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Article: The opposition finds its man; Italian politics after Nasiriya.(Silvio Berlusconi may be vulnerable to a rejuvenated Romano Prodi)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- November 15, 2003
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Romano lends Silvio his ear, for now
Silvio Berlusconi may be vulnerable to a rejuvenated Romano Prodi
THE suicide bombing of a carabinieri headquarters at Nasiriya in Iraq has stunned Italy. Twelve paramilitary policemen and four soldiers died, along with two Italian civilians, in Italy's worst single military loss since the second world war. Silvio Berlusconi, the prime minister, requested a political truce while the grieving continued. For as long as it lasts, he will be the main political beneficiary. But he may well then suffer an "Iraq effect" not unlike the one plaguing Britain's Tony Blair. Unlike Britain, Italy did not contribute troops to the ...