Editing Absalon (section)

==Legacy and Debate==
Absalon’s secrecy and lack of public documentation have left its history fragmentary, contributing to ongoing debates. Critics, including historians like Daniele Ganser, contend that stay-behind networks like Absalon exceeded their mandate, engaging in domestic surveillance and potentially destabilizing democratic processes, as seen in Gladio’s alleged ties to coups and assassinations in Italy and Turkey. The absence of official records and the Danish government’s reticence have sustained suspicions of undue U.S. influence and erosion of national sovereignty.