Mussolini was paid £100 a week from MI5 from 1917 to keep up the WW1 pro-war campaign

[Kathianne]

I had no clue about this either.


Seems the west has a habit of helping create our enemies.
Weird.

I'd say that in every conflict, dicey 'friends' are chosen for expediency at best (Russia/Germany prior to German invasion); to take a hit at worse. (Russia WWII)