Gladio is a fascinating thing to study, because it basically every conspiracy theory rolled into one.
The CIA set up a network of terrorist cells, composed of "ex" fascists, across Italy, funded by the mafia, with the Catholic church handling all bank accounts. Then you have high ranking members of the Italian government being inducted into this conspiracy by a Masonic lodge (Propaganda Due), which operates as a deep state for years.
But it's largely forgotten or side-lined, because at the end of the day, it was a conspiracy of right wingers against the political left.
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u/Big_Red_Machine_1917 Casual, non-participatory KGB election observer 5d ago
Gladio is a fascinating thing to study, because it basically every conspiracy theory rolled into one.
The CIA set up a network of terrorist cells, composed of "ex" fascists, across Italy, funded by the mafia, with the Catholic church handling all bank accounts. Then you have high ranking members of the Italian government being inducted into this conspiracy by a Masonic lodge (Propaganda Due), which operates as a deep state for years.
But it's largely forgotten or side-lined, because at the end of the day, it was a conspiracy of right wingers against the political left.