To: ex-Texan
Osama bin Laden Bought Fake Nukes from Russian Mafyia I believe "Mafia" is the correct spelling.
6 posted on
02/04/2002 5:41:30 AM PST by
skateman
To: skateman
Although that's probably an acceptable transliterated spelling from Cyrillic.
20 posted on
02/04/2002 6:23:08 AM PST by
Illbay
To: skateman
'Mafyia' is a spelling meant with pointed sarcasm and is often used when referring to the KGB mob operating worldwide.
64 posted on
02/04/2002 8:53:27 AM PST by
ex-Texan
To: skateman
Osama bin Laden Bought Fake Nukes from Russian Mafyia I believe "Mafia" is the correct spelling
"Mafia" is the correct Italian spelling. "Mafiya" is the correct transliteration of the Russian spelling.
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