In “Baghdad Burning: Girl Blog From Iraq”, Riverbend in her entries from August 31-September 16, 2003 referse to Al Capone. She compares the living status in Iraq to Chicago in the 1920’s, “when Al Capone was running it: gangs, militias, fighting, looting, vendettas, dubious business dealings, and shady figures in dark corners” (52). Al Capone is also known as “Scarface” and was an Italian American gangster who led a crime scene that was dedicated to the smuggling and stealing of liquor and other illegal activities during the Prohibition Era of the 1920s and 1930s. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and then moved to Chicago and became the boss of the criminal organization known as the Chicago Outfit. His career ended in 1931 after he was convicted by the government for income tax evasion.
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