@zavattoni, I''m probally the least in the know guy here on the bb.But I do love these discussions and it's really the only books I have purchased the last decade.Anyway,i absolutely believe in what you said.The Chin,Manna,Mangano,Canterino,these were the top of food chain in Organized Crime.They would have killed Gotti and his brothers and D'Arco says Gravano was a goner too.and they did get Decicco,Lino,Borello hell they all would have been dead.Plus Casso was on there ass.But that doesn't take away that Gotti was willing,according to Gravano to go to war those old timers.the whole Demeo story is really just crazy.But my opinion only,with Gravano's crew.the Bergin,Corozzo's,I'm not sure when Agro was out the picture but I don't believe any of the New York guys would allow the Cherry Hill's to take over at that time.@Balaclava,yes,Gotti knew the Chin was the man.I'm no Gotti fan.But as a gangster he was the real deal.He took that oath to the grave.