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Kremlin's Military Intelligence Implicated in (1981)Pope (JPII) Attack
Novinite ^ | May 25, 2005

Posted on 05/25/2005 5:58:44 AM PDT by NYer

There is evidence that the 1981 attempted murder of Pope John Paul II was planned by Russia's military intelligence GRU, reports say.

Dimitar Ganchev from the Bulgarian section of the Vaticana broadcast claims this is the conclusion of Paolo Guzzanti, the head of a special Italian parliamentary committee of inquiry, who has been investigating the attack for years.

The Senator has found out that a number of enemy acts against Western Europe, including the attempted murder of Pope John Paul II, has been organized not by the Bulgarian secrete services or the Soviet KGB but Kremlin's military intelligence GRU, Ganchev told New Europe Radio.

GRU organized the attack but recruited someone lese to carry it out, Oleg Gordievski, former GRU officer, currently living in London, told New Europe radio.

He specified that his assumptions are not backed by evidence.

Italian media has claimed that Bulgarian classified documents contain evidence that the attack was planned by the Soviet KGB with participation of the secret service of the former East Germany - the Stasi - and its Bulgarian counterpart.

GRU military intelligence however stood higher in the hierarchy of the Soviet Union state.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections; Russia
KEYWORDS: jpii; kremlin; pope; russia; ussr; vatican

On 13 May 1981 Pope John Paul II was shot and seriously wounded by a hired would-be killer in St Peter's Square. Photo by BBC
1 posted on 05/25/2005 5:58:45 AM PDT by NYer
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To: NYer

Clancy already wrote the book.


2 posted on 05/25/2005 6:02:40 AM PDT by dts32041 (Robin Hood, stealing from the government and giving back to tax payer. Where is he today?)
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3 posted on 05/25/2005 6:02:43 AM PDT by NYer ("Love without truth is blind; Truth without love is empty." - Pope Benedict XVI)
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To: All

Didn't this story break right before his death?


4 posted on 05/25/2005 6:07:36 AM PDT by elc
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To: NYer

I wonder if Comrade Putin might have any memories on this topic since he was KGB.


5 posted on 05/25/2005 6:12:09 AM PDT by Neville72
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6 posted on 05/25/2005 6:23:15 AM PDT by ASA Vet (Please feel free to put me on your "Ignore" list.)
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"Forgive me 'father', for I have sinned..."

"Say three 'Hail Mary's' and one 'Our Father'...
7 posted on 05/25/2005 6:27:20 AM PDT by evets (God bless President Bush and VP Cheney)
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To: NYer

"And the powers of Hell will not prevail.."

He had unfinished business. Destroying the "Evil Empire"


8 posted on 05/25/2005 6:30:40 AM PDT by FatherofFive (Choose life!)
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To: elc
"Didn't this story break right before his death?"

This story was broken in 1983 by Claire Sterling in her book "The Time of the Assassin". She detailed the whole Bulgarian-Stasi-GRU/KGB connection. With the exception of the Wall Street Journal, her work was largely ignored or spiked by the MSM. Recent documents found in the GRU files confirm her work, yet still the MSM (and our government) remain largely silent on this incident of extraordinary evil.

9 posted on 05/25/2005 6:47:41 AM PDT by Reo
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To: NYer

Seeing pictures of Pope JPII in pain like that makes my heart ache. Twinges of sadness.


10 posted on 05/25/2005 6:52:11 AM PDT by samiam1972 (Live simply so that others may simply live!)
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To: NYer

Italian media has claimed that Bulgarian classified documents contain evidence that the attack was planned by the Soviet KGB with participation of the secret service of the former East Germany - the Stasi - and its Bulgarian counterpart.

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But who killed his predecessor JP1? Allegedly poisoned by either the Mafia or the US according to conspiracy theorists. The KGB involvement is well known for JP2 but JP1 still remains a mystery. His body was embalmed before an autopsy could be carried out. He was only in the job for a few weeks and was said to be pro-Communist.


11 posted on 05/25/2005 6:58:55 AM PDT by kingsurfer
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To: dts32041
Clancy already wrote the book.

Indeed. "Red Rabbit" was the rare Clancy book that I found boring and did not finish.

12 posted on 05/25/2005 7:11:35 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (If you only knew the powerrrrr of the Tagline.)
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To: Reo

That's what I was referring to - the documents released right before his death confirming everything


13 posted on 05/25/2005 7:41:32 AM PDT by elc
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To: NYer
Fascinating. It amazes me how much fear was caused by the presence of Pope John Paul when his only message was peace.
14 posted on 05/25/2005 8:26:28 AM PDT by BayouCoyote (The 1st victim of islam is the person who practices the lie.)
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To: Reo

Yah, well, gee--the MSM suppressing truth about the "Good Ol' Uncle Joe's" Soviet Union?

Mein Herz!! Gott in Himmel!! What is this world coming to?


15 posted on 05/25/2005 9:03:51 AM PDT by ninenot (Minister of Membership, Tomas Torquemada Gentlemen's Club)
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To: NYer

GRU false flag recruiting perhaps?


16 posted on 05/25/2005 11:18:42 AM PDT by GOP_1900AD (Stomping on "PC," destroying the Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Take Back The GOP!)
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RE: GRU organized the attack but recruited someone lese to carry it out

Doh! sorry, I missed that. Indeed, GRU false flag op ...


17 posted on 05/25/2005 11:20:00 AM PDT by GOP_1900AD (Stomping on "PC," destroying the Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Take Back The GOP!)
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To: BayouCoyote
Just as baffling is the fear and lunacy Muslims have about Christianity.
18 posted on 05/25/2005 11:21:33 AM PDT by demkicker (We were nuked by 7 RINOS)
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To: demkicker
Just as baffling is the fear and lunacy Muslims have about Christianity.


True, but they fear the truth. Imagine what it would be like to know all that you have known and taught is a lie. They have a tough choice ahead of them.

Take care,
BC
19 posted on 05/25/2005 12:04:02 PM PDT by BayouCoyote (The 1st victim of islam is the person who practices the lie.)
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