“In my opinion, Prodi realized that the government chaired by him would not have held up to the trial of the Balkan war”. Giovanni Pellegrino, former president of the bicameral commission of inquiry on terrorism and massacres, who has settled (Manni Editore) thinks so. The book ‘Francis and Guglielmino’ an apologist in whom the fall of Prodi, the birth of the D’Alema government, the activism of Francesco Cossiga who was decisive for the birth of a new majority, the decisions of Bill Clinton and the war for Kosovo, is retraced. Pellegrino wrote this’ Apologue of monkeys and humans‘In August 1999. “To reread it and in the light of what happened later – writes today Pellegrino – I am also surprised at my prediction, which will apply to many difficult to credible, but who can be confirmed by friends who read the story , when I had just finished writing it and that over the years they took note of the accuracy of my predictions “.
In 1999 Pellegrino decided not to publish the apologist because his friends in politics believed that his pessimism “was the result of a paranoia determined by a too long presidency of the commission of investigation into terrorism and the massacres, obviously warning me about political inappropriateness of a publication of the story “. “Except that – Pellegrino writes today – the facts soon returned to give me right: the experience of D’Alema at the top of the executive lasted much less than the fans of the leader Maximo had foreseen and in the 2001 elections (less than two Years from the writing of the story!) Berlusconi returned to Palazzo Chigi strong of a majority, which was part of the son of Cossiga, Giuseppe, elected deputy in the ranks of Forza Italia “.
The characters of Pellegrino’s book are:
- William Little (clinton)
- Macchia (Gorbaciov)
- Parish priest (Prodi)
- Zirvius (Berlusconi)
- Bertino (Bertinotti)
- Francis (Cossiga)
- Frezza (Moro)
- Halem (D’Alema)
- Omar (Gaddafi)
- Charly (Scognamiglio)
- Bocciolo (Iervolino)
- Toad (Dini)
The basic thesis is that the emperor Guglielmino Gorilla accepted the idea of Halem’s government only because he served the military bases for the war in the Balkans. Parish priest and Bertino were not reliable for this operation. Francis was the Guarantor and the right arm of Guglielmino. While the collaborators of Halem already dreamed of the Quirinale, Pellegrino wrote this epilogue in August 1999: Guglielmino was “excellent mood” after the victory in the war. “The emperor of the great monkeys welcomed Francis with the cordiality and respect due to a faithful vassal and ordered that wealthy prizes were delivered to him. ‘Now – said Francis – You know that you can trust Halem and therefore you can do without my services ‘Guglielmino, however, shook the head:’ Of Halem we did well to serve us, following your advice. that we intend to aim ‘”.
Pellegrino/Cassandra thus continues’ the apologist: “‘On Zirvius?’ Francis wired that Halem had esteem. He asked him. And Francis ready: ‘Intelligent and faithful’. ‘Fedele and Cretino’ replied Francis. , because it replaces Halem in the command of you Macachi ‘”.
NATO war in the Balkans ended in June 1999. The D’Alema/Halem Fini government in April 2000. For a year there was Amato II. Berlusconi/Zirvius entered Palazzo Chigi in 2001 and remained continuously for 5 years until 2006. At the presentation of the book, in the salons of the Encyclopedia Treccani, D’Alema thus defines Giovanni Pellegrino, today 86 years old, visibly excited: “I make it a tribute to him . scarce. Alone Pellegrino was worth the whole history of the Salento PCI“. On Clinton D’Alema he adds:” I met him after my exit from Palazzo Chigi. He simply said to me: ‘I Miss You’. “