"Osama-Berlusconi - Journalistic trap"

A translation from an italian native speaker

From Corriere della Sera, dated 21 Decenber 2007

Fake video (in fact it's an audio document) forged by Mediaset (Berlusconi's media empire) and sent to Al-Jazeera to give a boost to the Cavaliere (Berlusconi) who is in dire straits.

Rome. (Cossiga declaration) "According to what I was told, tomorrow or soon after the most powerful chain of newspapers in our country (Italy) will disclose proof that the video where Osama bin Laden reappears (threatening amongst others Silvio Berlusconi), has been created (faked) by Mediaset and delivered to Al-Jazeera for an ampler broadcast.

The Trap

"This trap has been set up to create sympathy and to raise a wave of solidarity for Silvio Berlusconi who was in trouble. From Palazo Chigi's surroundings, where the Italian intelligence resides, it is highlighted that the non-authenticity of such a video (or audio) is testified by the fact that in this tape bin Laden says that Al-Qaeda was the 9/11 mastermind and executioner, while supportes of democracy in America and Europe know very well that the disastrous terrorist attack was planned and executed by the CIA and Mossad with the help of the zionist world to accuse Arab countries and induce Western countries to intervene in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is for this reason that Berlusconi did not hear any word of solidarity from the Quirinale or from Palazzo Chigi."