OPERATION GLADIO: THE UNHOLY TRINITY

Nobody voted for this.Nobody debated this.Yet somehow the lines between foreign interests, military power, intelligence networks, and political influence keep getting harder to see.At what point does an alliance become an entanglement?At what point does cooperation become depende ...  Show more

Lately I’ve been sitting back watching the world differently…Watching how certain stories disappear.Watching how certain people never seem to face consequences.Watching how truth somehow gets buried beneath distraction, noise, and confusion.And honestly…the deeper you look,the ha ...  Show more

After World War II, the CIA hatched a covert plan to stop Soviet expansion in Europe. They created a secret army, recruiting an unexpected mix of allies. This clandestine operation, known as Gladio, spanned across all NATO countries.What began as a defensive strategy quickly morp ...  Show more

For decades, the C.I.A. funded Operation Gladio and hid it from the public. They may have also used their weapons and agents in an attempt to assassinate Pope John Paul II, and kill former Italian Prime Minister, Aldo Moro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c ...  Show more

In the 1950s, the CIA conducted highly controversial research on mind-altering drugs to prepare for brain warfare with global superpowers. But after a checkered past, George White’s off-the-books Operation Midnight Climax took whatever flimsy rulebook the CIA had and threw it out ...  Show more

As World War II raged on in 1943, both Allied and Axis forces knew they were riddled with spies. In a dizzying cavalcade of undercover, double, and even triple agents, both sides of the war sought to deceive their opponents -- and ethical concerns increasingly took a back seat in ...  Show more