Gladio In Italy
While "stay-behind" anti-communist networks existed in all NATO countries, the Italian branch of Operation Gladio was the first one to be discovered. It was set up under Minister of Defense (from 1953 to 1958) Paolo Taviani's supervision. Prime minister Giulio Andreotti (DC) publicly recognized it on 24 October 1990, speaking of a "structure of information, response and safeguard", with arms caches and reserve officers.
Read more about Gladio In Italy: Giulio Andreotti's Revelation, Gladio's Subversion, 1969 Piazza Fontana Bombing and Others Massacres, 1972 Peteano Massacre and The Strategy of Tension, 1980 Bologna Massacre, Aldo Moro's 1978 Assassination
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