The Italian Guillotine Operation Clean Hands

Since 1992, Italy has been wracked by what has been dubbed a revolution. The five parties that once governed Italy are gone; their leaders languish in jail or exile; and numbers of politicians and businessmen committed suicide. All these dramatic events

Preface

ix

1. What Happened to Italy?

1

(8)

2. The Thesis

9

(5)

3. The Arena

14

(13)

4. The Politics of the Magistracy

27

(9)

5. The Lessons of History

36

(9)

6. The Decline and Fall of Due Process

45

(10)

7. The Politics of Justice

55

(7)

8. The Launching of the Coup

62

(12)

9. The Scandal Touches the Political Summit

74

(7)

10. The Establishment Cracks

81

(11)

11. Setbacks for the Government and the Parties

92

(9)

12. Differences in Treatment: Cagliari and Romiti

101

(9)

13. Parliament Confronts the Pool

110

(8)

14. The Red Togas and Their Thought

118

(10)

15. Death by Clean Hands

128

(15)

16. The Cusani Trial

143

(14)

17. Berlusconi

157

(6)

18. The Biondi Decree-Law

163

(14)

19. The Pool Attacks the Prime Minister

177

(13)

20. The Resignation of Di Pietro

190

(10)

21. Intermission: The Magistrate As Eliot Ness

200

(5)

22. Interregnum: Between Counterrevolution and Endgame

205

(9)

23. The Final Act?

214

(25)

24. Conclusion

239

(34)

Chronology

273

(20)

The Cast of Characters

293

(32)

Index

325

(7)

About the Authors

332

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