Times Online (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
Faced with a storm of protests, Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian Prime Minister and media tycoon, has defended a decision to raise VAT on subscriptions for satellite television stations, such as Sky Italia, as part of his Government's “anti-crisis” package.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 23/11/2008
Silvio Berlusconi Italy's prime minister has brushed aside international outrage from earlier this month refering again to US PresidentElect Barack Obama's "suntan" saying that he is equally "envious" of British supermodel Naomi Campbell's skin colour.
Signs of the Times (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
Italy's prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has played a bizarre impromptu game of hide and seek with the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. Mr Berlusconi, 72, ducked behind a lamp post and then jumped out with a cheery "boo" when she approached during a summit between the two countries in Trieste, in Italy's north-east. The Chancellor evidently found the surprise amusing because she spread her arms...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
Italy's prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has played a bizarre impromptu game of hide and seek with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Times Online (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
Watch video footage of Mr Berlusconi's prank
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi 72 denied reports that he had taken ill on a flight back from Washington and insisted that he had the health of a 20yearold man.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
Italy's prime minister will not have to testify at a corruption trial involving the exhusband of Olympics minister Tessa Jowell a court has ruled.
David Drake (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
Silvio Berlusconi Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi offers no apology for saying Barack Hussein Pbama is, "tan ." Corriere Della Sera, Italian News In English : “Yes, of course I said it. He’s handsome, young and suntanned.” Berlusconi smiles, repeats himself and offers an unrepentant explanation. “What’s all the fuss about? I don’t see what’s wrong with paying the man a compliment. Can someone...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Carla Bruni has said she is glad she is no longer an Italian following Silvio Berlusconi's crude joke about Barrack Obama's "suntan".
Binside TV (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Italians are outraged over the latest comments made by their Prime Minister about President Elect Barack Obama. Many people have called the suntan remarks racist. Italians are also outraged angered...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Phil Gayle: Silvio Berlusconi's quip about Barack Obama's 'tan' was more than innocent humour. No wonder no one's laughing
Conservative Badlands (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
The Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi showed some odd sense of humor when talking about the new President elect Barack Obama in Russia during a meeting with Russian President Medvedev. I mean the outgoing Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, is well known for his blunt language - a tendency to make what one of his predecessors, Massimo D'Alema, described as "planetary gaffes". I mean he is known...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Silvio Berlusconi has labelled his critics 'imbeciles' after he came under fire for describing Barack Obama as 'tanned'.
World (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
World leaders react to Barack Obama's election and controversy is part of it. Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's first minister congratulated Barack Obama, describing him as “young, handsome and tanned” (translated). The statement prompted reactions from the opposition and from the international press as it was perceived as a racist remark. Berlusconi replied to criticism restating that his words meant to...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Italians express their anger and embarrassment after their prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, calls Obama 'tanned'
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matucana | 16/09/2008
Silvio Berlusconi and his organization have understood very good that if you control the media, you can act undisturbed and they are not only interested in the Italian media... Will Europe follow the current faith of Italy? Organized crime is very interested in European business( interview Rita Borsellino ) and if you control the media, you can act indisturbed. By coincidence, Silvio Berlusconi and...
matucana | 09/06/2008
Did you know that Berlusconi's media imperium has been expanded with one of the major media concerns ( Endemol ) in the world? This happened mid 2007. Now(20/09/2008) Mediaset is interested in the biggest independent British mediaconcern ITV... Why didn't we read anything about that in our media? Did you notice that latest years investigative journalists are a dying race? Maybe it's not a bad idea...
matucana | 28/05/2008
These are all statements of Silvio Berlusconi himself in the weeks before the 2008 elections. Silvio Berlusconi assures a few weeks before the elections that there is no place in his coalition for persons with a criminal past or with mafia connections (an exception is made for political crimes) A few days before the elections, Berlusconi remembers one of his previous plans: submit judges at regular
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He's the biggest threath to mankind and democracy since Adolf Hitler
I think he IS the mafia and that they are bying their way in into Europe.
Who controls the media, controls emotions like joy and happiness, but also...
en - (not a member) - 25/06/2008