...I pointed out over and over again in the Berlusconi thread that our justice system, our courts and our judges are beyond screwy. Luca mentioned the same...The above article also does not mention the importance of the press here in influencing outcomes and our activist journalists. I also think the article too readily pushes aside anti-Americanism. Our courts (again I mentioned a million times in the Berlusconi thread) are highly politicized. And the Italian left despises the US... so I can just imagine the thrill of being able to send an American to jail. And in Italy, if you are charged with something, you are guilty until proven innocent.