Well, if one doesn't feel paranoid enough, one will after learning that Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, has built a bunker near his villa in Sardegna. The bunker is, apparently, big enough to house the entire Italian government Vips. Why build a bunker? Does Silvio know something we don't know? And isn't it a bit anti-democratic to be the head of the government and build a bunker for yourself and not for the rest of the people?
Anyway, Silvio built the bunker without asking the needed building permits. You know, the head of the country built his bunker illegally. But the left has regained political control in Sardegna and demands an explanation. Also, because it seems as if the tax payers are paying for the bunker's construction.
Berlusconi: "Il bunker in Sardegna? Me l'ha chiesto il Cesis"---Un bunker nella residenza estiva di Berlusconi----berlusconi si costruisce il bunker in Sardegna ---Berlusconi: «Lavori in villa solo per la sicurezza»--"Il bunker di Villa Certosa sede d'emergenza del governo"---
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