MAFIA CONNECTION

The little white pill that helps (mostly) young people arrive at "Ecstasy"
is a killer. But there is a politically correct problem. The drug is a big
moneymaker for the Israeli mafia, which controls trade in the drug.
Belgium, a gem of a nation if you are an international-level criminal or
terrorist, is the production and distribution hub.

Our local priest out there bringing joy to his clientele is in good
religious company as Hasidic men have been used as mules bringing the pill
into the United States. Customs agents have been visited at home by mafia
members. Very intimidating, as the Israeli mafia is a truly violent
international organization. Mafia leaders base themselves in Israel for
religious and safety reasons, though they tend to have multiple
nationalities and passports: Israeli, Belgian, Russian, Swiss, U.S., etc.

Israeli-Americans would probably be seriously upset should the U.S. advise
Israel that all financial/military aid would stop until all Israel-based
criminal activities affecting the U.S. were totally stopped and all
mafiosos jailed. The U.S. would, of course, be the judge of Israel's
compliance.

Gerald M. Coble,

Gulf Breeze