Posted on 06/13/2008 2:22:58 PM PDT by decimon
ROME — Italy's defense chief says 2,500 soldiers will be deployed to some Italian cities to help fight crime.
Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa said Friday the soldiers will back up police. After six months, the deployment will be evaluated.
Premier Silvio Berlusconi's government is waging a security crackdown to improve safety.
Some soldiers will go to Naples, where they will guard plants processing mountains of garbage. Neapolitans have taken to burning garbage in the streets to protest uncollected trash. It is not clear which other cities will receive soldiers.
I was in Italy last year and went to Naples, which I loved because it reminded me of New York! However, during my brief stay there, there were two camorra (gang) killings, one accidental, because they were aiming at somebody else and killed a middle aged lady crossing a plaza. There was also a gang bombing of a nearby small hotel under process of renovation, because the owner hadn’t paid protection, according to the article I read.
Italy has a serious problem. In addition, the influx of Albanians has raised everything several notches. They come from a lawless society and respect nothing.
We should do the same.
Ray Nagin agrees with you.
Signs of the times...and of what I believe is the ever-nearer return of Christ.
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