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I don't know if they started the whole story or if they entered this campaign later. It is a very complex story but certainly there must be someone who is pulling the strings.\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Giulio Andreotti, Former Italian Prime Minister.\u003cbr/\u003eBut Mafia experts argue that it is hard for former Prime Minister Andreotti to deny ties with the Mafia.\u003cbr/\u003eClaire Sterling has written several books on the Mafia.\u003cbr/\u003eIn all the governments from the beginning of the post war republic until just a couple of years ago there were always two cabinet ministers from Sicily and they were practically always there to serve as a kind of liaison formally or informally with the Mafia forces. The Mafia held the swing vote, it still holds the swing vote in Sicily.\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Claire Sterling, Mafia expert.\u003cbr/\u003eThe case has crucial links to the United States.\u003cbr/\u003eThroughout his years in power Andreotti maintained close relations with the U-S and was personally friendly with several American presidents.\u003cbr/\u003eThroughout the 1980's investigators, including current F-B-I director, Louis Freeh, co-operated closely with Italian judge, Giovanni Falcone, Italy's most famous anti-Mafia investigator, to combat the Sicilian and American Mafia.\u003cbr/\u003eJudge Falcone died in a car bomb attack on the outskirts of Palermo.\u003cbr/\u003eDespite the gravity of the charges, the 75 year old Andreotti is in fighting form.\u003cbr/\u003eWhile defending himself vigorously, he says he's afraid for the safety of himself and his family, arguing that they could be targets of mafia attacks.\u003cbr/\u003eBut he says he is not afraid to stand trial.\u003cbr/\u003eThere is a security problem and I have to be careful. The prosecutor himself said that sometimes one of them (mafiosi) said they would like to have my skin and being unable to get me because I have an escort. I want to underline that the prosecutor acknowledges that I always have an escort. Therefore I must be a bit careful, but if the judge considers  it useful that I go, I certainly am not afraid of anything. On the contrary, the more this thing is clarified the better.\u003cbr/\u003eIf the case gets to court it could drag on for years.\u003cbr/\u003eNevertheless, the political career of the man once known as Italy's elder statesman is now in shambles.\u003cbr/\u003e(APTV footage)\u003cbr/\u003e1.Palermo court\u003cbr/\u003e2.Police car\u003cbr/\u003e3.Andreotti's studio\u003cbr/\u003e(tele Monte Carlo footage)\u003cbr/\u003e4.Documents\u003cbr/\u003e5.Andreotti in parliament\u003cbr/\u003e6.Rome court\u003cbr/\u003e(APTV footage)\u003cbr/\u003e7.Soundbite: Giulio Andreotti, Former Italian Prime Minister\u003cbr/\u003e8.Claire Sterling walking\u003cbr/\u003e9.Soundbite: Claire Sterling\u003cbr/\u003e(TMC footage)\u003cbr/\u003e10.Photo of Andreotti with Bush/Reagan\u003cbr/\u003e11.Soundbite: Giulio Andreotti, Former Italian Prime Minister\u003cbr/\u003e12.Andreotti leaving courthouse\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='action-container flex justify-between'\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='false' aria-label='Read more description' class='rp-full-description' type='button'\u003e\n\u003ci class='fai fa-solid fa-align-left'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cspan id='read_more'\u003eRead More\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-report'\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='resource-details-heading' class='rp-info-section'\u003e\n\u003ch2 class='title' id='resource-details-heading'\u003eResource Details\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-resource-details clearfix'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eCurator Rating\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003cspan class=\"star-rating\" aria-label=\" out of 5 stars\" role=\"img\"\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-regular fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-regular fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-regular fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-regular fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003ci class=\"fa-regular fa-star text-action\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt class=\"educator-rating-title\"\u003eEducator Rating\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"educator-rating-details\" data-path=\"/educator_ratings/rrp_data?resourceable_id=625903\u0026amp;resourceable_type=Boclips%3A%3AVideoMetadata\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"not-yet-rated\"\u003eNot yet Rated\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eGrade\u003c/dt\u003e\u003cdd title=\"Grade\"\u003eAll Grades\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eSource:\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eDate\u003c/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e1995\u003c/dd\u003e\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fai fa-solid fa-language'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='detail'\u003e\n\u003cdl\u003e\n\n\u003c/dl\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-labelledby='educator-ratings-heading' class='rp-info-section'\u003e\n\u003ch2 class='title sr-only' id='educator-ratings-heading'\u003eEducator Ratings\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"educator-ratings-root\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"all-educator-ratings-root\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"educator-rating-form-root\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-resource'\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Show resource details' class='rp-show-info' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\n\u003ci class='fai fa-solid fa-align-left'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\nShow resource details\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Video player' class='player' id='player-wrapper' role='region'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='relative container mx-auto' id='lp-boclips-visitor-thumbnail'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"block\" data-html=\"true\" data-placement=\"bottom\" data-trigger=\"click\" data-content=\"\u003cdiv class=\u0026quot;text-center py-2\u0026quot;\u003e\u003ca class=\u0026quot;bold\u0026quot; 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