{"product_id":"operation-gladio-the-unholy-alliance-between-the-vatican-the-cia-and-the-mafia-paperback","title":"Operation Gladio: The Unholy Alliance between the Vatican, the CIA, and the Mafia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul L. Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis disturbing exposé describes a secret alliance forged at the close of World War II by the CIA, the Sicilian and US mafias, and the Vatican to thwart the possibility of a Communist invasion of Europe. Journalist Paul L. Williams presents evidence suggesting the existence of \"stay-behind\" units in many European countries consisting of five thousand to fifteen thousand military operatives. According to the author's research, the initial funding for these guerilla armies came from the sale of large stocks of SS morphine that had been smuggled out of Germany and Italy and of bogus British bank notes that had been produced in concentration camps by skilled counterfeiters. As the Cold War intensified, the units were used not only to ward off possible invaders, but also to thwart the rise of left-wing movements in South America and NATO-based countries by terror attacks. Williams argues that Operation Gladio soon gave rise to the toppling of governments, wholesale genocide, the formation of death squads, financial scandals on a grand scale, the creation of the mujahedeen, an international narcotics network, and, most recently, the ascendancy of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a Jesuit cleric with strong ties to Operation Condor (an outgrowth of Gladio in Argentina) as Pope Francis I.In a new and lengthy epilogue to this paperback edition, the author continues the Gladio story into the 21st century, suggesting that the CIA is heavily involved in the US heroin trade to fund its operations in Central Asia, the Middle East, and Mexico. In addition, he presents troubling information about the creation and support of ISIS.Sure to be controversial, Operation Gladio connects the dots in ways the mainstream media often overlooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul L. Williams, PhD\u003c\/b\u003e, is a journalist and the author of \u003ci\u003eCrescent Moon Rising\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Day of Islam\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOsama's Revenge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Al Qaeda Connection\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Vatican Exposed\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books. The winner of three first-place Keystone Press Awards for journalism, he has written articles for major news outlets, including \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNational Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also served as a consultant for the FBI, editor and publisher of the \u003ci\u003eMetro \u003c\/i\u003e(Scranton, PA), and an adjunct professor of humanities at the University of Scranton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 18, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966568595757,"sku":"9781633884786","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/dWp3TTRSdnpJS0Nja01MY0xZb25pZz09.webp?v=1775534608","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/operation-gladio-the-unholy-alliance-between-the-vatican-the-cia-and-the-mafia-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}