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	Gianfranco Fini - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gianfranco Fini (born January 3, 1952 in Bologna) is an Italian politician, currently Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister in the Government led by Silvio Berlusconi.
		Fini and his party have been part of Berlusconi's center-right House of Freedoms coalition which won the 1994 and 2001 parliamentary election, with Fini focusing on a campaign against illegal immigration.
		Fini became deputy prime minister in 2001 and foreign minister in November 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gianfranco_Fini (369 words)

	National Alliance (Italy) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was formed by current secretary Gianfranco Fini from the Italian Social Movement (MSI), which was declared dissolved in January 1995, and conservative elements of the former Christian Democracy, which had disbanded in 1994 after two years of scandals and various splits due to corruption at its hightest levels, exposed by the Mani Pulite investigation.
		When Gianfranco Fini visited Israel in late November 2003 in the function of Italian deputy prime minister, he labeled the racial laws issued by the fascist regime in 1938 as "infamous".
		In July 2005, three of Fini's "colonels" (Altero Matteoli, Ignazio La Russa and Maurizio Gasparri), among the most powerful politicians in the party, were overheard in a café close to the Italian Parliament by an intern of the newspaper Il Tempo.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Alliance_(Italy) (1263 words)

	Italy’s post-fascists bid for respectability, by Paolo Raffone
		In short, the Fini model is closer to Gaullism or Anglo-Saxon conservatism and increasingly distant from the extremist, racist movements of Jean-Marie Le Pen and Jörg Haider.
		The progressive legitimisation of Gianfranco Fini at the national level was confirmed in the wake of the elections that gave victory to the centre-left in 1996.
		Gianfranco Fini is still left with the problem of how to renew the leadership of his party.
	mondediplo.com /1998/05/09raff (1615 words)

	Italy's new FM Fini completes political transformation - EUbusiness - EU law, politics and finance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Gianfranco Fini became Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's fourth foreign minister in three years Thursday, completing a remarkable political transformation from fascist torch-carrier to urbane statesman.
		Fini's National Alliance, the second biggest party in Berlusconi's four-party coalition, was formed out of a 1994 split in the former MSI, which for decades was heir to the fascist ideals of wartime dictator Mussolini.
		Tremonti in particular was seen by Fini as being too close to the tiny Northern League party, contributing, in the eyes of the National Alliance, to a disproportionate say in the cabinet.
	www.eubusiness.com /Italy/041118141316.5z4ik512 (670 words)

	FORWARD : Forward Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Fini is the leader of an important Italian political party, the National Alliance, an extreme-right partner in Italy's right-wing ruling coalition.
		Fini has two objectives: He wants to be Italy's prime minister; and he believes that one day, and soon, his party will succeed Forza Italia, the current ruling party, which is entirely an extension of the personality of one individual, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
		Just a few years ago, Fini was still declaring, with passion and conviction, that "Mussolini was the greatest statesman of the 20th century." Eight too-long years passed before Fini found it in him to "rectify" his statement, to back away from it.
	www.forward.com /issues/2003/03.11.28/oped4.html (822 words)

	KFOR: KFOR Chronicle: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The day before arriving in Kosovo, Foreign Minister Fini also visited Serbia and said, "Belgrade should be involved in the process of resolving the status of Kosovo." He has not indicated his position on a solution for Kosovo.
		There Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini said that he is proud of the Italian contribution to KFOR and that it is important to help other countries in hard times all over the world.
		Born in Bologna on 3 January 1952, Gianfranco Fini is married, with one daughter.
	www.nato.int /kfor/chronicle/2005/chronicle_02/11.htm (354 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Right-wing leader Gianfranco Fini named as Italy's foreign minister
		ROME –; Gianfranco Fini, a right-wing leader who turned his party from Neo-Fascist to mainstream conservative, was appointed Thursday as Italy's new foreign minister, a Cabinet minister said.
		Fini's appointment, which had been expected, came at the end of a Cabinet meeting in Rome.
		An effective public speaker and able politician, Fini had made no secret of his desire to become foreign minister and has worked hard in the past years to gain international credibility.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20041118-0417-italy-cabinet.html (307 words)

	EUPolitix.com - Gianfranco Fini, Italian Deputy Prime Minister, Vice-President of the European Convention (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Gianfranco Fini: We have invited the President of the Commission as both an observer and a participant but the vote resides with the member states.
		Gianfranco Fini: The most difficult moment was when the constitution was to be written by the government representatives concerned, and war broke out in Iraq.
		Gianfranco Fini: Look, you should not view the EU in terms of being a political protagonist today, and, as I hope, a military power in the future, which will compete against the USA, as this would prove to be a strategic error.
	www.eupolitix.com /EN/Interviews/200310/eeb48402-4276-44a3-86eb-15d3ecd5a21d.htm (2023 words)

	Crosswalk.com
		Fini, in a 1994 interview with the Italian paper La Stamp a, touted dictator Mussolini as "the greatest statesman of the century," but he has since withdrawn those comments.
		Fini, who visited the Yad V'Shem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem on Monday, has said he plans to ask forgiveness of the Jewish people while he is in Israel.
		Berlusconi and Fini have both strongly denounced anti-Semitism in Europe, particularly the findings of a recent EU poll, in which 59 percent of respondents said they believed Israel is a threat to world peace, ahead of Iran and North Korea.
	www.crosswalk.com /news/1232639.html?view=print (338 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| World dispatch \| Gianfranco Fini eschews his fascist salutes
		Mr Fini was responsible for transforming the neofascist Italian Social Movement into the more moderate National Alliance, encouraging its followers to eschew stiff arm fascist salutes and distance themselves from the likes of France's Jean-Marie Le Pen.
		On Tuesday Mr Fini seized the opportunity to erase that stain when he was accosted by a troupe from a satirical television programme, controlled, incidentally, by the prime minister.
		Mr Fini was reportedly deeply moved by the showing of a TV film on the life of Giorgio Perlasca.
	www.guardian.co.uk /elsewhere/journalist/story/0,7792,638579,00.html (749 words)

	VOA News Report
		Fini said there was no checkpoint, and the car was not traveling faster than 40-kilometers per hour.
		Fini also said that the suggestion that the shooting was the result of an ambush, as suggested by Ms.
		Fini said it is the Italian government's duty to demand that light is shed on what happened and that those responsible are found and punished.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/iraq/2005/03/iraq-050308-277ce1b2.htm (423 words)

	Ex-fascist Fini closes in on Italian foreign ministry post - EUbusiness - EU law, politics and finance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The heir to Benito Mussolini's fascist ideology, Fini has found it a blessing and a curse to follow in the footsteps of the man he once referred to as "the greatest statesman of the 20th century".
		Fini, the elegant 52-year-old leader of the National Alliance, the second party in Berlusconi's coalition, has meanwhile refused to be drawn on the outcome.
		Late Thursday, with the foreign ministry position in the offing, Fini had changed his tune somewhat, saying diplomatically that he was "convinced" a solution to the tax issue would be rapidly found.
	www.eubusiness.com /Italy/041105134816.zjig7krb (723 words)

	BakuTODAY.net - New Foreign Minister Appointed in Italy
		Gianfranco Fini is the leader the conservative National Alliance party, the second largest in the ruling center-right coalition government of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.
		Fini is the fourth foreign minister in three and a half years.
		Fini this is a position of great responsibility at an international level and the crowning of his efforts.
	www.bakutoday.net /view.php?d=11253 (543 words)

	Fini To Confirm Italy's Support To Turkey's E.U. Bid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Fini stated that he was planning to once more underline the importance of signature of the additional protocol to the Customs Union (by Turkey) in the possible shortest time, and he would appreciate constructive and responsible stance of Turkish government.
		Fini said that the international community was aware of the problems which will arise in the wake of a possible division of Iraq's territory, and therefore, argued that the unitary structure should be protected.
		Fini said that he had seen during his recent visit to Iraq that the Kurds were contributing to the reconstruction of the country.
	www.anatolia.com /h.asp?i=52186 (416 words)

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		Gianfranco are situated on the bridge, because Serbia and Montenegro is the bridge between Europe and Asia, Adriatic Sea and Danube, and Balkans and Russia.
		HE Gianfranco Fini, Vice-President of the Government and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy, pointed out in his address that he is very happy to have the opportunity to address such an esteemed assembly made of representatives of the Government, Commerce and Industry, and all other important components of society.
		Cooperation on all levels, which is based on joint initiative, according to the words of HE Gianfranco Fini, will lead us towards strengthening the economies of both countries and their quicker and more successful development.
	www.royalfamily.org /statements/state-det/state-1141.htm (483 words)

	ABC News: Italy Offical Disputes U.S. Claim in Death (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Italian Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini gestures during his speech to parliament at the Italian Lower Chamber, in Rome, Tuesday, March 8, 2005.
		Fini dismissed allegations that the shooting which killed intelligence officer Nicola Calipari was the result of an ambush, a claim made by the released hostage, Giuliana Sgrena.
		Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini told parliament that the car carrying the intelligence officer and an ex-hostage to freedom was not speeding and was not ordered to stop by U.S. troops at a checkpoint, contrary to what U.S. officials say.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=562503 (427 words)

	Recomnetwork \| RIGHT MUST DITCH RACISM TO WIN, SAYS FINI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The leader of Italy's former neofascists, Gianfranco Fini, yesterday called on his followers to ditch racism and reject xenophobia in the interests of creating a broader movement that could "change Italy and enable the right to grow".
		Mr Fini's speech was a clear signal of an intention to turn his party, the National Alliance, into one that can credibly spearhead the Italian right after the withdrawal from politics of Italy's 69-year-old prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi.
		Mr Fini said it was the job of his followers to be the "hard core" of Italian conservatism.
	www.recomnetwork.org /articles/05/02/02/203257.shtml (759 words)

	Italy-Iran Tension Grows Over Israel, Nuclear Dossier
		Italian Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini looks at the hundreds of photo portraits of Jews who were killed during the Nazi holocaust as he views the Hall of Names inside the Yad Vashem Holocaust Historical Museum in Jerusalem, 01 November 2005.
		Fini started a brief visit to the West Bank and Israel yesterday, which is to focus on security and the general political situation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict following a recent escalation of violence since Israel withdrew from the Gaza Strip.
		Fini was speaking after Iran's foreign ministry called in the Italian ambassador to formally protest a planned pro-Israel rally outside its embassy in Rome on Thursday.
	www.spacewar.com /news/iran-05zzzzzn.html (462 words)

	ERPKIM Archive \| Italian foreign minister visits Visoki Decani Monastery, December 29, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Fini said that the solving of the Kosovo status issue and the implementation of international standards in the region should be two parallel processes, adding that Italy's stance is that there can be no return to what Kosovo was like in 1999, nor can the territory itself be divided.
		Fini's talks with leaders in Serbia and Kosovo have focused on the upcoming talks on the final status of the province, under UN administration since 1999.
		Fini reiterated that the discussion on the future state of the province "must go hand in hand with reaching standards especially regarding the multi-ethnic nature of Kosovo, not just the protection of the Serb minority but also the right of refugees to return home" he said.
	www.kosovo.com /news/archive/2005/December_29/1.html (3214 words)

	Italy Demands Justice from U.S. Over Iraq Death
		Fini dismissed speculation that U.S. forces deliberately fired on the Italians, but he said a U.S. military statement on the incident appeared to be at odds with what actually happened.
		Fini said that immediately after the shooting, U.S. soldiers had apologized profusely to freed hostage Giuliana Sgrena and an unnamed Italian intelligence officer who survived the fire.
		The opposition push for a reexamination of that relationship in Iraq was expected to broaden when the lower house of parliament hears a statement on the incident from Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini later Tuesday.
	www.infowars.com /articles/world/italy_demands_justice_from_us_iraq_death.htm (1102 words)

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		Fini said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Italy has attempted to change that calculus, and he hopes that this approach can serve as a model for the rest of Europe.
		Fini said that he believes Europe, the U.S. and Israel have shared values as Western nations that cherish democracy and security as fundamental rights.
		Fini was introduced by Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, who presented him with a sculptor's representation of one of the gates to the ancient city of Jerusalem.
	www.adl.org /PresRele/ASInt_13/4689_13.htm (575 words)

	UK Indymedia - FINI IN LONDON. Stop the man for the job of Genoa
		Since 1987 Fini has been the leader of MSI (Italian Social Movement) the main right-wing party, whose name was changed in 1994 in AN (National Alliance) in an attempt to give themselves out to be “new men”.
		Many issues are still unsolved: the presence of Fini on the 20th of July in the barracks of Forte Giuliano, and that of Minister Roberto Castelli in Bolzaneto the night between 21/22 July; what actually happened in Bolzaneto barracks; and who gave orders to massacre the people sleeping at school Diaz.
		On MIDDLE EAST- Fini recently apologised to the Jewish Community for the fascist persecutions during the Second World War, and declared himself to be Israel’s friend and to totally share their views and their policies as to the Middle East conflict.
	www.indymedia.org.uk /en/2002/10/44095.html (592 words)

	Italian - Northern Alliance leader GIANFRANCO FINI - Stormfront White Nationalist Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Fini praised Italy's wartime dictator as "the greatest statesman of the century".
		With policies such as authorising coastguards to shoot asylum seekers and the belief that the EU is run by paedophiles, Italian Fascist leader Fini and director of police operations in Genoa is in town Genoa in the days preceding the G8 Summit.
		GIANFRANCO FINI....was the gentleman who went to Israel and got on his knees to lick the Zionist boot, by attacking "Fascism" and the former Fascist leader of Italy Benito Mussolini.
	www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=191353 (971 words)

	Former Neo-Fascist is Italy's new FM
		Fini is an effective public speaker and an able politician.
		Fini also remodeled his own image from a far-right leader to a moderate conservative.
		Fini visited Auschwitz in 1999, which was met with a wave of protests.
	www.infowars.net /Pages/Nov_04/191104_fini.html (482 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Italy Demands Justice from U.S. over Iraq Death
		Fini dismissed speculation that U.S. forces deliberately fired on the Italians, but he said an initial U.S. military statement on the shooting, released hours after the attack, did "not coincide" with what Italy believed had happened.
		Fini on Tuesday gave a long account of Calipari's fatal mission to Baghdad but made no mention of any ransom.
		As they neared the airport, the car slowed to about 40 kph (25 mph) because the road was wet and because the driver had to make a sharp turning.
	english.epochtimes.com /news/5-3-8/26897.html (725 words)

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