12-01-2011, 04:30 PM
Welcome, Mr. Valentine.
I have a number of questions and topics for discussion to propose.
My work benefited greatly from your relatively brief yet important treatment of New England crime boss Raymond Patriarca in The Strength of the Pack. I'm wondering if your research into Patriarca's deep political connections in the '60s and '70s uncovered information related to the following:
-- Pre-1963 interactions between RP and Johnny Rosselli.
-- Utilization of "Pro Lerner and "Red" (or "Planner") Kelly in anti-Castro operations.
-- Deep political significance, if any, of the so-called "bonded vault" heist.
-- The RP-Irving "Ash" Resnick relationship, particularly as it might have applied to Las Vegas casino skimming and drug trafficking.
On behalf of all my co-owners of DPF, may I state publicly just how pleased we are that you've chosen to participate.
Charles Drago
I have a number of questions and topics for discussion to propose.
My work benefited greatly from your relatively brief yet important treatment of New England crime boss Raymond Patriarca in The Strength of the Pack. I'm wondering if your research into Patriarca's deep political connections in the '60s and '70s uncovered information related to the following:
-- Pre-1963 interactions between RP and Johnny Rosselli.
-- Utilization of "Pro Lerner and "Red" (or "Planner") Kelly in anti-Castro operations.
-- Deep political significance, if any, of the so-called "bonded vault" heist.
-- The RP-Irving "Ash" Resnick relationship, particularly as it might have applied to Las Vegas casino skimming and drug trafficking.
On behalf of all my co-owners of DPF, may I state publicly just how pleased we are that you've chosen to participate.
Charles Drago
Charles Drago
Co-Founder, Deep Politics Forum
If an individual, through either his own volition or events over which he had no control, found himself taking up residence in a country undefined by flags or physical borders, he could be assured of one immediate and abiding consequence: He was on his own, and solitude and loneliness would probably be his companions unto the grave.
-- James Lee Burke, Rain Gods
You can't blame the innocent, they are always guiltless. All you can do is control them or eliminate them. Innocence is a kind of insanity.
-- Graham Greene
Co-Founder, Deep Politics Forum
If an individual, through either his own volition or events over which he had no control, found himself taking up residence in a country undefined by flags or physical borders, he could be assured of one immediate and abiding consequence: He was on his own, and solitude and loneliness would probably be his companions unto the grave.
-- James Lee Burke, Rain Gods
You can't blame the innocent, they are always guiltless. All you can do is control them or eliminate them. Innocence is a kind of insanity.
-- Graham Greene