It’s the main reason for the rise of the far right all across Europe.
Did Operation Gladio really contribute that much? Given the wave of not-quite-revolutions that hit Europe in the 60s I don’t think I’d call the operation a success, and I’d say the decline from there is a self-inflicted affair with some Russian assists.
Did Operation Gladio really contribute that much? Given the wave of not-quite-revolutions that hit Europe in the 60s I don’t think I’d call the operation a success, and I’d say the decline from there is a self-inflicted affair with some Russian assists.
Yes, it did.
Revolution wasn’t the purpose of operation gladio. They were meant as stay behind units in case the soviet empire invaded.
If you fund far right paramilitaries for decades, it will cause a surge in far right ideology.