Joe Rogan Experience #2447 | Mike Benz the Vatican Bank & a "State-Sponsored Mafia"

In this clip from The Joe Rogan Experience #2447, Mike Benz breaks down the history behind Operation Gladio—a covert web of alliances stretching back to World War II. Benz explains how the Vatican Bank functioned as one of the earliest offshore banking systems, enabling covert finance, black-market trade, and coordination between governments and organized crime. Drawing on historical research, court documents from 1990s Italy, and the book Operation Gladio, the conversation explores how the U.S., the Vatican, and criminal networks shared a common goal: removing Benito Mussolini. According to Benz, the result was something unprecedented—a protected financial pipeline and what he describes as a state-sponsored mafia with an untouchable bank. Clean Archive clip. Edited for clarity and historical discussion.