[ninenot]

It's structure, activities and goals are clearly more like 'La Cosa Nostra', another similar murderous quasi-religious organization.

Well, there go all your Italian friends...

[DWSUWF]

"...Well, there go all your Italian friends..."

I'm not much for being 'PC' or mealy mouthed, that's true...

My take is that, if you're Italian, and this offends you, you're too thin-skinned to be worthy of your Roman heritage, and too much of a wimp to be my friend.