Puppetmasters: The Political Use of Terrorism in Italy (Puppet Masters)

Willan, Philip

ISBN 10: 0094705909 / ISBN 13: 9780094705906

Published by Constable, 1991

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Puppetmasters: The Political Use of Terrorism in Italy (Puppet Masters)
• Publisher: Constable
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0094705909
• ISBN 13: 9780094705906
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

The CIA has been accused of a massive intelligence failure in the run-up to the 9/11 attacks -- the result, it is said, of a moralistic and bureaucratic approach to information-gathering. But the CIA's spies had few qualms when it came to cultivating terrorist organisations and interfering in the internal politics of Cold War Italy. Puppetmasters reveals how US intelligence services exploited the P2 masonic lodge to prop up friendly Christian Democrat-dominated governments and counter the growing political influence of the Italian Communist Party. It was a ruthless strategy involving coup plots, right wing terrorist bombings and the manipulation of the Red Brigades. And it gave Italy one of the bloodiest and most protracted periods of terrorist violence ever seen in a modern, industrialised society.

About the Author

Philip Willan is a British author and freelance journalist who has lived in Rome for more than 20 years. He helped research David Yallop's best-selling book "In God's Name", on the alleged murder of Pope John Paul I. He currently writes for a number of newspapers including The Guardian and The Observer.