Allan James Francovich ( March 23 , 1941 &ndash; April 24 , 1997 ) was an American film maker . He is best known for creating a number of films , critical of the Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) , linking them to terrorist attacks during the Cold War in Africa , South America and Europe . The most notable of these are the '' Gladio '' ( 1992 ) series about Operation Gladio which featured on BBC 's '' Timewatch '' and '' The Maltese Double Cross – Lockerbie '' ( 1994 ) about Pan Am Flight 103
Pan Am Flight 103
Pan Am Flight 103
Allan Francovich