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Re: The Corleones left drugs
[Re: Sonny_Black]
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01/18/12 11:41 AM
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You're right. It doesn't make any sense at all, Sonny. And if Part 4 was ultimately made back then, we're supposed to believe that after "leaving drugs," Vincent just walked into South America and said I want my taste to characters based on the Medellin Cartel? Puh-Leeze .
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
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Re: The Corleones left drugs
[Re: pizzaboy]
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01/18/12 12:48 PM
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You're right. It doesn't make any sense at all, Sonny. And if Part 4 was ultimately made back then, we're supposed to believe that after "leaving drugs," Vincent just walked into South America and said I want my taste to characters based on the Medellin Cartel? Puh-Leeze . I always thought it to be strange that a New York crime boss would become a cocaine trafficker. As far as I know, the New York mafia were mainly involved in heroin trafficking and that cocaine was provided by South American drug cartels. I think a New York Don would never even dare to try to muscle in on businesses of other major criminal organizations, especially not during that time as it would most likely led to a war.
"It was between the brothers Kay -- I had nothing to do with it."
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Re: The Corleones left drugs
[Re: Sonny_Black]
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01/18/12 12:56 PM
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I always thought it to be strange that a New York crime boss would become a cocaine trafficker. As far as I know, the New York mafia were mainly involved in heroin trafficking and that cocaine was provided by South American drug cartels.
I think a New York Don would never even dare to try to muscle in on businesses of other major criminal organizations, especially not during that time as it would most likely led to a war. Exactly. I could see them vying for the distribution of cocaine, but never for the importing of it (on a wide scale, anyway). The guys in Bogotá couldn't give a shit about an 80 year old guy on Mott Street, that's for sure.
"I got news for you. If it wasn't for the toilet, there would be no books." --- George Costanza.
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Re: The Corleones left drugs
[Re: pizzaboy]
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01/18/12 01:02 PM
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The guys in Bogotá couldn't give a shit about an 80 year old guy on Mott Street, that's for sure. Unless his name is Juan Valdez.
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Re: The Corleones left drugs
[Re: Sonny_Black]
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01/18/12 01:09 PM
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Sonny, it's probably another example of the bad writing that pollutes GFIII. It doesn't make any sense. Neither Michael nor any other Don would walk away from profits, no matter how dirty. Michael was no longer involved in the day-to-day operations of the "Olive Oil Business" under Zasa. But Zasa was into drugs--and I'll bet Michael got a tribute from Zasa after having turned the business over to him.
Perhaps the "Palermo is strong" line is a reference to the "Pizza Connection," which, as you know, was a Bonanno Family drugs pipeline to Sicily, organized by Carmine Galante, and which brought "zips" (Sicilians) into high places in that family.
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.
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