MEDIA: Berlusconi: "Why Do They Hate Me?"

GUARDIAN.UK/ OPINION/
It is reported that the prime minister's allies say the premier is badly shaken and asked a visiting priest: "Why do they hate me to this point?"
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"Instead of seeking political scapegoats, the 73-year-old media tycoon should ask himself why 250,000 Italians flocked to a No Berlusconi Day in Rome earlier this month. In the rest of Europe and beyond, there are demonstrations against policies or governments. In Italy, people demonstrate against a prime minister not for what he represents, but for who he is. For good reason. Here is a man embroiled in sex scandals detailing his alleged use of prostitutes. Losing immunity from prosecution, he is on trial in two cases for fraud, tax evasion and bribery. And for this, he seeks to blame journalists, newspapers, and criminal prosecutors who insist on doing their job and refuse to be cowed by him."