Operation gladio operation gladio audiobook, by paul l. The focus of the inquiry is a clandestine operation codenamed gladio, created decades ago to arm and train resistance fighters in case. The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia kindle edition by williams, paul l download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. His revelations led to a major political scandal, not only admit, but because he had denied in 1974, when he was defense minister. July 18, 2016 information clearing house commentators who have learned to distrust official explanations, such as peter koenig and stephen lendman have raised questions about the nice attack. Cia organized secret army in western europe the washington post. Williams argues pdf that operation gladio soon gave rise to the toppling of governments, wholesale genocide, the formation of death squads, financial scandals on a grand scale, the creation of the mujahideen, an international. Nice brings to mind operation gladio by paul craig roberts. After youve bought this ebook, you can choose to download either the pdf version or the epub, or both. Eightyfive people were killed and hundreds more injured. Italian secret service, later replaced because it was suspected of involvement in a 1964 coup plot and the cia.
Armed forces will be compelled to form the military tribunals necessary to administer the uniform code of military justice. Copiously documented, it details the rise of the cia drug mafia the biggest and baddest narcotics outfit on the planet and its vast moneylaundering operations, including its use of the vatican as. Although gladio specifically refers to the italian branch of the nato staybehind organizations, operation gladio is used as an informal name for all of them. The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the. The true faces of muhammad and islamthe people and their misdeeds exposed in paul williamss operation gladio will cause. You will need to download and install the free adobe. Operation gladio, italy the history of the secret neofascist army in italy set up ostensibly to resist soviet invasion, but in reality to be used in the event of the working class growing too strong once again. Secret for over 40 years, gladio is a natobacked network of armed soldiers inside the nations of europe outside effective control of national governments. Mar 27, 2015 at the close of wwii, us allies created secret, staybehind armies, designed to protect the population in the event of a communist invasion. Any antifascist should have read that from the start. In august 1990, giulio andreotti, italian prime minister, confirmed that during the cold war period had existed in italy and other western countries, some of them attached to nato, a clandestine army under the code name gladio.
Search results for operation gladio the millennium report. Gladio, otherwise known as the strategy of tension, was a counterinsurgency policy established by italian state secret services and economic elites with the support of fascist organizations. The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia kindle edition by williams, paul l download it once and read it on your. Operation gladio gladio is the italian form of gladius, a type of roman shortsword. The true faces of muhammad and islamthe people and their misdeeds exposed in paul williamss operation. It does seem odd that a lone person driving a large truck can gain access to blocked off areas where french people have. According to still fragmentary evidence, cia chief allen dulles, britains secret intelligence service mi6, and a number of european leaders, created a top secret organization from 1947.
The original operation gladio was a europe wide network of fascist staybehind cells that nato cia mi6 trained to carry out bombings and assassinations in the event of a soviet invasion. The purpose of gladio was, it was apparently disbanded in 1990, despite not. Because operation gladio c is fundamentally a covert military operation, the u. Pdf the italian staybehind network the origins of operation. Though at first blamed on italys legendary urban guerrillas, the red brigades, it soon emerged that the. European parliament resolution on gladio wikisource, the. Operation gladio 1951 gladio, which means sword in italian, was the name the italian government chose for the stay behind network it established in the early days of the cold war. Ganser natos secret armies operation gladio and terrorism in western europe 2005. Download operation gladio pdf ebook operation gladio operation gladio ebook author by yonghua song operation gladio eb ois12 operation e961026. See more ideas about katie hopkins, lisa haven and office of strategic services. The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia paul l.
Williams is knowledgeable about the recent history of the vatican, an aspect i most wanted to understand. Peer henrik hansen, a scholar at roskilde university, wrote two scathing criticisms of the book for the international journal of intelligence and counterintelligence and the journal of intelligence history, describing gansers work as a journalistic book with a big spoonful of conspiracy theories that fails to present proof of and. At the close of wwii, us allies created secret, staybehind armies, designed to protect the population in the event of a communist invasion. When operation gladio was discovered by the italian press, they called it the best kept, and most damaging, politicalmilitary secret since world war ii.
Operation gladio is the codename for clandestine staybehind operations of armed resistance that was planned by the western union wu, and subsequently by nato, for a potential warsaw pact invasion and conquest in europe. Operation gladio is used as an informal name for all staybehind. Interwoven with these bizarre affairs is a third intrigue that remains one of the most fascinating cold war mysteries operation stay behind, or gladio sword as it is known in italy. Following the end of world war ii, the italian workers movement was rapidly gaining strength. May 21, 2000 explosives from gladio caches and gladio members were implicated in a wave of terrorist attacks, including the 1980 bolognas train station bombing that killed 85 people. Operation gladio was exposed in italy by the research of italian judge felice casson. The gladio network of operatives is alleged to have been involved in various acts of terrorism, trying to influence policies through the means of. From operation gladio to 911 pdf local cached copy and wrote the book natos secret armies amazon on gladio. His body was found hanging under londons blackfriars bridge, an obvious reference to the p2 masonic lodge, of which he was a senior.
Operation gladio and terrorism in western europe contemporary security studies by daniele ganser this fascinating new study shows how the cia and the british secret service, in collaboration with the. It was the brainchild of allen dulles when he was negotiating the surrender in northern this book is about a secret operation set up by the oss, the predecessor to the cia, consisting of setting up sleeper counterinsurgency groups throughout western. Gladio b substituted muslims for fascists, and continues to carry out false flag attacks in europe and maybe elsewhere. The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia pdf for free the author of the book. This fascinating new study shows how the cia and the british secret service, in collaboration with the military alliance nato and european military secret services, set up a network of clandestine anti.
Operation gladio project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Its 15,000 members were recruited from fascist wwii veterans groups and had access to 151 secret arms dumps. Ganser is the eminent authority on operation gladio and has done tremendous work in synthesizing the various evidence from nearly a dozen different languages into. Iq al rassooli, member of the advisory council for the intelligence summit and author of lifting the veil. The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia to date in regards to the book we now have operation gladio. The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia is a multimegaton explosion of truth. This disturbing expose describes a secret alliance forged at the close of world war ii by the cia, the sicilian and us mafias, and the vatican to thwart the possibility of a communist invasion of europe. I think what we are seeing, in the usa and europe, is a return of operation gladio, or, operation gladio 2. The operation was codenamed gladio, for the short swords used by roman gladiators in the arena. Since the history of gladio explains a lot about where the neonazi movement in europe comes from. The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia. Top 10 declassified documents that rocked the world.
The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia by paul l. Terrorism in western europe lon especially covert operations during the cold war. Returning to my nato pile in the library, i began with operation gladio. Williams presents evidence suggesting the existence, in many. Peer henrik hansen, a scholar at roskilde university, wrote two scathing criticisms of the book for the international journal of intelligence and counterintelligence and the journal of intelligence history, describing gansers work as a journalistic book with a big spoonful of conspiracy theories that fails to present proof of and an indepth explanation of the claimed. Jul 15, 2016 i think what we are seeing, in the usa and europe, is a return of operation gladio, or, operation gladio 2. The unholy alliance between the vatican the cia and the mafia pdf. Then, as commanderinchief, the prez can lock up the perps at guantanamo bay detention camp. In fact, it became a statesponsored rightwing terrorist network, involved in false flag operations and the subversion of. Williams, prometheus books after the second world war ended, the vatican, the cia, the exnazis, and the sicilianamerican mafia forged an alliance to fight the cold war against the former soviet union and the rising prosoviet governments in europe. Staybehind operations were prepared in many nato member countries, and some neutral countries. This 3part series exposes the clandestine staybehind operation sponsored by the cia and nato to counter communist influence after world war ii in italy, as well as in other european countries. Williams argues that operation gladio soon gave rise to the toppling of governments, wholesale genocide, the formation of death squads, financial scandals on a grand scale, the creation of the mujahideen, an international narcotics network, and, most recently, the ascendancy of jorge mario bergoglio, a jesuit cleric with strong ties to. Nov 16, 1990 the focus of the inquiry is a clandestine operation codenamed gladio, created decades ago to arm and train resistance fighters in case the soviet union and its warsaw pact allies invaded.
Williams describes a secret alliance forged at the close of world war ii by the cia, the sicilian and u. The existence of a clandestine paramilitary network codenamed operation gladio was disclosed last thursday by italian prime minister giulio andreotti in a speech to his nations senate. Operation gladio and terrorism in western europe contemporary security studies by daniele ganser natos secret armies. Gladio was part of a postworld war ii program set up by the cia and nato supposedly to thwart future sovietcommunist invasions or influence in italy and western europe. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading operation gladio. Pdf nato s secret armies download full pdf book download. Operation gladio and terrorism in western europe download online. Although gladio specifically refers to the italian branch of the nato staybehind organizations, operation gladio is used as an informal name for all of. Operation gladio and natos staybehind armies edited by daniele ganser and christian nuenlist introduction, by daniele ganser table of contents of natos secret armies synopsis of natos secret armies chronology selected bibliography documents about the author. Although gladio specifically refers to the italian branch of the nato staybehind organizations, operation gladio is. However, following the link to the main article it seems that a fullblown coup detat was planned but never carried out. The plan, code named gladio, was controlled by natos clandestine planning committee and also involved mi6 and the sas. The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia pdf for free. Operation gladio is riveting, incredibly well researched, and horrifying in its implications.