Saturday,
July 19, 2008
Crimes in US Under Rated, Over Exaggerated
in Italy
It
is remarkable how myopic and blinded the US
is to it's Gang Violence problem, and absolutely paranoid (assisted by
Bush that preaches "fear") about so called domestic terrorism,BUT is so critical about
crime in other countries, especially Italy.
There
are 15,000 Gang related
deaths each year in the USA. That is 5 World Trade
Centers each year, year after year.
We
have a HUGE "Security Force" looking for Muslim Terrorists, are
finding NONE, and NoOne seems Concerned
about the
REAL
GANG (Terrorist) THREAT !!!
Our
comparable View of ourselves and the world is DISTORTED, and our Understanding
of what the REAL THREAT to us is CONTORTED.
Christine,
as a mere reporter I don't expect you to know much, or rise above stereotypes,
BUT , I suggest you get your facts straight, and get your own house in
order, before you pass judgement on others.
Incidentally, Violent crime is up nearly 6 percent in Chicago
compared with last year, based on data from January through March.
Thanks
to Rosario A. Iaconis ofThe
Italic Institute of America
for responding to this Chicago Tribune article !
This is in
response to "Winners at Cannes are hits in Italy too"
(News, July 7).
Despite Tribune reporter Christine Spolar's
assertions regarding "the relentless criminality of Italian
society," citizens up and down the Magic Boot stand shoulder to
shoulder in support of Rome's
sinewy anti-Mafia efforts.
Unlike other nations that simply talk about declaring war on crime and
terrorism, Italy
has long been in the forefront of the struggle to root out evildoers, big and
small.
Having weathered the depredations of the Red Brigades in the late 1970s and the
Mafia in the early 1990s, the Italians coupled a superior intelligence network
with muscular commando units to capture the likes of Patrizio
Peci, a key member of the Red Brigades, and Toto Riina, the Mafia's "boss of all bosses."
They also rescued
American Brig. Gen. James Dozier in the 1980s, decimating the Red Brigades.
With the capture of Salvatore Lo Piccolo in Sicily
not long ago, Italy
continues its highly successful campaign to crush the Mafia.
And the Italians' show of unity in bolstering the "pentiti"
informer system demonstrates how a democracy can adopt draconian measures yet
still uphold the rule of law.
Rosario A. Iaconis
Vice chairman
The Italic Institute of America
Mineola, NY.
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