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Revealed: How the Navy Made a Secret Deal With the Mob to Win WWII
New York Post ^ | December 23, 2022 | Alex Mitchell

Posted on 12/23/2022 6:31:20 PM PST by nickcarraway

In the dark hours of June 13, 1942, a German U-boat surfaced off the coast of Long Island. Four saboteurs, under the leadership of one George Dasch, buried explosives beneath the sands of Amagansett as part of an elaborate plan to blow up Astoria’s Hell Gate Bridge, along with chemical plants being used in the American war effort.

Naval intelligence Lt. Gen. Charles Radcliffe Haffenden had gotten word that four men had been spotted and sped out to Long Island’s East End.

But his investigation didn’t follow standard military protocols. Haffenden stopped at Millie’s Inn by Napeague Beach for dinner with a few known organized crime associates. They were essential to a top secret surveillance network he had created with the help of the Mafia.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: History; Local News; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: fedcriminalcollusion; meyerlansky; worldwariimafia
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

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You support the literal scum of the world.


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