We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Although gladio specifically refers to the italian branch of the nato staybehind organizations. Operation gladio and natos staybehind armies introduction after the cold war had ended, then italian prime minister giulio andreotti confirmed to the italian senate in august 1990 that italy had had a secret staybehind army, codenamed gladio the sword. May 12, 2018 operation gladio was a nato false flag terrorism operation that ran for more almost forty years. The field manual 3031b is a pentagon document, the digital archives of the guardian, the new york times, so the pentagon should commentnot the cia. We read every letter, fax, or email we receive, and we will convey your comments to cia officials outside opa as appropriate. Then, as commanderinchief, the prez can lock up the perps at guantanamo bay detention camp. 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. English report by the italian military secret service sifar on operation gladio origin. In 2000, ten years later, i handed in my request, asking the cia for data on gladio. Operation gladio is a highly wellresearched book with some 1,100 endnotes and footnotes. 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. Operation gladio reveals that kissinger ordered moro murder. Casson realized at once that by unearthing this information he had placed himself in grave danger, since every investigator who had stumbled upon.
There was only one mention of operation mockingbird in these files, in which it was revealed that two american journalists were wiretapped for several months. 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. Or instruction manual for community gang stalkers bright light on black shadows international edition, 2015 by dr. This was a top secret network of fascist staybehind cells trained to carry out acts of terrorism in the event of a soviet invasion. The office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency cia.
Without this knowledge and understanding of recent history of imperial mobilization and quest for full spectrum dominance when it is uncongenial to democratic instincts and must be carried out diabolically under the facade of a truly massive and widely perceived direct external threat, the motivation for the perpetual war agenda of today simply cannot be unlayered. Department of defense dod and the joint chiefs of staff jcs of the united states government in 1962. Operation gladio and terrorism in western europe, released this week by frank cass in london. This collection of around 150 pages of onceclassified material sheds light on the ideological and operational origins of the nowinfamous operation gladio. Operation mockingbird was a secret campaign by the united states central intelligence agency cia to influence media. In 1999 the former head of italian intelligence service, general maletti, said the attack was devised by the gladio and alleged terrorists of the extreme right, supported by members of the italian security forces that would have provided coverage. In fact, it became a statesponsored rightwing terrorist network, involved in false flag operations and the subversion of. It was a multinational military plan to arm and train clandestine groups in many perhaps all of its member countries and elsewhere in europe.
Chapter 18 overview of harassment methods used by fbis. Secret coldwar network group hid arms, belgian member says. But that, as they say, is a whole other story and one i leave to the author to take up. When on the morning of 17 june 1982, the body of roberto calvi was found hanging beneath londons blackfriars bridge, it was to speed a process that prised open a series of events spanning four decades. Investigating the terror operation gladio document collection. By fbis cointelpro, operation gladio, covert community recruits and stay behind armies. According to general gerardo serravalle, commander of gladio during the 1970s, it was concerned with. Documents written by aldo moro during his captivity in the hands of. Daniele ganser is a senior researcher at the center for security studies, eth zurich, switzerland. The document defines covert operations as, all activities except as noted herein which are conducted or sponsored by this government against hostile foreign. Operation gladio was a nato false flag terrorism operation that ran for more almost forty years. Sep 17, 2006 secret gladio documents made public in 1990 tell a different story, however the danger of internal subversion.
His revelations led to a major political scandal, not only admit, but because he had denied in 1974, when he was defense minister. Any antifascist should have read that from the start. Nov 14, 2016 operation gladio b is a classified ongoing expansion of 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 cia spearheaded gladio under the pretext of preventing the spread of soviet communism in europe. Contentsintroduction by tom secker 4notes on meeting at yalta between the big three, 6 february 1945 10us state department, text of the agreement reached at the crimea yalta conference, march 24 1945 16presidential memorandum, soviet foreign policy toward western europe, march 21, 1946 25state department security briefings on italy, may. Gladio was a covert operation and had not been initiated by an act of congress or a mandate from the pentagon. This document proved that a cia and natolinked secret army codenamed. Within the archives, the judge found topsecret documents that spoke of a covert operation named gladio that had been created by us intelligence to engage in unorthodox warfare throughout italy. Operation gladio is the codename for clandestine staybehind operations of armed resistance. Though declassified documents show that this type of operation occurred, its never been officially confirmed as the title of operation mockingbird. 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. 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.
The operation was codenamed gladio, for the short swords used by roman gladiators in the arena. 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. Apr 07, 2020 operation mockingbird was a secret campaign by the united states central intelligence agency cia to influence media. Top 10 declassified documents that rocked the world enkivillage.
Although gladio specifically refers to the italian branch of the nato staybehind organizations, operation gladio is used asread more. This public document was automatically mirrored from pdfy. Operation gladio and natos staybehind armies edited by daniele ganser and christian nuenlist. May 10, 2019 indeed, cath figures in events well beyond the time line of gladio proper, enough to suggest that gladio never really shut down at all. So, this italian judge gets access to the archives, and there only there he finds the documents which state very clearly that operation gladio. Ganser natos secret armies operation gladio and terrorism in western europe 2005. Operation gladio 1 operation gladio emblem of gladio, italian branch of the nato staybehind paramilitary organizations. A document dated 1 june 1959 from the italian military secret service, sifar, revealed that sifar had been running the secret army with the. Operations against irregular forces, a 1960s us special warfare training manual that had been translated into turkish 5. The best ever investigative history of of whats really going on behind the scenes in our world with over 500 links to reliable sources to back up the stunning picture that is painted. Operations against irregular forces, a 1960s us special warfare training manual that had been translated into turkish. Cia in western europe and the abuse of human rights. Operation gladio is likely to be a controversial book and may even be contested by several quarters. Operation gladio hard evidence of government false flag.
The files all surrounded the investigations and scandals pertaining to agency misconduct during the 1970s. Investigating the terror operation gladio document. Documents posted to the media by the leaders of the cult stated. What has come to be called operation gladio was never intended to be publicly acknowledged. 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. 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. Operation gladiob understanding why false flags exist. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading operation gladio. Because operation gladio c is fundamentally a covert military operation, the u. It was discussed at the highest level and wealth of documented evidence proves that governments were committing terrorist attacks against their own populations. Revolutionary methods for political ontrol by mark m. These secret armies were originally set up at the end of world war 2 in most nato countries as a means of resisting soviet military invasion. The remarkable revelation provided here is that modern organized gang stalking operations are identical with, or nearly identical with, those used in the fbis secret cointelpro counterintelligence program of the 1950s1970s, the topsecret gladio and other stay behind army operations of europe between 1950 and 1990, and the.
His scholarly work fills a major lacuna in the study of the us foreign policy. Operation gladio, which still continues to this day, is the codename for a clandestine nato staybehind operation in italy during the cold war. The research was prompted by a story that made world headlines in. Pdf the italian staybehind network the origins of operation. Operation gladio full 1992 documentary bbc youtube. Nov 30, 2011 operation gladio document collection 1. The exposing of gladio a began in turkey in the 1970s, gaining considerable attention when several gladio documents were published. The remarkable revelation provided here is that modern organized gang stalking operations are identical with, or nearly identical with, those used in the fbis secret cointelpro counterintelligence program of the 1950s1970s, the topsecret gladio and other stay behind army. Inside operation mockingbird the cias plan to infiltrate. Operation northwoods was a proposed false flag operation against the cuban government that originated within the u. Armed forces will be compelled to form the military tribunals necessary to administer the uniform code of military justice.
Watching the hawks sean stone sits down with awardwinning journalist and former fbi counterterrorism consultant paul l. Cia documents released in june 2006 under the 1998 nazi war crimes disclosure act, show that the cia organized staybehind networks. Ganser natos secret armies operation gladio and terrorism in western europe. The gladio operation was initially codified under the umbrella of the clandestine coordinating committee of the supreme headquarters allied powers europe shape, the military arm of nato, and operated by the secret services and initially funded by the cia. Dulles, it was later led by frank wisner after dulles became the head of the cia.
Please note that one or more documents may be incomplete, because pages are missing or portions are. The investigation could identify the people involved in gladio back to 1972. The circumstances of calvis death led knowledgeable observers to darkly whisper of a masonic ritual slaying. Secret gladio documents made public in 1990 tell a different story, however the danger of.
The book describes natos clandestine operations during the cold war. I discovered everyone who was responsible for the peteano massacre in 1972. The history of how relationships were established among western nations after world war ii is interesting and valuable, as is the survey of pubic reaction to operation gladio. But ganser fails to document his thesis that the cia, mi6, and nato and its friends turned gladio into a terrorist organization. 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. Declassified documents reference system, document no. You will need to download and install the free adobe acrobat reader to view. He declined, because of the opposition of his new editor, but nuccio fava took his place. However, it would be difficult to reject the evidence author paul l. The nazis faced stiff resistance from the greeks, the resistance being led by the communists. Operation gladio is used as an informal name for all staybehind. Operation gladio global subversion, part one veterans. 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. European parliament resolution on operation gladio.
The proposals called for the central intelligence agency cia or other u. Begun in the 1950s, it was initially organized by cord meyer and allen w. The intelligence officers bookshelf central intelligence. 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 mafia williams, paul l. Note that the terms, definitions, military documents, laws, and patents provided by rich prove the existence of the operations described in kildes manual. Its purpose was to continue anticommunist actions in the event of a soviet invasion and conquest. Militaryintelligences ongoing, global gang stalking operations as documented in new world war. The story started as early as 1942 with the formation of the vatican bank. Gladio operations subverted greece as early as 1944 while gladio had not been formally set up. Whilst researching the cias secret bay of pigs operation, the. Operation gladio the untold story of the unholy alliance.
Operazione gladio is the codename for a clandestine nato staybehind operation in europe during the cold war. Rauni kilde was a targeted individual ti for decades. Gladio is an umbrella name used by commentators and historians to refer to a series of smallscale covert armies active across europe throughout the cold war 19451990. I started with a focus on italy, where operation xiv gladio was exposed in 1990.
The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia. Mar 12, 2018 there was only one mention of operation mockingbird in these files, in which it was revealed that two american journalists were wiretapped for several months. Operation gladio and terrorism in western europe pdf. Operation gladio operation gladio, which still continues to this day, is the codename for a clandestine nato staybehind operation in italy during the cold war. Eam, the political wing of the greek peoples liberation army, had a membership of approximately two million. The article concludes that the documents released to the parliamentary committees do not permit the assumption that operation gladio was. Williams to learn more about operation gladio and the cias. Lets not forget, when talking about gladio, the hate which kissinger felt against moro, fava stressed. Full text of ganser natos secret armies operation gladio and. Operations executive soe, created by winston churchill in 1940 to assist resistance. Operation gladio and terrorism in western europe 2005.
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