There is one thing I don't quite get about Merlino: why are people always saying he "won" the war against Stanfa? It would actually have been interesting to see who would have really won in that conflict, but the feds never gave them the chance, since they arrested Stanfa and his loyalists and put them in jail for life. Of course, Merlino exploited the situation and filled the void created, but unless people think the feds were working for Merlino, I don't see how can he be credited with this "victory", it wasn't really his merit that Stanfa was jailed for life.