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InfernalRodent t1_j8i81d4 wrote
It was rather convenient how he got all the dirt on the Italian mob from "anonymous" sources and when they fell the Russian mob swooped right in to fill the void......
NipplesOnMyPancakes t1_j8l67l2 wrote
Yep. Rudy's links to the Russian mafia and the Russian state go back decades.
The ironic thing is that probably the biggest threat of Russian meddling in America was totally ignored during the 90s. Not communism but crime/corruption. But I guess corruption and capitalism are comfortable bedfellows so it wasn't a big deal.
But if you look at Russia today, it's a pure gangster state. And they export their corruption and crime around the world.
elinordash t1_j8nt6rg wrote
While I understand the desire to draw a big conspiracy theory around Guiliani, but I think he actually started out as someone with a massive ego and the intention to do good. Going after the Cosa Nostra in the 80s took serious guts. He also went after Wall Street in a very public way that sent some people to jail. His term as Mayor of NYC was controversial and there is a lot to criticize, but he was still taking big swings trying to make change.
If he had stayed a prosecutor, he'd probably be a much more admirable person. But fame seems to have been his driving ambition since 9/11.
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