\u00deegar \u00e9g kem a\u00f0 bla\u00f0as\u00f6lunni, blasir vi\u00f0 gamalkunnugt andlit \u00e1 fors\u00ed\u00f0unum. Giulio Andreotti! \u2013 L\u00e1tinn er \u00ed h\u00e1rri elli skuggabaldur \u00edt\u00f6lsku maf\u00edunnar um \u00e1ratugaskei\u00f0 \u2013 \u00ferisvar sinnum fors\u00e6tisr\u00e1\u00f0herra \u00e1 t\u00edmabilinu 1972 \u2013 89, (\u00feegar \u00cdtalir skiptu um r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnir eins og n\u00e6rf\u00f6t \u2013 e\u00f0a \u00e1 \u00e9g a segja sokka?) Erki ka\u00fe\u00f3likki, tr\u00fana\u00f0arvinur p\u00e1fanna og hinn f\u00e1m\u00e1li verndari maf\u00edunnar bak vi\u00f0 tj\u00f6ldin. M\u00e6ttur eldsnemma \u00e1 hverjum morgni til messu, og \u00feegar hann kom \u00fat, h\u00f3pu\u00f0ust betlararnir utan um hann. \u00c1 kirkutr\u00f6ppunum \u00fatb\u00fdtti Andreotti \u00f6lmusum til a\u00f0 fri\u00f0a samviskuna. Sannur ka\u00fe\u00f3likki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Hvers vegna skyldi hann vera m\u00e9r minnisst\u00e6\u00f0ur? \u00dea\u00f0 er (sm\u00e1)saga a\u00f0 segja fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed. \u00dea\u00f0 var \u00ed desember 1988 \u2013 fyrir aldarfj\u00f3r\u00f0ungi \u2013 og utanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0herrafundur NATO \u00ed Br\u00fcssel. Aldrei \u00feessu vant fylgdi \u00e9g JBH til Br\u00fcssel, af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00ed beinu framhaldi var opinber heims\u00f3kn til P\u00f3llands. Skyldan bau\u00f0, a\u00f0 maki r\u00e1\u00f0herra v\u00e6ri me\u00f0 \u00ed f\u00f6r. Sagan s\u00fa var reyndar s\u00f6gulegri \u2013 en kemur ekki \u00feessu m\u00e1li vi\u00f0.<\/p>\n
\u00deegar r\u00e1\u00f0herrafundum \u00ed NATO lauk, var efnt til mikillar veislu. \u00dea\u00f0 var s\u00e9rstakt tilefni, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 George Schultz, utanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0herra Reagans, var a\u00f0 h\u00e6tta. Bush eldri var a\u00f0 taka vi\u00f0 eftir \u00e1ram\u00f3tin. NATO-r\u00e1\u00f0herrarnir h\u00f6f\u00f0u skoti\u00f0 saman \u00ed kve\u00f0jugj\u00f6f handa Schultz \u2013 a\u00f0 hans eigin vali \u2013 e\u00f0a r\u00e9ttara sagt, konunnar hans. H\u00fan valdi rafkn\u00fana j\u00e1rnbrautarlest, leikfang handa st\u00f3rum str\u00e1kum. \u00deegar komi\u00f0 var \u00ed veislusalinn, \u00fe\u00e1 var\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur eiginlega a\u00f0 ganga hringinn \u00ed kringum \u00feetta lestarleikfang, sem haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 komi\u00f0 fyrir \u00e1 g\u00f3lfinu vi\u00f0 annan bor\u00f0sendann.<\/p>\n
Ekki veit \u00e9g, hva\u00f0a si\u00f0areglur r\u00e9\u00f0u \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 m\u00e9r var vali\u00f0 s\u00e6ti vi\u00f0 \u00feennan sama bor\u00f0senda, \u00ed grennd vi\u00f0 afm\u00e6lisbarni\u00f0. JBH var \u00e1 hinum endanum me\u00f0 vinum s\u00ednum fr\u00e1 Noregi og Danm\u00f6rku \u2013 og \u00fev\u00ed hvergi n\u00e6rri. Vi\u00f0 enda bor\u00f0sins sat Manfred W\u00f6rner, f.v. \u00de\u00fdskur orrustuflugma\u00f0ur, \u00fe\u00e1 framkv\u00e6mdastj\u00f3ri NATO. Andsp\u00e6nis m\u00e9r s\u00e1tu afm\u00e6lisbarni\u00f0 Schultz, og vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 hans sat utanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0herra hennar h\u00e1tignar Bretadrottningar, Sir Geoffrey Howe. M\u00edn megin \u00e1 h\u00e6gri h\u00f6nd var Dumas, franski utanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0herrann. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i heyrt, a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i \u00e1 st\u00fadents\u00e1runum bruna\u00f0 \u00e1 m\u00f3torhj\u00f3li alla lei\u00f0 til Sv\u00ed\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ar til a\u00f0 elta s\u00e6nska lj\u00f3sku, sem haf\u00f0i liti\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00ed Sorbonne. \u00c9g vissi ekki \u00fe\u00e1, a\u00f0 l\u00f6ngu seinna mundi \u00f6nnur norsk lj\u00f3ska, Eva Jolie, koma honum bak vi\u00f0 l\u00e1s og sl\u00e1 fyrir spillingu. \u00dea\u00f0an af s\u00ed\u00f0ur a\u00f0 hj\u00e1kona hans mundi s\u00ed\u00f0ar gefa \u00fat \u00e6viminningar undir nafninu \u201eH\u00f3ra l\u00fd\u00f0veldisins\u201c. (En n\u00fa er \u00e9g komin fram \u00far sj\u00e1lfri m\u00e9r \u00ed t\u00edmanum, halda s\u00e9r vi\u00f0 s\u00f6guna).<\/p>\n
M\u00e9r \u00e1 vinstri h\u00f6nd sat hinn dularfulli ma\u00f0ur, Giulio Andreotti. \u00c9g t\u00f3k strax eftir \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 hann gestik\u00falera\u00f0i ekkert me\u00f0 h\u00f6ndunum, eins og \u00cdtala er si\u00f0ur, \u00feegar \u00feeir tala. Hann var afskaplega settlegur og milli r\u00e9tta sat hann me\u00f0 hendurnar hn\u00fdttar framan \u00e1 brj\u00f3stinu og tala\u00f0i l\u00e1gt. N\u00fa kom s\u00e9r vel a\u00f0 hafa veri\u00f0 samviskusamur nemandi \u00ed L\u00e6r\u00f0a sk\u00f3lanum \u00ed Reykav\u00edk \u00ed gamla daga. Franskan \u00e1 h\u00e6gri h\u00f6nd \u2013 Dumas. Lat\u00ednan til vinstri. Tala\u00f0i \u00e9g lat\u00ednu vi\u00f0 Andreotti? Nei, en \u00e9g haf\u00f0i fylgt lat\u00ednunni eftir me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra eitthva\u00f0 \u00ed \u00edt\u00f6lsku, \u00feegar \u00e9g var fararstj\u00f3ri \u00e1 sumrum \u00ed den fyrir Ing\u00f3lf \u00ed \u00dats\u00fdn. Nema hva\u00f0, a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 dug\u00f0i til a\u00f0 bl\u00e1sa l\u00edfi \u00ed sessunaut minn, sem tala\u00f0i ekkert erlent tungum\u00e1l.<\/p>\n
En \u00fea\u00f0 er ekki allt b\u00fai\u00f0 enn. Eftir a\u00f0alr\u00e9ttinn st\u00f3\u00f0 W\u00f6rner upp og tilkynnti, a\u00f0 j\u00e1rnbrautarlestin, sem bruna\u00f0i hlj\u00f3\u00f0lega \u00ed st\u00f3ra hringi \u00e1 g\u00f3lfinu, v\u00e6ri gj\u00f6f til fr\u00e1farandi utanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0herra Bandar\u00edkjanna og f\u00f3r um \u00fea\u00f0 m\u00f6rgum or\u00f0um, a\u00f0 h\u00fan \u00e6tti a\u00f0 sk\u00edrskota til verkfr\u00e6\u00f0ingsins \u00ed honum (Schultz haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 yfirma\u00f0ur st\u00e6rsta verktakafyrirt\u00e6kis Amer\u00edkana, Bechtel, sem seinna var\u00f0 alr\u00e6mt \u00ed \u00cdrakstr\u00ed\u00f0inu).<\/p>\n
Schultz \u00feakka\u00f0i fyrir sig og samveruna og f\u00e9lagsskapinn og b\u00e6tti vi\u00f0, a\u00f0 \u00feeir hef\u00f0u ekki geta\u00f0 vali\u00f0 betri gj\u00f6f a\u00f0 skilna\u00f0i. Hann hlakka\u00f0i til a\u00f0 setja hana upp \u00ed Oval Office me\u00f0 vini s\u00ednum Ronny (forseta Bandar\u00edkjanna), en \u00feeir v\u00e6ru b\u00e1\u00f0ir \u201erailway enthusiasts\u201c. \u00c9g segi ekki meira af \u00feessum r\u00e6\u00f0uh\u00f6ldum. En fyrr en var\u00f0i voru framkv\u00e6mdastj\u00f3ri NATO og Schultz, fyrrum forstj\u00f3ri Bechtel, og utanr\u00edkisr\u00e1\u00f0herra hennar h\u00e1tignar komnir \u00e1 fj\u00f3ra f\u00e6tur vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 hemja lestina, sem vildi ekki l\u00e1ta a\u00f0 stj\u00f3rn.<\/p>\n
Vi\u00f0 sem s\u00e1tum m\u00edn megin vi\u00f0 bor\u00f0sendann, l\u00e9tum sem vi\u00f0 t\u00e6kjum ekki eftir \u00feessu upp\u00e1t\u00e6ki st\u00f3ru str\u00e1kanna. Dumas var greinilega miki\u00f0 upp \u00e1 kvenh\u00f6ndina, haf\u00f0i fallegt bros og lipra tungu. Hann haf\u00f0i l\u00edka veri\u00f0 ungur st\u00fadent \u00e1 Vinstri bakkanum \u00ed Par\u00eds og var samm\u00e1la m\u00e9r \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 \u00feeir t\u00edmar k\u00e6mu aldrei aftur. \u00deess \u00e1 milli sneri \u00e9g m\u00e9r a\u00f0 sessunaut m\u00ednum \u00e1 vinstri h\u00f6nd. \u00c9g nota\u00f0i t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri\u00f0 og sag\u00f0i ka\u00fe\u00f3likkanum Andreotti s\u00f6guna af v\u00ed\u00f0f\u00f6rlustu konu heims \u2013 Gu\u00f0r\u00ed\u00f0i \u00deorbjarnard\u00f3ttur \u2013 sem hef\u00f0i uppg\u00f6tva\u00f0 Amer\u00edku h\u00e1lfu \u00e1r\u00fe\u00fasundi \u00e1 undan Kolumbusi, og gengi\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0an p\u00edslarg\u00f6ngu til R\u00f3mar, fyrst kristinna kvenna \u00e1 Nor\u00f0url\u00f6ndum. L\u00e6r\u00f0ir menn seg\u00f0u m\u00e9r \u2013 og n\u00fa horf\u00f0i \u00e9g beint \u00ed augun \u00e1 Andreotti \u2013 a\u00f0 kard\u00edn\u00e1lar Vatikansins hef\u00f0u teki\u00f0 n\u00e1kv\u00e6mar sk\u00fdrslur af Gu\u00f0r\u00ed\u00f0i um landafundi hennar. Seinna hef\u00f0i Kolumbus l\u00edklega komist \u00ed \u00feau g\u00f6gn. Og kannski hef\u00f0i hann aldrei fundi\u00f0 Amer\u00edku, ef Gu\u00f0r\u00ed\u00f0ar hef\u00f0i ekki noti\u00f0 vi\u00f0. \u2013 Andreotti var n\u00e6gilega uppve\u00f0ra\u00f0ur af s\u00f6gu Gu\u00f0r\u00ed\u00f0ar til a\u00f0 segja, a\u00f0 hann \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 bi\u00f0ja vini s\u00edna \u00ed Vatikaninu a\u00f0 kanna \u00fea\u00f0, hvort K\u00f3lumbus hef\u00f0i fengi\u00f0 hugmyndina um hina n\u00fdju heims\u00e1lfu af fr\u00e1s\u00f6gnum Gu\u00f0r\u00ed\u00f0ar, sem n\u00fa rykf\u00e9llu \u00ed hvelfingum Vatikansins.<\/p>\n
Meira var \u00fea\u00f0 ekki.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u00dea\u00f0 eru a\u00f0eins \u00f6rf\u00e1ir dagar s\u00ed\u00f0an visnar greinar trj\u00e1nna voru enn a\u00f0 f\u00e1lma skj\u00e1lfandi \u00fat \u00ed gr\u00e1tt andr\u00famslofti\u00f0 \u2013 en n\u00fa skyndilega er allt or\u00f0i\u00f0 i\u00f0agr\u00e6nt og fagurt \u00ed Viln\u00edus. \u00c9g er komin \u00far lopapeysunni og kl\u00e6\u00f0ist hv\u00edtri silkiskyrtu, og er berf\u00e6tt \u00ed sk\u00f3num \u2013 en \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00e9g n\u00fa reyndar allt \u00e1ri\u00f0. Nema hva\u00f0, \u00e9g var a\u00f0 ganga ni\u00f0ur D\u00edd\u00edarg\u00f6tu (A\u00f0alstr\u00e6ti) \u00e1 lei\u00f0 til bla\u00f0asjoppunnar \u00e1 torginu framan vi\u00f0 d\u00f3mkirkjuna. \u00dear getur ma\u00f0ur keypt erlend bl\u00f6\u00f0 og t\u00edmarit \u00e1 \u201eskiljanlegum\u201c tungum\u00e1lum. Allt umhverfi\u00f0 svo notalegt og lj\u00faft. \u00c1 bekkjum undir kirkjuveggnum haldast elskendur \u00ed hendur og \u00e1 \u00feakinu hj\u00fafra sig turtild\u00fafur hver upp a\u00f0 annarri, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 n\u00fa fer \u00ed h\u00f6nd t\u00edmi \u00e1starinnar. T\u00faristarnir eru \u00feegar komnir \u00e1 kreik og sestir \u00ed \u00fe\u00e6gileg s\u00e6ti \u00e1 gangst\u00e9ttinni me\u00f0 bj\u00f3rkollu \u00ed fanginu. G\u00f3\u00f0 byrjun \u00e1 degi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-greinar_og_vidtol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":551,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121\/revisions\/551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jbh.is\/bs\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}