The Hostage-Taker: Berlusconi Pushes Italy to Brink

SPIEGEL ONLINE - International - Euro Crisis 2013-12-20

He's to blame for 20 years of standstill in Italy. Now he's leading the nation and the whole of Europe to the brink of disaster. If Silvio Berlusconi succeeds in toppling the government this week, his cynicism will have won.