FROM EIR DAILY ALERTItalian Parliamentary Majority Opposes Syria WarApril 12, 2018 (EIRNS)—The center-right coalition (Lega, Forza Italia and Fratelli d’Italia) and the M5S, which together have a parliamentary majority, have spoken out against a military intervention in Syria and called on acting Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni to prevent the threatened attack. But Gentiloni, as well as his Democratic Party, have stated their support for the “allies.” The anti-war camp is differentiated: whereas the center-right rejects the allegations against the Syrian government, the M5S claims there is a “proxy war” in Syria between the Russian-backed and the U.S.-backed forces. Most outspoken was center-right leader Matteo Salvini, who said:
In a video posted to Facebook, Salvini went further:
Earlier, Salvini had posted an article from the publication Analisi Difesa, titled “Syria: Fake News on Chemical Weapons To Create a Casus Belli?” and tweeted: “Fake news to drop more bombs? No more war, thank you!” Economist and freshman Sen. Alberto Bagnai, in his first speech in the Senate, recalled the “iconic” image of Colin Powell presenting phony evidence to the UN, and Tony Blair apologizing for the Iraq War. Bagnai stressed “the need to know and accurately check the facts” before taking any decision.
Bagnai asked the government to report to Parliament
in Douma? Prime Minister Gentiloni, on his side, echoed the line that “it is not the first time” that Syrian President Bashar Assad has used chemical weapons. “The images of dead children cannot leave us indifferent.” Italy, like Germany, will not participate in a military attack but, like Germany, will supply logistical support. |
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