If "The Godfather" or "Goodfellas" is your only source of information about the Mafia, this may seem to be a shock to you.

WASHINGTON - The
FBI's top counterterrorism official harbors lots of concerns: weapons of mass destruction, undetected homegrown terrorists and the possibility that old-fashioned mobsters will team up with al-Qaida for the right price.

Though there is no direct evidence yet of organized crime collaborating with terrorists, the first hints of a connection surfaced in a recent undercover FBI operation. Agents stopped a man with alleged mob ties from selling missiles to an informant posing as a terrorist middleman.

I can't find a link to a story, but I remember it being reported that some mobsters were busted trying to heist steel from the place where all of the WTC debris was being stored.

The Mafia is nothing but greedy. If they can make a buck, they'll do it, even if it means the destruction of the country that has given them the freedom to flourish. They are the consummate Enemy Within.

Ignore the soft sell of Hollywood, La Cosa Nostra would happily provide the tools to destroy this country if they could get rich doing it. They've weathered and adapted to all sorts of changes for centuries.

Ironically enough, the only thing that put the brakes on the Mafia was Mussolini's fascism. But, they're not all that bright. It wouldn't shock me in the least to see them cooperating with Islamofascism.

I still like the Sopranos, though.

BTW, while Hollywood may have a soft spot for the mob, publishers don't. There are a ton of books to read that show the true nature of these terrorists who have been operating in this country for decades. Too many to list. Although I would recommend reading "Donnie Brasco." The movie did not do this book any justice whatsoever.

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