The Italian Connection
Carlo Bonini, journalist for La Repubblica in Italy and author of Collusion: International Espionage and the War on Terror, describes Italy's role in the flawed intelligence that helped justify the war in Iraq.
michael ledeen
On Sunday, April 15 at 12:00 am and at 3:30 pm and Monday, April 16 at 6:20 am
Collusion
Carlo Bonini with Craig Unger
Description: Carlo Bonini, an investigative reporter for Italy's La Repubblica, talks about the forged documents used to by the Bush administration to argue that Iraq was trying to buy uranium from Niger. Mr. Bonini and his colleague, Giuseppe D'Avanzo, broke the story in La Repubblica. They later broke the story of the CIA's kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Milan (which led to the CIA agents being ordered to stand trial by an Italian judge) and more recently reported that Bush administration officials have been meeting with Iranian government officials in Rome. Mr. Bonini talks with journalist Craig Unger about these and other stories at this event hosted by the Overseas Press Club.
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Carlo Bonini, journalist for La Repubblica in Italy and author of Collusion: International Espionage and the War on Terror, describes Italy's role in the flawed intelligence that helped justify the war in Iraq.
- bill 4-11-2007 7:28 pm
michael ledeen
- bill 4-11-2007 7:42 pm
On Sunday, April 15 at 12:00 am and at 3:30 pm and Monday, April 16 at 6:20 am
Collusion
Carlo Bonini with Craig Unger
Description: Carlo Bonini, an investigative reporter for Italy's La Repubblica, talks about the forged documents used to by the Bush administration to argue that Iraq was trying to buy uranium from Niger. Mr. Bonini and his colleague, Giuseppe D'Avanzo, broke the story in La Repubblica. They later broke the story of the CIA's kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Milan (which led to the CIA agents being ordered to stand trial by an Italian judge) and more recently reported that Bush administration officials have been meeting with Iranian government officials in Rome. Mr. Bonini talks with journalist Craig Unger about these and other stories at this event hosted by the Overseas Press Club.
- dave 4-15-2007 3:12 am