Big Bullies

On a day when George Bush recklessly invited Iraqi insurgents to "BRING IT ON," Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi verbally attacked a German member of the European Parliament, saying that he would make an excellent leader of a Nazi concentration camp.

The incident is exacerbated by the fact that Singor Berlusconi's government, which has been closely aligned with the Bush administration, has just taken over the rotating leadership of the European Union for the next six months. Furthermore, media baron Mr. Berlusconi is aggressively pushing a new immunity law in Italy that would ensure the collapse of his current trial in Milan on bribery charges.

The German legislator raised his concerns on this issue before being attacked. Several European legislators at the meeting were holding placards such as: "Nobody is above the law" and "No Godfather for Europe."

"Mr. Schulz," Mr. Berlusconi said, cocking his head to one side and smiling, "I know there is a man in Italy producing a film on the Nazi concentration camps. I would like to suggest you for the role of leader. You would be perfect."