... would be shipped off to work in Russia, far away from there beloved homeland and culture. The United States played on this fear by urging Eastern European refugees to tell stories, over the radio, of living life behind the iron curtain. The radio broadcasts didn't end with only unknown refugees pleading for a democratic Italy, but with powerful messages from American celebrities ... candidates. CIA sponsored pamphlets began circulation in Italy with forged documents, purportedly coming from PCI leaders, painting them as fascist and against the church. These pamphlets also contained dama...

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