BBC - Inside the secretive Bilderberg Group

[Dover]

Inside the secretive Bilderberg Group

How much influence do private networks of the rich and powerful have on government policies and international relations? One group, the Bilderberg, has often attracted speculation that it forms a shadowy global government. As part of the BBC's Who Runs Your World? series, Bill Hayton tries to find out more.

Bilderberg's head Viscount Davignon plays down the group's role in setting the international agenda
The chairman of the secretive - he prefers the word private - Bilderberg Group is 73-year-old Viscount Etienne Davignon, corporate director and former European Commissioner.

In his office, on a private floor above the Brussels office of the Suez conglomerate lined with political cartoons of himself, he told me what he thought of allegations that Bilderberg is a global conspiracy secretly ruling the world.

"It is unavoidable and it doesn't matter," he says. "There will always be people who believe in conspiracies but things happen in a much more incoherent fashion."

Lack of publicity

In an extremely rare interview, he played down the importance of Bilderberg in setting the international agenda. "What can come out of our meetings is that it is wrong not to try to deal with a problem. But a real consensus, an action plan containing points 1, 2 and 3? The answer is no. People are much too sensible to believe they can do that."

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Bilderberg meetings often feature future political leaders shortly before they become household names. Bill Clinton went in 1991 while still governor of Arkansas, Tony Blair was there two years later while still an opposition MP. All the recent presidents of the European Commission attended Bilderberg meetings before they were appointed. ...cont'd

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4290944.stm

[OneBlueSky]

1. The World in the Palm of Their Hands: Bilderberg 2005 . . .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2148178&mesg_id=2148315

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

7. If you believe that ...

[Neil Lisst]

2. Bohemian Grove

Might as well mention Bohemian Grove at the same time.

More of same.

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

8. Not really

Bohememian Grove is a bunch of rich white guys (and Harry Shearer!) slapping each others backs and yucking it up, pretending they're at a frat party.

Bilderberg is all about promoting a strong US-EU alliance and trade liberalisation.

[QuettaKid]

9. Harry Shearer....your kidding right!?!? nt.

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[Monkey see Monkey Do]

10. No!

He made a spoof movie about it called (I think) "Teddy Bear's Picnic". I don't know if he's a regular or was just there once to get material. He's interviewed about it on Jon Ronson's documentary about the Grove.

[Norquist Nemesis]

3. Remember the X-Files!

"The best way to predict the future is to create it"

said one of the shadow government guys when explaining how they have been successful in predicting the future. :scared:

[MN ChimpH8R]

4. FNORD!

The Illuminati are everywhere :tinfoilhat::scared::crazy:

[mod mom]

5. Future political leaders are featured shortly b4 household names

"Bilderberg meetings often feature future political leaders shortly before they become household names. Bill Clinton went in 1991 while still governor of Arkansas, Tony Blair was there two years later while still an opposition MP. All the recent presidents of the European Commission attended Bilderberg meetings before they were appointed."

Hmmh....didn't John Edwards attend last year? Do these guys set up rigged elections?

[Dover]

6. Against U.S. law....

A US law, called the Logan Act, states explicitly that it is against the law for federal officials to attend secret meetings with private citizens to develop public policies.