U.S. out of Italy
English below the italian
L’Italia dovrebbe fare amicizia con il pubblico degli Stati Uniti e del mondo cacciando le basi militari statunitensi.
Di David Swanson
Alla fine degli anni ’80, quando ero un adolescente e uno studente di scambio a Bassano del Grappa, amavo l’Italia per le stesse ragioni per cui l’amo ancora, ragioni che includono le bellezze naturali, quelle create dall’uomo, e la bellezza umana.
Ho trovato gli italiani in generale amichevoli, gentili, generosi, amorevoli, divertenti,
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