From the all-Italian tragicomedy of the case marò is now almost three years. After this period of time two countrymen in uniform are still at the mercy of a foreign country whose magistracy has not yet succeeded in initiating the illegitimate trial against two soldiers who until now have obeyed orders with a rare, indeed unique, composure.
I think I would rebel if a Totò Riina, after the same period of time, found himself in the same legal limbo. Let alone for two servants of the state.
I think that now the unconscious of every Italian, even the most indifferent or averse to the same marò, begins to be deeply shaken by the story. If a country reserves a similar treatment to its most faithful servants, what trust can it derive from the millions of citizens, in such a moment of crisis and decadence?
Jobs are burned every day and thousands of Italians fall into the spiral of despair more black. Businesses fail or flee abroad, families break up, some commit suicide.
Can a state like ours still ask for sacrifices, budget cuts, patience, tenacity - or worse "optimism" - and hope to still receive credit?
Andrea Cucco
