To: Tallguy
Sicily. Lets see...The U.S. Army made Sicily’s boss of the mafia an honorary colonel for ensuring that the roads on that island were protected from German snipers following the Allied invasion. And, no, his name was NOT Corleone.
51 posted on
08/07/2012 6:06:11 AM PDT by
PJ-Comix
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To: PJ-Comix
We tend to think of warfare as being two-sided, and sometimes it is. But the Sicilians have a long history of resisting outsiders, so the US Army had to account for local 'sensibilities' so as not to have a fifth-column operating in their rear areas.
They also bent-over-backwards to assuage the French in North Africa. But that's a book-length discussion right there.
53 posted on
08/07/2012 6:10:48 AM PDT by
Tallguy
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To: Paradox
Welcome aboard, PINGEE #7.
82 posted on
08/07/2012 5:43:19 PM PDT by
PJ-Comix
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To: what's up
Welcome aboard, PINGEE #8.
83 posted on
08/07/2012 5:44:30 PM PDT by
PJ-Comix
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