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

At the end of World War II, the CIA, Sicilian, and US mafias, and the Vatican formed a secret alliance called Operation Gladio to prevent a Communist invasion of Europe. According to journalist Paul L. Williams' research, stay-behind units were funded by the sale of SS morphine and bogus British banknotes smuggled out of Germany and Italy. They were used to ward off invaders, thwart left-wing movements, and topple governments, leading to genocide, death squads, financial scandals, the creation of the mujahideen, an international narcotics network, and the rise of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope Francis I.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 18 February 2019
Publisher: Prometheus Books

This chilling expose reveals a secret alliance formed at the end of World War II by the CIA, the Sicilian and US mafias, and the Vatican to prevent the possibility of a Communist invasion of Europe. Journalist Paul L. Williams presents compelling evidence suggesting the existence of covert stay-behind units in numerous European countries, consisting of anywhere from five thousand to fifteen thousand military operatives. According to the author's research, the initial funding for these guerilla armies originated from the sale of substantial stocks of SS morphine that had been smuggled out of Germany and Italy, as well as counterfeit British banknotes created by skilled counterfeiters in concentration camps. As the Cold War escalated, these units were utilized not only to deter potential invaders but also to suppress the rise of left-wing movements in South America and NATO-based countries through acts of terror. Williams argues that Operation Gladio quickly gave rise to the overthrow of governments, widespread genocide, the formation of death squads, massive financial scandals, the creation of the mujahideen, an international narcotics network, and, most recently, the ascension of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a Jesuit cleric with deep connections to Operation Condor (an offshoot of Gladio in Argentina), as Pope Francis I. Undoubtedly, Operation Gladio will spark controversy, as it skillfully connects the dots that the mainstream media often overlooks.

Weight: 680g
Dimension: 231 x 154 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781633884786