Berlusconi caves Italy to pay tribute. “Everyone pays. It has been done for centuries and centuries.” Sure. There have always been appeasers, all the way back to Aethelred the Unready. From The Guardian, : Three Italians held hostage in Iraq were poised for release last night amid growing indications that Silvio Berlusconi’s government has been … Continue reading Terrorism works: Italians ready to pay ransom for release of hostages held in Iraq