The Sicilian Mafia operates like a business, and while its leaders can be removed, it can regenerate itself like no legitimate organization in Italy. On Sunday, the interior minister, Giuliano Amato, made the comments in Palermo, Sicily, on the sidelines of a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the Mafia slaying of Pio La Torre.
"We can decapitate the mafia but let's remember that it's an organism that has the capacity to reproduce itself, perhaps like no other in Italy," the ANSA news agency quoted.
He said La Cosa Nostra has such wealth and independence that it operated like its own economy in a large part of Sicily and mainland Italy. In a message for the anniversary, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano said "only a great movement of people, opinions and culture can defeat the Mafia."
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