Operation Gladio
From KB42
Operation Gladio
| Project Name : | Operation Gladio |
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| Related Links : | Black Projects Main Page Conspiracy BBS Archive/italy |
There is a lot to unpack with the multi-national and organizational collaboration known as Operation Gladio. In short, efforts were made to offset a potential Soviet Invasion of Europe under the Warsaw Pact via the development of “stay behind” resistance groups in countries like Italy, Belgium, and Switzerland. The latter country’s neutral status makes Operation Gladio of particular interest. There’s also the operation’s debated influence within Italy’s “Years of Lead,” a period of far-right and left terrorist attacks throughout the 1960s, ‘70s, and ‘80s. Operation Gladio was a joint venture between the CIA, NATO, and others, although explicit details weren’t revealed about its execution until declassification hearings in 1990 and 2006.
