is the italian mafia still around?
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Yeah \nThe term "mafia" describes a specific secret society in Sicily and their descendants in the United States of America where Sicilian organized criminals had spread by the early 20th century through immigration.\n\nMafia power peaked in the United States in the mid-20th century, until a series of FBI investigations in the 1970s and 1980s somewhat curtailed the Mafia's influence. Despite the decline, the Mafia and its reputation have become entrenched in American popular culture, portrayed in movies, TV shows, and even product commercials.\n\nToday the Italian-American Mafia remains the most powerful criminal organization operating in the USA and uses this status to maintain control over the majority of both Chicago's and New York City's criminal enterprises. It also has links to the more established organization from which it sprung, the original Sicilian Mafia.\n\nMafia power in Sicily is much more well established and complete. Corruption is widespread, and local government is almost an offshoot of the organization itself. Mafia influence in the national legislature has long been suspected, but never proven outright\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia
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OK lets start by saying there is no tradition of godfathers & mafia in Lebanon, you must be confusing that with Italy, where there have been recent (and precedented) mafia killings.\n\nLebanon used to be a part of Syria and its a country which is not politically and racially unified. There are many ethnicities and religions that exist in Lebanon. Next to this, they have the biggest curse of being located in a region torn by wars and ethnic&religious tension. When these all blend with poverty and foreign influences, wars become inevitable.
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anything with the mafia
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In my personal opinion, "Bella Mafia" is one of the best mafia movies.  Told from the perspective of mafiosa wives, mothers and daughters, it shows that even the women in that life happen to be tough as nails.
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Johnny Sack Took a "guilty plea" and also admitted that he was a part of an organized crime family, or "La Cosa Nostra" for the past 10 years.... Much to the dissaproval of his "Crew" back in New York.\n\nJanice, as part of a deal between Johnny Sack and Tony, is moving in to Johnny Sack's house because she always loved that house.  She said it reminded her of of an old Italian Villa.  Ginny Sack, who is really pushing maxium capicity of her clothes will now need to find a new place to call home when or If Johnny gets out of the joint in 15 yeares.\n\nVito (apperently low on money, and a little home-sick) Left his "Johnny-Cakes" under the cloak of darkness, to return to his homeland of New Jersey.  On the way back he rear-ends (how ironic) a guy who has his SUV parked on the road as he retrieved his mail.  Vito wanted to just pay for the damages, but the guy would not allow that.  The man insisted that the police should be called, so they start to walk to his house to use the phone.  Vito, who had been drinking vodka in the car just before the impact, knew he could not have the police involved because of his Mob history, got a gun from his car, and proceded to make swiss cheese out of the poor crash victoms head.\n\nThe show ends with Vito getting back to the "old Neighborhood" driving in front of the Pork Store.\n\nThis leads us to ponder "What will happen next week?"\nIf you ask me, I think that Johnny Sack is in danger of a jail-house "Wacking" because of him admitting there actually is a mafia. \nI am still not sure about Vito's future.  Tony seemed as if he was willing to let it slide, but I am thinking that pressure from his crew will cause him to take retrobution on him.  \n\nI guess we will just have to wait and see.
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Because the Mafia never forgets.\n\nAnd the Mafia is still p.o.'ed that Castro threw them and their casinos out of Cuba so long ago.
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See this website:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organized_crime\n\nThere's also the mexican and indian
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NO BUDDY  these amricans are just hoax and humours they know nothing about being real gangster or mafia...till 1999 ppl thought the only dangerous ppl are italian mafias or russian because they are always portrayed in movies and big books written on them ...And then entered the terrorist the Taliban from afghan thats when they realised what terrorism is and real killing is and big international crime is..American ganster or so called gangsta are nothing but poser jus singing song selling drugs in the club..Is a great deal for them ..I think ur from India and in India if its mafia means real big man where the interpol is lookin for the person . And u can never make out an hardcore gangster in the midst of people walking in bombay cause they dont show off what they are ..because in India the police first hit and then talk or if he's being too naughty then he's encountered..These are nothing compared to the asian gangster only they are not popular in western countries...and always underground.its called the MUMBAI UNDERWORLD....which even controls   the bollywood and finances of major countries of the world...so the gangsta ur talkin bout is not gangsta they are called cheap posers,who invite trouble on themselves....
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Vatican is the country of the Catholic religion, it’s a high respect religion place, and it can not be a place of Mafia.I hope that you realy don’t you means this question\nVatican must be respected
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A mafia is a very organized crime assosiation.Mostly concentrating in trading illiagal goods.A mob is a lot of people that just go charging on something...sort of like a strike go wild.
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I think there are some who are good. I think, as a people, they're back ward from us. I think they're antisocial and maybe a version of the Italian Mafia.
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You can't ask to join the Mafia. You have to be asked. Technically, Mafiosi are not supposed to admit the organization they belong to exists. They don't even call it the Mafia, it's "Our Thing", or "This Thing of Ours", aka La Cosa Nostra. I suppose if you wanted to move to one of the cities with a Family, then start a profitable criminal enterprise, if you could find out who to kick up to, and you would be willing to bash heads if necessary, and did this for a period of several years you could possibly be asked to join.  That's a big if.\n\nBut why? That life gives you three possible outcomes: You will die, or go to jail, or go into the Federal Witness Protection Program.
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The current Italian Football scandal is another form of deterrent to all those guys, like many of you out there, who are making predictions and trying to look cool in the eyes of your mates.\nTo me the current situation reminds me very much of the turmoil Italy had prior to their winning campaign back in '82. At the time the paparazzi were going berserk and the media in general was getting down Bearzot's throt in his choice of players, even the unknown Paolo Rossi had no chance to get a place in the starting line-up.\nAll of that created the winning feeling & will to survive the experience providing the Italian squad with extra inner strength, which is synonym of the Italian fighting spirit. The rest is History with them winning the 3rd world cup.\n2006 seems to have the same unsettling atmosphere, which if carefully analysed can only be translated into a highly positive charging energy.\nSurely the favourites, such as Brazil and Czech Republic, will have a very good run for our money, but to win the world cup you need more then a great team full of outstanding players, you need co-hesion and fighting spirit that will make you want to "fight like a lion and sting like a bee".\nItaly has 23 great players, like any of the 32 final nations, but something else will differentiate them from the others and that would be: Passion for the game and anger for what is happening back home.\nDon't be surprised if Italy will come out of 2006 experience in a very happy mode.
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Oh come on! Italians had the mafia (a much organized gang) Puerto Ricans have gangs, and don't forget the Irish. Even white gangs  have existed, remember the ones with white sheets and white hoods) that went around killing Black Americans.  Gangs is not=Mexicans. Steal stuff? hey know lots of white collars who steal stuff (ENRON) And talking about illegal, how about all the businesses  illegally hiring illegals in the first place.  What an immature argument you put forth here.
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Do you have any friends in the Mafia? They would be able to help you out.
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I do not know if you would call them "in the mafia", but women are used, usually as prostitutes, or to attract men into a "mafia sting". You won't find them in roles of being strongarms, enforcing "roof" (payment for protection), etc.\n\nI think some of the posts are confusing the "mafia" with the KGB, where women take a very active role.
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Sorry, I don't have the answers to your questions. But I am sooooo tired of all the Italy-bashing. Why is it that when anyone wins last minute they're suddenly cheaters? Whatever ...\n\nWOO HOO ITALIA!!!