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. The untold story of the unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia prometheus books, 2015. The name gladio is the italian form of gladius, a type of roman shortsword. Two italian secret service agents and licio gelli, the head of the infamous. Bevaka operation gladio sa far du ett mejl nar boken gar att kopa igen. The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia by williams, paul l. The operation was codenamed gladio, for the short swords used by roman gladiators in the arena. However, following the link to the main article it seems that a fullblown.
Secret for over 40 years, gladio is a natobacked network of armed soldiers inside the nations of europe outside effective control of national governments. The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia is a multimegaton explosion of truth. Operation gladio is likely to be a controversial book and may even be contested by several quarters. European parliament resolution on gladio joint resolution replacing b32021, 2058, 2068, 2078 and 208790. This was revealed by sibel edmonds 5 whose revelations daniel ellsberg rates as far more explosive than the pentagon papers 6 7.
After the second world war ended, the vatican, the cia, the exnazis, and the sicilianamerican mafia forged an alliance to fight the cold war. Williams demonstrates a level of courage i have seen in few authors today. 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 narcotics network, and, most recently, the ascendancy of jorge mario bergoglio, a jesuit cleric with strong ties to. Although gladio specifically refers to the italian branch. Its purpose was to prepare for, and implement, armed resistance in the event of a warsaw pact invasion and conquest. Shipp, former cia operative and author of from the company of shadows show more. 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. The true faces of muhammad and islamthe people and their misdeeds exposed in paul williamss operation gladio will cause.
Operation gladio the unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia publisher page by paul l. From operation gladio to 911 pdf local cached copy and wrote the book natos secret armies amazon on gladio. Williams is available at in several formats for your ereader. Paul williams exposes one such operation gladio and courageously reveals the shadowy connections between us intelligence, the secret vatican bank, and the global mafia. Gladio italian for gladius, the sword is a type of roman short sword is a code name. The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia, prometheus books, isbn 9781616149741. Shipp, former cia operative and author of from the company of shadows. 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 by paul l. Paul williams is also an honest man and a skilled journalist and researcher. Operation gladio paul l williams haftad 9781633884786 bokus. Returning to my nato pile in the library, i began with operation gladio.
The circumstances of calvis death led knowledgeable observers to darkly whisper of a masonic ritual slaying. The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia pdf for free the author of the book. Felice casson, francesco cossiga, vincenzo vinciguerra. 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. 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. However, it would be difficult to reject the evidence author paul l. Williams is knowledgeable about the recent history of the vatican, an aspect i most wanted to understand. Operation gladio is riveting, incredibly well researched, and horrifying in its implications.
Its 15,000 members were recruited from fascist wwii veterans groups and had access to 151 secret arms dumps. 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. Operation gladio,false flag operations,911 precedent. Although gladio specifically refers to the italian branch of the nato staybehind organizations, operation gladio is. 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. Jul 20, 2017 watching the hawks sean stone sits down with awardwinning journalist and former fbi counterterrorism consultant paul l. The demise of the united states of america, and operation gladio. The true faces of muhammad and islamthe people and their misdeeds exposed in paul williams s operation gladio will cause. Watching the hawks sean stone sits down with awardwinning journalist and former fbi counterterrorism consultant paul l. May 10, 2019 overview of the book operation gladio by paul l.
The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia hardcover feb 3 2015. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia paul l. 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. Since the history of gladio explains a lot about where the. Williams describes a secret alliance forged at the close of world war ii by the cia, the sicilian and u. Operation gladio b is a classified ongoing expansion of operation gladio. 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.
Williams, a prolific author of numerous books including operation gladio, discusses his research findings and analysis of the. 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. Gladio was a covert operation and had not been initiated by an act of congress or a mandate from the pentagon. The august 2, 1980 bombing of the bologna train station which killed 85 people, is widely recognized as a gladio operation. Williams born 1944 is an american author, journalist, and consultant. Williams, a prolific author of numerous books including operation gladio, discusses his research findings and analysis of the vatican and. This was a top secret network of fascist staybehind cells trained to carry out acts of terrorism in the event of a soviet invasion. Copiously documented, it details the rise of the cia drug mafia the biggest and baddest narcotics. Williams offers new and disturbing evidence to expose what he calls the unholy alliance. Italian secret service, later replaced because it was suspected of involvement in a 1964 coup plot and the cia. Full text of ganser natos secret armies operation gladio and terrorism in western europe 2005.
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. Any antifascist should have read that from the start. Eightyfive people were killed and hundreds more injured. While it was initially blamed on the communist red brigades, eventually, rightwing and fascists elements were discoverd to be the culprits. 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. The purpose of gladio was, it was apparently disbanded in 1990, despite not. The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia ebook.
The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia. Williams is a journalist and author of, the vatican exposed. The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the mafia, and more on. Subpage operation gladiob operation gladioexposure.
Williams, author of the upcoming book, alqaeda connection, discussed the threat of nuclear attacks in the u. 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 19471952 called stay. Williams to learn more about operation gladio and the cias. 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. Paul williams exposes one such operationgladioand courageously reveals the shadowy connections between us intelligence, the secret vatican bank, and the global mafia. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading operation gladio. The true faces of muhammad and islam the people and their misdeeds exposed in paul williamss operation gladio. Operation gladio is the codename for clandestine staybehind operations of armed resistance that was planned by the western union, and subsequently by. So, by 1998, i was very inter gladio, and they told me they had no relevant records. 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. And, im only doing this because operation gladio represents a snapshot of what governments and organizations become, when you give them power, money and secrecy. Although gladio specifically refers to the italian. He was also an adjunct professor of humanities and philosophy at wilkes university and the university of scranton.
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. Operation gladio is the codename for a clandestine north atlantic treaty organisation nato staybehind operation in europe during the cold war. Williams,michael prichard for free with a 30 day free trial. The unholy alliance between the vatican, the cia, and the.
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