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Solidarity with Franco Turigliatto

category international | anti-war / imperialism | other press author Saturday February 24, 2007 01:10author by John Meehan Report this post to the editors

Prodi's pro-NATO Government Falls In Italy

The story below explains why a member of the italian Senate. Franco Turigliatto, refused to vote for the Romano Prodi Government.

The leadership of Rifondazione, the Refounded Communist Party, is threatening to expel Franco from the PRC.

You can email solidarity greetings to Franco Turigliatto - details are at the link

http://internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?page=print_a...=1220

The rightwing behaviour of the Rifondazione leadership is a warning to Irish elected representatives positioned on the left who leave the door open to coalition with rightwing parties and implementation of a neoliberal agenda.

The story below explains why a member of the italian Senate. Franco Turigliatto, refused to vote for the Romano Prodi Government.

The leadership of Rifondazione, the Refounded Communist Party, is threatening to expel Franco from the PRC.

You can email solidarity greetings to Franco Turigliatto - details are at the link

http://internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?page=print_a...=1220

The rightwing behaviour of the Rifondazione leadership is a warning to Irish elected representatives positioned on the left who leave the door open to coalition with rightwing parties and implementation of a neoliberal agenda.

Related Link: http://internationalviewpoint.org/
author by John Meehanpublication date Tue Feb 27, 2007 20:06author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Tariq Ali argues that "The government crisis in Italy over US bases and Afghanistan reflects the increasing gap in Europe between rulers and ruled"

The full article is at this link :

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,202227....html

Related Link: http://www.tariqali.org/
author by John Meehanpublication date Sun Mar 04, 2007 14:05author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Franco Turigliatto expelled from Communist Refoundation

http://internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article1225

Note :

Franco Turigliatto has resigned form the Italian Senate - a poor decision which I cannot understand - the explanation in his open letter does not make any sense to me.

author by John Meehanpublication date Wed Mar 07, 2007 00:14author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Statement from the Critical Left Current :

http://internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article1229

See also "The Comrade Cappelloni Guido" - history repeating itself :

Loris Campetti, who wrote the article at the link below "was a member of Il Manifesto and was himself expelled from the Communist Party in 1970. He wrote this article for Il Manifesto, 37 years later..."

"it just so happens that the comrade who brought clarity to my mind (and hygiene to the Party) 37 years ago was called Guido Cappelloni. And it just to happens that the comrade who summoned Turigliatto is also called Guido Cappelloni....

http://www.europe-solidaire.org/spip.php?article5234

Related Link: http://internationalviewpoint.org/
author by Umbertopublication date Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:15author address author phone Report this post to the editors

I support the comrade John's postings here.
Any chance of you making comment on Irish left developments that you be doing.

author by John Meehanpublication date Wed Apr 25, 2007 00:58author address author phone Report this post to the editors

A very encouraging report is here :

http://internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?page=print_a...=1253

it's clear most of the Rifondazione has sold its soul to Prodi.

I welcome the Sinistra Critical call on Franco Turigliatto to withdraw his senseless resignation from the Italian Senate.

author by John Meehanpublication date Mon Apr 30, 2007 21:57author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Spot On :

"It is true that the difficult question of government in a capitalist country is decisive: to underestimate it after all that has happened in Brazil and Italy could be a fatal error."

The full article is here :

http://internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?page=print_a...=1255

That is why it is necessary to only support left candidates in Ireland who are against, in advance of the general election on May 24, any governmental coalition with the right or side deals.

Related Link: http://www.joancollins.ie/index.html
author by John Meehanpublication date Sat Jun 16, 2007 22:26author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Just like Ireland, where the Green Party has surrendered to the right by entering a coalition government, the Italian PRC(Rifondazione) has moved sharply to the right - but in Italy the left wing of the party has reorganised independently. Some ex-Rifondazione members of the Italian parliament are walking :

the full story is here :

http://internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?page=print_a...=1282

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