Maurizio Blondet holds a degree from the State University of Milan. After spending several years as a columnist, he became special correspondent on economics and finance for Il Giornale, a leading Italian newspaper, and is currently special correspondent on foreign affairs for the Italian Episcopal Conference’s daily paper, Avvenire. After 9/11 he authored a trilogy on the attacks and related subjects entitled: September 11th: A Coup d’Etat (Effedieffe, Milan, 2002), Who Really Governs America? (Effedieffe, Milan, 2002), and Osama Bin Mossad (Effedieffe, Milan, 2003).