Now the election is over, it's time to get back to the real world of intelligence, and what better way than to dive into the greatest black op/conspiracy nursery in intelligence history. Operation Gladio started as an idea to fight off a possible Soviet invasion of Europe, but became a sinister web of intrigue that spanned the globe and decades, involving the CIA, the drug trade, the Mafia, the Masons, the Vatican and at least one dead Pope. When we say the intelligence game isn't anything like the movies, Operation Gladio is the exception that defies the rule. Have your secret hand shake ready!

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