Premise:
"It overlooks the prow of a patrol boat that D'Annunzio commanded during WWI, the Puglia, hauled up the hillside as the crowning piece of his relics."
Hypothesis: D'Annunzio enjoyed collecting memorabilia from the war.

it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"The British used Patna for manufacturing and distributing opium in the 19th century, to keep China supplied with its favorite drug."
Hypothesis: The British did not provide the Chinese with Opium.

no

Premise:
"Steve Forbes' Internet guru Rick Segal tried to work the Iowa straw poll this way."
Hypothesis: Rick Segal is Steve Forbes' internet guru.
yes