Talk:History of the Italian Republic

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[edit] Links to "Gladio"

..can you say "conspiracy theory"? That the Ordine Nuovo attacks were perpetrated by neofascists who tried to pin them to the communist party, does not make this a covert CIA operation. Until you present some proof to the opposite (not including the 30-year old Soviet forgery of the non-existant "supplement B" to the Field Manual 30-31), allegations about Gladio connections with Ordine Nuovo are just hot air. 193.92.81.11 00:51, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

Please refer to Wikipedia:NPOV dispute: "Then, under this new section, clearly and exactly explain which part of the article does not seem to have a NPOV and why. Make some suggestions as to how one can improve the article. Be active and bold in improving the article." The US State disclaimer you have put totally admits on the existence of Gladio, it only denies two assassinations in Greece and a military manual. Now, I'm sure you will understand why the US State Dept is not exactly the most neutral source for this kind of stuff. I advise you to read or find someone to translate you this [1] Repubblica article which back-up claims in this article. It is a well known historical fact, proven by investigation by judge Felice Casson and others, that Gladio has engaged in false flag attacks in Italy. I don't know exactly what you mean by a "conspiracy theory", because I don't think that Italian victims of the Piazza Fontana bombing or the 1980 Bologna massacre think it's "just a theory". The Repubblica link that is provided here and in the main-text of the article also give links to the Italian Commission on Terrorism report and the original juridical sentences. You may also consulte these documents. CQFD. Tazmaniacs 14:48, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

The following is a corroboration of some edits made by and provided by User:Turrican:

Most of the material is from the book "Killing Hope" by William Blum.

The ten million letters:

  • New York Times, 16 March to 18 April 1948
  • Howard K. Smith, pp.198-219
  • W.E. Daughterty and M. Janowitz "A Psychological Warfare Casebook", pp. 319-26
  • Holdt and van de Velde, pp. 159-205
  • E.E. Martinez and E.A. Suchman, "Letters from America and the 1948 Elections in Italy", The Public Opinion Quarterly (Princeton University), Spring 1950, pp. 111-25

The forgery of PCI letters:

  • CIA memorandum to the Forty Committee, published in CIA - the Pike Report, pp. 204-205

The CIA financial support for the DC:

  • "The CIA" by Stephen Goode, p. 45, and "The Armies of Ignorance: The Rise of the American Intelligence Empire" by William R. Corson, pp. 298-9

[edit] Conspiracy theories

From this page, it seems that most of the history of the Italian Republic was a conspiracy. While I agree that there are still a lot of unsolved episodes and mysteries, this is totally unbalanced as well as, frankly, ridiculous and unworthy of wikipedia.Giordaano 13:35, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

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