This thing of ours. Da Boss of Bosses. The Godfathers, Consiglieres, Capo Regimes, and Soldiers.
I would be interested in hosting a discussion of the American Mafia in the US, from the Castellammarese War to the Commission. Going beyond The Godfather and The Sopranos. Arnold Rothstein, the Jewish 'Brain' that turned the criminal organization into a business during Prohibition and taught Lucky Luciano how to run it like one. The Five Families. Las Vegas. Havana. The war between Capone and the Irish Gangs that resulted in The Chicago Outfit. Frank Costello, the Prime Minister; and Meyer Lansky, the Mob's accountant. Lucky Luciano's alliance with the Jewish mobs under Meyer Lansky, and Lansky getting OSS to give Luciano a lighter prison sentence in exchange for help on the American Waterfront during WWII and the invasion of Sicily where Patton was lead along goat paths by General Mafia. There is rich fodder for many discussions along these lines and how they have helped shape The American Experience.
What I am interested in knowing is whether discussion of a criminal organization in a historical context is permitted. I think so, but would like to check
@Had a dad
Second, if our Italian friends and European allies would also like to share their version of the Sicilian Mafia and the Commorrah with related backstories to fill in the gaps.
Please let me know, it could be quite interesting.
I would be interested in hosting a discussion of the American Mafia in the US, from the Castellammarese War to the Commission. Going beyond The Godfather and The Sopranos. Arnold Rothstein, the Jewish 'Brain' that turned the criminal organization into a business during Prohibition and taught Lucky Luciano how to run it like one. The Five Families. Las Vegas. Havana. The war between Capone and the Irish Gangs that resulted in The Chicago Outfit. Frank Costello, the Prime Minister; and Meyer Lansky, the Mob's accountant. Lucky Luciano's alliance with the Jewish mobs under Meyer Lansky, and Lansky getting OSS to give Luciano a lighter prison sentence in exchange for help on the American Waterfront during WWII and the invasion of Sicily where Patton was lead along goat paths by General Mafia. There is rich fodder for many discussions along these lines and how they have helped shape The American Experience.
What I am interested in knowing is whether discussion of a criminal organization in a historical context is permitted. I think so, but would like to check
@Had a dad
Second, if our Italian friends and European allies would also like to share their version of the Sicilian Mafia and the Commorrah with related backstories to fill in the gaps.
Please let me know, it could be quite interesting.
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