Dear director, things that are in Heaven and on Earth: Concern about nuclear escalation on our planet is a matter of debate in Heaven. On the Easter holiday, Andreotti, Cossiga and Craxi take the stage to talk about foreign policy, while St. John Paul II urges them to go immediately to St. Peter’s, which celebrates the Lord’s Resurrection. But Cossiga, with the airpods that keep him constantly connected to the news from around the world, continues to comment with concern on Finland’s accession to NATO. Nobody imagined such a belligerent reaction from the President Emeritus of the Republic: “An act of war is answered with an act of war and let us be careful that Putin does not send drones to bomb Poland”. Andreotti, when checking the invitations for the commemoration in May, on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of his death organized in Montecitorio by the vice-president Giorgio Mulè, goes back in time: «I remember when I went to the United States at the height of the crisis with Cuba and Kennedy explained that it was necessary to arm themselves to stop the risk of a nuclear conflict». Cossiga responds, point by point, recalling what he considers his political masterpiece: “Giulio, I am transporting you to more recent times. In the midst of the Cold War, the USSR began to aim its nuclear devices at half of Europe. Terrified, then-German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt asked to restore the military balance between Moscow and Washington, but to accept American missiles in Germany, he needed a European ally to do the same. And you all remember that it was truly you who pushed to place the missiles in Comiso». Craxi intervenes, getting straight to the point: “You Christian Democrats always talk about the past, while I keep my feet on the ground.” Andreotti responds with his usual humour: “Actually, Bettino, we’re all here with our feet in the air and now that you’ve finally arrived in Heaven, you should keep that in mind”.
C.: “Look, for me you are always a fox that, instead of being in a furrier’s house, ended up here, among the saints”.
A.: «It doesn’t matter, but what do you mean? »
C.: «The Russians will immediately try to destabilize the Finnish government that has just celebrated its entry into NATO. Pay attention also to the last result of the elections, with the victory of the extreme right». As always, Amintore Fanfani arrives on his tricycle, out of breath, and never forgets that he was a professor of economic policy: “More than atomic bombs, I fear the food bomb.”
A.: “Amintore, don’t start with your theories, what do you mean?” asks Andreotti.
F.: «China, by signing contracts with Australia for agri-food products such as wheat and barley, has at once brought French producers to their knees, with the price of barley collapsing on international exchanges».
C.: «Incidentally, Ebrahim Raisi’s Iran is secretly sending military drones to Russia, which are then used for the war in Ukraine, in exchange for food and grain, effectively making Iran self-sufficient».
F.: «Wheat will be the battle of all battles after China closes agreements with Saudi Arabia and Iran and with Russia that threatens to block the arrival of cereals to third world countries».
A.: «In a few years, Russia and China will control the five countries with the main sources of energy in the world: Libya, Iran, Iraq, Venezuela and Saudi Arabia. And for Europe, which continues to fight for the Pnrr, it’s going to be a pain.”
F.: «He adds that Russia and China even convinced the Gulf countries to withdraw liquidity from Europe and the USA to undermine the banking system that revolves around the euro and the dollar». “Since we decided not to celebrate Easter, but rather to be saddened, I say with absolute certainty that the real explosive bomb will be Turkey”, gravely thunders the pickaxe. «I agree with you, Francesco – Andreotti intervenes – the next elections in Turkey are the key to everything. The latest polls give Erdogan’s opponents the advantage, to the point where he is about to deliver a surprise blow. “My God, what do you mean? » abruptly interrupts Wojtyla, who always understood a lot about anti-Russian foreign policy.
A.: “Erdogan will have to raise the tone of confrontation by escalating the war in Ukraine and fanning the flames of tension between Armenia and Azerbaijan”.
C.: «A terrifying picture, if we think then of the Russian influence in the Mediterranean, where in the next two or three years Africa runs the risk of becoming a Russo-Chinese feud in more than 80% of its territory». Surprisingly, Giovanni Marcora – who, after becoming a supporter, became, in the mid-1970s, the minister of agriculture most listened to in Europe – intervened with a heartfelt voice: “And who now tells our Giorgia Meloni that he keeps talking about Mattei energy and food plan…?». At this point, a fulminating joke from Cossiga cannot be missing, always funny and impertinent with political gossip, real or presumed.
C.: «Your Minister of Agriculture, Francesco Lollobrigida, who is doing very well, seems to be busy with other problems these days…» Saint John Paul shakes his head and whispers: «May God bless you».
Source: IL Tempo
Emma Fitzgerald is an accomplished political journalist and author at The Nation View. With a background in political science and international relations, she has a deep understanding of the political landscape and the forces that shape it.
