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# 82 AUGUST 22 , 2016
# 82 AUGUST 22
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LAKE COMO
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that this was important to record.
Is there a new book are you working on
right now?
In the next few months, I have a new
book coming out. The title is “The Office
of Strategic Services and Italian Americans. The untold story”. I explore the significant if not vital role of Italian Americans in the intelligence/spy organization
that existed before there was a CIA. The
untold story revolves around the OSS,
which relied on the participation of many
Italian Americans for infiltration purposes. It’s quite a story.
Last but not least: what do you think
about the severe harsh that day by day
seems to grow in America against Christoper Columbus?
I think that it’s unfortunate that it’s happening. Columbus was perhaps no saint
but he was the foremost explorer in over
500 years. He was a man of his times. All
European explorers looked down on the
American Indians, he wasn’t the first one
to do this or the last. I think that the Indigenous Americans have latched onto
something that emphasizes what their
interest is, which is fine: they have not
been treated fairly, I think they deserve
a better hearing. But that can be done
with denigrating another ethnic group.
I have a problem with the way the Native Americans have tried to put all the
blame on Columbus: they have a legitimate cause, but that shouldn’t be at the
expense of other groups - it unleashes
bitter feelings. He did what he had to do
at that time, he’s the effective discoverer
of America, and we can’t get away from
that: that’s a historical fact. The people
that had come before never made much
of a dent, it’s almost as if they were never here, the world was different after
Columbus.
The magnificent scenery of Lake Como
(also known as Lake Lario) has enchanted artists and travelers for centuries:
from French novelist Flaubert to musicians of the caliber of Gioacchino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, and Vincenzo Bellini;
it was here that he composed his opera
Norma.
The Lake was also the birthplace of illustrious personages such as Italian physicist Alessandro Volta, inventor of the
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