Operation Gladio: The Unholy Alliance between the Vatican, the CIA, and the Mafia
Discover the shocking alliance involving the CIA, the Mafia, and the Vatican that emerged after WWII to prevent a Communist takeover in Europe.

In Operation Gladio, investigative journalist Paul L. Williams uncovers a disturbing web of "stay-behind" armies formed across Europe, consisting of thousands of operatives. Funded by smuggled Nazi morphine and counterfeit British banknotes, these secret units not only targeted potential Communist invaders but also fueled terror attacks to suppress left-wing movements in South America and NATO nations.

Williams reveals how this clandestine operation sparked government overthrows, widespread genocide, death squads, grand-scale financial scandals, and the rise of the mujahideen. He even connects the roots of Operation Gladio to the ascent of Jorge Mario Bergoglio—better known as Pope Francis I—who has ties to Operation Condor, Gladio’s offshoot in Argentina.

Packed with explosive revelations, Operation Gladio exposes a hidden history of global intrigue, violence, and deception that mainstream media often ignores.

"The people and their misdeeds exposed in Paul Williams's Operation Gladio will cause the reader to question what person of authority and leadership can be trusted, especially since these foul acts are not confined solely to the dusty pages of history.” ―Sgt. Thomas Juby, retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police Forensic Crime Scene Investigator and member of the Advisory Council for the Intelligence Summit
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Operation Gladio: The Unholy Alliance between the Vatican, the CIA, and the Mafia
Discover the shocking alliance involving the CIA, the Mafia, and the Vatican that emerged after WWII to prevent a Communist takeover in Europe.

In Operation Gladio, investigative journalist Paul L. Williams uncovers a disturbing web of "stay-behind" armies formed across Europe, consisting of thousands of operatives. Funded by smuggled Nazi morphine and counterfeit British banknotes, these secret units not only targeted potential Communist invaders but also fueled terror attacks to suppress left-wing movements in South America and NATO nations.

Williams reveals how this clandestine operation sparked government overthrows, widespread genocide, death squads, grand-scale financial scandals, and the rise of the mujahideen. He even connects the roots of Operation Gladio to the ascent of Jorge Mario Bergoglio—better known as Pope Francis I—who has ties to Operation Condor, Gladio’s offshoot in Argentina.

Packed with explosive revelations, Operation Gladio exposes a hidden history of global intrigue, violence, and deception that mainstream media often ignores.

"The people and their misdeeds exposed in Paul Williams's Operation Gladio will cause the reader to question what person of authority and leadership can be trusted, especially since these foul acts are not confined solely to the dusty pages of history.” ―Sgt. Thomas Juby, retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police Forensic Crime Scene Investigator and member of the Advisory Council for the Intelligence Summit
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Operation Gladio: The Unholy Alliance between the Vatican, the CIA, and the Mafia

Operation Gladio: The Unholy Alliance between the Vatican, the CIA, and the Mafia

by Paul L. Williams
Operation Gladio: The Unholy Alliance between the Vatican, the CIA, and the Mafia

Operation Gladio: The Unholy Alliance between the Vatican, the CIA, and the Mafia

by Paul L. Williams

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Discover the shocking alliance involving the CIA, the Mafia, and the Vatican that emerged after WWII to prevent a Communist takeover in Europe.

In Operation Gladio, investigative journalist Paul L. Williams uncovers a disturbing web of "stay-behind" armies formed across Europe, consisting of thousands of operatives. Funded by smuggled Nazi morphine and counterfeit British banknotes, these secret units not only targeted potential Communist invaders but also fueled terror attacks to suppress left-wing movements in South America and NATO nations.

Williams reveals how this clandestine operation sparked government overthrows, widespread genocide, death squads, grand-scale financial scandals, and the rise of the mujahideen. He even connects the roots of Operation Gladio to the ascent of Jorge Mario Bergoglio—better known as Pope Francis I—who has ties to Operation Condor, Gladio’s offshoot in Argentina.

Packed with explosive revelations, Operation Gladio exposes a hidden history of global intrigue, violence, and deception that mainstream media often ignores.

"The people and their misdeeds exposed in Paul Williams's Operation Gladio will cause the reader to question what person of authority and leadership can be trusted, especially since these foul acts are not confined solely to the dusty pages of history.” ―Sgt. Thomas Juby, retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police Forensic Crime Scene Investigator and member of the Advisory Council for the Intelligence Summit

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781633884786
Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing
Publication date: 12/18/2018
Pages: 416
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Paul L. Williams, PhD, is a journalist and the author of Crescent Moon Rising, The Day of Islam, Osama's Revenge, The Al Qaeda Connection, and The Vatican Exposed, among other books. The winner of three first-place Keystone Press Awards for journalism, he has written articles for major news outlets, including USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, and National Review. He has also served as a consultant for the FBI, editor and publisher of the Metro (Scranton, PA), and an adjunct professor of humanities at the University of Scranton.

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Table of Contents

Apologia 9

Acknowledgments 11

Leading Rogues 13

Chronology 15

List of Abbreviations 19

Chapter 1 The Stay-Behind Units 23

Chapter 2 The Lucky Break: Negroes and Narcotics 30

Chapter 3 The Vatican Alliance 45

Chapter 4 The Drug Network 53

Chapter 5 The Secret Society 61

Chapter 6 The Rise of Michele Sindona 79

Chapter 7 False Flag Terrorism 95

Chapter 8 Gladio: South of the Border 111

Chapter 9 Il Crack Sindona 128

Chapter 10 High Times, New Crimes 145

Chapter 11 A Papal Problem 154

Chapter 12 The New Network 167

Chapter 13 The Shell Game 179

Chapter 14 The Desperate Don 189

Chapter 15 The Pope Must Die 196

Chapter 16 The Shooting in St. Peter's Square 206

Chapter 17 A Raid and Redirection 216

Chapter 18 Blackfriars Bridge 223

Chapter 19 Killings and Kidnapping 232

Chapter 20 Works of God 243

Chapter 21 Death and Resurrection 256

Chapter 22 Gladio Triumphant 266

Chapter 23 Semper Eadem 281

An Epilogue in Four Parts 291

Notes 321

Index 383

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