The Most Interesting Man In The World -- Macleans Magazine
Women, riches, power—Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi has it all. But is his act finally wearing thin?
Some years ago, one of Italy’s best-known journalists was summoned to a meeting with Silvio Berlusconi at the billionaire media magnate’s villa on the Riviera. Walking around the grounds, he stumbled across Veronica Lario, his boss’s (now soon-to-be ex-) wife, sunbathing nude while reading a philosophy book. Encountering Italy’s first lady in the altogether surely counts among life’s more awkward moments, but the late Indro Montanelli had made a career out of speaking truth to power. “Don’t worry,” was his infamous response. “You’re not showing me any poses I haven’t seen in the photographs your husband showed me.”
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COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS
Berlusconi's Escapades No Laughing Matter -- Arnold Cassola, RCW
Burmese Justice -- Wall Street Journal opinion
The Notorious Mr. Bout -- Washington Post editorial.
Why Are Afghans Smiling? -- Carol Graham and Jeremy Shapiro, Washington Post opinion.
Will the U.S. Need More Troops in Afghanistan? -- Mark Thompson, Time
Afghan Mission Is Not Accomplished -- G. Parthasarathy, Times of India
How Afghans Can Build a Better Future -- Ashraf Ghani, Financial Times
Mexico's Drug War -- Washington Post editorial.
What Kind of Grand Deal with North Korea? -- Lee Byong-Chul, RCW
Killing with Impunity in Chechnya -- Tanya Lokshina, The Guardian
The Illusory U.S.-Chinese Axis -- Yevgeny Bazhanov, Moscow Times
Tweeting While Tehran Burns -- Jonathan Last, Weekly Standard
America Should Play the Long Game in Iran -- Henri Barkey, The National
Drowning in debt: Obama's spending and borrowing leaves U.S. gasping for air -- Mort Zuckerman, New York Daily News