Historians today and in the coming years face a challenging task. He wrote his doctoral thesis on the secret armies of nato in western europe which were established after world war 2. This report written by daniele ganser is based on excerpts from his book, natos secret armies. As part of the planning that led to nato after world war ii, the western european nations decided that they should prepare and equip staybehind networks for use in the event of a soviet invasion. An approach to natos secret staybehind armies by daniele ganser introduction recent research has revealed secret armies have existed across western europe during the cold war. Daniel ganse phone, address, background info whitepages. Daniele ganser, author of the seminal book natos secret armies. Gladio collection july 7th peoples independent inquiry. Allerdings auch dort unter massiver kritik aus dem lehrkorper. The organisation armee secrete or oas meaning secret army organisation was a shortlived rightwing french dissident paramilitary organization during the algerian war 195462. Ganser, as of 2010, is a senior researcher at the center for security studies at the. A highly recommended overview of subjects and evidence usually not covered by the mass media. He became known in europe with his 2005 book natos.
Jan 30, 2015 our guest this week is swiss historian dr. Daniele ganser is a senior researcher at the center for security studies at the federal institute of technology eth in zurich, switzerland. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read natos secret armies. One object of these armies was to box in the communist threat from the u. Selfdescribed as the geometric dreamer, hannu rajaniemi is the cofounder and cto of helix nanotechnologies, formerly one of the founding directors of an edinburghbased technology consultancy company, thinktank maths. Shortly after wwii a europewide network of secret armies was organised under the aegis of nato, tasked with providing. Daniele ganser of the center for security studies at the federal institute of technology, zurich called, natos secret armies. He was president 20062012 of the swiss branch of the association. Daniele ganser is a swiss historian who teaches at basel university. Western europe contemporary security studies by daniele ganser. Review much of this is appearing in english for the first time and it would be hard to overstate its importance.
Special reports how our governments use terrorism to control us by tim howells online journal contributing writer nov 28, 2005. Published on thursday, february 10, 2005 by commondreams. Michael ganser joined cisco in 1996 as general manager in switzerland. Followup research by the likes of daniele ganser, claudio celani, jurgen roth and henrik kruger traced connections to similar groups spread throughout europe of which all were found to be deep state terrorist organizations, and all of which were found, ultimately, to be subservient unto the highest levels of the cia and nato command structures.
Ganser speaks with the class about his background and the story behind his seminal work natos secret armies which the cia even cites on its daniele ganser. Peter dale scott, a former canadian diplomat, and then a professor of english emeritus at the university of california, berkeley, is a poet, writer, and researcher. Daniele ganser teaches history at the university of basel, switzerland. Page quote date source terrorism it is probably fair to say that of the roughly seven billion people who live on our planet today, far less. Check here and also read some short description about kane and abel by jeffrey archer download free ebook. Operation gladio 1951 gladio, which means sword in italian, was the name the italian government chose for the stay behind network it established in the early days of the cold war. For the first time in this book, daniele ganser has brought together the full. The strategy of tension in the cold war period daniele ganser historians today and in the coming years face a challenging task. Wealth, empire, and the future of america, from university of california press sept. Finished daniele gansers natos secret armies yesterday. The cia in western europe and the abuse of human rights.
We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Lobster about the author daniele ganser is a senior researcher. If we think about weapons today, we often produce the pictures of guns, tanks, atomic bombs, aircraft carries and fighter jets in our minds. He was president 20062012 of the swiss branch of the association for the study of peak oil and gas aspo, and taught a course 20122017 titled history and future of energy systems at the university of st. In 2005, the first academic examination of gladio was published by swiss historian daniele ganser. Natos secret armies, operation gladio and jfk page 2.
Operation gladio and terrorism in western europe, released this week by frank cass in london. Olav riste of the norwegian institute for defence studies, writing for the. An approach to natos secret staybehind armies by daniele ganser. Operation gladio and terrorism in western europe, which offers plenty of evidence that there was also a salvador option in postwar europe. The death or murder within the precincts of the presidential palace set off a political earthquake around the tottering regime of francois mitterrand, the renowned escapologist of french politics. Other west european governments formed similar networks. On november 22, 1990, the european parliament passed a resolution condemning gladio, requesting full investigations which have yet to be done and total dismantlement of these paramilitary structures.
Operation gladio and terrorism in western europe, who joins us for a fascinating though at times unsettling conversation on the subject of operation gladio. Published on thursday, february 10, 2005 by the pentagons nato option. Swiss academic daniele ganser wrote natos secret armies, a 2004 book that alleged direct. At a time when experts are debating whether nato is suited to deal with the global war on terror, new research suggests. A topic hardly ever talked about in the media because it is a dark and sinister spot in the history of nato. Media in category daniele ganser the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. Download kane and abel by jeffrey archer download free ebook pdf ebook. The oas carried out terrorist attacks, including bombings and assassinations, in an attempt to prevent algerias independence from french colonial rule. Operation gladio and terrorism in western europe ebook written by daniele ganser. Daniele ganser was born on august 29, 1972 in lugano, switzerland. Operation gladio and terrorism in western europe pdf book by daniele ganser the purported and muchdiscussed. His book is about the stay behind armies organized and bankrolled by the cia, mi6 and nato postwwii. I used to think that the mass medias duty was to critically examine the rulers and authorities.
In this english lecture he presents a swiss historians view on the evidence on 911. Daniele ganser of the center for security studies at the federal institute of technology, zurich called, natos secret. Ganser points as well to a number of false flag operations in which agents of these groups committed terrorist attacks and successfully at least for a time were able to lay the blame on left wing groupssuch as the assassination of italian prime minister aldo moro in 1978 or the bologna railway station bombing in 1980 that killed 85 people. He studied at basel university in switzerland, at amsterdam university uva in the netherlands, and at the london school of economics and political science lse in england. Other cases where writers have alleged a strategy of tension include the turkish military.
Daniele ganser is a senior researcher at the center for security studies, eth zurich, switzerland. The intelligence officers bookshelf central intelligence. Over the past 20 years, he served in various leadership positions at the company, among others as vice president for ciscos service provider business in europe and the middle east. Operation gladio1951 clandestine nato gladio, which means sword in italian, was the name the italian government chose for the stay behind network it established in the early days of the cold war. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. Name of writer, number pages in ebook and size are given in our post. Kane and abel by jeffrey archer download free ebook 8freebooks. His book natos secret armies addresses secret armies run by nato, especially operation. General manager cisco germany and senior vice president and head of the enterprise segment.
Full text of ganser natos secret armies operation gladio and terrorism in western europe 2005. That is the way i still think they should work, which is essential for a functioning. This report written by daniele ganser is based on excerpts from his newly released book, natos secret armies. Page quote date source terrorism it is probably fair to say that of the roughly seven billion people who live on our planet today, far less than one percent has ever heard of the strategy of tension. The strategy of tension in the cold war period pdf. He studied at basel university in switzerland, at amsterdam university uva in the netherlands, and at the london school. Hannu rajaniemi is a mathematical physicist, science innovator and writer. During the cold war, west european countries set up clandestine stay behind networks, which were designed to form the nucleus of.
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