alfa romeo, don't you think that the way Luciano set the organization up benefited the families for decades, and the commission did in fact move against dutch Shultz when he was set to murder Thomas dewey, the commission was badly needed if it had no presence can you imagine all the wars. as far as the "last testament" goes isn't it all we have from Luciano.
Binnie, Luciano not only set up the Commission (with help from his pre-Mafia multi ethnic connections), but also I read somewhere that he actually closed the books. You couldn't even get made for a few decades until the books reopened, from 1931 to 1954. Think about that. No Donnie Brascos, no Jack Falcones, no infiltrators. Informants yes, but undercovers no. And if you were a real bonafide crook, you still couldn't get made, probably up until 1954 when they opened the books again. Then the books closed again four years later. That was immensely protective of the old American Cosa Nostra. The old outfit had a lot more collaboration between the Mafia and corrupt law enforcement and politicians. It was easier to kill then, forensics not being then what they are now. No DNA. Nothing. And Murder Incorporated on the loose. Lucky and the rest of the bosses had it made back then, as much as you can have it made while fearing for your life everyday.
Yes, the Commission whacked Dutch. But the victors write the histories, therefore we only know the excuse. Notice how every book written by every rat always puts them in a good light? Or when they recount a murder, like Riccobono did, the guy really deserved it? Notice how every mob tale has most of the victims deserving to be hit? The truth is that we just don't know. Was Maranzano actually planning to hit Lucky and his friends? We don't know. All we know is that this is the excuse Lucky and the others gave the rest of the bosses for whacking Maranzano. Was Dutch killed only and just because of the reason we were given? Who knows.
And there is more on Luciano, lots of anecdotes and dialog. You're gonna love this one Binnie....
Mail order a book called "Lucky Luciano Was My Target" by Sal Vizzini.
I read that one.
Also get "Vizzini: The Secret Lives of America's Most Successful Undercover Agent"
Who is Sal Vizzini? Sal Vizzini was an agent for the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, the predecessor of DEA. Sal Vizzini eventually became a police chief in South Miami USA. You can read a bit about him using your search engine. Sal Vizzini "befriended" Lucky Luciano and gives us countless quotes from Charlie himself. He even describes tattoos on Charlies body. He describes even the first time he met Lucky and describes him up close, every detail and pockmark.
Sal Vizzini in his book details how he blew up a cocaine warehouse of some kind, killing many people in the process. He makes no apologies for the murders because he felt he did what needed to be done in the name of law enforcement and fighting drug trafficking. Before we say his story is false, remember that he was a police chief in Miami USA with these words attributed to him and I think he is still living. Like many undercovers he seems to either nearly cross the line of morality or engage in activities that make him seem suspect of going beyond the law.
You need to get those books.
