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Mafia and Cosa Nostra - is there a difference? #197988 08/28/03 07:10 AM 08/28/03 07:10 AM
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,183 Nederland Michael Corleone 14 OP Underboss
Michael Corleone 14 OP Underboss Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,183 Nederland	I heard that Mafia and Cosa Nostra aren't the same, it said that the Cosa Nostra is Napolitan, and isn't the same as the Mafia. Is this true? "I won't be a man like you." - Michael to Vito, orginal Part II ending

Re: Mafia and Cosa Nostra - is there a difference? #197989 08/28/03 07:27 AM 08/28/03 07:27 AM
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,952 It's fun to stay in the YMCA Turi Giuliano
Turi Giuliano Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 7,952 It's fun to stay in the YMCA	It's generally the Camorra that are from Neopolitan descent. Cosa Nostra definately is the Sicilian/Italian Mafia in America which basically translates as "Our Thing". John Gotti was recorded on an FBI wiretap as saying he'll be "Cosa Nostra till I die". I don't know if this will apply to the Sicilians in Sicily though or even the Italians on the main land. Usually the Sicilians refer to each other as "Men of Respect" or "Friends". I don't know the translation for these though. So die all who betray Giuliano

Re: Mafia and Cosa Nostra - is there a difference? #197990 08/28/03 02:19 PM 08/28/03 02:19 PM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 19,632 AZ Turnbull
Turnbull Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 19,632 AZ	"Mafia" and "Cosa Nostra" are used interchangeably in the US. "Mafia" was known for decades. Joe Valachi first used "Cosa Nostra" during his televised Senate testimony in 1962. He said it was the term ("our thing") that Mob guys used among themselves in referring to the Mafia. Ntra la porta tua lu sangu ï¿½ sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.