The overseers of Gladio, at the bidding of the elite members of the Trilateral Commission, had engineered the pope’s election and catered to his every demand.4 They had directed covert action against the proponents of Liberation Theology. They had bolstered the Christian Democratic Party so that it would remain the dominant governing force in Italy. They had engaged in the arrest and execution of troublesome laymen and priests, including Bishop Óscar Romero. And they had shelled out more than $200 million in black funds to Solidarity.
