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Re: Berlusconi and Noemi- Five Questions Answered (4.00 / 4)

Are we shocked that Papa Silvio and Vovochka are such good pals?

"Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms." -Dostoevsky

by poemless on Tue May 26th, 2009 at 12:18:56 PM EST

Re: Berlusconi and Noemi- Five Questions Answered (4.00 / 3)

They appear to be very much into business together. As soon as Putin was named prime minister he flew to see Kheddafi in Libya but stopped over at B's Sardinia villa for a brief stay (where the famous scene in which he angrily answered a young reporter over Alina).

Since then we have a troika: Putin, Berlusconi and Kheddafi. It's all about gas and trickledown obscure agreements (such as creating a sort of "off-shore" area in Libya to encourage no-questions-asked investments.) As for the Gas I best defer to Jerome on that.

by de Gondi (publiobestia aaaatttthotmaildaughtusual) on Tue May 26th, 2009 at 12:32:56 PM EST
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Re: Berlusconi and Noemi- Five Questions Answered (none / 1)

B is tight with the Turks too.

Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.

by Starvid (arvid.hallen at gmail.com) on Tue May 26th, 2009 at 02:39:15 PM EST
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Re: Berlusconi and Noemi- Five Questions Answered (4.00 / 4)

I'm sure he has a deep appreciation of their history and culture. Esp. the bit about the harems. That, and something about strategic gas transit.

"Talking nonsense is the sole privilege mankind possesses over the other organisms." -Dostoevsky

by poemless on Tue May 26th, 2009 at 02:46:18 PM EST
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