Murder in the Vatican
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Maletti was among dozens of Italian Intelligence officers found on a list of 962 members of P2 seized in the 1981 raid of Gelli’s villa. Examination of the list by Judge Casson’s court determined that Richard Nixon’s National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger had ‘authorized (paid) Licio Gelli to add 400 high ranking Italian and NATO officers into his Lodge in 1969.’69
In addition to Maletti, the Chief of the Italian Military Secret Service and the Chief of Italian Counter-Intelligence were also on the list. All three were double agents drawing salaries from both Italian and American taxpayers. The latter were also subpoenaed by Judge Casson and they confirmed Maletti’s testimony.
Three of the magistrates who had presided over the Moro trial were found to have been on the list. To make matters worse, the list had been discovered before the Moro trial and this information had been withheld by Italian Intelligence from the Moro trial of 1982.
Vincenzo Vinciguerra of Avanguardia Nazionale, who was serving a life sentence for the Peteano bombing, testified “Ordine Nuovo, Avanguardia Nazionale and other prominent right wing terrorist organizations had cooperated with Operation Gladio and the Italian military secret service to terrorize the general population and frame the Red Brigades to destroy the political left in Italy.”70
By midsummer 1990, Judge Casson’s findings flooded the press. Confronted by the scandal, former Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti addressed a Parliamentary commission on August 3, 1990 and owned up to his involvement with the CIA and Operation Gladio in the 1970s. He provided a document to the Italian Senate on October 24, 1990 formally recognizing the existence of Gladio. He testified that the United States and other capitalistic countries including Great Britain had been behind the bombings of the 1970s.
He quoted and agreed with General Zaccagnini, President of the Italian Senate’s remark the day of Moro’s abduction, “This is clearly a part of a plan by foreign interests aimed at upsetting the new Italian majority. It has nothing to do with the Red Brigades.”
Andreotti’s document detailing CIA and Gladio involvement in the terror of the 1970s—‘The Parallel SID - Operation Gladio’—was published by the Italian magazine Panorama it in its entirety.71
On Casson’s findings and other revelations in the 1990s, despite serving six consecutive life sentences, Moretti was freed in 1998. 72
If one ignores motive, it could have been Mario Moretti who pumped ten bullets into the blanket covered body of Aldo Moro in the trunk of a car on the morning of May 9, 1978. If one considers motive, the CIA pulled the trigger, at the very least gave the order.
That it was Aldo Moro’s Historic Compromise that led to his demise is demonstrated by the final act of his kidnappers.
The body of Aldo Moro was found in the trunk of a car on the Via Caetani precisely 1,757 meters from the front door of the Christian Democratic Party headquarters in one direction, and precisely 1,757 meters from the front door of the Communist Party headquarters in the other direction.73
The funeral of Aldo Moro
Representatives of nations from around the globe poured into Rome for Aldo Moro’s funeral. Henry Kissinger was among those representing the United States.
Deeply emotionally drained, yet strong and unyielding through his hour-long eulogy, the eyes of the pro-communist pontiff Paul VI came to rest in a threatening stare on Giulio Andreotti and Henry Kissinger who sat together in the first row, “…The extremist believes he can halt the carriage of change. But, there are too many wheels. Take one away and another will rise up to take its place. His is a futile struggle. He has no purpose and he has no place in time. No place in humanity. No place beyond humanity…”74
9:00AM May 14, 1978. McLean Virginia75
On the other side of the pond in CIA headquarters in McLean Virginia, a bushy eyebrowed man took up the morning edition of The Washington Post and read, “…Take one away and another will rise up to take its place.”
He mumbled to himself, “Henry was wrong, ‘Amputate the link and communism will fail.”
He turned and looked up at the wall, “…threats…”
He turned back to the desk, “The ball has shifted from the most influential man in Europe, to the most influential man in the world.”
He opened a book. There was a list of names. He ran his pen halfway down the list and struck out the name, Paul VI.
Returning to the top, he struck out the name, Aldo Moro.
Beside it, he wrote the name, Paul VI.
1 Opening bit of satire is based on what is in fact CIA mission, employees, etc. Wikipedia
2 CIA Charter
3 Oscar Romero Wikipedia or biographies
4 Combined platform, Italian Communist Party & Italian Christian Democratic Party, 1976
5 Prescott Bush Wikipedia or biographies.
6 In the inquest, Bush testified he thought his crew was dead. Yet, other members of Bush’s squadron saw his radioman bail out but too late as the plane crashed into the sea. Through his father’s influence he received The Distinguished Flying Cross.
7 New World Order, ‘Adolph Hitler Installed German Chancellor’ 1 Feb 33 Wikipedia
8 New York Times 16 Dec 73, ‘APA removes Homosexuality from list of mental disorders
9 L’Espresso Mar 74
10 Mission of the Vatican Foreign Minister rephrased to mirror that of the CIA. The eagle is satire.
11 La Repubblica 11 May 78
12 Corriere della Sera 27 Sep 76
13 Affari Italiani 22 Aug 76
14 Statistical Abstracts of the United States 1970-75
15 La Repubblica 10 May 77
16 La Repubblica 24 Jul 76
17 Malopolska Silesia 25 Jul 76
18 Tygodnik Zamojsk 26 Jul 76
19 La Repubblica 11 Mar 78
20 La Repubblica 22 Jul 82 (1)
21 The Times London 18 Mar 78
22 La Repubblica 18 Mar 78
23 The Times London 19 Mar 78
24 The Times London 20 Mar 78
25 Operation Gladio Wikipedia or Italian history books
26 IL Messaggero 12 Feb 69
27 Red Brigades Wikipedia
28 Operation Gladio Wikipedia or Italian history books
29 La Repubblica 24 Oct 90 - Corriere della Sera 24 Oct 90 - La Stampa 24 Oct 90 Article: Prime Minister Andreotti—Gladio
30 Ordine Nuovo Wikipedia or Italian history books
31 Avanguardia Nazionale Wikipedia or Italian history books
32 Operation Condor Wikipedia or Chile history books
33 Propaganda Due P2 Wikipedia or Italian history books
34 Opus Dei Wikipedia or Catholic history
35 Piazza Fontana & Bologna Railway Station Bombing Wikipedia or Italian history books
36 La Repubblica 24 Oct 90 - Corriere della Sera 24 Oct 90 - La Stampa 24 Oct 90
Article: Prime Minister Andreotti—Gladio
37 La Repubblica 1 Jun 74 Vincenzo Vinciguerra Peteano Bombing Wikipedia or Italian history books
38 Italy terror 1970s Wikipedia or Italian history books
39 A Life with Karol Stanislaw Dziwisz
40 Licio Gelli Wikipedia or Italian history books
41 see Chapter ‘How a Pope is Elected’
42 see Chapter ‘The Vatican Bank Murders’
43 Jim Garrison JFK Assassination Wikipedia or American history books
44 Search Internet: ‘Bush JFK Dallas’
45 Illuminati News see also ‘Licio Gelli’ Wikipedia
46 St. Petersburg Times 23 Apr 05
47 Malopolska —Silesia 27 Aug 76 Le cardinal Wojtyla se rencontre avec le Directeur de CIA Bush. Bush and Wojtyla met for three days Aug 26-28, 1976 in Washington DC.
48 United States Supreme Court Wikipedia or library
49 1976 Election Italy Wikipedia or library
50 Historic Compromise Wikipedia or library
51 Telegrafos Corfu 23 Jul 77
52 Washington Post 16 Aug 76.
53 Covet Action
Quarterly Washington DC No. 49 Summer 94
54 TIME What if Communists Win a Role? 26 Apr 76
55 L’Europeo 1 Mar 78
56 La Repubblica 12 Mar 78.
57 La Repubblica 18 Mar 78
58 Aldo Moro Wikipedia see also NATO’s Secret Armies Ganser pg 79
59 Giulio Andreotti Wikipedia
60 Carmine Pecorelli Wikipedia — see also Aldo Moro Wikipedia
61 Aldo Moro Wikipedia or Italian history books
62 La Repubblica 18 May 78
63 La Repubblica 12 Jul 82
64 La Repubblica 16 Jul 82
65 La Repubblica 20 Jul 82 and 21 Jul 82 (2)
66 Mario Moretti Wikipedia or Italian history books
67 La Repubblica 22 Apr 78
68 Guardian 26 Mar 2001 & ‘Giandelio Maletti Gladio’ Wikipedia
69 La Repubblica 5 Apr 1981 also NATO’s Secret Armies p 74 Ganser
70 La Repubblica 14 May 84 ‘Vincenzo Vinciguerra’ Wikipedia
71 Panorama December 1990
72 Mario Moretti Wikipedia or Italian history books
73 Aldo Moro Wikipedia & La Repubblica 10 May 78
74 La Repubblica 14 May 78
75 Closing satire
(1)A Quiet Morning is a part of Eleonora Moro’s testimony of July 19, 1982 in the Aldo Moro trial..
(2) In addition to being in the court’s transcripts, Kissinger’s threats have been widely published in books about the Moro murder including the bestsellers, The Aldo Moro Murder Case by Richard Drake 1995 (pg 85) and Days of Wrath by Robert Kat (pg xxiv). NATO’s Secret Armies by Ganser pg79
Photo Peteano terror - Associated Press 1972
Photo Nixon-Prescott Bush - Associated Press 1954
Photo Bush inauguration - author photo Photo Moro Banner - La Repubblica 1982
Author’s note: in order to explain why the Red Brigades murdered Aldo Moro who was about to bring its dreams to fruition, it has been suggested by some that Mario Moretti was actually a Gladio officer who had infiltrated the ranks of the Brigades. This allegation has never been proved. Even if true it points to the CIA.
Chapter 32
The Murder of Paul VI
“We have fought the good battle. Let us finish the run!”
Paul VI
From the tower of strength he had been at Moro’s funeral, in July of 1978, Paul was worn out. He was pale and lacked any semblance of energy. He had been taking uncharacteristic naps. They had begun shortly after Moro’s funeral. It seemed the strain of losing his friend was too much for him. He agreed to take a rest at Castel Gandolfo.
There are five magnificent palaces including the papal residence within the retreat. Yet, the Castel, itself, is a part of the ruins of an embattlement built by Urban VIII in the seventeenth century to protect the city of Rome and St. Peter’s—Castel Franco to the north, Castel Sant’Angelo to the east and Castel Gandolfo to the west.
Sitting high on a hill it keeps a watchful eye over St. Peter’s. The basilica’s immense dome can be viewed from its northern turrets.
To the west are the glistening waters of the Mediterranean, and to the east is a perfectly oval shaped blue lake set in a field of green trees. Off in another direction, one can view wooded slopes falling swiftly down to the gray murky waters of an ancient volcanic crater.
If one is privileged to witness the view from the papal rooms, themselves, one can see the Apian Way lined with towering trees on either side—soldiers standing at attention awaiting their emperor to proceed down between them. On a perfectly clear day one can follow them along the ancient viaduct all the way down to the Adriatic Sea.
Off in one direction one can see the low rolling Alban Hills. Off in another direction one can see still another lake edged in by the ruins of the palace of the Emperor Diocletian where Constantine—founder of the Roman Catholic Church—had played as a boy.
The world’s most beautiful gardens are here too.
The architecture of the gardens is a composition of Italian, French, German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, African, Australian and even American. Not even the Eskimo and Arab have been left out.
In one corner Arctic roses peek up from a carpet of tundra and just a few feet away flowering cactus bloom in a miniature desert of sand, as if one must watch for polar bears and scorpions at the same time.
The gardens are edged in by palm trees at one end and evergreens at the other. Even Christ would be at home here. There is patch of ground taken out of His hometown of Nazareth—this one fenced in to keep small children and stray animals out.
Its crown jewel is the striking plant Ornithogalum Umbellatum. Its flower, commonly referred to as the Star of Bethlehem because of its white star design, is as dangerous as it is beautiful. It has found its way into mystery novels. Its nut flavored bulb, easily concealed in nutty flavored foods, if ingested, results in respiratory convulsions culminating in death within a few hours.
It seems the only thing one cannot see, is snow.
The Godfather’s last ride
In the still of the darkness of the evening of July fourteenth nineteen hundred seventy-eight, Paul left the Vatican for the last time. He warded off his secretary’s offer of assistance as he climbed into the limousine that would take him to the papal retreat. Carlo Confalonieri, aging dean of the College of Cardinals, did take Macchi up on his offer as he struggled into the car next to the Pope.
The car was a black Mercedes from the pool of vehicles reserved for use by Vatican cardinals. He had chosen not to use the helicopter, which usually took him to the castle. He would go incognito this time by ground as if he knew of his fate; he wanted to be witness to the streets and the people of his beloved Rome for this last time.
Although decidedly slower than he had been at the time of Moro’s funeral, there was little outward change in his appearance, except for a mustard-like tinge to his skin. His face looked like it was hewn out of yellow pine. It was flaking, as if God had used a chisel on him.
Jean Villot, his longtime friend and confidant had decided at the last minute to go along for a few days. He climbed into the car from the other side so as to wedge Paul in between the two of them. That Villot chose to go along was a break in protocol as the secretary of state usually remains in the Vatican when the Pope is away. Macchi took the jump seat in the rear compartment and John Magee, Paul’s first secretary, slid silently into the seat next to the driver.
Though one was a pope, one a dean, one a cardinal, one a bishop, and one a monsignor; all five were dressed in black, solely in black. Five men, six with the chauffeur, dressed in black suits with a half-dozen black boleros topping them off.
Except for the presence of Swiss Guards in their elaborate attire to either side of the palace doors, one would assume the Mafia was taking the Godfather for his last ride. As if a gangland episode was about to occur along the way; somewhere between here and there his body would be thrown out from the car, perhaps beneath a viaduct.
Particularly, if one were to notice a second Mercedes follow the first one out of the gates. Four more men in black suits topped off with matching boleros—Swiss Guards so as not to attract notice.
Yet, nothing happened along the way. Except for Paul’s offer to share his cough drops, his only words during the short ride were, “Why do I tire so?” No one offered an answer. No one took him up on the cough drops either. After all, it was midsummer. He wiped his lips. A tinge of red spotted his white handkerchief.
“…to die like a cat or a dog.”
Indeed, it was his last ride. Three weeks later, spiraling steadily downward, he was dead. The daily naps, progressing to all day sleeps to near coma, until the morning of the final day when he showed signs of recovery. Yet, early that afternoon he developed an acute respiratory problem and his blood pressure dropped dramatically.
As the Pope was obviously in his last hours, the ‘heart attack’ was announced to the press. His brother Senator Luigi Montini who had learned of his condition on
the news was en route to Castel Gandolfo when Paul’s pontificate came to its end.
Popes are not normally hospitalized—the privilege of royalty in Europe where the hospital packs up its bags and comes to them. This had been true when Paul had his prostate surgery ten years earlier; a small room in the secretaries’ office was converted into a makeshift operating theater which remains today. Yet, in cases of serious illness, an intensive care mobile unit is usually summoned from Rome.
For some reason, Paul’s physician never called for a unit. Not even after Paul had suffered the ‘heart attack’ with which he lingered for almost a day. This, despite that when the news reached Rome, an intensive care unit was offered by a hospital ten minutes away.
Actually, except for a consultation with a urologist in Rome, Dr. Fontana made no attempt to seek outside help although the Pope was critically ill. Also, no notice of his illness was released to the press or even his family until after he had suffered the presumed heart attack.
Members of the medical profession criticized this inaction. They questioned why Paul was not returned to the safety of the Vatican once it was known he was seriously ill. The Vatican, itself, had the equipment and personnel to have saved his life. When members of the press questioned the doctor as to why this was not done, the doctor responded the heart attack was sudden and by that time it was obvious Paul was dying. The doctor told reporters, until the last day, although very tired, Paul had not shown signs of serious illness.
Unbeknown to him, however, another member of the press was interviewing another witness at the same time. The mother nun told the reporter, “The Pope had been bedridden for the past two weeks suffering from a high fever and had been slipping in and out of a coma since Tuesday night,”—five days prior to the ‘heart attack.’1
A second nun said she had been with the Pope when the attack occurred, “He had eaten his cereal and juice that morning and it seemed he was getting better. Toward noon Cardinal Confalonieri began to say mass by his bedside and Paul interrupted him and completed the mass himself. We were delighted he was getting better.