For four decades, covert agents have orchestrated devastating attacks and massacres, using innocent civilians as pawns to maintain European control for their political handlers. Originating from Nazi "stay behind" operatives who remained in occupied territories to counter communist threats, this clandestine network evolved from defenders of national security to subversive forces targeting the established political status quo. It wasn't until 1990, when Gladio's existence was publicly acknowledged, that the true extent of its shadowy influence on post-war Europe came to light.
Gladio
The CIA's influence on European politics is examined in the film, focusing on the covert operations of the Gladio organization in the aftermath of World War II.
