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The a., dealing with situations and persons he met during his diplomatic activity in Belgium, Algeria, Cuba, United States, Somaliland, Lebanon, Iran and Balkans, recalls examples of role reversal (and therefore role weakness) in which the same individual who had fought for a cause (and who, in such occasion, had promoted or encouraged acts which were terroristic from the point of view of someone else) was afterwards holding the role of political leader or statesman. The Lebanese events, on the backround of the Middle East tensions, are treated with special attention and are the object of significant personal experiences. How can we come out of the relativism? What have we to refer to in order to get an agreed definition of \"terrorist\"? The a. hopes that UN are able to adopt a General Agreement on Terrorism and that, in the enforcement phase, the International Penal Court can fully perform its role.

The a., dealing with situations & persons he met during his diplomatic activity in Belgium, Algeria, Cuba, United States, Somaliland, Lebanon, Iran & Balkans, recalls examples of role reversal (& therefore role weakness) in which the same individual who had fought for a cause (& who, in such occasion, had promoted or encouraged acts which were terroristic from the point of view of someone else) was afterwards holding the role of political leader or statesman. The Lebanese events, on the background of the Middle East tensions, are treated with special attention & are the object of significant personal experiences. How can we come out of the relativism? What have we to refer to in order to get an agreed definition of \"terrorist?\" The a. hopes that UN are able to adopt a General Agreement on Terrorism & that, in the enforcement phase, the International Penal Court can fully perform its role. Adapted from the source document.

Imagine the impact if Washington proposed a two-track forum where the Western countries and the 57 members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference would meet in two different but equally legitimate sessions: one limited to the governments (like the 2002 Istanbul Forum) and one open to the civil society at large (religious leaders, tribal elders, political factions, intellectuals, entrepreneurs). The agenda could be drawn from the successful outcome of the 1975 Helsinki Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe: respect for sovereignty but also for human rights and fundamental freedoms, self-determination of peoples, peaceful settlement of disputes, and a plea in favor of state secularism.

ROME-- From the bosom of the world Muslim community, two contrasting voices have been distinctly heard in the wake of President Obama's speech in Cairo. One, arising from the extremists, exhorts jihad. The other, arising from throngs of approving moderates, wants his promises delivered. The voices of the extremists were comparatively feeble, and that is of the utmost significance: It means that the overwhelming majority of the Muslim community is poised to accept new proposals coming from Washington, provided they are bold and far-reaching.

Tick-borne rickettsiae are emerging pathogens that are becoming widespread in Europe. Rickettsiae are endemic in Italy, but epidemiological data are currently scarce. This study aimed to improve our knowledge about rickettsial infections in tick and wild boar populations. Blood and ticks were collected from 102 wild boars in 2010 and 2018. Ticks were also collected from the vegetation in the area. All of the samples were examined using real-time PCR targeting the gene to detect DNA. Positivity was confirmed by PCR amplifying the and/or genes. A total of 254 ticks and 89 blood samples were analyzed. Zoonotic rickettsiae were detected in the ticks but not in the blood samples. ( ) was the most prevalent in ticks and was found in 23.7% of ( ) and in 3.4% of ( ). Other zoonotic species were identified, such as , which was detected in 12% of ticks, and which was found in 3.4% of questing ticks and in 1.1% of collected from wild boars. This study highlights a high prevalence of zoonotic rickettsiae, particularly that of , in northeastern Italy. As rickettsioses are underreported and underdiagnosed in human medicine, both clinicians and researchers should pay more attention to this topic.

Background Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs influence morbidity rates and length of stay after colorectal surgery (CRS), and may also impact major complications and anastomotic leakage rates. A prospective multicenter observational study to investigate the interactions between ERAS program adherence and early outcomes after elective CRS was carried out. Methods Prospective enrolment of patients submitted to elective CRS with anastomosis in 18 months. Adherence to 21 items of ERAS program was measured upon explicit criteria in every case. After univariate analysis, independent predictors of primary endpoints [major morbidity (MM) and anastomotic leakage (AL) rates] were identified through logistic regression analyses including all significant variables, presenting odds ratios (OR). Results Institutional ERAS protocol was declared by 27 out of 38 (71.0%) participating centers. Median overall adherence to ERAS program items was 71.4%. Among 3830 patients included in the study, MM and AL rates were 4.7% and 4.2%, respectively. MM rates were independently influenced by intra- and/or postoperative blood transfusions (OR 7.79, 95% CI 5.46–11.10; p  < 0.0001) and standard anesthesia protocol (OR 0.68, 95% CI 0.48–0.96; p  = 0.028). AL rates were independently influenced by male gender (OR 1.48, 95% CI 1.06–2.07; p  = 0.021), intra- and/or postoperative blood transfusions (OR 4.29, 95% CI 2.93–6.50; p  < 0.0001) and non-standard resections (OR 1.49, 95% CI 1.01–2.22; p  = 0.049). Conclusions This study disclosed wide room for improvement in compliance to several ERAS program items. It failed to detect any significant association between institutionalization and/or adherence rates to ERAS program with primary endpoints. These outcomes were independently influenced by gender, intra- and postoperative blood transfusions, non-standard resections, and standard anesthesia protocol.