In the mid seventies,while stationed for two years in Italy,I lived in the Italian Riviera town of Terrania in a lovely small villa overlooking the beautiful Piazza della Fiore.
One of my neighbors was a member of the Brigate Rosse or better known as the Red Brigade or the well known Italian Communist Party that was extremely violent with bombings,killings and kidnappings in the early 80s.I made it known that I had to associate briefly with this man just because of our living situation and an occassional encounter socially.
This is much like what Senator Obama is being raked through the coals over.Any slight innocent chance occurrance taken in an out of context way can be made to sound so unpatriotic and almost bordering on the criminal side.
I have to say then that I associated with an axe murderer because of a past acquaintence who did his wife in one night with his wood chopper in a drunken fit of rage.Just because a past brush with different individuals seems out of line,it in no way reflects on the morals,ethics and values of anyone.it's something to think about.
