Japanese prime minister publicly discusses the M‑Fund, a decisive link between Japanese conquest during World War II and its postwar politics; Italian prime minister Berlusconi linked to the Mafia; Christian fundamentalist organization The Family promoting fascism from the 1930’s on.
The old SS giving rise to new fascism in Austria and Germany; Mussolini’s heirs move into the Italian mainstream; Continuity of foreign policy between the “new” Germany and the Third Reich.
Listen: One Segment Highlighting aspects of continuity between fascism past and present, this broadcast reviews the career of the pivotally important (but little-known) Francis Parker Yockey. To do so, we visit with Kevin Coogan, author of the seminal Dreamer of the Day: Francis Parker Yockey and the Postwar Fascist International. (Copyright 1999 [SC]; Autonomedia; ISBN […]
Muslim Brotherhood-Al-Taqwa link to Berlusconi; Eliot Spitzer scandal viewed in comparison to Palfrey murder case; pan-Turkist movement link to shooting of the pope.
by Gaither Stewart ONLINE JOURNAL ROME — I feel sick. She says I’m sick in the head. Actually I’m sick in the heart, sick in my viscera. My head reels, I feel chronic vertigo. She says it’s only paranoia. I tell her the old Polish joke popular during the military regime. He constantly felt spied […]
by Phil Stewart ROME, May 5 (REUTERS) — The death on Monday of a man attacked by neo-Nazis threw the spotlight on political militancy in Italy, prompting the opposition to ask if a right-wing sweep at an April election had fed a climate of intolerance. The victim, 29-year-old Nicola Tommasoli, finally succumbed to his injuries […]
As the Old World rejuvenates from centuries of devastating religious and political warfare, European political institutions are manifesting their old character.
The politics of Opus Dei pervade the Vatican, from influencing Pope Benedict to the beatification of past Vatican potentates, the order wields a profound influence.
Lawmakers conclude John Paul II’s stance against communism made him a target. By Tracy Wilkinson ROME It has persisted as one of the most mysterious cases ofinternational intrigue in recent times: Who shot the pope? A committee of Italy’s Parliament investigating the 1981 attempt toassassinate John Paul II released its conclusion Thursdaythat “beyond any reasonable […]
Recorded November 20, 2005 Listen: MP3 One 30-minute segment REALAUDIO NB: This stream contains both FTR # 535 and an older program, FTR #514 Conversation with John Loftus About the Muslim Brotherhood, originally aired and blogged on June 21, 2005. Each is a 30 minute broadcast. See also FTR #527 Death Trap Part II & […]