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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 (Beware the Rip in the Space/Time Continuum)
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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 (It's all 'Fun and Games' until somebody loses an eye!)
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To: Paradox

Welcome aboard, PINGEE #7.


82 posted on 08/07/2012 5:43:19 PM PDT by PJ-Comix (Beware the Rip in the Space/Time Continuum)
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Welcome aboard, PINGEE #8.


83 posted on 08/07/2012 5:44:30 PM PDT by PJ-Comix (Beware the Rip in the Space/Time Continuum)
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