The pro US-march left from the Piazza del Popolo (People’s square) at 4pm, Italian time and is being covered by the Italian state broadcasting company RAI. However it is feared that Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi could use his media empire as a propaganda tool in support of the War in Afghanistan. The anti war protest which has been gaining support in Italy left at the same time from Piazza Repubblica and it is feared the two groups could meet leading to a head to head battle between the protestors.