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Joe Gromelski / S&S Italian Ambassador to the U.S. Gianni Castellaneta and his wife, Lila, talk with Sgt. Neil Duncan, right, of Minneapolis, Minn., and Spc. Rob Lliteras of Tampa, Fla., during a dinner Friday night for wounded U.S. servicemembers at the Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Click here for more photos from the event. ARLINGTON, Va. — Grazie, Italia. You have fulfilled the wish of American Sgt. Timothy Gustafson. “Now I can say I’ve eaten real Italian lasagna,” Gustafson, a Tennessee National Guardsman, said Friday night at the Italian Embassy in Washington, D.C.Gustafson, forward observer for the 278th...

Pro-Israel demonstration held in Rome following recent statements made by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad saying Israel ‘should be wiped off the map.’ Rome mayor: It is only natural that a city that advocates peace and dialogue object to any kind of intolerance A pro-Israel demonstration was held in Rome Thursday following recent statements made by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad saying Israel “should be wiped off the map.” Approximately 15,000 people participated in the rally, which was accompanied with chants of "viva Israel! viva freedom!" the website of the Italian newspaper La Republica reported. The rally was concluded with the singing...