Concave Inverted Ass: Episode 69 (Operation Gladio and more CIA fuckery in Post-War Italy)

In this episode of the podcast we sip on a delightfully tangy gin and champagne treat called the French 75. This cocktail, named in honor of the French 75-millimeter light field gun (a fast and deadly weapon used during WWI), was quite the hit in France in the late 40s and early 50s the time when STEPHANIE’s scandal would start in Italy and be pushed out to the rest of Europe.
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STEPHANIE sheds like on Gladio, the codename for the secret CIA-backed paramilitary network of “stay behinds” in Western Europe whose explicit goal was to activate in the event of a Soviet invasion but in reality was used in the event the working class grew too strong once again. We 🥂to doing fascists things with your friends! 
Operation Gladio - Full 1992 documentary BBC  
Operation Gladio - Wikipedia 
Stay-behind - Wikipedia 
Office of Strategic Services - Wikipedia 
Was the US involved in neo-fascist Italian terrorism? 
EVOLUTION IN EUROPE; Italy Discloses Its Web Of Cold War Guerrillas - The New York Times 
CIA ORGANIZED SECRET ARMY IN WESTERN EUROPE - The Washington Post 
BBC DOCUMENTARY: Operation Gladio - State Sponsored Terrorism in Europe — PJB 
Killing Hope US Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II – Part I William Blum 
Secret Warfare: Operation Gladio and NATO's Stay-Behind Armies 

ALSO DISCUSSED: “Somebody” spun a yarn, brunch girlie gang, best mimosa recipe, Oliver Stone, gladiator, Western Front could never, concave inverted ass, capitalism’s invisible army, NATO, yo that’s crazy, tacos, someone has the the look they deserves, Hashtag History podcast, spremuta, School of Americas, fascist Big Brothers Big Sisters, nosey Italian, foreign aid, and the No Homers Club.

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The Food Timeline--beverages
French 75 Recipe | Bon Appétit
French 75 Cocktail Recipe
Classic French 75 Cocktail Recipe

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Captain F*uck Sh*t: Episode 68: (CIA Meddling in Italy's First Election)

In this episode of the podcast we cheekily dedicate our cocktail to the lovely ladies of Hashtag History as we are imbibing on the precursor of the Negroni called the Americano! This simply refreshing cocktail was a bit hit with American tourists in Italy during the era of STEPHANIE’s scandal. 

STEPHANIE shines a light on the CIA’s role in Italy’s first election. We 🥂To foreign election interference being bad only when other nations do it but NBD when we do it.
The Italian Elections of 1948
The 18 April 1948 Italian election: Seventy years on | EUROPP 
Italian Election: CQR Kingdom of Italy - Wikipedia
1948 Italian general election - Wikipedia
CIA activities in Italy - Wikipedia
Italian fascism - Wikipedia 
Foreign electoral intervention - Wikipedia.
List of foreign electoral interventions - Wikipedia

**Correction: Italy did have elected prime ministers starting in 1861**

ALSO DISCUSSED: When in Rome, oh yes she better do, hilarious yokes, Casino Royale, WWII, being covered in shame, “strong” men, Il Duce, fuck Truman 4ever, patient zero, catching a fish thiiiiiis big, hot lava, Well…That’s Interesting podcast, Time Magazine, soul rolls, meme fails, middleclass fancy, Spike Lee joints, toned arms from gesturing, those assholes over there, and 100 year cycles.

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Americano - Classic Recipe & History - Vintage American Cocktails
Americano Cocktail Recipe

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