivia: the Movement for Autonomy could not use their logo, because the law has remained among the symbols that have supported the center. In any case, so much effort for nothing: for the record won the candidate Pdl.Dall 'other part of Sicily is a municipality in which the alliance Pd-Lombardo works a treat even for years. This is Mascalucia, common to few kilometers from Catania, where the mafia has long since stretched its tentacles. Mayor of the municipality, under the banner of the party Lombardo, Salvatore Maugeri is a young manufacturer with extensive interests in the area, recently confirmed to the post of prime city from a harvest of votes that the candidate has annihilated the PDL in the first round. The most votes in the Council City, with about five preferences (many for a country of twenty thousand inhabitants), was a boy only eighteen years old son of a policeman of the place. Elected to the Mpa. 
Think of a young Sicilian any voter, maybe a boy on his first vote. He does not know anything about the internal war between dalemiani veltroniani and especially knows nothing of variable geometry of Lombard, the political formula coined by Governor Sicilian wink to the center, in times of misunderstandings with the universe pidiellino. He knows nothing either of those local councils where the Democratic Party has run in alliance with the Movement for the autonomy of Raffaele Lombardo. If no one would ask how it is possible one day to shoot heavily against the governor and another allearvisi. At one point the leaders of the Democratic Party do the unexpected gift of candidates in European elections two mafia figures like Crocetta and Rita Borsellino. That boy is raised on bread and mafia, read the books of Danilo Dolci, participating in protests against Cosa Nostra and does volunteer work with Addiopizzo. It should therefore be convinced to vote with these two candidates "abnormal" and so do many others. Result? Borsellino cross and take in two, almost two thirds of the votes allocated to the party. And many of these votes, we can assure you, are the young guns that even the Democratic Party would have voted if it were not for those names there, which combine, in the expectations of many, the new policy with a realistic hope of Sicily different. In parallel, however, the Democratic Party seems to be attracted by the Sicilian sirens fielded by Raffaele Lombardo to "start a common political path, "as they say in political jargon. She does not know, at least officially, in the manner and timing of implementation. Surely, though, there's that much of who voted quell'elettorato Crocetta and Borsellino is incompatible with political costumes (and beyond) the Governor of Sicily. Let us understand this contradiction within the Democratic Party in Sicily, which could border on pure political schizophrenia of a party that, on the one hand tries to innovate, the other goes hand in hand with the one who is seen as the prince of politics patronage and emblem of that immortal Democrat political class that controls the island in decades. The pleasure dell'onestàNon certain sin you most likely to suspect that the success in the European elections of two candidates of the caliber of Crocetta and Rita Borsellino is indigestible to the nomenclature can be democratic. First, because the candidates pointed to the establishment on two more: Italo Tripi, regional secretary of the CGIL and John Barbagallo, a former Democrat MP from six regional legislatures. "The order was stable rate of Tripura and Barbagallo, but I came into the seat, I did not vote for them and I preferred to Crocetta and Borsellino," confesses a young adviser to the district of Catania. And also because of the mafia and Borsellino often Crocetta has brought more than a start in the rooms of those who would take a softer approach with certain subjects. It is no coincidence, then, that Crocetta, in presenting his candidacy in Catania, to utter these words: "My campaign is not the equipment. My campaign will be with people. " Words that can sound like any election slogan. Even trivial. But then Crocetta specifies the way and here it becomes something very like a political manifesto and ethical. "I would do part of any current. I do not want to be either with or with dalemiani veltroniani. I am Crocetta and I would like first to be critical with the other parties we first critical with ourselves. I would like, for one thing, in my party that there was Vladimiro Crisafulli (Pd leader of Enna, which does not pose a problem to exchange gossip with the district boss Raffaele Bevilacqua ed). Words are too strong to not worry anybody. But the first big step with the party occurs when the critical Crocetta appointment by the CSM, the National Anti-Mafia prosecutor, a judge in Catania. Citing acts of Anti-Mafia Commission, Crocetta shoots against zero and that the magistrate issuing agencies the following statement: "This Catania pm neglected to take legal action against members of the clan Laudani, the armed wing of the Santapaola. He had never done Crocetta. Against him break down the thunder and lightning of the leaders of the party in Sicily. Enzo Bianco in his head. In a press conference Crocetta reveals that someone wants to block his election campaign. And partly adjusts the shot. But in essence confirming the allegations against magistrato.Nemmeno Rita Borsellino was less, the ability to send a strong message to the party nominee. "My candidacy is a sign of openness on the part of the Democratic Party to civil society, reflecting the original nature and objectives that the party hath been given at the time of its creation," said Rita Borsellino, regarding the choice of focus on her European elections. How to say on like this, no going back. And when the MEP outgoing Rifondazione Giusto Catania, two weeks before the vote, the prospects for the risk of falling into the arms of Raffaele Lombardo, Rita Borsellino's answer: "The words of Catania about disturbing signs that I launched the Movement for Autonomy, besides unfounded, may be more dictated by the electorate that a real political questions. The truth is that I have and will continue to remain free. The only arms I find myself among them are those of a political project started three years ago and I will continue to pursue with consistency. " The game of electoral success partiIl Crocetta Borsellino and should by now be clear to those responsible that the mafia of the facts pay. Even in electoral terms. It should desist from making repeated attempts to bite launched by Raffaele Lombardo to strengthen its shaky chair of the governor. But it is precisely this fact that it turns out the other side of the PD, which clashes greatly with quell'elettorato calling for a radical renewal of methods and people. It is the face of a party that has introjected the conviction of failing to reach the State Government for the normal electoral process, but can do so only through the reversal of the easy road, as happened ten years ago, with the government led by Angelo Capodicasa DS (the one whose Department of Agriculture, in part UDR, was a certain Toto Cuffaro), developed with the support of cossighiani broken away from the center. The approach maneuvers at Lombardo begin at the end of last year, when the Sicilian governor starts talking about variable geometry. A new political alchemy with which Lombardo collects the votes of the Democratic Party on some measures for which they lack the votes of his coalition: "On the reforms do not count the traditional sides and I'm sure the law will continue to form important cross-cutting majorities, variable geometry "said the President of the Region. It 's just the first step. What is the immediate feedback. Lombardo is in fact the reasoning of eco Anna Finocchiaro, its competitor to the regional elections of 2008 and he largely defeat: "The geometric variables are part of another path. Meanwhile, if there are issues on which majorities may be unprecedented for the good of Sicily, for its modernization and the breakdown of power centers, this is in things. " The majority no longer reflects aloud the staff of the Democratic Party in Sicily. Yet no one asks for the resignation of Lombardo. They spend the other months, we are now close to the European elections, and it is the Governor himself to break through the inertia: take note of the failure of the majority and resets the council, by revoking the powers of his advisors. Perspective? Lombardo says and does not say. On the one hand, proposes a government institution open those pieces of parts that we will stay. Therefore also open doors to the Democratic Party. Then he says he does not want to overturn the political alliances, but stated "it could not consider those allies who, although part of the majority, have developed an objective in the classroom and out action of opposition to my government." Pd from the shore, on a no dialogue with Lombardo pronounces the enigmatic leader Antonello Cracolici Sicilian Regional Assembly: "At the moment there are no openings or closings. We are a party and choice should be collegial. " It seems like a perfect party game. With a timetable for gradual, digestible to the voters to make the gum end any relationship with Lombardo. At the moment so it is better to stand by and watch. At the end of a summit of the Roman party, attended by the secretary Dario Franceschini, a leader of the Senate Anna Finocchiaro and regional secretary Francantonio Genovese, a launch Ansa reports that: "Although Lombardo has not yet advanced formal proposals to the Democratic Party, while explaining readiness to form a government with everyone, the summit decided that the Democratic Party, at least in a first stage, the Democrats will stand out from all forms of political involvement. " At least as a first step, appunto.A demand the resignation of the President of the Region meanwhile, isolated voice, is responsible for National Local Government of Italy of Values Ignazio Messina. But after a stormy day, it took a day to reassure allies, another to threaten them, Lombardo launches his second government, taking out half the UDC and the PDL. The majority of the area which gives its blessing to the Lombard-ba baby is to Gianfranco Micciche, Secretary of State at the Presidency of the Council from time course with the party leaders in Sicily. According to rumors increasingly insistent Micciché is about to create a sort of League of the South and the President of the Region. Lombardo was the same, moreover, to proclaim a year ago at a press conference, right along with Gianfranco Micciche. "With Miccichè cultivate an idea: that of a training policy autonomy. E'un'idea that sooner or later ripen. Maybe in ten years. And he'll drive it, because younger than me. " And then President of the Ars nodded: "E'un'idea we grow for some time and really need". But now the Secretary denies and reassuring to be part of one hundred percent of the PDL. About Micciché: But was not he who, a year and a half ago, she launched the project "Sicilian Revolution" to contend Raffaele Lombardo's candidacy for President of the Region? Yes, him. "Micciché in the guise of revolutionary Che Guevara did not see him for nothing," said So sarcastic Raffaele Lombardo. Now the two are very close. Amazingly Sicily. The big news of the Lombardo-bis are the appointments of two technical advisors: the magistrate Catherine Chinn, daughter of the investigating judge who was murdered in Palermo in 1983 and Marco Venturi, president of the Chamber of Commerce of Caltanissetta, one of the leading exponents of the Sicilian Confindustria (of which he is Vice-President) who are fighting against the racket and for this very close to Senator Lumia. But the Democratic Party, speaking through its regional secretary, made it known that the Lombard-ba will not fail their objections. "The addition of some technical that you can appreciate the personal and professional profiles certainly not enough to characterize the new government in terms of innovation, "said Genovese. Meanwhile, as Lombardo is preparing to face the test of the vote in the classroom, the leader of the Democratic Party Ars Antonello Cracolici has created an association, "Demos", which stands for "Democrats in Sicily." The new association will be presented July 2 to participate in a debate with the ubiquitous Miccichè. Title of the debate? "The more parties in the South or parts of the South?". And who wants to understand capisca.Lumìe SiciliaIn of waiting for the Pd-axis Mpa is translated into something more, the alliance is already reality in some towns. A fruit aroma inviting The island, often political laboratory, could bring a dowry to national policy in the perspective of a possible breakdown of the two poles. Last masterpiece in time (and first place for originality) is the coalition with which he was elected on 7 June, the mayor of Termini Imerese Burrafato Toto, prison officer's son killed by the Mafia in 1982. Burrafato, DS then passed through the Democratic Party, the Democrats have given up months ago to make his Civic Party, which enjoyed strong but not of the same Democratic Party of Italy of Values, Raffaele Lombardo, and also the anomalous strong convergence on his candidacy people like Gianfranco Micciche and Senator Giuseppe Lumia on its website that called him "honest and capable young man, a candidate with a clear profile mafia who married a draft law and development." Only to then criticize the choice (but maintains its support) to appoint from among its commissioners the same Gianfranco Micciche. Sure is hard to imagine the homogeneity of the commitment of anti-mafia Burrafato with recent statements Micciché Klaus Davi: "The Mafia in the time he left Sicily. Today I feel much, much less present than in the nineties. Today there may be a sudden development in the region, because there's no pressure mafia. At least in my personal experience. " But it goes the same. Critical of his party, however, Lumia is the covenant which was about a candidate to govern the town of Mazara del Vallo (defeated by PDL). But dissent was not about the lawmaker's relationship with the Movement for Autonomy, but the alliance's expansion area UDC headed Giammarinaro Pino, a former regional member of the Christian Democrats, under investigation for mafia, then acquitted and then subjected to three years of special supervision. In fact, this seemed a bit 'too much. In Monroe, however, something happened that no longer belongs to the policy but ridiculous in the first round were three strong candidates: Filippo Di Matteo, supported by PDL and by Lombardo, Salvatore Zuccaro, and Pd from Italy of Values \u200b\u200band the outgoing mayor, Salvatore Gullo, from the PDL which is headed by Gianfranco Micciche. In view of the ballot, won by Di Matteo and Zuccaro, has run been a shuffling of papers from the Guinness Book of World Records. Lombardo's movement has in fact withdrawn its support to the Centre for siding with the candidate of the Democratic Party, which, in turn, on the one hand it has lost in the controversy in Italy of Values, the other gains the support of Gullo and then area which belongs to Micciché. It thus confirms once again the axis Micciché-Lombardo. Trivia: the Movement for Autonomy could not use their logo, because the law has remained among the symbols that have supported the center. In any case, so much effort for nothing: for the record won the candidate Pdl.Dall 'other part of Sicily is a municipality in which the alliance Pd-Lombardo works a treat even for years. This is Mascalucia, common to few kilometers from Catania, where the mafia has long since stretched its tentacles. Mayor of the municipality, under the banner of the party Lombardo, Salvatore Maugeri is a young manufacturer with extensive interests in the area, recently confirmed to the post of prime city from a harvest of votes that the candidate has annihilated the PDL in the first round. The most votes in the Council City, with about five preferences (many for a country of twenty thousand inhabitants), was a boy only eighteen years old son of a policeman of the place. Elected to the Mpa.
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