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NYTimes.com: Transsexual In Italian Political Scandal Murdered
Brenda and another Brazilian transsexual were at the center of a case involving the blackmail of former Lazio Governor Piero Marrazzo by four police officers who secretly filmed him having sex and taking drugs with one of the transsexuals.

Marrazzo, a former journalist with state broadcaster RAI who was elected governor in 2005, quit his post when the case came to light in October. He took refuge in a monastery outside Rome.

Of the four policemen arrested on blackmail charges, one was released, one is under house arrest and two are in custody.



En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Nov 20th, 2009 at 05:26:41 PM EST
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These people are savages.

La Chine dorme. Laisse la dormir. Quand la Chine s'éveillera, le monde tremblera.
by marco (cowannar at gmail punkt com) on Fri Nov 20th, 2009 at 09:49:17 PM EST
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The Washington Madam was disposed of when she threatened the powerful. It is the way the elites relate to us.

The little people are allowed to feed from the crumbs of the elite's largesse, but we must not threaten them with indigestion.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat Nov 21st, 2009 at 10:02:20 AM EST
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He took refuge in a monastery outside Rome.

how cozy, always a warm welcome there...

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Sun Nov 22nd, 2009 at 01:38:55 AM EST
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Would you mock someone taking refuge in a Buddhist monastery?

En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Nov 22nd, 2009 at 03:21:57 AM EST
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maybe...

your point being? that i single out catholics?

strictly equal-opportunity!

actually what i was thinking was had it been a ploy of the religious/theocratic right to have the media focus on evangelical efforts to dominate US politics and various loons in that effort, while the catholics were taking over the supreme court!

plus how governments all over the world have given the roman church slack over the pedophilia, while allowing them to amass all kinds of untaxed wealth.

but for all i know this kind of thing happens in buddhist societies too...

~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Sun Nov 22nd, 2009 at 07:00:13 AM EST
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