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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French 75 Recipe | Bon Appétit
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Classic French 75 Cocktail Recipe

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Minisode 65: Meloni, No Relation to Christopher

Last week’s episode was a deep dive into the covert role that the CIA played in the Italian Republic’s first election. In this minisode STEPHANIE shares a brief overview of Georgia Meloni’s politics and how Italy has proven to be a canary in the coalmine when it comes to European political movements.
Guy Debord Preface to the fourth Italian Edition of The Society of the Spectacle 
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni is no Mussolini – but she may be a Trump | Lorenzo Marsili | The Guardian 
Fascists, Neofascists, and Postfascists: Italy’s Unreal Election Debate | The Nation 
Post-Fascism in Italy: "So why this flame, Mrs. Giorgia Meloni?" – Culturico 
Giorgia Meloni - Wikipedia 
Post-fascism - Wikipedia 
Spain's conservatives seen winning general election, poll shows | Reuters 
Berlusconi: "Noi abbiamo fatto entrare Lega e fascisti al governo. Il sovranismo è una bufala" 
Italian minister pays homage to fascist troops | Italy | The Guardian 
Brothers of Italy | World | The Guardian 
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni Speaks Out on Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage, Gender - Bloomberg 

ALSO MENTIONED: “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears", great replacement memes, Trump, the banana zone, silly billies, corny racism, sweet sweet cakes, Burlusconi, Shared History podcast, Italians: they are just like us, Republican Party, Spain’s Vox Party, migrating center, Ron DeSantis, and doing the Urkel.

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