drugMafiaissuedaCommunique
aimedatcorrectingpublicopinion
aboutitssupposedexistence.Now
thefirstrequirementofany
Mafia,whereveritmaybe,
isnaturallytoprovethat
itdoesnotexist,or
thatithasbeenthe
victimofunscientificcalumnies;and
thatisthefirstthing
ithasincommonwith
capitalism.Butintheseparticular
circumstances,thisMafiawasso
irritatedatbeingtheonly
oneplacedunderthespotlight
thatitwentsofar
astogivedetailsof
theothergroupingswhowere
tryingtocoverthemselvesby
illegitimatelyusingitasa
scapegoat.Itdeclared:'Weourselves
don'tbelongtotheMafia
ofpoliticiansandbureaucrats,bankers,
financiersormillionaires,norto
theMafiaoffraudulentcontracts,
monopoliesoroil,norto
themediaMafia.'

We

candoubtless
assumethattheauthorsof
thisstatementhave,likeall
therest,aninterestin