But Italy can only have any real influence on world affairs if it carries weight in Europe.

I don't want to pass a punitive law, or use politics as a vendetta.

Moreover, resolving the mother of all problems - the Israeli-Palestinian question - requires cooperation between Europe and the U.S.

He uses statistics like a drunk uses lamp-posts, more for support than illumination.

The Italian economy is certainly the weakest of the big European countries.