 [RL] Mob War - France |
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 Nov 2 2006, 07:18 PM
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Uncle Fisty  Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928  |
Camorra fighting for control of the drug trade. Good tie - in for Shadows of Europe mob struggles.
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Nov 2 2006, 07:40 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,150 Joined: 19-December 05 From: Rhein-Ruhr Megaplex Member No.: 8,081 |
Camorra is italian, not french...
Edit: Heard in the news today the italian government is sending an additional 1000 police. Haven't checked, but that will most likely be Carabinieri, italians paramilitary police force. (another edit: the article states this already :D). |
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Nov 2 2006, 08:06 PM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
yup, the article is about the camorra. The brewing war is starting in France, but Italy has lots goign on, just lower key.
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Nov 2 2006, 08:24 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,150 Joined: 19-December 05 From: Rhein-Ruhr Megaplex Member No.: 8,081 |
I still don't get the french connection ;).
This is a good example how a major country (Italy is a G8 state) can't cope effectively with gang violence one a greater scale. |
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Nov 2 2006, 08:28 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
No, they'll gonna send soliders of the army. But most experts doubt that it will have a real impact on hte mob war. Besides, last year had a slightly higher body count than this year. |
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Nov 2 2006, 08:29 PM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
Also reminds me of Boondock Saints. High body count in just a few days, mob war blamed.
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Nov 2 2006, 09:03 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,150 Joined: 19-December 05 From: Rhein-Ruhr Megaplex Member No.: 8,081 |
Technically, the Carabinieri are part of the military, and therefore could be called soldiers, while they are still police. I don't really know if those reporters know enough to to actually report the facts... I don't want to be a wise-ass, but I don't think the concept of national (para)military police forces is that well known, especially outside of europe. |
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Nov 2 2006, 10:24 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,577 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gwynedd Valley PA Member No.: 1,221 |
What the article is missing is that the mafia is on the ropes. The italian government has been squeezing them successfully for the last few years. The reason this is getting violent now is that they are fighting for a larger piece of a shrinking pie.
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Nov 2 2006, 10:30 PM
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Uncle Fisty Group: Admin Posts: 13,891 Joined: 3-January 05 From: Next To Her Member No.: 6,928 |
There were some interesting related link stories there too, some with stories about exactly what the police are doing, what the situation is like. good stuff.
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