Category Archives: Opinion

Thoughts on the Big Bust From Michael Franzese Video

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on January 23, 2011

@import url(http://www.google.com/cse/api/branding.css); Custom Search Michael Holmes from CNN speaks with former Colombo capo Michael Franzese about the round up last Thursday of 127 suspected mobsters. Franzese is now a Christian evangelical and motivational speaker. His father, reputed Colombo underboss John … Continue reading →

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Glock -What Draws Good and Bad Guys to the Same Gun?

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on January 13, 2011

Glorified by rappers, institutionalized by law enforcement and vilified by gun-control advocates, Glock semi-automatic pistols are the just latest iconic firearm to strike blows for good and for evil in the U.S. The .45-caliber Colt pistol that helped lawmen tame … Continue reading →

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Tracking Cash to Crack Down on Organized Crime

by fdvent1 (online) Posted on January 13, 2011

  In an article on Dec. 20, Professor Jonathan Lipow of the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School argued that abolishing cash would make the financing of terrorism far more difficult. Mr. Erik Lahnstein joins the discussion. Erik Lahnstein is state secretary … Continue reading →

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