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advance its common agenda with Bilderberg:

• Getting reluctant Europeans and Asians to support America’s planned war on Iraq;

• Persuade Israel to call off its invasion of Palestinian territories, partly in fear that Arab states will retaliate by cutting off oil to Western nations;

• More fully integrate the “global economy” to advance the goal of establishing the United Nations as a world government;

• Increasing “aid” to “less developed nations” (translation: more U.S. tax dollars to poor countries); and

• Further exploiting Red China’s huge market and cheap labor supply.

The common agenda with Bilderberg was demonstrated, as usual, by the presence of leaders of both groups, including David Rockefeller, Henry Kissinger and Peter Sutherland, chairman of Goldman Sachs International and European chairman of the Trilateral Commission. Bilderberg will meet May 30-June 2 [2002] at the Westfields Marriott luxury hotel in Chantilly, Va., near Washington’s Dulles Airport. Vice President Dick Cheney gave the concluding Trilateral speech on April 8. Cheney attended Trilateral meetings as secretary of defense under President Bush the Elder, who was himself a Trilateralist.

Other luminaries included Madeleine Albright, secretary of state under Bill Clinton, who was himself a Trilateralist and Bilderberger. Richard Holbrooke, former UN ambassador, Strobe Talbott, former deputy secretary of state who predicts the end of sovereign nations, former House Speaker Tom Foley and Paul Volcker, former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, also attended.

The war rally led off the serious business of the April 5-8 session after the opening evening was given over to a reception at the State Department. Secretary of State Colin Powell and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld both addressed the subject of “Trilateral Cooperation After Sept. 11.” Both stressed the need for removing Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq by “whatever means necessary” and that “all options are on the table.” The morning war rally lasted three hours, until a noon lunch break.

“It could not be more clear that the United States is going to war with Iraq,” one Trilateralist told a colleague while reinforcing himself in the hotel’s bar and lounge. His colleague nodded, saying, “yes, it’s very clear.”

The Europeans appeared unenthusiastic but accepting of the U.S. determination to go to war. One suggested that the war must be concluded swiftly or risk losing support of the American people.

“But at the same time, they’re stressing that their war on terrorism will take years,” another said.

Former Secretary of State and accused war criminal Henry Kissinger addressed the subject “After 9-11: the International Order and Global Response.” NATO, effectively the UN’s standing army, must also be strengthened and be prepared for “rapid deployment” to any trouble spot on Earth, Kissinger said. Kissinger also echoed the internationalist doctrine that “eliminating poverty” is an essential weapon in the “war on terrorism” which was a lead-in for the dinner address by Ernesto Zedillo, former president of Mexico, on “the Challenge of Reducing Poverty and Financing Development in Less Developed Countries.”

WORLDWIDE HANDOUTS

Zedillo praised recent suggestions by President Bush that there should be more outright grants to poor nations instead of low interest loans, many of which are never repaid.

Ignoring the dangers of oversimplifying the complex reasons which produce terrorism, Zedillo said the world community must do more or poverty will be a breeding ground for terrorists.

… Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, in a session on “The State of the U.S. and World Economy.” He said economic chaos in Japan and Argentina threatens to spill over and generate a global recession unless more help is forthcoming from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund—two of the major conduits for shipping U.S. tax dollars overseas. Greenspan called for strengthening and expanding the World Trade Organization and for Congress to grant Bush the power to negotiate the Free Trade Area of the Americas as the antidote.

Kim Kihwan, international adviser to Goldman Sachs, reported on “China in the International System” and forecast a larger role for the communist country in the years ahead, with more foreign investors exploiting cheap labor and poor working conditions there.

Goldman Sachs is always represented at Bilderberg meetings.

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New World Order

Trilateral Commission (TC)

[1998]

Trilateral Commission (TC)

In 1973, David Rockefeller asked Zbigniew Brzezinski to put together an organization of the top political and business leaders from around the World. He called this group the Trilateral Commission (TC).

According to an information sheet supplied to me by the TC, dated March 23, 1994:

"The European Community, North America (U.S. and Canada), and Japan - the three main democratic industrialized areas of the world - are the three sides of the Trilateral Commission. The Commission's members are about 325 distinguished citizens, with a variety of leadership responsibilities, from these three regions. When the first triennium of the Trilateral Commission was launched in 1973, the most immediate purpose was to draw together - at a time of considerable friction among governments - the highest level unofficial group possible to look together at the common problems facing our three areas. At a deeper level, there was a sense that the United States was no longer in such a singular leadership position as it had been in earlier post - World War II years, and that a more shared form of leadership - including Europe and Japan in particular - would be needed for the international system to navigate successfully the major challenges of the coming years. These purposes continue to inform the Commission's work.

The rise of Japan and progress of the European Community over the past twenty years - particularly in the world economy - have validated the vision of the Commission's founders. At the same time, the end of the Cold War calls for a fresh vision of what this outward-looking partnership can accomplish in the coming years. The opportunities are remarkable, and yet, with the welcome end of the old Soviet threat, part of the 'glue' holding our regions together has dissolved. Helping meet that leadership challenge is at the heart of the Trilateral Commission effort.

The full Commission gathers once each year - in Lisbon in 1992, in Washington in 1993, in Tokyo in 1994." (In Copenhagen, Denmark in 1995, and British Columbia in 1996.)

"In 1970 a young Polish intellectual named Zbigniew Brzezinski foresaw the rising economic power of Japan and postwar Europe. Brzezinski idealized the theories of Karl Marx. In his book, "Between Two Ages", as in subsequent writings, he argued that balance-of-power politics was out, and world-order politics was in.

The initial world order was to be a trilateral economic linkage between Japan, Europe, and North America. David Rockefeller funded Brzezinski, and called together an organization, named the Trilateral Commission, with Brzezinski as its first executive secretary and director.

The stated goals of the Trilateral Commission are: "Close Trilateral cooperation in keeping the peace, in managing the world economy, in fostering economic re- development and alleviating world poverty will improve the chances of a smooth and peaceful evolution of the global system."

"How did the TC begin? 'The Trilateral Commission,' wrote Christopher Lydon in the July 1977 "Atlantic", 'was David Rockefeller's brainchild.' George Franklin, North American secretary of the Trilateral Commission, stated that it 'was entirely David Rockefeller's idea originally.' Helping the CFR chairman develop the concept was Zbigniew Brzezinski, who laid the first stone in "Foreign Affairs" in 1970: 'A new and bolder approach is needed - creation of a community of the developed nations which can effectively address itself to the larger concerns confronting mankind. In addition to the United States and Western Europe, Japan ought to be included ... A council representing the United States, Western Europe and Japan, with regular meetings of the heads of governments as well as some small standing machinery, would be a good start.'

That same year, Brzezinski elaborated these thoughts in his book "Between Two Ages". It shows Brzezinski to be a classic CFR man - a globalist more than lenient toward Communism. He declared that 'National sovereignty is no longer a viable concept,' and that 'Marxism represents a further vital and creative stage in the maturing of man's universal vision. Marxism is simultaneously a victory of the external, active man over the inner, passive man and a victory of reason over belief ...'

The Trilateral Commission was formally established in 1973, and consisted of leaders in business, banking, government, and mass media from North America, Western Europe, and Japan. David Rockefeller was founding chairman and Brzezinski founding director of the North American branch, most of whose members were also in the CFR. In the "Wall Street Journal", David Rockefeller explained that 'the Trilateral Commission is, in reality, a group of concerned citizens interested in fostering greater understanding and cooperation among international allies.'

But it was not all so innocent according to Jeremiah Novak, who wrote in the "Atlantic" (July 1977): "The Trilateralists' emphasis on international economics is not entirely disinterested, for the oil crisis forced many developing nations, with doubtful repayment abilities, to borrow excessively. All told, private multinational banks, particularly Rockefeller's Chase Manhattan, have loaned nearly $52 billion to developing countries. An overhauled IMF would provide another source of credit for these nations, and would take the big private banks off the hook. This proposal is the cornerstone of the Trilateral plan."

Senator Barry Goldwater put it less mercifully. In his book "With No Apologies", he termed the Commission 'David Rockefeller's newest international cabal,' and said, 'It is intended to be the VEHICLE FOR multinational consolidation of the commercial and BANKING INTERESTS by SEIZING CONTROL OF the political GOVERNMENT of the United States.'

Zbigniew Brzezinski showed how serious TC ambitions were in the July 1973 "Foreign Affairs", stating that 'without closer American - European - Japanese cooperation the major problems of today cannot be effectively tackled, and ... the active promotion of such trilateral cooperation must now become the central priority of U.S. policy.' (Emphasis in the ordinal.) The best way to effect this would be for a Trilateralist to soon become President. One did." (Jimmy Carter.)

.. In 1973, Carter dined with the CFR chairman (David Rockefeller) at the latter's Tarrytown, New York estate. Present was Zbigniew Brzezinski, who was helping Rockefeller screen prospects for the Trilateral Commission. Brzezinski later told Peter Pringle of the "London Sunday Times" that 'we were impressed that Carter had opened up trade offices for the state of Georgia in Brussels and Tokyo. That seemed to fit perfectly into the concept of the Trilateral.' Carter became a founding member of the (Trilateral) Commission - and his destiny became calculable.

Senator (Barry) Goldwater wrote: 'David Rockefeller and Zbigniew Brzezinski found Jimmy Carter to be their ideal candidate. They helped him win the nomination and the presidency. To accomplish this purpose, they mobilized the money power of the Wall Street bankers, the intellectual influence of the academic community - which is subservient to the wealth of the great tax-free foundations - and the media controllers represented in the membership of the CFR and the Trilateral.'

Seven months before the Democratic nominating convention, the Gallup Poll found less than four percent of Democrats favoring Jimmy Carter for President. But almost overnight - like Willkie and Eisenhower before him - he became the candidate."

This is probably one of the very best illustrations of the great power of the Elite. They can make or break any president or candidate for president. They made Jimmy Carter in his efforts to become president, and broke Senator Barry Goldwater in his failed attempt.

The TC membership is made up of present and past Presidents, Ambassadors, Secretaries of State, Wall Street investors, international bankers, foundation executives, think tank executives, lobbyist lawyers, NATO and Pentagon military leaders, wealthy industrialist, media owners and executives, university presidents and key professors, select Senators and Congressmen, and wealthy entrepreneurs.

They hold annual secret meetings including members and very select guests.

"The Trilateral Commission doesn't run the world, the Council on Foreign Relations does that!" by Winston Lord, Assistant Secretary of State, the U. S. State Department.

The Trilateral Commission's US headquarters is located at: 345 East 46th Street, Suite 711, New York, NY 10017.

Level of Involvement by Elite Members Do I think that everyone who belongs to one of these secret organizations is EVIL? Absolutely NOT.

If you look at the Elite as though they were an archery target, then: Center or Bulls Eye - Is made up of the Czar and the members of the Inner Circle. They are the decision makers and are therefore 100% informed and involved in the Global Union movement. David Rockefeller is the only "obvious" member of this group. …

Inner Ring - This group is made up of the Officers & Directors and triple members of all three Elite groups. They are probably 90% informed by the Czar and the members of the Inner Circle, and are heavily involved in the Global Union movement. (see the preceding listing and following charts for these members)

Center Ring - This group is made up of the leaders, implementers and double members of the three Elite Groups, and who are probably 80% informed by the Czar and the members of the Inner Circle, and are moderately involved in the Global Union movement.

Outer Ring - These members are included for camouflage purposes only, and are made up of many of those who belong to only the CFR. These members are aware of only about 50% or less of the goals and objectives of the Global Union movement.

A large number of these people are members for ego and social reasons only, and would very likely resign immediately, when they find out what the Global Union is "really" up to. An example is Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., the Hollywood actor, who probably falls completely off the above target. He would be classified as true camouflage. Another example of another possible member of the Outer Ring is Ben J. Wattenberg. He would be in the Outer Ring if he told the absolute truth on C-SPAN, with Bryan Lamb, on August 29, 1995, when he stated "I plead guilty to being a member of the CFR, and I only pay my dues, but never, or rarely attends their meetings." If he was truthful, I would place him in the Outer Ring. On the other hand, the CFR's bylaws absolutely prohibit their members from discussing this Elite organization. For this reason, he could have just been complying with their bylaws, and in all reality, he may be a very active member, and really belongs in one of the inner rings.

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Trilateralism

Review of book by Holly Sklar

The Trilateral Commission stated that "The effective operation of a democratic political system usually requires some measure of apathy and noninvolvement on the part of some individuals and groups." "...secrecy and deception...are...inescapable attributes of...government." as it tried to "solve" the "crisis" caused by an "excess of democracy" in the 1960s To the [Trilateral Commission], efforts at economic sovereignty and self-sufficiency are throwbacks--quaint obsolete customs that obstruct progress. It favours an international division of labour. How to explain the subtle interdependence of the industrial north with the third world? In 1991 business observer Doug Henwood tried: "...each member of the Triad has gathered under itself a handful of poor countries to act as sweatshops, plantations, and mines: the US has Latin America; the EC, Eastern and Southern Europe and Africa; and Japan, Southeast Asia." TRILATERALISM

Edited by Holly Sklar (1949- ), "The Trilateral Commission and Elite Planning for World Management," 604 pp, bibliography, index. Montreal: Black Rose Books 1980, --Dale Wharton, December 1992

BROAD human interests are being served best in economic terms where free market forces are able to transcend national boundaries." Thus spake David Trismegistus (David Rockefeller: scion of the house of Exxon, chair of Chase Manhattan Bank, comptroller of birthright billions in the trusts of kinfolk by the dozen).

So saying, to extend those economic terms (and maybe augment family values?) David begot the Trilateral Commission (TC) in 1973. Today its three sides--Western Europe, North America (USA and Canada), and Japan--put forward about 310 members: "distinguished citizens with a variety of leadership responsibilities...." Of the last four US presidents-elect, three--Clinton, Bush, and Carter--are TC alumni. (A recent roll of North American membership follows the review.)

In this reader [book] 23 authors interpret origins, methods, and effects of the TC. They cast a whole new light on the American Century. After prolog and overview (including a 40-page who's who) the book breaks into eight sections. They focus on the tradition of corporate planning, the period after world war 2, TC's domestic imprint, placid governability or democracy (choose one), keeping the third world safe for business, economic nationalists v global corporations, challenges from within, and prospects.

Separate chapters trace the TC's principal antecedents: the Council on Foreign Relations (at times more powerful than the Congress) and the Bilderberg Group (heard of it? It arranges policy decisions in private, offering them for national governments to ratify). The book's cover pictures planet Earth with bar code affixed. EVENTS of 1973 unnerved some members of the US Establishment. The executive branch of their government almost broke: Vice President Agnew felt obliged to resign, the Paris Vietnam Conference formalized the rout of US forces, Watergate began to drip on President Nixon.

The "Nixon shocks" of 1971 had ended an era that began in 1944 at Bretton Woods NH--a golden age when goods, services, and money flowed unobstructed among nations. John Connally, Nixon's Secretary of the Treasury, electrified monetary systems by quitting the gold standard overnight. Then the US upset international trade by flouting GATT and raising a tariff against US imports. This active unilateralism by western/newmoney/cowboy/prussians left eastern/oldmoney/yankee/traders cold and nervous (would trade wars ensue?). To cap it, two legislators --Vance Hartke and James Burke--did more than whimper that liberal trade practices amounted to exporting American jobs. (It seemed to matter to them that the US faced its first trade deficit since 1893.) They sponsored bills in Congress to limit imports and to lift a tax exemption on US global corporations. This was a job for Superdave! [David Rockefeller]

Rockefeller liked a suggestion of Zbigniew Brzezinski (they both vacationed in Seal Harbor ME). Zbig taught at Columbia at the time. His idea was to strengthen ties among developed nations (except socialists, of course) with a series of tripartite studies. Participants would be the Brookings Institution, Japanese Economic Research Center, and European Community Institute of University Studies. In July 1972, 17 men--Brahmins, largely--gathered at Rockefeller's Pocantico Hills estate in suburban New York.

They sketched the outlines of the TC. It would recruit from the usual channels of civil power (banks, corporations, governments) and influence (media, law firms, foundations, universities, thinktanks). A labour component would help control popular isolationism and reduce the distance separating Trilats from the masses of ordinary folk.

The task of the first economic summit conference--Rambouillet 1975--was to put TC recommendations into effect, to implement policy at the highest level. What did (and do) they talk about? Ever the same: domestic economic policy, monetary arrangements, trade, energy, and north-south relations. G7 [top seven industrialized nations’ leaders] economic summits became a Directoire to which individual nation-states are largely subordinate. (According to a guest on CBC Newsworld, on 11 August 1992, 15 central banks intervened in currency markets to control a selloff of US dollars.)

To the TC, efforts at economic sovereignty and self-sufficiency are throwbacks--quaint obsolete customs that obstruct progress. It favours an international division of labour. How to explain the subtle interdependence of the industrial north with the third world? In 1991 business observer Doug Henwood tried: "...each member of the Triad has gathered under itself a handful of poor countries to act as sweatshops, plantations, and mines: the US has Latin America; the EC, Eastern and Southern Europe and Africa; and Japan, Southeast Asia."

ITS SPIRIT radiates from the pages of TC documents: "The public and leaders of most countries continue to live in a mental universe which no longer exists--a world of separate nations--and have...difficulties thinking in...global perspectives...." Foreign affairs generally seem beyond the grasp of the public and elective officials. Take the US Senate, as responsible a democratic legislature as one is likely to find. Did it not demonstrate opacity in rejecting first the League of Nations in 1920 and then the International Trade Organization in 1949?

"The effective operation of a democratic political system usually requires some measure of apathy and noninvolvement on the part of some individuals and groups." "...secrecy and deception...are...inescapable attributes of...government." "The vulnerability of democratic government in the United States comes...from the internal dynamics of democracy itself in a highly educated, mobilized, and participant society." The crisis caused by an "excess of democracy" in the 1960s shows the wisdom of, for example, privatizing public entreprise and deregulating industry. How can one expect competence from hoi polloi?

Reports of the TC annual meetings carry statements from task forces, addresses, etc, some jocular in tone. Paul Volcker, past chair of the US Federal Reserve Board, says yes, he opposes regional trading blocs, but for the US-Canada Free Trade Agreement he can rise above principle. Kazuo Chiba, past ambassador to the UK, chides the US for its war dances at GATT talks and worries aloud that "...Americans and Europeans will get together [there] and stab us in the back." "...maintaining the benefits of a global economy will require even more effort (after 1990) than in the past."

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