Plain Sight ProductionsOperation Gladio and the Years of Lead: Licio Gelli, Giulio Andreotti and the murder of Aldo Moro…Part One: 1963–19696 min read·Jul 14, 2023----
Plain Sight ProductionsThe Bank of Credit and Commerce International: Adnan Khashoggi, Ted Shackley and the Iran-Contra…In 1972, the Bank of Credit and Commerce International was founded by Pakistani financier Agha Hasan Abedi. Established with funds from the…1 min read·Jul 5, 2023----
Plain Sight ProductionsWas the Piazza Fontana bombing connected to Operation Gladio?In December 1969, an explosion ripped through the headquarters of the Banca Nazionale dell’Agricoltura (National Agricultural Bank) in…5 min read·Jun 21, 2023----
Plain Sight ProductionsKilling the Fatboy: Carl Williams, Mick Gatto and the Melbourne gangland war (Part Two: 1976–1981)By the mid-1970s, organised crime in Melbourne was dominated by the Painters and Dockers Union, control of which had been wrestled away…4 min read·Jun 5, 2023----
Plain Sight ProductionsOperation Gladio and the Years of Lead: Licio Gelli, Propaganda Due and the murder of Aldo Moro…Around the start of the 1970s, Italy entered a period of intense political violence marked by riots, bombings and assassinations, with the…8 min read·Apr 8, 2023----
Plain Sight ProductionsWhat relationship did the Five Percenters have with New York Mayor John Lindsay?In the 1960s, a small splinter group emerged out of the Nation of Islam in New York’s Harlem. Initially known as the Five-Percent Nation…1 min read·Mar 2, 2023----
Plain Sight ProductionsGangs and the Great Society: Organised crime in the war on povertyIn early 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared that his administration was launching an ambitious new initiative. Labelled a war on…2 min read·Feb 11, 2023----
Plain Sight ProductionsWhat role did the FBI play in the murder of Malcolm X? (Part One)In 1964, Malcolm X officially split with the Nation of Islam, making allegations of financial and sexual misconduct by leader Elijah…6 min read·Nov 2, 2022----
Plain Sight ProductionsThe Centrepoint cover-up: How did Bert Potter get away with child abuse for so long?In 1991, controversial spiritual community Centrepoint was raided by the New Zealand Police. After years of rumours about child abuse…2 min read·Jun 15, 2022----
Plain Sight ProductionsA Very British Gladio: Nick Griffin, Roberto Fiore and the London Nail BombingIn 1980, Italian fascist Roberto Fiore relocated to the United Kingdom, where he developed a close relationship with Nick Griffin of the…3 min read·May 4, 2022----