Editing Aginter Press (section)

==Connection to Operation Gladio==
Aginter Press, a covert anti-communist organization operating as a pseudo-press agency in Lisbon from 1966 to 1974, had significant ties to Operation Gladio, a NATO-backed “stay-behind” network designed to counter Soviet influence during the Cold War. Both shared the goal of combating communism through clandestine means, including sabotage and terrorism. Aginter Press, led by Yves Guérin-Sérac, was deeply involved in Italy’s “strategy of tension,” orchestrating attacks like the 1969 Piazza Fontana bombing to destabilize leftist movements, a tactic aligned with Gladio’s objectives. Italian investigations, particularly after Gladio’s 1990 exposure, linked Aginter operatives, such as Stefano Delle Chiaie, to neo-fascist groups collaborating with Gladio’s Italian units, coordinated by military intelligence (SID). Aginter’s training in explosives and infiltration mirrored Gladio’s paramilitary programs, and both reportedly accessed NATO-supported arms caches. Allegations of CIA funding connect the two, though direct evidence is limited. Portuguese PIDE archives and Italian trials suggest Aginter acted as a Gladio subcontractor, especially in Italy, where their actions fueled political instability. After Portugal’s 1974 Carnation Revolution dismantled Aginter, its operatives dispersed to Gladio-friendly regions like Spain. The connection, while partially speculative due to classified records, underscores a broader NATO strategy to support far-right groups against communism, revealed through Italian inquiries and Portuguese documents.