"The newspaper 'Il Fatto Quotidiano', in today's edition, has outdone itself in the definitive distortion of facts. The headline 'Italy at war without telling Italians and the Quirinal' is false, offensive, misleading and extremely serious with regard to the dignity of my office, my oath as Minister, as well as that of the Head of State, the Armed Forces, and citizens. Italy is not at war. Parliament has not been 'excluded' from anything. The Quirinal has not been kept in the dark about anything." This was stated by Defence Minister Guido Crosetto.
"The Italian military presence in Saudi Arabia - Travaglio notes - was never 'secret'. It would have been sufficient to consult the parliamentary records, where I have appeared on multiple occasions, as have the Chief of Defence Staff, the Commander of COVI, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Defence Undersecretaries, providing all necessary and required information regarding this specific mission. And I did not 'downplay' the attack on our Eurofighter: I personally followed it, I communicated it and I requested operational assessments regarding the safety of our personnel. I did so night and day, following every development of the attack at every moment and personally ensuring myself of the conditions of our military personnel."
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