Gladio is still opening wounds charles richards, independent, 1 december 1990, page 12 from charles richards in rome operation gladio has been dismantled. The operation was codenamed gladio, for the short swords used by roman gladiators in the arena. Williams is a journalist and author of, the vatican exposed. Gladio, we can neither confirm nor deny, should be on the topsellers list. Economist walter williams talks about his life and career and responds to viewer calls and questions. 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. 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. Operation gladio and its lesser known reincarnation gladio b. 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 anticommunist armies in western europe after world war ii.
Operation gladio is likely to be a controversial book and may even be contested by several quarters. Operation gladio is riveting, incredibly well researched, and horrifying in its implications. Operation gladio paul l williams haftad 9781633884786 bokus. Paul williams exposes one such operationgladioand courageously reveals the shadowy connections between us intelligence, the secret vatican bank, and the global mafia. Mapping regional security in the greater horn of africa. Shipp, former cia operative and author of from the company of shadows show more.
Copiously documented, it details the rise of the cia drug mafia the biggest and baddest narcotics. Williams presents evidence suggesting the existence of staybehind units in many european countries consisting of five. 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. The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia is a multimegaton explosion of truth.
Originally gladio consisted of hidden arms caches and an organization to conduct guerrilla war against the soviet occupying army. Gladios terrorism was conducted in order to shape the minds of the european public, and thus manipulate the political landscape in favor of the goals of u. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included. This is the reality of operation gladio, and it is also why knowledge of its actions is critical to. Interview 582 tom secker on operation gladio corbett 011820 6 comments 23 years after it was first revealed to the public in the italian parliament, few are today aware of the history of operation gladio, the staybehind operation that was seeded by intelligence agencies in western europe at the end of wwii and which was. 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. However, it would be difficult to reject the evidence author paul l. The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia kindle edition by paul l. Williams demonstrates a level of courage i have seen in few authors today. Certainly, if the day ever comes when, seated across from some smug establishment interlocutor, you are taken to task for being a conspiracy monger well, you need only lean back, smile gently, and utter but two words. Following the end of world war ii, the italian workers movement was rapidly gaining strength. Gladio architect lyman lemnitzer is implicated in the 1944 reintroduction of the mafia into sicily and the murder of the kennedy brothers. Cia gladio paul williams many thanks to kaivey for the link. The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia, published in 2014.
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. His most recent book is american contempt for liberty. General paolo inzerilli, chief of staff of the italian security service sismi, told the parliamentary commission on terrorism that the prime minister issued the order on wednesday. It does seem odd that a lone person driving a large truck can gain access to blocked off areas where french people have assembled to watch. Paul williams is also an honest man and a skilled journalist and researcher. 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. Williams, a prolific author of numerous books including operation gladio, discusses his research findings and analysis of the.
As one of the most thoroughlydocumented examples of a decadeslong program of officiallysanctioned false flag terror, operation gladio remains a woefully underreported piece of. Gladio italian for gladius, the sword is a type of roman short sword is a code name denoting the clandestine nato staybehind operation in italy. Operation gladio is a natobacked paramilitary network established after ww2, originally inspired by fear of the ussr. If you thought gladio was bad wait till you read about gladio b operation gladio b is a classified ongoing expansion of operation gladio. Because the current gladio battlefield includes europe, the united states and russia, delantres direct experience investigating. Questions raised by koenig and lendman call to mind operation gladio. Williams the vatican exposed crescent moon rising the day of islam the al qaeda connection osamas revenge. Full text of ganser natos secret armies operation gladio and terrorism in western europe 2005.
The ink was barely dry on it before an army of spooks began marching through the laws major loophole. It functioned from at least 1951 until 1990, when the belgian branch was promptly and officially. In fact, gladio was acknowledged in the nonpublic part of the 1975 church committee report, for example. Iq al rassooli, member of the advisory council for the intelligence summit and author of lifting the veil. Operation gladio gladio is the italian form of gladius, a type of roman shortsword. Since the history of gladio explains a lot about where the. Commonwealth offices chief information officer cio. For example, there is a reference to a claimed us army fm that was supposedly provided to the various staybehind units and. The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia by paul l. The testimony posted below is provided by marc delantre, a former french undercover agent and mossad asset the following narrative clearly explain a critical aspect of operation gladio as it is being implemented throughout the world today. Williams, phd, is a journalist and the author of operation gladio, the vatican exposed, crescent moon rising, the day of islam, osamas revenge, and the al qaeda connection, among other books.
Career year role 2015 to 2018 multilateral policy director at the foreign and commonwealth office 2014. The fact that four men have been gunned down in the streets of a small area of the north innercity three of them in just five weeks is a first in gangland history. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to receive more just like it. 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. I compare it to books i loved when growing up, such as the falcon and the snowman, the eiger sanction, the eye of the needle and the day of the jackel. The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia at.
The original gladio was established just after the end of world war ii by a small number of senior officials within osscia, mi6 and nato. Nice brings to mind operation gladio by paul craig roberts. Al lock unfortunately, the references are to a variety of media bits, etc. It was also called the stay behind network, since if the red army invaded. Williams presents evidence suggesting the existence, in many european countries, of staybehind units consisting of five thousand to fifteen thousand. This is probably going to be one of the most important words you will ever read in your lifetime. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Mapping regional security in the greater horn of africa 5 more complex.
The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia hardcover feb 3 2015. In fact, it became a statesponsored rightwing terrorist network, involved in false flag operations and the subversion of. 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. Operation gladio from the book the cias greatest hits by. Nice brings to mind operation gladio paul craig roberts. Williams, 9781633884786, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
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. This disturbing expose describes a secret alliance forged at the close of world war ii by the cia, the sicilian and us. Linkedin is the worlds largest business network, helping professionals like paul williams discover inside connections to recommended job. What you see happening in your physical world is as a result of what has already. Paul williams greater new york city area professional. For example, there is a reference to a claimedmore unfortunately, the references are to a variety of media bits, etc. His revelations led to a major political scandal, not only admit, but because he had denied in 1974, when he was defense minister.
A scathing examination of the roman catholic church. Operation gladio from the book the cias greatest hits by mark zepezauer the cia was created by the national security act of 1947. In retrospect i therefore have to admit that my wellmeaning friends had been right. Covert nato operations were behind solidarnosc, the fall of the soviet union, the color revolutions of eastern europe and north africa, and the massacres of august 2011 in norway and libya. Operation gladio ultimately claimed the lives of hundreds of people across europe. Sally healy and paul williams for their thoughtful and valued input into the shaping of the papers conceptual framework.
The true faces of muhammad and islamthe people and their misdeeds exposed in paul williams s operation gladio will cause. This document proved that a cia and natolinked secret army codenamed gladio had existed in italy during the cold war, yet further original documents were very hard to come by. 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 of europe. Gladio is the codename for a secret nato operation set up by washington after wwii as a result of fear that the red army would overrun western europe. Bevaka operation gladio sa far du ett mejl nar boken gar att kopa igen. The belgian staybehind network, colloquially called gladio meaning sword was a secret mixed civilian and military unit, trained to form a resistance movement in the event of a soviet invasion and part of a network of similar organizations in north atlantic treaty organisation states. Shipp, former cia operative and author of from the company of shadows. Paul williams exposes one such operationgladioand courageously reveals the shadowy connections between us intelligence, the secret vatican bank, and. The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia, 2015, etc. These secret soldiers were trained on remote islands in the mediterranean and in unorthodox warfare centres in england and in the united. Any antifascist should have read that from the start.
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