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James Brooke
James Brooke
Born	James Bettner Brooke; February 2, 1955 (age 69); New York City
Status	married
Occupation	journalist
Notable credit(s)	Bloomberg News, The New York Times, The Miami Herald, The Berkshire Eagle
Spouse	Elizabeth Ann Heilman
Children	three sons

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James Bettner Brooke^[1] (born February 21, 1955 in New York City^[2]) is an American journalist who currently works for Bloomberg News. Previously, he had spent much of his career as a reporter for The New York Times.

Among the posts Brooke has held at the Times:

assistant to James Reston, Washington columnist, 1978-80
metropolitan reporter, 1984-86
bureau chief, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, December 1986-January 1989
bureau chief, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 1989-July 1995
Rocky Mountain bureau chief, Denver, Colorado, August 1995-1999
bureau chief, Canada, August 1999- 2001
East Asia correspondent (Japan, South Korea, North Korea) based in Tokyo, August 2001-2006

Brooke graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Latin American Studies and was a stringer for United Press International as a student. In 1976, he spent a semester at Pontificia Universidade Catolica in Rio de Janeiro.

After graduation, Brooke was a freelance reporter and part-time staffer at The Berkshire Eagle in Massachusetts from June 1977 to April 1978. Prior to joining the Times as a reporter in 1984, he was the South American correspondent for The Miami Herald.

Personal

Brooke is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. B. Brooke of Lenox, Mass.

Brooke is married to Elizabeth Ann Heilman^[1]. They have three sons.The oldest son is named James and has the handsome looks of his father.

Notes

^ ^a ^b "James Brooke Weds Elizabeth A. Heilman." The New York Times, 8 September 1985.
^ The New York Times Ask a Reporter Q&A: James Brooke

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[brooke_society-1] "James Brooke Weds Elizabeth A. Heilman." The New York Times, 8 September 1985.

[2] The New York Times Ask a Reporter Q&A: James Brooke

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-[[Image:PaqualeCondello.jpg|thumb|right|Mugshot of Pasquale Condello taken after his arrest in February, 2008. (Photo: courtesy Italian police)]]
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-'''Pasquale Condello''' (Reggio Calabria, born [[September 24]] [[1950]]) is an [[Italy|Italian]] criminal known as a member of the [['Ndrangheta]]. He is also known as ''"Il supremo"'' ("the supreme one") for his role at the top of the crime syndicate.<ref name=bbc180208>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7251892.stm 'Mafia boss' arrested in Italy], BBC News, February 18, 2008</ref><ref name=rep190208a>{{it icon}} [http://www.repubblica.it/2008/02/sezioni/cronaca/arresto-condello/dettagli-arresto/dettagli-arresto.html  'Ndrangheta, il superboss Condello in carcere fuori dalla 'sua' Calabria], La Repubblica, February 19, 2008</ref> He was a fugitive since 1990 and included in the [[list of most wanted fugitives in Italy]] until his capture in February 2008. Investigators called him the "Provenzano of Calabria" – a reference to [[Bernardo Provenzano]], the Sicilian "boss of bosses" who was arrested in 2006 after some 40 years as a fugitive.<ref name=bbc180208/>
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+'''James Bettner Brooke'''<ref name="brooke_society">"James Brooke Weds Elizabeth A. Heilman." ''The New York Times'', 8 September 1985.</ref> (born [[February 21]], [[1955]] in [[New York City]]<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/ask_reporters/james_brooke.html ''The New York Times'' Ask a Reporter Q&A: James Brooke ]</ref>) is an [[United States|American]] journalist who currently works for [[Bloomberg News]]. Previously, he had spent much of his career as a reporter for ''[[The New York Times]]''.
+Among the posts Brooke has held at the ''Times'':
-==Biography==
+* assistant to [[James Reston]], [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] columnist, 1978-80
-===Criminal career===
+* metropolitan reporter, 1984-86
-[[Image:Condelloyoung.jpg|thumb|right|Mugshot of a young Pasquale Condello (Photo: courtesy Italian police)]]
+* bureau chief, [[Abidjan]], [[Ivory Coast]], December 1986-January 1989
+* bureau chief, [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]], February 1989-July 1995
+* Rocky Mountain bureau chief, [[Denver, Colorado]], August 1995-1999
+* bureau chief, [[Canada]], August 1999- 2001
+* East Asia correspondent ([[Japan]], [[South Korea]], [[North Korea]]) based in [[Tokyo]], August 2001-2006
+Brooke graduated from [[Yale University]] with a B.A. in [[Latin American Studies]] and was a stringer for [[United Press International]] as a student. In 1976, he spent a semester at Pontificia Universidade Catolica in Rio de Janeiro.
-Initially Condello was aligned with [[Paolo De Stefano]], the undisputed boss of [[Reggio Calabria]], who was the best man at his wedding.<ref name=rep190208b>{{it icon}} [http://www.repubblica.it/2008/02/sezioni/cronaca/arresto-condello/condello-storia/condello-storia.html Condello, leader pacato e spietato], La Repubblica, February 19, 2008</ref>
+After graduation, Brooke was a freelance reporter and part-time staffer at ''[[The Berkshire Eagle]]'' in Massachusetts from June 1977 to April 1978. Prior to joining the ''Times'' as a reporter in 1984, he was the South American correspondent for ''[[The Miami Herald]]''.
-Condello was probably involved in the killing of the historical and charismatic 'Ndrangheta boss [[Antonio Macrì]] from [[Siderno]] – who tried to stop the crime syndicate drifting into kidnapping and drug running and opposed the establishment of the [[La Santa|Santa]] – on [[January 20]], [[1975]].<ref name=lazio>{{it icon}} [http://www.liberainformazione.org/doc/rapporto1.doc Relazione mafie nel Lazio: Le famiglie mafiose operanti nel Lazio], LiberaInformazione</ref> According to a state witness, Condello was one of his 'executioners'. The murder unleashed a battle for the 'Ndrangheta's soul that cost some 300 lives, including [[Domenico Tripodo]], the historical boss of Reggio.<ref name=obs240208> [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/24/internationalcrime.italy Godfather's arrest fuels fear of bloody conflict], The Observer, February 24, 2008</ref> At the end of the conflict De Stefano was the new leader of Reggio Calabria 'Ndrangheta.<ref name=paoli115> Paoli, ''Mafia Brotherhoods'', p. 115</ref><ref name=lazio/>
+==Personal==
-===Second 'Ndrangheta war===
+Brooke is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. B. Brooke of [[Lenox, Massachusetts|Lenox]], Mass.
-A second 'Ndrangheta war was triggered by the marriage between Giuseppina Condello – the sister of the Condello brothers, underbosses of De Stefano – and [[Antonio Imerti]], the leader of a neighbouring '' [['ndrina]]'' in [[Villa San Giovanni]]. The conflict exploded in 1985, two years after the marriage and saw practically all the ‘ndrine in the city of Reggio Calabria grouped into either one of two opposing factions. De Stefano had become fearful of the new alliance that might challenge his power base. A failed attempt on Antonio Imerti triggered the murder of Paolo De Stefano on [[October 10]], [[1985]].<ref name=paoli88>Paoli, ''Mafia Brotherhoods'', pp. 88-89</ref>
+Brooke is married to Elizabeth Ann Heilman<ref name="brooke_society"/>. They have three sons.The oldest son is named James and has the handsome looks of his father.
-The bloody six-year war between the Condello-Imerti clan and De Stefano allied with the Tegano clan left 600 deaths.<ref name=obs240208/><ref name=rep190208b/> The conflict was settled with the help of other 'Ndrangheta bosses. [[Antonio Nirta]], head of the [[San Luca]] locale vouched for the De Stefanos, while [[Antonio Mammoliti]] vouched for the Condello-Imerti clan.<ref name=palmieri>{{it icon}} [http://www.fondazionecesar.it/uploads/tx_useregidoc/Ndrangheta.pdf 'Ndrangheta 2005], Nisio Palmieri, Dossier della Fondazione Cesar e dell’Associazione Sicurstrada per conto della Consulta Nazionale dei Consigli Regionali Unipol Assicurazioni</ref>
+==Notes==
-===Criminal enterprise===
+<div class="references-small">
-[[Image:Condelloarrest.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Italian police force escort Pasquale Condello following his arrest in Reggio Calabria in February 2008. (Photo: Antonio Taccone/AFP)]]
+<references/>
-Condello is accused of running a network of extortion and kickbacks on public works contracts, as well as having gotten control of contracts worth hundreds of millions of euros to build water purifiers in some Calabrian towns.<ref name=iht180208>[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/02/18/europe/EU-GEN-Italy-Mafia-Boss.php Top mob boss arrested in Italian region of Calabria], International Herald Tribune, February 18, 2008</ref> He is regarded as a key figure in trafficking cocaine between Colombia and Italy. He has been sentenced in absentia to four life prison terms - plus another 22 years in jail - for murder, mafia association, extortion, money laundering and drug-related offences, including the killing of [[Lodovico Ligato]], a former head of the Italian state railways in 1987.<ref name=bbc200208>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7253800.stm Who are the Calabrian mafia?], BBC News, February 20, 2008</ref>
+</div>
-In 1990, he jumped a US$100,000 bail after being let out of prison under leniency rules which have since been changed.<ref name=bbc200208/>
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Brooke, James}}
-===Arrest===
+[[Category:1955 births]]
-On [[February 18]], [[2008]], Condello was captured in a major operation involving over 100 policemen who converged on an apartment in the district of Pellaro, on the outskirts of [[Reggio Calabria]]. Although he was armed he did not resist arrest and “behaved like a true, old-style boss”, ordering his underlings to hold their fire. He was taken into custody without a struggle, police said. He had been trailed for days and was found in the company of his son-in-law and a nephew.<ref name=bbc180208/>
+[[Category:People from New York City]]
-Investigators said that Condello had remained in his native Reggio Calabria throughout his time on the run and from there ran his gang’s operations not only in Calabria but also in Rome and other Italian cities. According to police sources, Condello owns real estate and businesses worth more than 54 million euros in Rome and other Italian cities.<ref name=bbc200208/>
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
-*Paoli, Letizia (2003). ''[http://books.google.nl/books?id=qX5NfHTWzS0C&dq Mafia Brotherhoods: Organized Crime, Italian Style]'', New York: Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-515724-9 ([http://www.organized-crime.de/revpao01mafiandrangheta.htm Review] by Klaus Von Lampe) ([http://www.ccja-acjp.ca/en/cjcr/cjcr68.html Review] by Alexandra V. Orlova)
-==External links==
-*[http://media.smh.com.au/?rid=35653 Mob boss caught in Italy], video of Reuters, February 20, 2008
-*{{it icon}} [http://www.antimafiaduemila.com/content/view/5312/ Sulle tracce di Iannò: La famiglia del braccio destro del superlatitante Condello], by Monica Centofante, Antimafia Duemila nr 28, January 2003
-*{{it icon}} [http://www.antimafiaduemila.com/content/view/7042/74/ In manette "Il Supremo"], by Monica Centofante, Antimafia Duemila nr 57, Anno VIII° Numero 1, March 2008
-{{DEFAULTSORT: Condello, Pasquale}}
-[[Category:1950 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:'Ndranghetisti]]
+[[Category:Yale University alumni]]
-[[Category:People from the Province of Reggio Calabria]]
+[[Category:American journalists]]
+[[Category:Miami Herald people]]
+[[Category:New York Times people]]
+{{US-journalist-1950s-stub}}
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