Italy/Deep state
Italy/Deep state (Deep state) | |
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Headquarters | Rome, Italy |
Interest of | Sergio Flamigni, Gianfranco Piazzési |
The Italian deep state, post-WW II, centered on the Operation Gladio network run through NATO and heavily influenced by the CIA and MI6. |
See also the Ancient Roman Deep state
The Italian Deep state appears to have been centered on the Propaganda Due (P-2) masonic lodge, run by Licio Gelli, which was set up at the end of WWII under the rubric of Operation Gladio. Oswald LeWinter describes it as a "wholly owned subsidiary of the company [i.e. the CIA] in Italy".
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Organisation
Licio Gelli was an Italian deep politician who ran P-2 for many years.
Activities
The Italian deep state used a range of tactics to prevent the electoral success of the Italian left, in particular of the Italian communist party.
Years of Lead
- Full article: Years of Lead
- Full article: Years of Lead
The English phrase "Strategy of Tension" is a direct translation of the Italian. This strategy was carried out during the "Years of Lead", which saw bombings and assassinations carried out by Operation Gladio but which were attributed to "communist terrorists" such as the Brigade Rossi.
Exposure
Operation Gladio was dramatically on [When?] exposed by the Prime Minister of Italy, Giulio Andreotti, following investigations carried out by Felice Casson.
Related Quotation
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"Conspiracy theory" | “There is in Italy a power which we seldom mention in this House ... I mean the secret societies... It is useless to deny, because it is impossible to conceal, that a great part of Europe — the whole of Italy and France and a great portion of Germany, to say nothing of other countries — is covered with a network of these secret societies, just as the superficies of the earth is now being covered with railroads. And what are their objects? They do not attempt to conceal them. They do not want constitutional government; they do not want ameliorated institutions ... they want to change the tenure of land, to drive out the present owners of the soil and to put an end to ecclesiastical establishments. Some of them may go further...” |
Event Planned
Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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Piazza Fontana bombing | 12 December 1969 16:37:00 | 12 December 1969 16:37:00 | Italy Milan Piazza Fontana | An act of terrorism carried out by NATO backed groups to try prevent the electoral success of the Italian communist party. |
Related Document
Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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Document:Gladio - The Secret U.S. War To Subvert Italian Democracy | essay | 23 February 1996 | Arthur E. Rowse |