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Giovanni Falcone, (Palermo, 1939 – 1992) was an Italian magistrate who specialised in prosecuting the Sicilian Cosa Nostra.
Falcone was killed with his wife Francesca Morvillo (herself a magistrate), in Capaci on the motorway between Palermo International Airport and the city of Palermo on May 23, 1992. The car in which he was travelling was blown up by a bomb (350 kg of explosive) that had been placed in trenches dug by the side of the road. When passing over the bomb, Falcone was driving his car at an estimated speed of nearly 100 mph (160 km/h.) |
Paolo Borsellino (1940 - 1992) was an Italian anti-Mafia magistrate. In 1992, after five years of battling the Mafia, Borsellino was killed by a car bomb in Via D'Amelio, Palermo, less than two months after the death of his good friend Falcone.
In his last video interview, given on May 21, 1992 to Jean Pierre Moscardo e Fabrizio Calvi, he spoke about the possible link between Cosa Nostra's mafiosi and rich Italian businessmen such as future Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. |
In recognition of their efforts in the anti-Mafia trials, Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino were named as heroes of the last 60 years in the November 13, 2006 issue of Time Magazine.
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“He who's afraid dies every day, who's not afraid dies only once.”
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Buen reportaje...
mireia · 2008-05-22: 08:56
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Genial...tus fotos, ademas de ser excelentes están llenas de información, bien planteada, con mucha inteligencia...gracias por compartir tu sabiduría y experiencia...
reinaldo · 2008-05-22: 09:19
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nice
kalabancoro · 2008-05-22: 09:19
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nice post!
PaperWings · 2008-05-22: 09:41
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Giovanni Falcone has such an interesting face, he looks so kind.
CJLata · 2008-05-22: 10:05
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Very interesting!
ambersunsets · 2008-05-22: 10:13
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Great! I like very much what Falcone said about "being afraid" :). Interesting post!
Kanya · 2008-05-22: 11:07
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wow ....
dkelly · 2008-05-22: 11:10
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Nice set. Thought-provoking...
Sueflower · 2008-05-22: 11:47
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Wow really interesting, fantastic, great reportage
mystic1 · 2008-05-22: 11:49
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molto fantastico!
BreezyOnTheEyes · 2008-05-22: 11:50
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:-)
JaCkYe · 2008-05-22: 13:47
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great post!
jennye · 2008-05-22: 13:50
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fear God...only.
sunshineand · 2008-05-22: 14:23
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Amazing tribute.
vollenda · 2008-05-22: 14:40
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I fear fear,,it scares me to death :$ but i admire those who overcome their fears ;)
TIM927 · 2008-05-22: 15:13
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Mhhhmmm, is there any anti mafia demonstration possible, because of Berlusconi? I think, the Mafia isn't afraid in these days. Great post!
snappy · 2008-05-22: 15:28
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Sempre ottime immagini qua!
tessyworld · 2008-05-22: 15:47
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Great tribute ! I remember the very nice Italian movie from Falcone.. Thanks for sharing !
somogyvari · 2008-05-22: 16:06
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very nice post, in this two day too friends have die what is there? maybe the life. good post my friend
Mertxe · 2008-05-22: 16:08
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wonderful reportage
jenjung · 2008-05-22: 16:16
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My favorite is the last picture... Nice shot for an interesting story !!..
tulip · 2008-05-22: 17:00
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Very interesting! Are all your shots?! Incredible!! =)
amagala · 2008-05-22: 17:25
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Interesting post!--nice portraits.
glennis · 2008-05-22: 19:31
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very nice post.great potraits
mojaroo · 2008-05-22: 21:06
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Superb post! Great quote. Memorable and Unforgettable. I added pic number three Into my favorites. pOwErfUl! Thanks for sharing!
davidcardona · 2008-05-22: 23:45
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Powerful post!
shonajean · 2008-05-23: 01:17
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Wow. Interesting words. The last photo is beautiful. Did you take all of the photos? Your job is so very interesting.
LotoFoto · 2008-05-23: 01:19
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Great work!
rolpa · 2008-05-23: 06:42
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Thanks for sharing these informations! This is History!
miclaud · 2008-05-23: 06:58
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Historical events not to be forgotten, lovely portraits of these heroic men. You forgot about the heroine's portrait too. No clue about Berlusconi I'm not politically minded especially Italian politics which seems very complicated to say the least.
MUMMoira · 2008-05-23: 08:32
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Nice reportage. They were valiants.
Egara · 2008-05-23: 09:15
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Marco, Excellent!!!! Thank you for sharing the pictures as well as the quote at the end. It is so true! 8-)
Nukee · 2008-05-23: 09:52
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Great post, very interesting as well, nice history lesson, the pictures are great. :)
Jerseyshoregal · 2008-05-23: 10:36
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thanks for sharing this to entire photoblog community.
storytaylor · 2008-05-23: 11:09
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Excelentes retratos y buen reportaje. Muchas gracias Ronin!
neusnet · 2008-05-23: 12:58
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powerful
emmetan · 2008-05-23: 22:12
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Onore ai caduti... quelli che ti fanno gonfiare il petto. Bei scatti!
Fausto · 2008-05-24: 04:18
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E' semplicemente un mito.. Grazie d'averlo ricordato.
icewomanfirst · 2008-05-24: 06:30
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...exceptional post...as always......
curlyq60 · 2008-05-24: 10:12
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Great great post ! thank you !
jendayee · 2008-05-24: 18:08
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Thank you very much for this post...Thanks for the tribute to people who are doing everything for a better world and even lose their live because of it... :(((
Nayah · 2008-05-25: 03:18
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MAXIMO RISPECTO!!!
luucha · 2008-05-26: 02:09
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