Shots fired at an Italian convoy in Lebanon.

Last week warning shots were fired by Israel's sodiers at an Italian convoy of Italian peacekeepers in South Lebanon. The attack caused no injuries, but this allows the opportunity to suspend defence cooperation deal with Tel Aviv. 

Consequently, the good news is that yesterday the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said that the government has decided to suspend its defence agreement with Israel.             

It seems the Italian Policy-makers are listening Italian civil society's willingness to end the Italian support and being part of the Israel's genocide in Palestine.  

The building in the above photo is the seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and it is not located in Rome's historic centre. It was built in the 1930s and marked an important stage in Italy's achitectural and urban debate. Nowadays the monumental style of the building has also been perfect for hosting a collection of artworks. 

Have a lovely Wednedsay ☀

A photo from Naples Zoo

Hello everyone. Just to show the photo of such colourful bird I saw at Naples Zoo, South Italy.

Have a nice Sunday ☕☀🌼

Still rising prices

 

Hello everyone. While Trump's war on Iran reveals who really dictates US foreign policy, severeal car manufacturers, particularly in France and Germany, are shifting production from civilian vehicles to defense and weapons technology. Consequently, consumers continue to experience higher prices for essentials like groceries, insurance and housing.  

The photo below shows that the price of a small sandwhich with prosciutto and white fresh cheese is € 7.90 in Rome 🙁 

And still in Rome a small bowl of salad with tomatoes, fresh white cheese and a few leaves of lettuce costs € 5.90 🤨🍅

A kilo of lemons costs almost € 5 in Italy, which is the second-largest lemon producer in the European Union  🍋🍋🍋

In this context, Trump war in Iran is only making things worse. And EU's refusal to condemn war against Iran shows its subservience to US & Israel neocolonial empire. According to David Miller , Zionist interests have captured and colonized the vital organs of Washington itself. Tel Aviv now dictates the terms of American foreign policy.

Enjoy the rest of this 2nd week of April. 

 

Pigeons on Rome's cobblestones

Last week some pigeons were enjoying their bath on Rome's cobblestones after the rain.

Have a nice new week.

The beginning of Spring

 

Spring has arrived in the Northern Emisphere, although the weather is still cloudy here down on the 42nd parallel.

The beginning of Spring often indicates equinox has occurred, warming weather and blooming flowers. I hope it would also indicate the end of the neo-colonial war in Iran.

                

On the Strait of Hormuz front, I've just heard that the "Epstein coalition" (US & Israel) doesn't want to do a cease fire with Iran. In addition, the two members of the Espstein coalition call Europe countries "cowards" over lack of support for their war on Iran. And I think that's a good news, as it means there are some people in Europe who reason, as they refused to allow their soil to attack Iran. 

I am so glad to hear that France and Italy have opened talks with Iran seeking to negotiate a deal to guarantee safe passage of their ships through the Strait of Hormuz. China, Russia and Britain have already done the same. The US and Israel are increasingly isolated. 

               

Have a lovely Spring 🌺🌻🌼

They are only protecting their oil and gas

Sorry to hear that some EU countries are still offering military bases to US killing machine. As it's known, Spain and Britain condemn the attack to Iran as illegal under international law, while Germany has chosen to support US & Israel. 

Most surprisingly, a few EU countries are also supporting Israel's chemical warfare, that poisoned the air of Teheran with toxic fire and black rain that will cause cancer for decades in a city of 10 million people. 

I've also noticed that EU journalists don't mention that a US Tomahawk missile hit an elementary school in Teheran, killing 167 victims in that school. In addition, Western journalists don't write that US & Israel bombs have been damaging Iran's century-old cultural heritage since March, 1st.   

Afghanistan, Libya, Iraq, Syria, Serbia: US bombs have never brought democracy and never will. They bring chaos, death, destruction, instability and the unberable silence of children who will never come home. Regimes can't be changed by missiles attack. All the attempt at "regime change" by the US since late 1990 have ended in major failures. 

The good news is that our Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, has already said Italy will not join Iran war, while also beginning to withdraw Italy's troops from the Middle East.

May god protect the innocent people who are only protecting their oil and gas.

Shared interests rather than vassalage

Huge congrats to the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, who blocked the US military from using critical strategic assets.  

For the first time in modern history a British prime minister denied the US permission to launch offensive strikes from Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire and sovereign base at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. 

Starmer mentioned the catastrophic mistake in Iraq and the 2003 US misadventure drive by faulty intelligence regarding weapons of mass destruction.  He underlined that the UK would not participate in regime change in Iran from the sky without a clear lawful mandate.  

I took the above photo in 2019 when I visited the British Parliament.  

In the meanwhile, I think it is not a coincidence the fact that many goods imported from the US have been stalled on supermarket shelves since March 1st. People don't buy them anymore. And once again we can see how Trump destroys the economy of his country. 

Greetings from Italy.