WIKILEAKS CABLE REVEALS LA RUSSA WAS U. S.A.'s BEST ALLY

WIKILEAKS CABLE REVEALS LA RUSSA WAS U. S.A.'s BEST ALLY
18:04 02 SET 2011 

(AGI) Rome - A Wikileaks cable from the US Embassy reveals that Defense Minister La Russa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignazio_La_Russa) was a strong supporter of NATO missions in Afghanistan. "La Russa is a good friend of the USA, a strong defender of our shared interests on transatlantic security and, a rarity in Europe, a strong supported of NATO's mission in Afghanistan," wrote the Embassy's number two, Elizabeth Dibble, to U.S. Secretary for Defense Robert Gates, in a cable dated October 5th 2009 and published by Wikileaks .
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