The Bilderberg Group

My friend Roxanne sent me a link to a website called PrisonPlanet.com. They had quite a bit of coverage of a meeting of the very secretive "Bilderberg Group" last week in Ottawa Canada. Whether or not you believe in conspiracy theories this article about the group is very interesting.

Even yesterday, as a steady stream of black limos with tinted windows ferried the privileged participants away from the hotel, onlookers were kept off the property.

Bilderberg is criticized for being accountable to no one and circumventing democracy by privately discussing public issues -- and some suspect setting public policy. Members say they're building transatlantic understanding, frankly talking about issues, but they prefer to do it in private where invited participants can speak freely.

Secret meetings that have Indigo Books CEO Heather Reisman, Richard Perle, one of George W. Bush's top advisors, billionaire David Rockefeller and Holland's Queen Beatrix in the same group?

All I needed to read to know this group is up to no good was to see some of these names among this year's attendies:

Some of the more prominent attendees at this year's conclave at the Brookstreet:

GEORGE ALOGOSKOUFIS, finance minister of Greece.

Ahmad Chalabi, former deputy prime minister of Iraq.

George David, chairman of Coca-Cola.

Paul Desmarais, CEO of Power Corporation.

Richard Holbrooke, U.S. foreign policy advisor.

Vernon Jordan, friend and onetime aide to Bill Clinton.

Henry Kissinger, advisor to U.S. presidents (a regular participant).

Bernardino Leon Gross, Spain's foreign minister.

Ronald S. Lloyd, chairman of Credit Suisse First Boston.

Frank McKenna, former New Brunswick premier, former ambassador to the U.S. and deputy chair of the Toronto Dominion Bank (a regular participant).

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, whose father started the meetings (a regular participant).

Gordon Nixon, president and CEO of the Royal Bank of Canada.

George Pataki, governor of New York state.

Richard Perle, senior foreign policy adviser to U.S. President George W. Bush and an architect of the war in Iraq (a regular participant).

I guess Vernon Jordan's career was not destroyed by Monicagate, but Ahmed Chalabi? How the hell does anyone take him seriously anymore? Jesus.