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It's strange that this article makes reference to the "strategy of tension" in Italy without any mention of CIA and NATO involvement in Gladio (which the Italia
by AndrewBissell 6y ago
It's strange that this article makes reference to the "strategy of tension" in Italy without any mention of CIA and NATO involvement in Gladio (which the Italian government itself acknowledged).
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- ip26 6y agoIn the classic model, the strategy of tension was associated with Cold War covert action and CIA interference in our allies’ domestic politics. After World War II, Western intelligence agencies really did organize “stay-behind networks”... -- TFA
- AndrewBissell 6y agoAh! Just missed that on my first read through and thought this was the only mention, thanks. > The CIA did put its hands on the scale in the elections like Italy in 1948, when left-wing parties were portrayed as Soviet puppets and systemically kept out of a coalition government.