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Out Now! Mafia Republic by John Dickie

May 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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I've been waiting with baited breath for the publication Mafia Republic by John Dickie, in which you may well discover that the mafia is Italy as much as Italy is the mafia - though by no means all Italians consider the mafia to be at all beneficial to life in Italy. Mafia Republic is … [Read more...]

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Berlusconi and Andreotti Mafia Parallels

May 7, 2013 by 1 Comment
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Something Italy's two most controversial leaders, Silvio Berlusconi and the recently departed Giulio Andreotti, share is their supposed relationships with Italy's Sicilian mafia. Both have organised crackdowns on the mafia too. A court did determine that Andreotti's contact with the mafia was … [Read more...]

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Will the Mafia Kill Beppe Grillo?

April 8, 2013 by 1 Comment

While largely ignored by Italy's mainstream press, Italian newspaper and online publication Il Fatto Quotidiano carried a story that the mafia, the Sicilian branch, may be organizing an attempt to assassinate 5 Star Movement leader, Beppe Grillo. Worries were sparked after an anonymous letter … [Read more...]

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Italian Rogue of the Week – Nicola Cosentino

January 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Nicola Cosentino hit the headlines in Italy after this soon to be ex-politician was scrubbed from Silvio Berlusconi's electoral lists. Cosentino may now end up in a jail cell and he knows it. Why was Cosentino removed? Quite simply because of very strong suspicions that he has connections to … [Read more...]

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A Musical Tribute to Italy’s Courageous Anti-Mafia Brigades

December 5, 2012 by 1 Comment

A post I wrote on Italy Chronicles back in 2009 - Italian Courage - has inspired a song by one Berni Armstrong.  And it's not just any old song, but one which pays tribute to the extreme bravery and selflessness of all those courageous Italians who put their lives on the line to combat organised … [Read more...]

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Delving into the Murky World of Italy’s Mafia

October 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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During the summer I read John Dickie's fascinating best-selling book, Cosa Nostra, which is all about that scourge of Italy, the mafia. Dickie's first book on Italy's complex criminal organisation delves into the origins and history of the infamous Sicilian mafia. Over 750,000 copies of Cosa … [Read more...]

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The Offer Antonio Ingroia Cannot Refuse

July 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Those of you who read Italy Chronicles from outside of Italy have probably never heard of the Italian magistrate Antonio Ingroia.  If this is the case, you will not have heard Ingroia has recently been made an offer he cannot refuse. In Italy though, and especially in Palermo, Sicily, Antonio … [Read more...]

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Brindisi School Bomb Tragedy

May 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Today a bomb went off outside a high school in the city of Brindisi, Puglia in southern Italy.  One sixteen year old girl has been killed, others have been injured. Reports are coming though that one girl has died and another eight or so pupils have been injured, one seriously.  Sadly, death … [Read more...]

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The Mafia Moves into Milan

December 1, 2011 by 1 Comment
The mafia is in Milan, italy

While the mafia has long been associated with Italy's poorer southern regions and Sicily, there is now strong evidence to suggest that the tentacles of organized crime in Italy have well and truly penetrated Italy's economic powerhouse - Milan.  This penetration has occurred slowly and silently, … [Read more...]

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Italy’s Parliament: A Safe Haven for Criminals?

September 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Will the Sun Set on La Dolce Vita?

Today Italy's parliament voted against the arrest of one Marco Milanese, a member of parliament who Italy's upholders of law and order would very much like to put away. Milanese stands accused of corruption, passing on state secrets, interfering with appointments within Italy's Guardia di Finanza … [Read more...]

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