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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: Chris_ on January 13, 2008, 01:46:04 PM

Title: Businesses Revolt against Mafia Extortion
Post by: Chris_ on January 13, 2008, 01:46:04 PM

Quote from: Associated Press

PALERMO, Sicily - When it came down to business, Cosa Nostra could always count on fear.  No more.

In a rebellion shaking the Sicilian Mafia to its centuries-old roots, businesses are joining forces in refusing to submit to demands for protection money called "pizzo."

And they're getting away with it, threatening to sap an already weakened crime syndicate of one of its steadiest sources of revenue.

CLICKY (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080113/ap_on_re_eu/italy_defying_the_mafia)

Title: Re: Businesses Revolt against Mafia Extortion
Post by: bijou on January 13, 2008, 02:20:56 PM

Bravo to the brave pioneers in this action. Sometimes the internet is useful for something that really matters.