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Italians do It Better. No, we’re not talking about war, of course. For the Italian army, the war in Ukraine can wait. Better to think of pizza, good food and ca va sans dire, beautiful women.
While the world was in suspense over the clashes in Ukraine, on February 26 at the Officers Club of the Italian Armed Forces in Rome an evening of food, burlesque and striptease was staged. That club brings together the elite of the Italian army. The Armed Forces Officers’ Club is, to all intents and purposes, part of the organization offices of the Ministry of Defense. It is placed “under the high patronage of the President of the Republic” and the Honorary President is the Minister of Defense, “who exercises high supervision”. Among its tasks there is also the function of representing the political-military top of the Ministry of Defense.
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In reality it is a club of fun and games, sometimes prohibited, which does not take into account the agenda of the real world in any way. The army’s fun machine does not stop even in the face of war. Thus, if on the evening of February 25 the Italian officers soberly celebrated “the outbreak of hostilities with an evening based on pizza, the following day they were overwhelmed by the show Holly’s Good, a series of burlesque-style stripteases. For only 35 euros per person, the officers of the Italian army feasted on a glass of prosecco, scallops and oysters, risotto with champagne and strawberries, sea cannelloni with turmeric, salmon sheets on potato cream, caramelized pineapple and, of course, coffee. At the end of this sober meal that evokes “war scenarios” the show started: a jazz quartet to warm the hearts and then off to burlesque with two strippers.
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In this context of crisis, on the diplomatic level, Italy, a very faithful partner of NATO, is ringing gaffs one after the other. The first hit the Foreign Minister of Italy, Luigi Di Maio.
After meeting Lavrov in Moscow, Di Maio – who before turning to politics sold ice cream at the Naples football stadium – told the media of a present diplomatic success. Di Maio’s arrogance was punished by the Russian diplomat expert. For Lavrov, the only merit to be ascribed to Italian diplomacy in the conflict in Eastern Europe consisted in being politicians who were very attentive to the exotic dishes served in the gala dinners of the diplomatic forum. Prime Minister Draghi was also hit by a social bullet. After arguing with Ukrainian President Zelensky who did not answer his phone, Draghi was humiliated by a twitter from the former comedian: “Didn’t I answer Draghi? In the future I will move the war agenda “. In short, the war does not seem to be tailored to the character of the Italians. Better to be content with remaining a NATO colony and let others make decisions.
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However. this all-Italian madness of army officers who spend the nights of war watching striptease has not gone unnoticed. The club director was fired. But the great military parties will not stop. Just tonight, the final day of Carnival, there will be an evening in costume. The military celebrations will continue unabated despite the climate of war. A white evening is scheduled for next Saturday. White in this case is the color of the wine that will flow freely. After all, this is right: because if you have to go to war, it might be better if you have to go to war a little drunk.
