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superkia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-15-07 09:00 PM
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Anyone know anything about this Bilderberg group?
This is from Wikipedia so who knows?

The Bilderberg Group or Bilderberg conference is an unofficial annual invitation-only conference of around 130 guests, most of whom are persons of influence in the fields of business, media, and "politics".


The location of their annual meeting is not secret, but the public and press are strictly kept at distance by police force and private security guards so the group can work their agenda. Although the agenda and list of participants are openly available to the public, it is not clear that such details are disclosed by the group itself. Also, the contents of the meetings are kept secret and attendees pledge not to divulge what was discussed. The group's stated justification for secrecy is that it enables people to speak freely without the need to carefully consider how every word might be interpreted by the mass media.
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Mojorabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-15-07 09:02 PM
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1. I think I read that
Edwards went to one of their meetings and I have always wondered about it.
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superkia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-15-07 09:17 PM
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4. I had never heard anything about it at all, you would think...
it would at least be mentioned on the news, not what they were doing but something about it. It says its been going on since the 50's. I don't know if its accurate but Edwards isn't alone, of the current candidates, they list Clinton, Dodd and Richardson as past attendees. That is pretty strange when certain leaders in business, media and politics are having secret meetings that no one knows about and they pledge to not talk about it? I mean, couldn't they at least comment on the positive things of the meeting?
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physioex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-15-07 09:30 PM
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9. You watch the
Alex Jones movies on google for free. But I am not a complete believer so watch with a little skepticism.
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-15-07 09:19 PM
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5. Which makes me wonder if the evil, conspiracy, one world order charges
are really accurate.

It's like hearing about the Trilateral Commission being devil worshipers or something, when Jimmy Carter was a member in good standing.

I don't automatically dismiss these stories, but I don't automatically but into them, either.
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superkia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-15-07 09:24 PM
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6. Its just strange that its exists but its not talked about?
Also why do they invite leaders of the media if they are not allowed to talk about it, is it just a way to for them to talk about the control of the media? I cant believe its been in existence this long and its stayed hidden this long, you would thik with that many top players being involved, we would hear something?
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-15-07 10:17 PM
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11. It hasn't been kept a secret, there just hasn't been much interest in it other than
those who feel it may be nefarious in its intent.

It's definitely the rich movers and shakers who are invited, but knowing that John Edwards and Melinda Gates have attended leads me to believe whatever they talk about is probably mostly benign. I trust Edwards and Melinda Gates both.
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CK_John Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-15-07 11:48 PM
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13. I've posted several times that Melinda Gates will be a GOP VP choice. n/t
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-16-07 12:08 AM
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14. Well you never know, but I knew her somewhat at Microsoft and she's a
good, caring person. I can't see where she'd be a part of dastardly, underhanded moves against the citizens of the world. Really.
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-15-07 09:14 PM
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2. Check out Alex Jones's website. He's been arrested for trying to report on their
meetings I think.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-15-07 09:16 PM
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3. it's really difficult to find out information on them that isn't from wiki prison planet.
neither of which imo are reliable, sorry alex jones fans but i am not a fan.
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illinoisprogressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-15-07 09:25 PM
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7. I have heard about them but, can't remember what I've read. I'll try to find out.
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illinoisprogressive Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-15-07 09:27 PM
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8. here, try this
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physioex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-15-07 09:31 PM
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10. Again....
If you have time watch the Alex Jones films on google, but do so with skepticism...
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superkia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-15-07 11:39 PM
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12. I wonder if any Edwards, Dodd, Clinton or Richardson supporters...
could ask their candidate or a their website what it is since they have been there. Not what they talked about, just what it is.
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Igel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-16-07 12:57 AM
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15. That's about it.
The group's been around for a while. "The Spotlight" (a Larouche publication a RW acquaintance of mine used to get in the late '70s) was always rattling on about the Bilderbergers and the Trilateral Commission, and whenever the spotlight fell on either group, my acquaintance would also rattle on about them.

(When the Spotlight's spotlight was elsewhere, hollow earth, water-to-gasoline tablets, and the Bohemian Grove figured prominently in this guy's conversation.)

There are books available--ok, maybe "there were books available" is more accurate--engaging in lengthy, fact-diluted exposes and available from not always very "progressive" sources.
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incapsulated Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-16-07 01:07 AM
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16. I watched an ineresting and rather upfront documentary on them
It followed a British journalist trying to get the bottom of the whole thing.

Long story short, these are the very powerful from politics, business and the media, meeting up and having little round tables about what they think would be best for the world, yadda, yadda.

In that it is in secret, and includes elected officials from democratic countries, it is not really kosher. And there definitely are discussions about what should be done about issues that should not be held in secret and positions on international affairs put forward that are discussed.

However. The last time they got leaks from what was going on in there, the consensus was that Bush sucked and the war had to stop. Take that for what you will.

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superkia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-16-07 09:40 PM
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17. I just learned of it and if the conspiracies are just that, why would...
the heads of the media be there? Thats the part thats confusing the shit out of me, if its on the up and up, I could see wealthy business people and politicians but why the heads of the media? They are not supposed to discuss it so why and the hell would the media people be invited????
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