Episode 32 - The CIA, SIS Election Rigging of the 1948 Italian Election

As WWII was over and the world was putting the pieces back together, certain nations were seen as prizes for the powers that won the war.  The first prize was in Italy in 1948.  In 1948 Italy was to hold their first election since Benito Musolini's March on Rome in 1922.  Italy had a clear choice between democracy and communism in their two party election.  With the CIA in its infancy, they and the SIS had no choice but to be quick learners against the veteran KGB and GRU in election manipulation.  In was would be a wild success, the manipulation, propoganda, and outright election interference ran by the former Allied Forces ensured that Italy voted democratic, and stayed democratic for 48 years.  Those same lessons learned in this election can be seen used today in a myriad of situations, one being COVID policy and manipulation.  Come see how history ALWAYS repeats itself, and how in the world of James Bond, life imitates art. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/donald-waldron/support