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The SISMi scandal continues to unfold. Yesterday it was revealed that Pirelli employed a CIA station chief formerly stationed in Mogadiscio, John Paul Spinelli. Pirelli and Telecom are closely linked through the same ownership. It appears that employees of Pirelli and Telecom may have been involved in the Abu Omar kidnapping, along with employees of Cipriani's private security companies. Cipriani received regular payments from Telecom for tens of millions of euros through a series of societies abroad.

Excerpts of Pio Pompa's intercepted phone calls indicate frequent and friendly conversations with Edward Luttwak of the Washington based CSIS. According to reports in the Repubblica, Luttwak was kept abreast of developments and probable disinformation campaigns in the Abu Omar kidnapping case.

Edward Luttwak is a regular fixture on Italian television as some sort of expert. He spent many years of his childhood in Italy as a refugee and speaks fluent Italian.

The CSIS has always been a favoured conduit for undercover operations and disinformation campaigns in Italy as well as South America. A favourite think tank of the Reagan and the Bush père administrations, it earned its brownie points with the Billygate scandal. That scandal tipped the scales in favour of Reagan.

by de Gondi (publiobestia aaaatttthotmaildaughtusual) on Wed Jul 26th, 2006 at 03:26:30 AM EST
This has gone so far into spy movie land that I have trouble believing it!
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Wed Jul 26th, 2006 at 03:30:07 AM EST
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Italy has always been a great source of inspiration for script writers. Intrigue here exceeds imagination.
by de Gondi (publiobestia aaaatttthotmaildaughtusual) on Wed Jul 26th, 2006 at 03:52:05 AM EST
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According to transcripts, Pio Pompa, Renato Farina and Giuliano Tavaroli were aware of Adamo Bove's activity and kept each other updated on Bove's progress as he collaborated with the Milan Procura in unravelling the SISMi involvement in the Abu Omar kidnapping.

It is not known if they were aware that Bove had also managed to discover them.

According to investigative hypotheses and Bove's brother's testimony, Adamo was very much disturbed by a disinformation campaign launched to frame him. Immediately after Bove's death, disinformation news items appeared as dispatches linking him to illegal wire-tapping.

by de Gondi (publiobestia aaaatttthotmaildaughtusual) on Wed Jul 26th, 2006 at 03:47:14 AM EST
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