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forest444

(5,902 posts)
31. Excellent context.
Tue Jul 5, 2016, 05:42 PM
Jul 2016

Another one worth mentioning is Operation Gladio, the NATO/CIA campaign to deliberately promote a wave of terrorism across Western Europe (but primarily in Italy) in order to discredit the European left through guilt by association.

Gladio peaked in 1978 - Italy's 'Year of the Gun' - and culminated with the Bologna Train Station bombing in 1980, at which point it was largely curtailed. By then, up to 1,000 civilians had been killed, including numerous children in school buses.

Gladio's existence was first revealed by testimony in 1984 from a fascist terrorist in its employ. Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti, another participant (in a political capacity), confirmed it in 1990. None of the 622 people listed as Gladio participants by declassified Italian files has ever been brought to trial.

This "opportunity" sounds like something along those same lines - especially after what just happened in Istanbul (our "stalwart ally&quot .

Thank you for going the extra mile in your research. It's all there, if we just look for it.

The Intercept LOL. It should break down and change its name to InterNational Inquirer uhnope Jul 2016 #1
...not unlike a whole lot of other mainstream news media askeptic Jul 2016 #6
Oh, and I see now that other outlets have picked up the story askeptic Jul 2016 #7
grab your dictionary uhnope Jul 2016 #22
when you've got primary documents, you don't need to spin much yurbud Jul 2016 #20
Which news sources do you find trustworthy? And where has the Intercept erred on facts? yurbud Jul 2016 #25
All I hear are crickets in response to your question. Xolodno Jul 2016 #27
what happens on the hit list? yurbud Jul 2016 #28
From what I've seen... Xolodno Jul 2016 #30
If true, it sounds like what LeMay and the JCS tried to do to JFK during the Cuban Missile Crisis Cooley Hurd Jul 2016 #2
And before that, Patton wanted to attack Russia and make it look like they started it. nt bananas Jul 2016 #9
Excellent context. forest444 Jul 2016 #31
For those that wondered why Hillary had her own email server, this is a reminder. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #3
This was hacked because he had his own email (gmail). newthinking Jul 2016 #8
It just reminds me wallyworld2 Jul 2016 #16
This. She was just protecting herself against their kind (ntxt) scscholar Jul 2016 #26
I'm no Hillary fan, but I don't give a rat's ass about this email issue apart from yurbud Jul 2016 #29
Nice to know that Generals make foreign and military policy nowadays bucolic_frolic Jul 2016 #4
Thanks for posting. Purveyor Jul 2016 #5
Here's a picture of the general in action geardaddy Jul 2016 #10
That same picture popped into my mind while I read the OP. mountain grammy Jul 2016 #18
Same old shit from the Pentagon, in other words. nt bemildred Jul 2016 #11
Breedlove Night Watchman Jul 2016 #12
So. The general in charge of US Forces in Europe The Polack MSgt Jul 2016 #13
pretty much qazplm Jul 2016 #15
we're talking about WAR here transatlantica Jul 2016 #17
Fuck warmongering newthinking Jul 2016 #21
"hyped nothing-burger" from The Intercept once again uhnope Jul 2016 #23
Not just the US general in charge of US forces. Igel Jul 2016 #24
Fire Breedlove, yesterday, if not sooner. Gross Insubordination. It's why we have civilian command. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2016 #14
Looks like he is retired--or is close to riversedge Jul 2016 #19
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