Roberto Fiore
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Roberto Fiore has been a leading neo-fascist in the post-war era, both in Italy and across Europe. He has long been a disciple of Julius Evola.
As a leader of Terza Posizione, Fiore (along with other various neo-fascist activists, notably Massimo Morsello) became a wanted man in Italy after the 1980 bombing of Bologna train station which left 85 people dead and over 200 wounded. This status was increased in 1985 when a Rome court declared that TP was simply a cover movement for the Nuclei Armati Rivoluzionari, the terror group blamed on the attack and linked with the Propaganda Due-organisation. As a result Fiore spent much of the 1980s in exile in the United Kingdom, where it was alleged by the magazine Searchlight that he avoided extradition by working for the Secret Intelligence Service. However this statement is still doubtful, expecially given the disputed reliability of the source.
In England Fiore became a close friend of Nick Griffin and following Griffin's departure from the British National Front he helped to organise the International Third Position, becoming a founder member.
In 1986, thanks to their friendship with Nick Griffin and other far right activists, Roberto Fiore and Massimo Morsello managed to found "Meeting Point", which was later renamed "Easy London". Easy London is a society that helps young students and workers live and work in London by providing jobs, beds, and contracts. This rapidly made Morsello and Fiore wealthy (the profits being around 15 million euros), but the society was more of a fundraising tool to help various far-right organizations in Italy. "Easy London" is still active.
Fiore has since returned to Italy and is active in politics as the leader of Forza Nuova, one of the constituent parts of Alternativa Sociale.
External links
- [nytimes] - Greek Eurofest
[Article on Fiore from an anti-fascist point of view]
[Article on Fiore on the Information Service against right-wing extremism]
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