Italy's Berlusconi visits troops in Iraq

[Judi Lynn]

Saturday, April 10, 2004 · Last updated 2:16 a.m. PT

Italy's Berlusconi visits troops in Iraq

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


Italian Army's 11 Rgt. Corporal Major Raffaele Cataldi, left, is greeted by his mother Lara as he arrives at Rome's Ciampino military airport, Thursday, April 8, 2004, from Nasiriyah, Iraq, where he was serving in the peace keeping mission "Antica Babilonia" (Ancient Babylon). Cataldi is among the 12 Italians wounded during recent attacks in Nasiriyah. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
ROME -- Premier Silvio Berlusconi made an unannounced visit to Iraq early Saturday to meet with Italian troops based in the southern city of Nasiriyah, his office said.

The premier flew in early Saturday and was to meet with Italian troops later in the day, his office said. Some 2,900 Italian troops in Iraq to aid reconstruction efforts around the southern town of Nasiriyah.

Berlusconi, a conservative ally of President Bush, supported the U.S.-led war and agreed to send troops after the conflict.
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apeurope_story.asp?category=1103&slug=Iraq%20Berlusconi

[Capt_Nemo]

1. Silvio, do us a favour: stay there and never come back... please!

[0007]

3. I'll second that!

[RFKHumphreyObama]

2. Look at the picture in that article

How very sad -the human casualties of this senseless and horrific conflict

[librechik]

4. Think Shrubbie will do the same?

Will he show up for 5 minutes in Bagdad with a plastic ham?

[rocktivity]

5. What's Italian for

"YOU WERE CONNED BY A BUNCH OF GREEDY LYING CROOKS, SO YOU'D BETTER GET US THE HELL OUT OF HERE!"

:headbang:
rocknation

[Chicago Democrat]

6. Ehhh fongu fascist Berlusconi swine.