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Mass Shootings Follow the Gladio “Strategy of Tension”<\/h2>\n

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The latest Deep State mass shootings and the associated hysteria are reminders that governments have a long history of sponsoring murderous attacks on innocent civilians. “Gladio” was a strategy of “creating tension” designed to make the public give up rights in exchange for government protection. This is being applied to the seizure of weapons in the US. <\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The strategy of tension<\/strong> is a method of social control<\/a> involving a series of covert attacks upon a population, intended to promote stress<\/a> and fear<\/a> amongst them. The purpose is, by inducing a mistrust of one another and of the world at large, to increase child-like dependence upon perceived authority<\/a> figures (such as national governments). The English phrase originates from the Italian<\/a> (strategia della tensione)<\/em>, which was first applied to Operation Gladio<\/a> in Italy.<\/p>\n

“When you were on the Right you were not supposed to attack the State or its representatives. You were supposed to attack civilians, women, children, innocent people from outside the political arena. For one simple reason: To force the Italian public to turn to the State turn to the regime and ask for greater security. This was precisely the role of the right in Italy<\/a>. It placed itself at the service of the State which created a strategy aptly called the “Strategy of Tension” in so far as they had to get ordinary people to accept that at any moment over a period of 30 years, from 1960 to the mid eighties a State of emergency could be declared. So, people would willingly trade part of their freedom for the security of being able to walk the streets, go on trains or enter a bank. This is the political logic behind all the bombings. They remain unpunished because the state cannot condemn itself.”<\/big><\/p>\n

Methods<\/h2>\n

The methods used are most obviously illegal and violent i.e. assassinations<\/a>, kidnapping<\/a>, paramilitary operations<\/a> but also include propaganda<\/a>, economic sanctions<\/a>, support of civil unrest, fake grassroots movements<\/a>, promotion of disruptive memes or technologies<\/a> and the escalation of formerly peaceful protests by use of agents provocateurs<\/a>. These are typically carried out under a false flag<\/a> and combined with disinformation and use of enemy images<\/a> to demonize uninvolved third party. If state agencies engage in staging or promoting acts of terrorism the term “state terrorism<\/a>” is used, e.g. by former German chancellor<\/a> Helmut Schmidt<\/a>.[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Deniability<\/h2>\n

The strategy of tension operations are potentially disastrous if uncovered, so require a high level of secrecy to afford their perpetrators plausible deniability<\/a>. To be effective, they must be sustained, and they are therefore the preserve of intelligence agencies<\/a>, the military or national governments. Organizations used are infiltrated and controlled but not<\/em> directly affiliated with their controllers (e.g. Propaganda Due<\/a>, Ordine Nuovo<\/a>, ISIS<\/a>, …). Nevertheless, some government-backed strategies of tension have been uncovered since WW2<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The PsyOp component of a strategy of tension<\/h2>\n
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The main target of a strategy of tension is the public opinion, to manipulate votes, created a casus belli<\/a> to legitimate a war, to call for a strong leader or roll out mass surveillance<\/a> and denounce peacemakers as ‘unpatriotic’. False flag<\/a> terrorist attacks are just the tip of the iceberg of possible measures to achieve these goals.<\/p>\n

In “Interdoc<\/a> and West European Psychological Warfare<\/em>“, Giles Scott-Smith<\/a> puts the strategy of tension in a broader context.<\/p>\n

“Ultimately, Interdoc<\/a>‘s value comes from it being a remarkable example of the way European security services<\/a> sought to engage with and manipulate the public sphere, initially out of serious concerns for the effects of peaceful coexistence<\/em> on Western ideological solidity, and eventually as a means to secure a strategic advantage in the Cold War<\/a>.”<\/big>
\nGiles Scott-Smith<\/a> (2011) <\/em> – [3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

“Peaceful coexistence”<\/em> refers to the Russian policy after Stalin<\/a>, meaning the absence of a Soviet threat.<\/p>\n

Based on official statements he shows that prolonged periods of peace are seen as a threat to Western power structures, the established order and political ‘stability’ by the establishment. The proposed ‘solution’ to this is – in the propagandists phrasing – to “raise awareness”<\/em> of external threats or to “encourage a responsible citizenry as part of the process of maintaining a democratic society”<\/em>. The result may be called fine-tuning of democracy<\/a> and included staged terror attacks under a false flag<\/a> in the past.<\/p>\n

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The same rhetoric is put forward by the Joint Statement of European Ministers of the Interior after the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“In order to tackle the root causes of radicalization<\/a> (“Radicalization”<\/em> refers to a value shift towards fovouring a more equal distribution of wealth) in particular of young people, the EU should consider strengthening targeted actions designed to raise awareness<\/em> and promote the respect of fundamental rights and values”.”<\/big>
\nEuropean Ministers of the Interior<\/a> (2015) <\/em> – [4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

“Ultimately, Interdoc<\/a>‘s value comes from it being a remarkable example of the way European security services<\/a> sought to engage with and manipulate the public sphere, initially out of serious concerns for the effects of peaceful coexistence<\/em> on Western ideological solidity, and eventually as a means to secure a strategic advantage in the Cold War<\/a>.”<\/big>
\nGiles Scott-Smith<\/a> (2011) <\/em> – [3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The extraordinary need for attachment and protection in the face of danger may explain why there is so little public outcry when false flags are made public. The ambivalence and confusion when protective figures are simultainously a source of terror<\/p>\n

“lead to hyperarousal states for which the memory can be state-dependent or dissociated, and this memory only returns fully during renewed terror. This interferes with good judgment about these relationships.” Bessel v.d. Kolk [5]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Thus the idea that parts of a democratic state may be involved in acts of state terrorism may be split off and denied as a psychological defense of basic beliefs.<\/p>\n

Implementation<\/h2>\n

Recognizable patterns include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n