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Operation Gladio

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by Paul L. Williams


  American Federation of Labor, 55

  “American Holocaust,” 23

  American International Group. See AIG

  American International Underwriters Corp. (AIUC), 19, 147

  American Mafia. See Mafia

  American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T), 157

  American War Machine, The (Scott), 147

  Ames, Aldrich, 256

  Amin, Hafizullah, 169

  Amincor Bank, 138, 141

  Anastasia, Albert, 35–36, 39, 80

  Anastasio, Tony “Tough Tony,” 35–36

  Andreatta, Beniamino, 185, 236

  Andreotti, Giulio, 13, 17, 61, 73, 76, 89, 103, 104, 115, 183, 228, 235, 247, 251, 260, 265

  Andropov, Yuri, 209

  Angelini, Fiorenzo, 61, 65, 265, 281

  Angioletti, Thomas, 184

  Angleton, Hugh, 27, 32

  Angleton, James Jesus, 13, 15, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33, 41, 44, 49, 51, 98, 204

  ANSA. See Agenzi Nazionale Stampa Associata

  Anslinger, Harry “Hank,” 42, 48, 84

  anti-Communist efforts, 23, 27, 31, 33, 100, 141, 245–46

  stay-behind units developed to fight Communism, 23–29, 62–63. See also Grey Wolves; P2

  in the Vatican, 46, 46–47, 49–51, 71, 165

  efforts to fight Italian Communist Party. See Partito Comunista Italiano

  Antonov, Sergei Ivanov, 209, 213, 214, 215

  Apalachin Conference, 15, 80

  Aran Investment (shell company), 87

  “Arc of Crisis,” 271

  Argentina

  attacks on Jewish citizens, 121

  CIA and Gladio/Operation Condor in, 110, 111, 114–16, 132, 157

  Dirty War (1976–1983), 16, 120–25

  and Falklands war, 181, 217, 230

  as a Nazi and criminal haven, 71–72, 102

  P2 in, 76, 109, 110, 115, 181, 217

  Vatican and Vatican Bank relations with, 121–23, 181, 188, 217, 230

  fears of liberation theology, 116, 117

  Pope Francis I as Bergoglio in, 122–27

  Argentine Anticommunist Alliance (AAA), 115

  Arico, William, 251

  Arkansas as hub of international drug smuggling, 16, 221–22

  Arkansas Development Finance Authority, 221

  Armao, Robert, 224

  Armed Forces Information Service. See Servizio Informazioni Forze Armate (Italy)

  Armed Revolutionary Nuclei. See Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari (Italy)

  Armenian Holocaust, 278

  Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA), 202

  Armitage, Richard L., 150

  arms trafficking, 170, 172, 174–76, 181, 184, 188, 196, 207, 214, 216, 217, 223, 257

  arms dumps of Gladio, 99, 100, 106, 109, 194, 200, 203, 208

  and the CIA, 21, 31, 56–57, 74, 129, 149, 170, 174–75, 188, 199, 203, 207, 208, 211, 218, 219, 220, 257, 259, 267

  drugs-for-arms trades, 31, 167, 174–75, 194, 197, 203, 220, 268

  in Latin America, 259

  and the Mafia, 60, 61, 174–75, 195, 219

  and P2, 181, 188

  Stibam International (company), 175, 176, 184, 195, 217, 218, 219

  and the Vatican/Vatican Bank, 181, 229, 289

  See also Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI); World Commerce Corporation (WCC)

  Arsan, Henri, 16, 175, 176, 204, 210, 214, 217, 218, 219, 223, 253

  Artoc (financial institution), 186

  Aryan Integral Nationalist Fatherland (Argentina), 121

  ASALA. See Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia

  Asia Foundation (CIA front), 169

  Asiaín, José Sánchez, 254, 255

  Associated Press, 59

  Association for Responsible Dissent, 23

  Asta, Barbara Rizzo, 219

  Astolfine SA, 179, 225

  Atocha massacre, 112

  Auchi, Nadhmi, 91

  Australia, CIA in, 148–49, 151, 176, 206

  Austrian Sports Club, 66–67

  autopsy, lack of for John Paul I, 163–64, 165

  AV. See Avanguardia Nazionale

  Avanguardia Nazionale [National Vanguard] (AV), 75, 100, 111

  Avrakotos, Gust, 112

  Azerbaijan, 202, 266, 268

  Azzam, Abdullah, 258

  Baggio, Sebastiano, 156, 159, 160, 281

  Bahamas, 30, 85, 94, 119, 140, 146, 147, 250

  Bahçelievler Massacre, 267

  Bakshi-Doron, Eliyahu, 273

  Balci, Bayram, 277–78

  Baldassari, Salvatore, 64

  Balkan route. See Golden Crescent, drugs in

  Ballesteros, Juan Matta, 259

  Banca Cattolica del Veneto, 60, 158, 243

  Banca Commerciale Italiana, 86

  Banca del Fucino, 288

  Banca del Gottardo, 179, 237

  Banca di Messina, 84

  Banca di Roma, 137–38, 157

  Banca d'Italia, 251

  Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura, 95, 96

  Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (BNL), 171, 222

  Banca Popolare, 96

  Banca Privata Finanziaria [Bank of Private Finance] (BPF), 16, 60, 82, 83, 84, 86–87, 91, 137–38, 139, 143, 187, 195

  Banca Privata Italiana, 141

  Banca Unione (Italy's national union bank), 137

  Banco Ambrosiano, 10, 50, 93–94, 175, 198

  Ambrosiano Group Banco Commercial, 182

  Ambrosiano Overseas, 140, 186

  Banco Ambrosiano de America del Sud, 185, 196

  Banco Ambrosiano Holding, 119, 140

  Banco Ambrosiano Overseas, 140

  and the Bank of Italy, 158, 185, 197, 227, 228, 229, 236–37

  and Calvi, 94, 134, 140, 158, 173, 176, 180, 182–83, 184, 188, 196, 197, 228, 230, 232

  collapse of, 16, 188, 222, 228–29, 236, 237, 249

  attempted bailouts, 226, 229, 243, 253

  becoming Nuovo Banco Ambrosiano, 243

  deaths related to, 229, 234–35, 236

  efforts by Pazienza to solve problems, 223–24, 226, 229

  kidnapping related to, 239–40, 241

  and “letter of patronage” from Marcinkus, 225

  and the Vatican Bank, 119, 140, 146, 158, 173, 176, 179, 180, 181–83, 184–86, 188, 196, 197, 208, 225, 229, 230, 236, 243, 249, 253

  Banco Andino, 237

  Banco Bilbao, 254

  Banda della Magliana [Band of the Magliana] (Italy), 14, 157, 196, 208, 226–27, 232, 234, 237, 239, 240, 241

  Banerjee, Ben, 172

  Banim, Seamus, 164

  Bankers Association of New York, 157

  Bankers Trust, 90

  Bankhaus Herstatt, 138

  Bankhaus Wolff, 138

  Bank of America, 280

  Bank of Boston, 177, 280

  Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI), 16, 57, 129, 170–72, 177, 221–22

  Bank of Italy, 50

  and Banco Ambrosiano, 158, 184–85, 197, 227, 228, 229, 236–37

  imposing tighter restrictions on foreign holding companies, 187–88

  and the Vatican Bank, 187, 196–97, 227, 228, 236

  Bank of New York, 33, 177

  Bank of Randolph, 82

  Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 (US), 280

  Banque de Financement (Finabank), 84, 86, 87

  Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas, 84, 91

  Banzer Suárez, Hugo and the Banzer Plan, 16, 72, 118–19, 181

  Barbie, Klaus, 72, 73, 118–19

  Barnard, Christiaan, 164

  Barnes, Tracy, 41

  Barone, Mario, 143

  Bartholomeos (Greek Orthodox patriarch), 273

  Bartholomeus, Eugene, 176

  Basque separatist movement, 105, 112, 200

  Bath, John R., 171, 221

  Bay of Pigs invasion, 129

  BCCI. See Bank of Credit and Commerce International

  Bea, Augustin, 61, 64

  Beam, J
acob D., 132

  Beaty, Jonathan, 249

  Beazley, Donald, 85

  Begon, Jack, 134–35

  Belgium, 286

  CIA in, 200, 261

  Bellatrix SA, 179, 181, 225

  Bellochio, Antonio, 77

  Bellucci, Cleto, 281

  Belrose SA, 179, 225

  Benedict XVI (pope), 66, 288

  as Josef Ratzinger, 286

  resignation of, 289

  Benelli, Giovanni, 155, 156–57, 158, 159, 165

  Bergoglio, Jorge Mario. See Francis I (pope)

  Berio, Duccio, 105

  Berlusconi, Silvio, 109, 265

  Bernstein, Carl, 287

  Bethlehem Steel, 90

  Bicchierai, Giuseppe, 49

  “Billygate,” 223

  Bingham, Barry, Sr., 59

  bin Laden, Osama, 170, 258

  Bissell, Richard, 41

  Black, Edwin Fahey, 150

  Blackfriars Bridge, 16, 231, 234

  See also Calvi, Roberto

  “black funds,” 15, 52, 60, 70, 76, 90, 101, 102, 115, 144, 192, 197, 198, 206, 273, 287

  See also money laundering

  Black Prince. See Borghese, Junio Valerio (prince)

  Blond Ghost (Corn), 212

  Bluhdorn, Charles, 92

  Blum, William, 23

  BND. See Bundesnachrichtendienst

  BNDD. See Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (US)

  BNL. See Banca Nazionale del Lavoro

  Boccia, Ferdinand, 39

  Bodio, Giovanni, 254

  Bolivia, 72, 76, 111, 114, 115, 116, 118–19, 181

  CIA in, 115, 118

  Bologna (Italy) bombing, 16, 107–110, 200, 208, 219, 223

  Bonamico, Joseph (name used by Sindona), 189

  Bonamín, Victorio, 117, 122

  Bonanno, Joseph “Joe Bananas,” 34–35, 79, 80

  Bonarelli, Raul, 239

  Bonicelli, Gaetano, 281

  Bontade, Stefano, 183, 216, 234, 247, 248

  Bordoni, Carlo, 86–87, 143

  Borghese, Junio Valerio (prince), 13, 15, 27–28, 98

  Borghese Coup. See Golpe Borghese

  Bormann, Martin, 73

  Bowie, Robert R., 131

  Bozkurt (newsletter of Grey Wolves), 202

  BPF. See Banca Privata Finanziaria

  Brabant Massacre (in Belgium), 200

  Braden, Spruille, 71

  Braden, Thomas “Tom,” 40, 54–55

  Brazil, 117, 149, 181

  CIA in, 113–14

  Brazzi, Rossano, 218

  Bregman, Myriam, 126

  Brennan, Earl, 37

  Brescia (Italy) bombing, 16, 101

  Brewster, Kingman, Jr., 132

  British Security Coordination, 31

  Brod, Mario, 41

  Brown, Irving, 55

  Bruce, David K. E., 32

  Brzezinski, Zbigniew, 14, 103, 108, 131, 167, 169, 182, 201, 202, 269

  Bucak, Sedat, 266

  Buckley, William F., Jr., 9, 41, 51, 131

  Bugnini, Annibale, 65

  “Bulgarian thesis” for the murder of John Paul II, 209, 213, 214, 215

  Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), 51, 175, 210, 211

  Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (US) (BNDD), 42, 48, 89

  Burma, 30, 31

  CIA/OSS in, 32, 53, 56, 57, 151, 167

  Burns, Arthur F., 132, 135, 137

  Bush, George H. W., 16, 51, 171, 193–94, 207, 221, 255, 264

  Bush, Prescott, Jr., 255

  Buzzonetti, Renato, 161–62, 163, 164

  Byrne, Malcolm, 264

  Byrne, Terence Charles, 220

  Cabral, Amilcar, 111

  Cacciavillan, Agostino, 65

  Calderone, Giuseppe “Pippo,” 64, 175

  Cali, Frank, 177

  Calò, Giuseppe “Pippo,” 157, 184, 208, 210, 223, 233, 234

  Caloia, Angelo, 254

  Calvi, Anna, 231

  Calvi, Nino, 229

  Calvi, Roberto, 10, 14, 16, 93, 109, 119, 156, 157, 166, 179–88, 206, 240

  and Banco Ambrosiano, 94, 134, 140, 158, 173, 176, 180, 182–83, 184, 188, 196, 197, 228, 230, 232

  end of financial power of, 223–31

  murder of, 16, 222, 223, 230–31, 232–34, 242

  removed from position at Banco Ambrosiano, 229

  and the Vatican Bank, 224, 225, 228, 229–30, 253

  Calvini, Gian Roberto (name used by Roberto Calvi), 230

  Cambora, Héctor, 114

  Camillian (religious order), 234

  Camorra of Naples (branch of the Mafia). See Mafia

  Cantellops, Nelson, 81

  Cappiello, Mario, 218

  Caprio, Giuseppe, 192, 193

  Carboni, Flavio, 183, 218, 226–27, 228, 230, 231, 234, 237

  Carboni, Gianfranco, 240

  Caridi, Settimio, 45

  Caritas Italiana (Vatican charity), 72

  “Caroline” (torture machine), 123

  Carone, Albert, 42, 51

  Carrett, David, 98

  Carter, Billy, 223

  Carter, Jimmy, 103, 108, 120, 130, 131, 182, 194, 201, 221

  Carter, J. Michael, 137

  Casa Circondariale Femminile (maximum-security prison), 250, 252

  Casadilla (subsidiary of United Trading Corporation), 181

  Casariego, Mario, 117

  Casaroli, Agostino, 61, 65, 73, 159, 163, 183, 185, 192, 193, 236, 239, 241, 243, 281

  Casey, William, 51, 170, 172, 193, 207, 211, 220, 221, 244, 255

  Casilo, Vincenzo, 233

  Cassini, Angelo, 240

  Casson, Felice, 110, 256, 260

  Castellano, Paul, 80, 177

  Castelo Branco, Humberto, 114

  Castle Bank and Trust, 15, 30, 85, 129, 146–48, 177

  CAT. See Civil Air Transport (US)

  Catholic Action, 46, 49, 61, 70, 117

  Catholic Black Nobility, 27

  Catholic Condor. See Operation Condor

  Catholic Democratic Party (Italy), 73

  Catholic Gladio, 15, 61–62, 70

  Catholicism

  author's Catholic upbringing, 9–10

  condemning Freemasonry, 63

  decline of number of Catholics, 285–86, 290

  Diem as devout Catholic, 58

  Medellin Conference calling for aid to the oppressed (liberation theology), 116

  Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 211

  Çatlı, Abdullah, 14, 204, 205, 210–11, 214, 266–69, 271, 272, 279

  Çatlı, Meral Aydoğan, 268

  Cauchi, Augusto, 101–102

  CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System), 59, 130

  CDP. See Christian Democratic Party (Italy)

  Çelenk, Bekir, 173, 174, 176, 210–11, 214, 217

  Çelik, Oral, 204, 210, 214

  Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), 108

  Central Intelligence Agency (US) (CIA), 23, 40, 117, 216

  arms trafficking, 21, 31, 56–57, 74, 129, 149, 170, 174–75, 188, 199, 203, 207, 208, 211, 218, 219, 220, 257, 259, 267

  becoming focused on Afghanistan, 256–60

  condemnations of, 129–30, 262–64

  domestic spying, 151

  and drugs, 15, 16, 21, 30–44, 48, 52, 53–60, 72, 73, 88–89, 118–19, 145–53, 167–78, 180, 216–22, 278–80. See also Helliwell, Paul E.

  efforts to resolve Banco Ambrosiano problems, 223–31

  ending of Gladio in Europe, 259–64

  establishment of, 15, 40

  fighting Communism, 66–68, 68, 85. See also “stay-behind armies”

  efforts to destabilize Soviet Union, 170

  funding P2, 76. See also P2 (Propaganda Due)

  in Italy, 43–44, 61, 69–70, 74–75, 105, 106

  using terror attacks and coup attempts, 95–102

  in Latin America, 72, 73–74, 85, 113–27, 179–82

  and money laundering, 129, 170–71. See also Castle Bank an
d Trust; Helliwell, Paul E.; Nugan Hand Bank; Sindona, Michele

  use of shell and holding companies, 146–47, 148, 149, 150, 151, 169, 170, 171–72, 177, 220

  Office of National Estimates, 69

  Office of Policy Coordination, 44, 56

  precursors of, 19

  recruiting rich and elite, 57

  and the Sicilian coup, 16, 142–44, 145, 191

  and the Vatican/Vatican Bank, 42, 45–52, 69–70, 160

  attempted shooting of Pope John Paul II, 206–215

  funding Opus Dei, 16, 245

  rigging papal elections, 70, 126, 154–56, 165, 198

  See also Gladio and other CIA operations, i.e., Operation Condor, Operation Mockingbird, etc.; names of specific countries where CIA operated

  Central Intelligence Group (US) (CIG), 40

  Ceramica Pozzi (company), 91

  CFR. See Council on Foreign Relations

  Chaing Kai-shek, 31, 32, 56, 57, 88

  Chase Manhattan (bank), 14, 85, 90, 92, 132, 133, 136, 244, 280

  Chavez, Hugo, 127

  Chemical Bank, 280

  Chennault, Claire L., 31

  Chile, 111, 112, 116–17, 118, 136, 157, 181

  CIA in, 117, 129, 206, 245

  Chi l'ha Visto [Who Has Seen Them] (current-events program), 242

  Christian Democratic Party (Italy) (CDP), 37, 46–47, 49, 61, 69, 74, 75, 89, 94, 97, 98, 101–102, 103, 149, 176, 197, 198, 235

  and the CIA, 50, 51, 76, 142

  Christian Science Monitor (newspaper), 131

  Christians for Socialism (Chile), 117

  Chrysler (company), 115, 157

  Church Committee (US Senate Committee), 16, 129–30

  CIA. See Central Intelligence Agency (US)

  CIA and the Cult of Intelligence, The (Marchetti), 53

  CIC. See Counter-Intelligence Corps (US)

  Çiftçi, Ibrahim, 202

  CIG. See Central Intelligence Group (US)

  Ciglieri, Carlo, 75

  Cil, Cevdet, 173, 174

  Cil, Huseyn, 173, 174, 217

  Çiller, Tansu, 267, 268

  Cisalpine Overseas Bank (shell company), 119, 140

  Citibank, 136, 177, 280

  Civella, Nick, 80

  Civic Front of National Liberation (Argentina), 115

  Civil Air Transport (US) (CAT), 31, 57, 58

  Clark, William P., 255

  Clarke, Carter W., 39

  Clarridge, Duane “Dewey,” 174, 204, 259

  Clean Hands (political kickback scheme), 255

  Clifford, Clark M., 221

  Clines, Thomas G., 88, 150, 212

  Clinton, Bill, 221, 275

  Clinton Correctional Facility, 35, 36, 37

  cocaine. See drug trafficking

  Cockburn, Alexander, 30

  Cocke, Erle, 150

  Cody, John, 14, 155, 156, 166

  Cohen, Ariel, 276

  Colby, William, 13, 17, 41, 49, 51, 52, 71, 85, 128, 148, 151–52

  Coless, Gabriel, 9

  Colgate (company), 92

 

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