No, the US is not ran by the mafia. Only difference between Russia under Putin and Russia under Stalin is that under Stalin the military ran the show and all Stalin wanted was power. Under Putin the criminals run the show and all they want is money. John
perhaps not the Cosa Nostra... but it is certainly run by the mafia. They dont call themselves mafia of course, they're more into the white collar thing... Enron, Worldcom, Halliburton... just to name a few of the mafias that run the US...