In this book Philip Willan peels back another layer of the onion and
looks at the "strategy of tension." This technique -- used by Licio Gelli's
secret P2 lodge in collaboration with right-wing spooks and generals --
sponsored ostensible left-wing terrorism in an effort to undercut the
electoral position of the Italian Communist Party, or perhaps to pave the
way for a coup. Willan looks closely at the Red Brigades, best known for the
kidnap and murder of Prime Minister Aldo Moro. Here and elsewhere the author
finds significant U.S. connections, because Italy was a linchpin in NATO's
cold war strategy and a Communist electoral victory would have been
unacceptable to the CIA and State Department. In 1948, for example, the
CIA bought the Italian election in their first big covert action, and in
1970-1972, according to the Pike Committee, the U.S. was still pumping in
money ($10 million) to influence Italian politics.
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