Anyone with a passing acquaintance with how organised crime works (or even someone who has watched The Sopranos) will know that it is as much about perceived power as it is about real power. True, you may have the means to "whack" your enemies, but constant bloodbaths are bad for business. Better to frighten everyone into submission by making it appear that you are far more powerful than you are. That basic concept comes to mind when evaluating the most recent work of Baltasar GarzÓn, the crusading Spanish judge whose investigations range far and wide, from Augusto Pinochet to Silvio...
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