Posted on 10/07/2010 3:07:57 PM PDT by Niuhuru
Italian guns turned the tide at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571 AD. A company founded in 1526 AD in the Italian alps provided barrels to Venice for the armbusters (early rifles).
These rifles were used with devastating effect in the sea battle because ships were boarded. They beat back the Islamic attack.
The name of the company who made those barrels? Beretta s.p.a.
I oddly have quite a bit of faith that Italy will survive. The Italians can start by doing what often comes natural - aggravating and frustrating the Muslims. The muslims may get frustrated and move. Italians can drive people crazy. The next step is forcefully removing them.
Italy can also selectively open their borders to ethnic Italians from Argentina, Brazil and Latin America to slowly repopulate the country. Spain could also selectively do that with Latin America.
Italy is a gorgeous country. The geography is a lot like California.
Don’t be surprised if U.S. designers, to prove how sensitive they are, make the burkah the next dress fad in the U.S.
well, it will actually cover up a lot of gross fatties. And really, when you think about it, cover up a lot of liberal women.
MPs from the anti-immigration Northern League party, a member of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's ruling right wing coalition, have presented the proposal in a bill.
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