They call the bike "Speciale Randonneur," not "Special Loaded-for-Cross-Country Tourer."
Jeez, you guys are a tough crowd. Looks like a pretty nice bike for the price to me. It seems that anyone planning to do serious loaded touring would either build up a frame from scratch or plan to replace some components on a stock bike. You may be able to buy the frame separately if you would want components such as a triple.
I would also venture that many people looking for a "touring bike" are actually looking for more of a randonneur or weekend touring bike. The Masi would do fine for those purposes. Not many people can take off weeks at a time to tour the country carrying all of their gear.