In a sign that he has more than one eye on Italian domestic politics, European Commission President Romano Prodi has pledged to withdraw Italian troops from Iraq if his centre-left coalition is elected.
In a letter to Italian daily Corriere della Sera, Mr Prodi wrote, "In its current form, the occupation [of Iraq] is the pursuit of an unjustified and illegitimate war which is visibly not succeeding in restoring peace and security in Iraq".
He pledged to withdraw the 3,000 Italia...
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