"(About WikiLeaks) Come on, it's just after-dinner chatter, between coffee and digestif, nothing more. I think about what European, Vatican, Eastern, and Chinese diplomacy had been for centuries (by the way, nothing is said about China in the US; fear?). Sharp judgments and prudent assessments, true information and style of expression... Three thousand years of diplomacy and civilization down the toilet. Random thoughts stuck together with chewing gum. Of course, I don't rule out the possibility that there are serious, even threatening files beyond the merry-go-round for global idiots that was published yesterday. So let's leave the buffoonery aside and think about serious matters. [...] For the rest, the immediate effect of this cosmic gossip should be only one: close the embassies and open the hair salons. It is the most appropriate venue for such gossip."
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Macché 11 settembre, è il 1° aprile della diplomazia, il giornale.it, 30 November 2010.
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