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I disagree. The Commission did not approve of drugs due to an edict passed years earlier, and also Paul Castellano passed an edict outlawing them - even though much of the profit going to him was made from them. It was a no-questions asked business. It would not reflect that badly on Paul as it would on the people involved (Ruggerio, Gene Gotti and friends) thus meaning they'd get whacked. That is why Neil had the tapes kept from Paul, because he would have killed Gotti and Neil wanted to do anything possible to avoid this.


Read the first two lines again. I agree that my writting "i disagree" was confusing, but I clearly said that the commission passed an edict (a law) in the 50s that outlawed drugs, and Paul Castellano passed one in the 80s that said the same thing. Thus, Gotti's crew and friends would have been killed, even Gotti himself, because Angelo Ruggerio badmouths Paul and also says that John badmouths him too on the tapes. Paul would have have them all killed. This is why Neil stalled him. I'm sure you already knew that. As for knowing what was on the tapes, i'm certain Neil had been told by Angelo or John, just to keep him out of the dark, but he was no doubt acting clueless with Paul so as not to let on that there was anything damaging in them. So, in the end, he would have stuck by Gotti until either he died (which he did, of brain cancer) or until he had absolutely no choice but to let Gotti die (I dont believe he would do it, either himself, or have someone sent for it).

[ August 30, 2001: Message edited by: Joey Montana ]