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TragedyandHope101
IntroductionbyG.EdwardGriffin
Ifyouhaveeverwatchedanillusionistperformupclosemagic,youknowthepowerofmisdirectionandsleightofhand.Eveninaroomfullofsuspiciousandattentiveobservers,theillusionistcanfoolthemall.Byexploitingknownweaknessesinthehumanmindandemployinghistoolsofthetrade,hewilldeceivethecrowdwhetheritwantstobedeceivedornot.Imaginewhatanequallytalentednetworkofpoliticalillusionistscanaccomplish.Performingbeforeanaudienceofmostlytrustingandcasualobservers,exploitingknownweaknessesinthehumanmind,andemployingtheirtoolsofthetrade,they,too,willdeceivethecrowdwhetheritwantstobedeceivedornot.Havingspentnearlysixtyyearsofmyliferesearchingandwritingabouttheillusionistswhocontrolourworld,Icansaywithoutreservationthatyouareabouttolearnsomeoftheirclosestheldsecrets.JoehasdoneanoutstandingjobofweedingthroughCarrollQuigleysbook,Tragedy&Hope.HehascapturedtheessenceofwhatQuigleyreferredtoastheNetworkandmadethisimportantinformationaccessibletotheaveragepersonwhosimplydoesnthavetimetoreada1,300pagehistorybook.Evenforthosewhointendtoreadtheentirevolume,Joehascreatedanintroductionandstudyguidethatwillservetheseriousstudentwell.KnowledgeofwhoCarrollQuigleywasandthedeceptionsthatherevealedisessentialforunderstandingtherealworldoftoday.HiscloserelationshipwiththeNetworkandhisapprovalofitsaimsmadeitpossibletoprovideaninsidersanalysisofthemindsandmethodsoftheglobalelite.Withoutthisknowledge,theactionsofthosewhodominatetheU.S.governmentandtheWesternworlddonotmakesense.Withit,everythingfallsintoplace.Beforewarned.Thejourneyyouareabouttobeginisnotforthefainthearted.Ifyouarecomfortablewiththeillusionsthatcurrentlypassforpoliticalreality,thisbookisnotforyoubecause,onceyoudiscoverhowthedeceiversperformtheirmagic,thecomfortofignoranceisnolongerpossible.Oncethebellisrung,itcannotbeunrung.Thebellstartsringingonthenextpage.
Chapter1Democracy
Haveyoueverfeltlikedemocracyisjustanillusion?Haveyoueversuspectedthatthereareverypowerfulpeoplewhovecreatedasystemthatappearstobedemocratic,butactuallycuts
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ordinarycitizensoutofthedecisionmakingprocess?Haveyoueverwondered:Whoisreallyrunningthings,andwhatexactlyaretheytryingtoachieve?Ifyouhave,yourenotalone.Fortunately,aHarvardeducatedhistoryprofessornamedCarrollQuigleywroteahandfulofbooksthatanswerallofthesequestionsandmore.Unfortunately,theanswersareverydisturbing,especiallytothosewhoveacceptedthecommonmythsofdemocraticgovernment.InQuigleysworkwediscoverthatnationalconstitutionsareroutinelyunderminedbytheleaderswhoareelectedtodefendthem.Welearnthatallsocialinstrumentstendtobecomeinstitutions,regardlessoftheirbenevolentorigin,and,fromthatpointforward,theinstitutionis
runforthebenefitofthosewhocontrolit(attheexpenseofitsoriginalpurpose).[1]
Perhapsmostunsettling,Quigleyrevealsthatrealpoweroperatesbehindthescenes,insecrecy,andwithlittletofearfromsocalleddemocraticelections.Heprovesthatconspiracies,secretsocieties,andsmall,powerfulnetworksofindividualsarenotonlyrealtheyreextremelyeffectiveatcreatingordestroyingentirenationsandshapingtheworldasawhole.Welearnthatrepresentativegovernmentis,atbest,acarefullymanagedcongame.Sincethesedisturbingtruthscontradictnearlyeverythingourgovernment,educationsystem,andmediahavetaughtustobelieve,manywillimmediatelydismissthemasnonsense.Onlywildeyedconspiracytheoristsbelievesuchthings,theywillsay.However,thereisonebigproblem:CarrollQuigleywasnowildeyedconspiracytheorist.Quitethecontrary,Quigleywasaprominenthistorianwhospecializedinstudyingtheevolutionofcivilizationsaswellassecretsocieties.HestudiedhistoryatHarvardUniversity,whereheearnedhisbachelors,masters,andPhDdegrees.HetaughtatPrincetonUniversity,HarvardUniversity,andtheSchoolofForeignServiceatGeorgetownUniversity.HeworkedasanadvisortotheUS
DefenseDepartment,theUSNavy,andtheSmithsonianInstitution.[2]
Inshort,CarrollQuigleywasawellconnectedandwellcredentialedmemberofIvyLeaguesociety.Basedonhisownwords,andhistrainingasahistorian,itappearsthathewaschosenbymembersofasecretnetworktowritetherealhistoryoftheirrisetopower.However,asQuigleylaterrealized,theseindividualsdidnotexpectorintendforhimtopublishtheirsecretsfortherestoftheworldtosee.ShortlyafterpublishingTragedyandHopein1966,theNetworkapparentlymadeitsdispleasureknowntoQuigleyspublisher,andthebookhedspenttwentyyearswritingwaspulledfromthemarket.AsQuigleyrecounts:TheoriginaleditionpublishedbyMacmillanin1966soldabout8800copiesandsaleswerepickingupin1968whentheyranoutofstock,astheytoldme(butin1974,whenIwentafterthemwithalawyer,theytoldmethattheyhaddestroyedtheplatesin1968).Theyliedtomeforsixyears,tellingmethattheywouldreprintwhentheygot2000orders,whichcouldneverhappenbecausetheytoldanyonewhoaskedthatitwasoutofprintandwouldnotbereprinted.TheydeniedthisuntilIsentthemXeroxcopiesofsuchrepliestolibraries,atwhichtheytoldmeitwasaclerkserror.Inotherwordstheyliedtomebutpreventedmefromregainingthepublicationrightsbydoingso.[Rightsrevertbacktothecopyrightholderifthebookisoutof
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print,butnotifthebookissimplyoutofstock.]Powerfulinfluencesinthiscountrywantme,
oratleastmywork,suppressed.[3]
ABooklikeNoOtherIfyoudecidetoreadTragedyandHope,thefirstthingyourelikelytonoticeisitssize.Atoverthirteenhundredpages,approximatelysixhundredthousandwords,andweighinginaroundfivepounds,itssafetosaythatitwasntwrittenforthecasualreader.Norwasitwrittenlikeanovel,burstingwithscandalousandinterestingconspiratorialtidbitsoneverypage.Rather,asonewouldexpectfromanIvyLeaguehistorian,itisalongandoftentediousreadofwhich95percentconsistsofbasiceconomic,political,anddiplomatichistory.However,withintheother5percent,youllfindsometrulyastonishingadmissionsabouttheexistence,nature,andeffectivenessofcovertpower.InbothTragedyandHopeandTheAngloAmericanEstablishment,Quigleyrevealstheexistenceofasecretnetworkthatformedtobringallthehabitableportionsoftheworldunder
itscontrol.[4]
IknowoftheoperationsofthisnetworkbecauseIhavestudieditfortwentyyearsandwaspermittedfortwoyears,intheearly1960s,toexamineitspapersandsecretrecords.Ihavenoaversiontoitortomostofitsaimsandhave,formuchofmylife,beenclosetoitandtomanyofitsinstruments.Ihaveobjected,bothinthepastandrecently,toafewofitspoliciesbutingeneralmychiefdifferenceofopinionisthatitwishestoremainunknown,
andIbelieveitsroleinhistoryissignificantenoughtobeknown.[5]
QuigleyinformsusthatthiswealthyAnglophilenetworkcooperateswithanygroupthatcan
helpitachieveitsgoal.[6](ThisincludesCommunists,which,onthesurface,wouldseemtobetheswornenemyofsuperwealthycapitalistconspirators.)HechronicleshowtheNetworkformedinthelate1800sinEnglandandimmediatelybegancreatingfrontgroups.By1919,ithadformedtheRoyalInstituteofInternationalAffairs(alsoknownasChathamHouse),anditwentontocreateotherextremelypowerfulinstituteswithinthechiefBritishdominionsandin
theUnitedStates.[7]Hidingbehindthesefrontgroups,theNetworkbegansecretlyexercisingitspower.IntheUnitedStatesthemaininstitutewasnamedtheCouncilonForeignRelations(CFR),
whichQuigleydescribedasafrontforJ.P.Morganandcompany.[8]Beforelong,theNetworkexpandeditsoperationsspreadinglikecancerintoouruniversities,media,andespeciallygovernmentforeignpolicy.
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Onthisbasis,whichwasoriginallyfinancialandgoesbacktoGeorgePeabody,[9]theregrewupinthetwentiethcenturyapowerstructurebetweenLondonandNewYorkwhichpenetrateddeeplyintouniversitylife,thepress,andthepracticeofforeignpolicy.InEngland,thecenterwastheRoundTableGroup,whileintheUnitedStatesitwasJ.P.MorganandCompanyoritslocalbranchesinBoston,Philadelphia,andCleveland.TheAmericanbranchofthisEnglishEstablishmentexertedmuchofitsinfluencethroughfiveAmericannewspapers(TheNewYorkTimes,NewYorkHeraldTribune,ChristianScienceMonitor,theWashingtonPost,andthelamentedBostonEveningTranscript).Infact,theeditoroftheChristianScienceMonitorwasthechiefAmericancorrespondent(anonymously)ItmightbementionedthattheexistenceofthisWallStreet,AngloAmericanaxisisquiteobvious
onceitispointedout.[10]
IftheideaofpowerfulWallStreetinsidersjoiningasecretforeignnetworktoestablishdominionoverallhabitableportionsoftheworldandsuccessfullypenetratingintouniversitylife,thepress,andthepracticeofforeignpolicysoundslikesomethingyoushouldhaveheardabout,youreright.Butthesecrettowhyyouhaventiscontainedinthestoryitself.(Thesuccessfulpenetrationofuniversities,thepress,andthegovernmenthasprovenquiteusefultothosewhowishtoremainunknown.)TheInstituteofPacificRelations(IPR)QuigleyprovidesmanyexamplesofNetworkinfiltrationandmanipulation.Forinstance,onpages132and953ofTragedyandHope,heexposesyetanotherfrontgroupcalledtheInstituteofPacificRelations(IPR).BecausetheIPRprovidespricelessinsightintothedeceptivenatureandtruepoweroftheNetwork,wellbrieflycoverithere.LetsbeginwiththefinalreportofaUSSenateinvestigationoftheIPR.Itstated,inpart:TheIPRhasbeenconsideredbytheAmericanCommunistPartyandbySovietofficialsasaninstrumentofCommunistpolicy,propagandaandmilitaryintelligence.TheIPRdisseminatedandsoughttopopularizefalseinformationincludinginformationoriginatingfromSovietandCommunistsourcesTheIPRwasavehicleusedbytheCommuniststoorientAmericanfar
easternpoliciestowardCommunistobjectives.[11]
Totheaverageperson,itsoundscrazytosuggestthatanetworkofsuperwealthycapitalistsissecretlyconspiringtogaincontroloftheworld.Butitsoundsevencraziertoaccusethesesamesuperwealthycapitalistsofusingtheirtremendouswealthandpowertopopularizeasystemofgovernment(Communism)thatwould,intheoryanyway,leadtothedestructionofalltheirwealthandpower.Surely,ifsuchanunbelievablestoryweretrue,thefreepresswouldhaveshouteditfromtherooftopsright?Wrong.LetsjumpaheadforjustasecondandlookathowQuigleydescribedtheNetworkdirectedmediacoverupoftheSenateinvestigation:
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Itsoonbecameclearthatpeopleofimmensewealthwouldbeunhappyiftheinvestigationwenttoofarandthatthemostrespectednewspapersinthecountry,closelyalliedwiththesemenofwealth,wouldnotgetexcitedenoughaboutany[revelations]tomakethepublicityworthwhile,
intermsofvotesorcampaigncontributions.[12]
Asthisdemonstrates,theNetworkfullyunderstandstheimportanceofcontrollingpublicopinion.Thisalsoprovidesaglimpseintohowitcandoso.(Ifadisturbingtruthisntreportedonbyarespectednewsoutlet,itmightaswellnotexist.Thevastmajorityofcitizenswillremainforeveroblivious.)Additionally,inthisparticularcase,anysenatorthatinsistedontakingtheinvestigationtoofarwouldsurelyfaceasmearcampaignbythesamepressthatwasignoringtheIPRstory.Shortlythereafter,thepeopleofimmensewealthwhoorderedthesmearcampaigncouldbecountedontoretaliatefinanciallyaswellbyshiftingallfuturecampaigncontributionstoamoreobedientcandidate.Needlesstosay,thistypeofinfluencecandrasticallyaffecthowmuchattentionanissuereceivesinthemedia.Themeritandimportanceofastorywilloftentakeabackseattothewishesofthosewhohavethepowertokeepitquiet.Moreimportantly,similartacticsofcontrolcanbeappliedinotherareasaswell.KeepthatinmindasyoureadthefollowingshortsummaryoftheIPRsactivities,becausetheblueprintfordirectingperceptionandpolicieshasntchanged.In1951theSubcommitteeonInternalSecurityoftheSenateJudiciaryCommitteesoughttoshowthatChinahadbeenlosttotheCommunistsbythedeliberateactionsofagroupofacademicexpertsontheFarEastandCommunistfellowtravelerswhoseworkinthatdirectionwascontrolledandcoordinatedbytheInstituteofPacificRelations(IPR).TheinfluenceoftheCommunistsinIPRiswellestablished,butthepatronageofWallStreetislesswellknown.TheheadquartersoftheIPRandoftheAmericanCouncilofIPRwerebothinNewYorkandwerecloselyassociatedonaninterlockingbasis.Eachspentabout$2.5milliondollars[nearly$30millionwhenadjustedforinflation]overthequartercenturyfrom1925to1950,ofwhichabouthalf,ineachcase,camefromtheCarnegieFoundationandtheRockefellerFoundation(whichwerethemselvesinterlockinggroupscontrolledbyanallianceofMorganandRockefellerinterestsinWallStreet).MuchoftherestcamefromfirmscloselyalliedtothesetwoWallStreetinterests,suchasStandardOil,InternationalTelephoneandTelegraph,
InternationalGeneralElectric,theNationalCityBank,andtheChaseNationalBank.[13]
OntheNetworksinfluenceoverFarEastPolicy:ThereisconsiderabletruthinthecontentionthattheAmericanexpertsonChinawereorganizedintoasingleinterlockinggroupwhichhadageneralconsensusofaLeftishcharacter.Itisalsotruethatthisgroup,fromitscontroloffunds,academicrecommendations,andresearchorpublicationopportunities,couldfavorpersonswhoacceptedtheestablishedconsensusandcouldinjure,financiallyorinprofessionaladvancement,personswhodidnotacceptit.Itisalsotruethattheestablishedgroup,byitsinfluenceonbookreviewinginTheNewYorkTimes,theHeraldTribune,theSaturdayReview,afewmagazines,includingtheliberalweeklies,and
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intheprofessionaljournals,couldadvanceorhamperanyspecialistscareer.ItisalsotruethatthesethingsweredoneintheUnitedStatesinregardtotheFarEastbytheInstituteofPacificRelations,thatthisorganizationhadbeeninfiltratedbyCommunists,andbyCommunistsympathizers,andthatmuchofthisgroupsinfluencearosefromitsaccessto
andcontrolovertheflowoffundsfromfinancialfoundationstoscholarlyactivities.[14]
AwardsforworkintheFarEasternarearequiredapprovalorrecommendationfrommembersofIPR.Moreover,accesstopublicationandrecommendationstoacademicpositionsinthehandfulofgreatAmericanuniversitiesconcernedwiththeFarEastrequiredsimilarsponsorship.And,finally,therecanbelittledoubtthatconsultantjobsonFarEasternmattersintheStateDepartmentorothergovernmentagencieswerelargelyrestrictedtoIPRapprovedpeople.Theindividualswhopublished,whohadmoney,foundjobs,wereconsulted,andwhowereappointedintermittentlytogovernmentmissionswerethosewhoweretolerantoftheIPR
line.[15]
Amazingly,afteradmittingallofthis,Quigleysomehowconcludes:Thechargesacceptedandproliferatedbytheneoisolationistsinthe1950sandbytheradicalRightinthe1960s,thatChinawaslostbecauseofthisgroup,orthatthemembersofthisgroupweredisloyaltotheUnitedStates,orengagedinespionage,orwereparticipantsinaconsciousplot,orthatthewholegroupwascontrolledbySovietagentsorevenbyCommunists,
isnottrue.[16]
InQuigleysdefense,thelastpartofhisstatementisobviouslyaccurate:thegroupwasntcontrolledbySovietagentsorevenCommunists.Rather,accordingtoQuigleyhimself,thegroupwascontrolledbyasecretnetworkofindividualswhohavenoaversiontocooperating
withtheCommunists,oranyothergroups,andfrequentlydoesso.[17]Butdoesthisfactsomehowexoneratethemfromachargeofdisloyalty?DoesitchangethenatureoftheirconsciousplottofabricateconsensusonUSpolicytowardChina?DoesitlessentheirimpactontheultimatefateofChina?No.ThisisoneofmanycaseswhereQuigleyexpressesaclearbiastowardtheNetworkanditsinstruments.Clearly,thisbiascloudshisjudgment.Forinstance,herepeatedlydescribestheNetworksmethodicaldeceptionofothers,butapparentlyheneverquestionswhetherhetoomighthavebeendeceived.Hedescribesthecarnageoftheirmistakenpolicies,buttheirgoodintentionsarealwaysacceptedwithoutasecondthought.CombinethisfavorablebiaswithhisopencontemptfortheradicalRightandneoisolationists,andpoorlyreasonedconclusionsarenearlyunavoidable.HiscasualdismissaloftheIPRsroleinthefateofChinaprovidesbutoneshiningexample.ThatQuigleycanadmittheIPRhadtremendousfinancialandpoliticalpower,aspecificagenda,andactuallyachieved
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itsgoals,butthenattributetheriseofMaoZedongsolelytotheincompetenceandcorruption
ofChiangKaisheksregimeisdifficulttoexplain.[18]
SideNote:ItsworthmentioningthatshortlyafterthecreationoftheIPRin1925thecivilwarinChinaconvenientlybegan.Onepossiblereason(conjecture)forwhytheNetworkmighthavepreferredaCommunistregimeinChinaisfoundinthefollowingstatement:Fromthebroadestpointofviewthesituationwasthis:TherivalrybetweenthetwosuperPowers[theUnitedStatesandSovietUnion]couldbebalancedanditstensionsreducedonlybythecomingintoexistenceofanotherGreatPoweronthelandmassofEurasia.Therewerethreepossibilitiesofthis:afederatedandprosperousWesternEurope,India,orChina.Thefirstwasessentialoneoftheotherswashighlydesirableandpossiblyallthreemightbeachievable,butinnocasewasitessential,orevendesirable,forthenewGreatPowertobealliedwiththeUnitedStates.IftheSovietUnionwereboxedinbythealliesoftheUnitedStates,itwouldfeelthreatenedbytheUnitedStates,andwouldseeksecuritybymoreintensiveexploitationofitsresourcesinamilitarydirection,withanaturalincreaseinworldtension.If,ontheotherhand,theSovietUnionwereboxedinbyatleasttwogreatneutralPowers,itcouldbekeptfromextensiveexpansionby(1)theinitialstrengthofsuchgreatPowersand(2)thepossibilitythat
thesePowerswouldallywiththeUnitedStatesiftheSovietUnionputpressureonthem.[19]
TheGreatGameofplayingonesideoffanother,engaginginbalanceofpowerpolitics,isdiscussedmanytimesthroughoutQuigleysbook.Iveincludedthereferenceaboveonlybecauseitprovidesapotentiallylogicalmotive(atleastlogicalintheRealpolitiksenseoftheword)fortheNetworkspolicytowardChina.Now,returningtoQuigleyscharacterizationoftheIPRconspiracyandthesubsequentlackofmediacoveragereferencedearlier:Asaresultofcontinuingpressure,spurredonbytheradicalRight,theNetworksoonfounditselfthetargetoftwoCongressionalinvestigations.Quigleydescribesthesecondoftheseinvestigations,theReeceCommittee,thisway:Acongressionalcommittee,followingbackwardtotheirsourcethethreadswhichledfromadmittedCommunistslikeWhittakerChambers,throughAlgerHiss,andtheCarnegieEndowmenttoThomasLamontandtheMorganBank,fellintothewholecomplicatednetworkoftheinterlockingtaxexemptfoundations.TheEightythirdCongressinJuly1953setupaSpecialCommitteetoInvestigateTaxExemptFoundationswithRepresentativeB.CarrollReece,ofTennessee,aschairman.Itsoonbecameclearthatpeopleofimmensewealthwouldbeunhappyiftheinvestigationwenttoofarandthatthemostrespectednewspapersinthecountry,closelyalliedwiththesemenofwealth,wouldnotgetexcitedenoughaboutany[revelations]tomakethepublicityworthwhile,intermsofvotesorcampaigncontributions.AninterestingreportshowingtheLeftwingassociationsoftheinterlockingnexusoftaxexemptfoundationswasissuedin1954ratherquietly.Fouryearslater,theReececommitteesgeneral
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counsel,ReneA.Wormser,wroteashocked,butnotshocking,bookonthesubjectcalled
Foundations:TheirPowerandInfluence.[20]
QuigleythenclosesthischapterontheNetworkwiththefollowing:ThefinancialcirclesofLondonandthoseoftheeasternUnitedStatesreflectsoneofthemostpowerfulinfluencesinthetwentiethcenturyAmericanandworldhistory.ThetwoendsofthisEnglishspeakingaxishavesometimesbeencalled,perhapsfacetiously,theEnglishandAmericanEstablishments.Thereis,however,aconsiderabledegreeoftruthbehindthejoke,atruthwhichreflectsaveryrealpowerstructure.ItisthispowerstructurewhichtheRadicalRightintheUnitedStateshasbeenattackingforyearsinthebeliefthattheyareattackingthe
Communists.[21]
Again,asQuigleypointsout,thepowerstructurethatheexposedisntloyaltoCommunism,orSocialism,orFascism,orcapitalism.TheNetworkishappytoexploittherhetoricofanymovementorideology,propupanydictatorortyrant,andsupportanyeconomicorpoliticalmodel,provideditservestheironeoverarchingaim.Thataim,tobringallthehabitableportionsoftheworldundertheircontrol,isasoldasthelustforpoweritself.Thedeathandsufferingthattheirpolicieshavealreadycausedinpursuitofthisaimareincalculable.Allowingthemtocontinueastheyhavewillonlybringmoreofthesame.AsW.CleonSkousenstatesinTheNakedCapitalist:AsIseeit,thegreatcontributionwhichDr.CarrollQuigleyunintentionallymadebywritingTragedyandHopewastohelptheordinaryAmericanrealizetheuttercontemptwhichthenetworkleadershaveforordinarypeople.Humanbeingsaretreatedenmasseashelplesspuppetsonaninternationalchessboardwheregiantsofeconomicandpoliticalpowersubjectthemtowars,revolution,civilstrife,confiscation,subversion,indoctrination,manipulationanddeception.Skousenhitthenailonthehead.TragedyandHoperevealedsomethingevenmoreimportantthanoneofthemostpowerfulinfluencesinthetwentiethcenturyAmericanandworldhistory.Itinadvertentlyrevealedthemindsetofthosewhowieldsuchpower.Itexposedtheastonishingarroganceandhypocrisyofthosewhofeeltheyhavetherighttorulebillionsofotherhumanbeings.Ifthereisonegoalforthisbook,itistoexposetheattitudeandinherentnatureofthosewhoseektodominateothers.Dontworryaboutrememberingallofthedatesandnamesthathavebeenlisted.Dontworryabouttryingtorecallallofthespecificevents.(Allofthatinformationwillalwaysbehereifyouneedtofinditagain.)Instead,makeitapointtosimplyverifythefollowing:thereisnoliethatthesemenwillnottell.Thereisnocrimethattheywillnotcommit.Theonlymeasureofrightandwrong,intheirview,iswhethertheirtacticssucceedorfail.Thismightsoundlikehyperbolenow,butbytheendofthisshortbookyouwillunderstandthetruthofthisassertion.(TheNetworksgameiswonbythosewhocalculateproperly,andmoralconsiderationsonlyimpedeaccuratecalculation.)
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AnIntroductiontoRealpolitikHenryKissingerpersonifiestheessenceoftheNetworkmindset.InhisbookDiplomacy,heintroduceshisreaderstotheamoralconceptsofraisondtat(translatedasreasonsofstate,orstateinterests)andRealpolitik.Thebasisofbothconcepts,Kissingerexplains,isthatindividualmencanbejudgednegativelyonmoralgrounds,butgovernmentscannot.Whenitcomestogovernmentaction,theonlysuitablejudgmentisbasedonwhetherornotthe
governmentachievesitsends.[22]Throughouthisbook,Kissingerpraisesthosewhoarewiseenoughtogovernbytheseconceptsandpracticallymocksthosewhoobjectonsocalledmoralgrounds.InpraiseofCardinaldeRichelieu(aseventeenthcenturyFrenchstatesman),Kissingerwrites:Thoughprivatelyreligious,[Richelieu]viewedhisdutiesasministerinentirelysecularterms.Salvationmightbehispersonalobjective,buttoRichelieu,thestatesman,itwasirrelevant.Manisimmortal,hissalvationishereafter,heoncesaid.Thestatehasnoimmortality,itssalvationisnowornever.Inotherwords,statesdonotreceivecreditinanyworldfordoing
whatisrighttheyareonlyrewardedforbeingstrongenoughtodowhatisnecessary.[23]
AstheKingsFirstMinister,[Richelieu]subsumedbothreligionandmoralitytoraisondtat,
hisguidinglight.[24]
Richelieuwasindeedthemanipulatordescribed,anddidusereligion[asatoolofmanipulation].Hewouldnodoubthaverepliedthathehadmerelyanalyzedtheworldasitwas,muchasMachiavellihad.LikeMachiavelli,hemightwellhavepreferredaworldofmorerefinedmoralsensibilities,buthewasconvincedthathistorywouldjudgehisstatesmanshipbyhowwellhe
hadusedtheconditionsandthefactorshewasgiventoworkwith.[25]
Toclarify,accordingtostatesmanlikeKissinger,themoralandlegislativelawsthatlimittheactionsofordinarymendonotapplytoaselectfew.Toescapeaccountability,therulingclassneedsonlytoinvokethenameofthestate.This,ofcourse,isthesamepositionheldbypastrulerswhojustifiedtheft,deceit,torture,slavery,andslaughterinthenameofGod.Thetactichassimplybeenmodernized.OurnewrulershavesubstitutedthestateforGod.Andconvenientlyforthem,theyarethestateandnotjustanystatetheyaretheemerging,omnipotent,globalstate.Thoughcitizenshavebeenconditionedtobelievethattheirstatesmenandgovernmentinstrumentsareinplacetoservethem,nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.Boththeinstrumentsandstatesmenarepartofaninstitutionalapparatusthatexistsforthebenefitofthosewhocontrolit.Putanotherway:thestateisnothingmorethanacollectionofmenandwomenwhodirecttheresourcesandpoliciesofgovernment.Contrarytopopularbelief,itisan
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institutionthatexistsforitsownsake,toensureitsownsalvation,andtopreventtheriseofanythingthatmightchallengeitspower.Thisisaharshreality,andsomewillsurelyobjectonthegroundsthatthemodernstateisdifferent.Afterall,itisbuiltontheconsentofthepeople.Democraticelectionsenablecitizenstovoteforwhotheirleaderswillbe.TheycanchoosefromRepublicansorDemocrats.Theycanthroweitheroutofofficeiftheybreaktheircampaignpromises.Butwhatifoursocalledrepresentativegovernmentisallacarefullycraftedillusion?WhatiftheNetworkchoosesthecandidatesthatwegettovotefor?WhatiftheNetworksexperts,notthefigureheadsplacedinofficialpositionsofpower,aretheoneswhoultimatelydeterminegovernmentpolicy?Whatifbothpoliticalparties,rightandleft,arecontrolledbytheexactsamepeople?Quigleyshinessomelightonthistopicaswell:Theargumentthatthetwopartiesshouldrepresentopposedidealsandpolicies,one,perhaps,oftheRightandtheotheroftheLeft,isafoolishideaacceptableonlytodoctrinaireandacademicthinkers.Instead,thetwopartiesshouldbealmostidentical,sothattheAmericanpeoplecanthrowtherascalsoutatanyelectionwithoutleadingtoanyprofoundorextensiveshifts
inpolicy.[26]
Quigleygoesevenfurtherwhendescribingthesystemthatsnowemerging:Itisincreasinglyclearthat,inthetwentiethcentury,theexpertwillreplacethedemocraticvoterincontrolofthepoliticalsystemHopefully,theelementsofchoiceandfreedommaysurvivefortheordinaryindividualinthathemaybefreetomakeachoicebetweentwoopposingpoliticalgroups(evenifthesegroupshavelittlepolicychoicewithintheparametersofpolicyestablishedbytheexperts)ingeneral,hisfreedomandchoicewillbecontrolled
withinverynarrowalternatives.[27]
Doesthatstatementalarmyou?Letshopeso.FacingRealityUsingQuigleysworkasastartingpoint,thisbookwillhighlighthowasmallgroupofdominantmenwereabletosecurecontroloflocal,national,continental,andevenglobalpolicy.Thoughthepowerofthisnetworkisnotcomplete,theyaremovinginexorablyinthatdirection.Withoutincreasedawareness(andresistance),theirunelectedandunaccountableglobalstatewillbecomeareality.Andthoughtheillusionofnationalsovereigntymightbemaintained,thefreedomoftheworldscitizenswillbecontrolledwithinverynarrowalternatives.Beforemovingontothenextchapter,herearesomeofthekeyinsightsthatwewillcoverinthisbook:
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Realpowerisunelected.Politicianschange,butthepowerstructuredoesnot.TheNetworkoperatesbehindthescenes,foritsownbenefit,withouteverconsultingthosewhoareaffectedbyitsdecisions.
TheNetworkiscomposedofindividualswhopreferanonymity.Theyaresatisfied
topossesstherealityratherthantheappearanceofpower.[28]Thisapproachofsecretlyexercisingpoweriscommonthroughouthistorybecauseitprotectstheconspiratorsfromtheconsequencesoftheiractions.
Aprimarytacticfordirectingpublicopinionandgovernmentpolicyistoplacewillingservantsinleadershippositionsoftrustedinstitutions(media,universities,government,foundations,etc.).Ifthereiseveramajorbacklashagainstagivenpolicy,theservantcanbereplaced.Thisleavesboththeinstitutionandtheindividualswhoactuallydirectitspowerunharmed.
Historically,thosewhoestablishsophisticatedsystemsofdominationarenotonlyhighlyintelligenttheyaresupremelydeceptiveandruthless.Theycompletelyignoretheethicalbarriersthatgovernanormalhumanbeingsbehavior.Theydonotbelievethatthemoralandlegislativelaws,whichothersareexpectedtoabideby,applytothem.Thisgivesthemanenormousadvantageoverthemassesthatcannoteasilyimaginetheirmindset.
Advancesintechnologyhaveenabledmodernrulerstodominatelargerandlarger
areasoftheglobe.[29]Asaresult,thesubstanceofnationalsovereigntyhasalreadybeendestroyed,andwhateverremainsofitsshellisbeingdismantledasquicklyaspossible.Thenewsystemtheyrebuilding(whichtheythemselvesrefertoasaNewWorldOrder),willtradetheexistingillusionofdemocraticallydirectedgovernmentfor
theirlongsought,expertdirected,authoritariantechnocracy.[30]
Tobesure,itsdifficulttoacceptthesestatementsuponfirsthearingthem.Theychallengeourworldviewandforceustoreconsidereverythingthatwevebeentaughttobelieve.Itsmucheasiertodismissthesefactswithoutfurtherinvestigationitseasiertoacceptcomfortingliesthatalleviateouranxieties.Butthis,ofcourse,isexactlytheoppositeofwhatmustbedone.Ifweallowourselvestobemanipulated,weempowertheNetworkatourownexpense.EdwardBernays,perhapsmorethananyone,helpedestablishthemodernsystemofpublicmanipulation.Drawingonthepsychoanalyticaltechniquesofhisuncle,SigmundFreud,Bernays
becameknownasthefatherofpropaganda.[31]Hislowopinionofthemassesisbestexpressedinhisownwords.ThefollowingquotesaretakenfromhisbookPropaganda:Noserioussociologistanylongerbelievesthatthevoiceofthepeopleexpressesanydivineorspeciallywiseandloftyidea.Thevoiceofthepeopleexpressesthemindofthepeople,andthat
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mindismadeupforitbythegroupleadersandbythosepersonswhounderstandthemanipulationofpublicopinion.Ifweunderstandthemechanismandmotivesofthegroupmind,isitnotpossibletocontrolandregimentthemassesaccordingtoourwillwithouttheirknowingaboutit?Whateverattitudeonechoosestowardthisconditionwearedominatedbythesmallnumberofpersonswhounderstandthementalprocessesofthemasses.Itistheywhopullthewireswhichcontrolthepublicmindandcontrivenewwaystoguidetheworld.PoliticalcampaignstodayareallsideshowsApresidentialcandidatemaybedraftedinresponsetooverwhelmingpopulardemand,butitiswellknownthathisnamemaybedecideduponbyhalfadozenmensittingaroundatableinahotelroom.Theconsciousmanipulationofthemassesisanimportantelementindemocraticsociety.Thosewhomanipulatethisunseenmechanismofsocietyconstituteaninvisiblegovernmentwhichisthetruerulingpowerofourcountry.
BertrandRussell,historian,philosopher,mathematician,cofounderofanalyticphilosophy,[32]andexpertonthescientificmethodofhumanmanipulation,describesaglobalsocietyofexpertsthisway:Thesocietyofexpertswillcontrolpropagandaandeducation.Itwillteachloyaltytotheworldgovernment,andmakenationalismhightreason.Thegovernment,beinganoligarchy,willinstillsubmissivenessintothegreatbulkofthepopulationItispossiblethatitmayinventingeniouswaysofconcealingitsownpower,leavingtheformsofdemocracyintact,andallowingtheplutocratsorpoliticianstoimaginethattheyarecleverlycontrollingtheseformswhatevertheoutwardformsmaybe,allrealpowerwillcometobeconcentratedinthehandsofthose
whounderstandtheartofscientificmanipulation.[33]
Purveyorsofthedemocraticillusionassureusthatsophisticatedconspiraciesandpowerfulsecretsocietiesexistonlyinthemindofparanoidsandextremists.Theirassurancesarealie.WithQuigleyasourguide,welltracetheoriginsandoperationsoftheNetworkthat,byconcealingitsownpower,seekstosecretlydominateourworld.
Chapter2
PowerBehindtheThrone
Asalreadymentioned,Quigleywasntyourrunofthemillhistorian.Unlikemostrespectedacademics,hewasntafraidtotalkaboutsecretconspiratorsexercisingpowerfromtheshadows.Norwasheafraidtopointoutthatconstitutions,parliaments,presidents,andemperorscanallbeusedasadistraction,todivertattentionawayfromtherealrulingpowerbehindthethrone.As
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justoneexample,atabout190pagesintoTragedyandHope,QuigleysetstherecordstraightregardingthesocalledMeijiRestorationinJapan.
Byalloutwardappearances,theRestorationwrestedpowerawayfromtheshogunandplaceditbackinthehandsoftheJapaneseemperor.Butwhilethisstoryoftheemperorsreturntopowerwasspreadfarandwide,therealityofthesituationwasquitedifferent.Intruth,theRestorationhadsimplyshiftedpowerawayfromtheshogunandintothehandsoffeudallordswho
proceededtoruleJapanintheemperorsnameandfromtheemperorsshadow.[1]
Theseleaders,organizedinashadowygroupknownastheMeijioligarchy,hadobtainedcompletedominationofJapanby1889.Tocoverthisfactwithcamouflage,theyunleashedavigorouspropaganda[of]abjectsubmissiontotheemperorwhichculminatedintheextremeemperorworshipof19411945.Toprovideanadministrativebasisfortheirrule,theoligarchycreatedanextensivegovernmentalbureaucracyToprovideaneconomicbasisfortheirrule,thisoligarchyusedtheirpoliticalinfluencetopaythemselvesextensivepensionsandgovernmentgrants[andengaged]incorruptbusinessrelationshipswiththeiralliesinthecommercialclassesToprovideamilitarybasisfortheirrule,theoligarchycreatedanewimperialarmyandnavyandpenetratedtheupperranksofthesesothattheywereabletodominatetheseforcesastheydominatedthecivilbureaucracy.Toprovideasocialbasisfortheirrule,theoligarchycreatedfiveranksofnobilityrecruitedfromtheirownmembersandsupporters.Havingthusassuredtheirdominantpositiontheoligarchyin1889drewupaconstitution
whichwouldassure,andyetconceal,theirpoliticaldominationofthecountry.[2]
Theoligarchypresentedtheconstitutionasanemissionfromtheemperor,settingupasysteminwhichallgovernmentwouldbeinhisname,andallofficialswouldbepersonallyresponsible
tohim.[3]ThisseeminglylegitimateconstitutioncalledforalegislativebodycomposedofbothanelectedHouseofRepresentativesandaHouseofPeers.Thoughtheseprovisionswereenacted,theywereessentiallymeaningless:
Theformandfunctioningoftheconstitutionwasoflittlesignificance,forthecountrycontinuedtoberunbytheMeijioligarchythroughtheirdominationofthearmyandnavy,thebureaucracy,
economicandsociallife,andtheopinionformingagenciessuchaseducationandreligion.[4]
Likeallrulingclasses,theMeijimaintainedcontrolbyindoctrinatingthemassesinanideologythatservedtheoligarchsinterests.Specifically,theypropagatedtheShintoideology,whichcalledforsubordinationtotheemperor.Inthissystem,therewasnoplaceforindividualism,
selfinterest,humanliberties,orcivilrights.[5]
TheJapanesepeopleacceptedthisShintoideology,andasaresulttheMeijioligarchywasabletoruthlesslyexploitthemintheemperorsname.However,interestinglyenough,theMeijiwerebeholdentoanevengreaterpower.Behindthemthereexistedyetanothergroup,numberingnomorethanadozenmen,whichrepresentedtheultimaterulingpowerinJapan.Quigleyexplains:
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Theseleaderscameintimetoformaformal,ifextralegal,groupknownastheGenroOfthisgroup,RobertReischauerwrotein1938:ItisthesemenwhohavebeentherealpowerbehindtheThrone.Itbecamecustomaryfortheiropiniontobeaskedand,moreimportantstill,tobefollowedinallmattersofgreatsignificancetothewelfareofthestate.NoPremierwaseverappointedexceptfromtherecommendationofthesemenwhobecameknownastheGenro.Until1922noimportantdomesticlegislation,noimportantforeigntreatyescapedtheirperusalandsanctionbeforeitwassignedbytheEmperor.Thesemen,intheirtime,weretheactualrulersof
Japan.[6]
TheNatureofSecretCoercivePower
Thereisaverylogicalreasonwhycoercivepowerpreferssecrecyanddeception:ifthegoalistoexploitanddominateothers(withoutsufferingthenaturalconsequencesofdoingso),thentransparencyandhonestyarenotanoption.Assuch,thebasictemplateofcoercivepower(oftenhidden,alwaysdeceptive,andexercisedinthenameofsomethingotherthanitself)iscommonthroughouthistory.IfthenameofGodisbeyondreproach,thenintelligentrulerswillexercisetheirpowerinthenameofGod.Ifinvokingthenameofdemocracy,orthestate,ortheemperorwillempowerthem,theywillactinthenameofanyofthese.Thisistheunchangingcharacteristicofthosewhoeffectivelyrulethemasses:theywillsayanddoanythingtoestablishasystemthatservestheirinterests.
Statedanotherway:moralitywillneverstopanindividual(orgroup)thatswillingtolie,steal,intimidate,imprison,torture,orkillinpursuitoftheiraims.Likewise,apieceofpaperwithwordswrittenonit(aconstitution)andaneasilymanipulateddemocraticformofgovernmentwillnotstopthemeither.Thislatterpointisparticularlyrelevanttodaybecausetheopinionformingagencieshavedoneeverythingintheirpowertoconvinceusotherwise.
Fromaveryearlyage,weareconditionedtobelievethataconstitutionanddemocraticelectionssomehowprovethatweareincontrolthatthosewhowouldseekillegitimatepoweroverourlivescannotsucceedwiththeseprotectionsinplace.Weareneveraskedtoquestionwhetherthisbeliefisactuallytrue.Weareneverprovidedexamplesthatmightsuggestthatitisnottrue.Forinstance,didStalinistRussiasconstitutionandelectionsofdemocraticappearanceand
form[7]protectthepeopleofRussia?Didagovernmentthatwasdemocraticinform[8]preventtheriseofHitlerinGermany?IstheDemocraticPeoplesRepublicofNorthKorea,withitsregularelections,atruerepublic?WeretheGenrounabletoruleJapanasaresultoftheJapaneseconstitutionandelections?Movingabitclosertohome,whatabouttheguaranteedprotectionsoutlinedintheconstitutionoftheUnitedStates?Arethesewrittenprotectionssufficienttoblockthepredationsofanillegitimaterulingclass?Ifyouthinktheyare,considerthefollowing:
Today,inthefreestnationonearth,USrepresentativeshaveclaimedtheauthoritytospyontheircitizenswithoutawarrant.ThisclearlyviolatestheUSConstitution.Theyhaveclaimedtheauthoritytoarrestcitizensandholdthemforeverwithoutchargesandwithouttherighttochallengethelegitimacyoftheirdetention.ThistooviolatestheUSConstitution.TheyhaveevenclaimedtheauthoritytokillUScitizensbasedonnothingmorethananaccusationno
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judge,nojury,nopublicpresentationofevidenceorrequirementtoproveguilt.[9]ThisisanegregiousviolationoftheindividualprotectionsoutlinedintheUSConstitution.
SinceUScitizensnevergrantedtheirrepresentativestheauthoritytoviolatetheselegalrestrictionsongovernmentpower,thesepowersmusthavebeenseized.Rulersseizepowerrepresentativesdonot.Asnotedinchapter1,Quigleyreferredtotheserulersastheexpertswhowillreplacethedemocraticvoterincontrolofthepoliticalsystem.
Hereiswhereargumentsabouttheinevitabledestructionofnationalsovereigntyreallytakeroot.Intheeyesoftheexperts,itismerelyamatteroftimebeforeonesuperiorgroupofrulersfinallyachieveswhatallpriorrulershaveattempted(sufficientpowertocompelobedienceoverallareasoftheglobe).Quigleyexplainstheprogressionofglobalcoercivepowerthisway:
TheincreasingoffensivepoweroftheWesternweaponssystemshasmadeitpossibletocompelobedienceoverwiderandwiderareasandoverlargernumbersofpeoples.Accordingly,politicalorganizations(suchasthestate)havebecomelargerinsizeandfewerinnumbersInthisway,thepoliticaldevelopmentofEuropeoverthelastmillenniumhasseenthousandsoffeudalareascoalesceintohundredsofprincipalities,andtheseintoscoresofdynasticmonarchies,and,finally,intoadozenormorenationalstates.Thenationalstate,itssizemeasuredinhundredsofmiles[waspossibleonlybecauseitcould]applyforceoverhundredsofmiles.Asthetechnologyofweapons,transportation,communications,andpropagandacontinuedtodevelop,itbecamepossibletocompelobedienceoverareasmeasuredinthousands(ratherthanhundreds)ofmilesandthusoverdistancesgreaterthanthoseoccupiedbyexistinglinguisticandculturalgroups.Itthusbecamenecessarytoappealforallegiancetothestateongroundswiderthannationalism.Thisgaverise,inthe1930sand1940s,totheideaofcontinentalblocsand
theideologicalstate(replacingthenationalstate).[10]
TheconsolidationthatQuigleydescribesismorethanacollectionofhistoricalfacts.Itcapturestheimmutablenatureofcoercivepower.Unchecked,rulerswillalwaysconsolidateandcentralizetheircontroluntilthereisnothingleftforthemtoseize.And,unfortunately,thisappliestohumanfreedomaswellasgeographicresources:Onestepleadstoanother,andeveryacquisitionobtainedtoprotectanearlieracquisitionrequiresanewadvanceatalaterdateto
protectit.[11]
So,acceptingthisreality,wewindupwithahandfulofimportantquestions:Whoaretherulers?Towhatextentcantheycompelobediencewithoutmeaningfulresistance?Howdidtheyseizepower?Howdotheymaintainandexpandtheirpower?Whataretheirunpunishedcrimes(pastandpresent)?Mostimportantly,whatarethestrategictargetsthatwemuststriketodestroytheirillegitimaterule?Inthefollowingchapters,wellcoverallofthisandmore.Butfirst,wemustbeginatthebeginning.
TheBirthplaceofaNetwork
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Nearlyonethousandyearsago,auniversitywasfoundedinEngland.Nearlyonethousandyearslater,notonlydoesthatsameuniversitystillexist,butitisrankednumberoneintheUnited
Kingdomandconsistentlyranksamongthetoptenuniversitiesintheworld.[12]
Asoneofthemostprestigiousinstitutionsofhigherlearning,specializinginpolitics,thepsychologicalsciences,andbusiness,Oxfordhasaverylonganddistinguishedhistory.Ithasproduceddozensofprimeministers.Ithasproducedarchbishops,saints,famouseconomistslikeAdamSmith,andfamouswriterslikeR.R.Tolkien(LordoftheRings)andAldousHuxley(BraveNewWorld)aswellasphilosopherslikeThomasHobbsandJohnLocke.Oxfordalsoproduced,approximatelyonehundredandfiftyyearsago,theprogenitorsoftheNetwork.Letsflashbacktothistimeinhistory,circa1860.
TwoopposingforcesintheBritishEmpireareclashingheads.Ononeside,manyarearguingthattheempireisimmoral,expensive,andunnecessary.Thisargument,championedbymenlikeWilliamGladstone,iserodingsupportforBritainsimperialpolicies.OntheothersideoftheargumentstandsBenjaminDisraeli.Disraeli,acloseallyofthequeen,isaharshcriticofGladstoneandotherLittleEnglanderswhodaretochallengethebenefitsandnecessityoftheempire.HavingreferredtoGladstoneasGodsonlymistake,theintenserivalrybetweenDisraeliandGladstoneislegendary.Thefollowingprovidesoneexampleoftheirmanydisagreements:
DisraeliandGladstoneclashedoverBritainsBalkanpolicy...DisraelibelievedinupholdingBritainsgreatnessthroughatough,nononsenseforeignpolicythatputBritainsinterestsabovethemorallawthatadvocatedemancipationofsmallnations.Gladstone,however,sawtheissueinmoralterms:theTurkshadmassacredBulgarianChristiansandGladstonetherefore
believeditwasimmoraltosupporttheOttomanEmpire.[13]
BecauseGladstonesmoralargumentsweregainingground,anewinstitutewasformedtocountertherisingtideofantiimperialism.Quigleywrites:
TheRoyalColonialInstitutewasfoundedin1868tofighttheLittleEnglandideaDisraeliasprimeminister(18741880)dramatizedtheprofitandglamourofempirebysuchactsasthepurchaseofcontroloftheSuezCanalandbygrantingQueenVictoriathetitleofEmpressofIndiaafter1870itbecameincreasinglyevidentthat,howeverexpensivecoloniesmightbetoagovernment,theycouldbefantasticallyprofitabletoindividualsandcompaniessupportedby
suchgovernments.[14]
Andso,toprotecttheprofitsofBritainsimperialpolicies,therhetoricusedtojustifyimperialismslowlybegantochange.Oneman,appointedtoanewlycreatedprofessorshipatOxford,ledthechargeinteachingOxfordundergraduatesthenewimperialism.
Thenewimperialismafter1870wasquitedifferentintonefromthatwhichtheLittleEnglandershadopposedearlier.Thechiefchangeswerethatitwasjustifiedongroundsofmoraldutyandofsocialreformandnot,asearlier,ongroundsofmissionaryactivityandmaterialadvantage.ThemanmostresponsibleforthischangewasJohnRuskin.
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RuskinspoketotheOxfordundergraduatesasmembersoftheprivileged,rulingclass.Hetoldthemthattheywerethepossessorsofamagnificenttraditionofeducation,beauty,ruleoflaw,freedom,decencyandselfdisciplinebutthatthistraditioncouldnotbesaved,anddidnotdeservetobesaved,unlessitcouldbeextendedtothelowerclassesinEnglanditselfandtothenonEnglishmassesthroughouttheworld.Ifthisprecioustraditionwerenotextendedtothesetwogreatmajorities,theminorityofupperclassEnglishmenwouldultimatelybesubmergedby
thesemajoritiesandthetraditionlost.[15]
Basedonthesenewjustifications,thesameimmoralpoliciesofconquestandsubjugationfoundnewsupport.Theempirewasnownotonlyamatterofmoraldutyitwasamatterofselfpreservation.(Iftherulingelitefailedtoexpandtheempire,theircivilizedwayoflifewouldbelosttotheunwashedmasses.)Itwasapowerfulmessage,andithadasensationalimpactononeofRuskinsstudents.ThestudentwassomovedthathecopiedRuskinslecturewordfor
wordandkeptitwithhimforthirtyyears.[16]Healso,withahandfulofotherRuskindevotees,wentontofoundandfundtheNetworkthatQuigleyreferredtoasoneofthemostimportant
historicalfactsofthetwentiethcentury.[17]ThestudentsnamewasCecilRhodes.
IfyouveheardofCecilRhodes,oddsareithasntbeenwithinthecontextofhimbeingthatguywhocreatedasecretsocietytocontroltheworld.However,youmayhaveheardoftheRhodesScholarshipsatOxford(ormaybethetermRhodesScholar,atitlegiventostudentswho
studiedunderhisprogram).[18]MaybeyouveheardoftheAfricannationofRhodesia,orRhodesUniversitylocatedinSouthAfrica,bothnamedafterRhodes.Ifyouveeverboughtadiamond,perhapsyouveheardoftheDeBeersdiamondcompany(aSouthAfricandiamondmonopoly,establishedbyRhodes).
EachofthesestandsasatestamenttotheextraordinarylifeandinfluenceofCecilRhodes.ButthemostsignificantthingRhodesestablishedduringhislifetimedoesntbearhisnameandremainsalmostcompletelyunknown.Thisdespitethefactthatthesecretsocietyhefoundedin
1891,[19]anditssubsequentinstruments,continuestooperatetothisday.
BuildingtheNetwork
RhodesextractedmuchoftheoriginalfundingforhissecretsocietyfromthediamondandgoldminesofSouthAfrica.Aftermonopolizingtheseindustries,theenormouswealthandinfluencethathesecuredenabledhimtosteadilyincreasetheNetworksreach.Quigleyexplains:
RhodesfeverishlyexploitedthediamondandgoldfieldsofSouthAfrica,rosetobePrimeMinisteroftheCapeColony(18901896),contributedmoneytopoliticalparties,controlledparliamentaryseatsbothinEnglandandinSouthAfrica,andsoughttowinastripofBritish
territoryacrossAfricafromtheCapeofGoodHopetoEgypt.[20]
Notsurprisingly,Rhodesdidntfeelanymoralconflictabouthisimperialdesiresorthemethodsthatheusedtoattainthem.Heviewedhimselfassuperiortothoseheintendedtosubjugate.Inhislastwillandtestament,hewrote:
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Icontendthatwearethefinestraceintheworldandthatthemoreoftheworldweinhabitthebetteritisforthehumanrace.Justfancythosepartsthatareatpresentinhabitedbythemostdespicablespecimensofhumanbeingswhatanalterationtherewouldbeiftheywerebrought
underAngloSaxoninfluence.[21]
APBSseriestitledQueenVictoriasEmpirecreditsRhodeswithinspiringaburstofimperialisticfervorinBritain.Neartheendofthepiece,itsaysofRhodes:
CecilJohnRhodesbecamethegreatestempirebuilderofhisgeneration.Tofundhisdreamsofconquest,heembarkedonaruthlesspursuitofdiamonds,goldandpowerthatmadehimthemostformidableandthemosthatedmaninAfrica.ButthisstoryismuchbiggerthantheeffectCecilRhodeshadonAfricaorBritishImperialismoveracenturyago.Obviously,toproperlytellthestoryoftheNetwork,ahandfulofimportantindividualslikeRhodesdoneedtobementioned.However,tobeclear,theseindividualsarenotthemainfocusofthisstory.Instead,ourfocuswillfallmainlyontheinstrumentsthatRhodesandhisfollowerscreatedorinfiltrated,aswellasthetacticstheyemployedtosecretlyfurthertheirgoals.(AspowerfulasanyoneindividualmighthavebeenorcurrentlyiswithintheNetwork,theinstrumentsandtacticsarewheretherealpowerlies.Meneventuallydieinstrumentsandtacticscanliveonindefinitely.)
SideNote:IfyouareinterestedinamethodicalandmindnumbingbreakdownofalltheindividualsQuigleylookedintowhileresearchingtheNetwork(names,dates,titles,governmentpositions,relationshipstootherpowerfulpeople,etc.),TheAngloAmericanEstablishmentprovidespagesandpagesoftextlikethis:
OfLordSalisburysfivesons,theoldest(nowfourthMarquessofSalisbury),wasinalmosteveryConservativegovernmentfrom1900to1929.Hehadfourchildren,ofwhomtwomarriedintotheCavendishfamily.Ofthese,adaughter,LadyMaryCecil,marriedin1917theMarquessofHartington,latertenthDukeofDevonshiretheolderson,ViscountCranborne,marriedLadyElizabethCavendish,nieceoftheninthDukeofDevonshire.Theyoungerson,LordDavidCecil,awellknownwriterofbiographicalworks,wasforyearsaFellowofWadhamandforthelastdecadehasbeenaFellowofNewCollege.Theotherdaughter,LadyBeatriceCecil,marriedW.G.A.OrmsbyGore(nowLordHarlech),whobecameamemberoftheMilnerGroup.ItshouldperhapsbementionedthatViscountCranbornewasintheHouseofCommonsfrom1929to1941andhasbeenintheHouseofLordssince.HewasUnderSecretaryforForeignAffairsin19351938,resignedinprotestattheMunichagreement,butreturnedtoofficein1940asPaymasterGeneral(1940),SecretaryofStateforDominionAffairs(19401942),andColonialSecretary(1942).HewaslaterLordPrivySeal(19421943),SecretaryforDominionAffairsagain(19431945),andLeaderoftheConservativePartyintheHouseofLords
(19431945).[22]
Fortunatelyforyouandme,therewillbenosuchlistsinthisbook.
TheNetworksFirstInstrumentandSomeofItsAccomplishments
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ThefirstinstrumentcreatedbyRhodesandhisassociateswasthesecretsocietyitself.After
seventeenyearsofplanning,[23]Rhodescalledameetingandformallyestablishedthesociety.
InspiredbytheJesuits,[24]theIlluminati,[25]andtheFreemasons(ofwhichhewasa
member),[26]Rhodeshopedtosucceedwheretheothersecretsocietieshadfailed.Usingaringswithinringsstructure,thecenterringofpower(composedofRhodesandjustthreeotherindividuals)wouldcontrolalloftheouterrings.OfthethreeindividualswhosharedtheinnerringwithRhodes,AlfredMilner(laterawardedthetitleLordMilner)becamethestrongest.
ThegoalswhichRhodesandMilnersoughtandthemethodsbywhichtheyhopedtoachievethemweresosimilarby1902thatthetwoarealmostindistinguishable.BothsoughttounitetheworldinafederalstructurearoundBritain.BothfeltthatthisgoalcouldbestbeachievedbyasecretbandofmenunitedtooneanotherbydevotiontothecommoncauseBothfeltthatthisbandshouldpursueitsgoalbysecretpoliticalandeconomicinfluencebehindthescenesandbythecontrolofjournalistic,educational,andpropagandaagencies.WiththedeathofRhodesin1902,MilnerobtainedcontrolofRhodessmoneyandwasabletouseittolubricatetheworkingsofhispropagandamachine.ThisisexactlyasRhodeshadwantedandhadintended.MilnerwasRhodessheir,andbothmenknewitIn1898Rhodessaid,IsupportMilnerabsolutelywithoutreserve.Ifhesayspeace,Isaypeaceifhesayswar,Isay
war.Whateverhappens,IsaydittotoMilner.[27]
Alwaysonthelookoutforpotentialhelpers,MilnerrecruitedmainlyfromOxfordandToynbeeHall.Heusedhisinfluencetoplacethenewrecruitsintopositionsofpower.
ThroughhisinfluencethesemenwereabletowininfluentialpostsingovernmentandinternationalfinanceandbecamethedominantinfluenceinBritishimperialandforeignaffairsUnderMilnerinSouthAfricatheywereknownasMilnersKindergartenuntil1910.In19091913theyorganizedsemisecretgroups,knownasRoundTableGroups,inthechief
BritishdependenciesandtheUnitedStates.[28]
Asalreadycoveredinchapter1:
In1919theyfoundedtheRoyalInstituteofInternationalAffairs(ChathamHouse)SimilarInstitutesofInternationalAffairswereestablishedinthechiefBritishdominionsandintheUnitedStates(whereitisknownastheCouncilonForeignRelations)intheperiod19191927.After1925asomewhatsimilarstructureoforganizations,knownastheInstituteofPacific
Relations[IPR]wassetup.[29]
TheAngloAmericanEstablishmentdescribestheNetworksbasicsystemofrecruitmentandplacementthisway:
Theinnercircleofthisgroup,becauseofitsclosecontactwithOxfordandwithAllSouls,wasinapositiontonoticeableyoungundergraduatesatOxford.ThesewereadmittedtoAllSoulsandatoncegivenopportunitiesinpubliclifeandinwritingorteaching,totesttheirabilitiesandloyaltytotheidealsoftheMilnerGroup.Iftheypassedbothofthesetests,theyweregraduallyadmittedtotheMilnerGroupsgreatfiefssuchastheRoyalInstituteofInternationalAffairs,
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TheTimes,TheRoundTable,or,onthelargerscene,totheranksoftheForeignorColonial
Offices.[30]
Thissystemprovedtobeveryeffective.ItallowedthegrowingNetworktoremainhidden,whileitsfoundersexercisedalevelofcontrolthatcanhardlybeexaggerated.Asproof,Quigleyprovidesapartiallistofthegroupssocalledaccomplishments.Amongthem:
TheSecondBoerWar(18991902) ThepartitioningofIreland,Palestine,andIndia FormationandmanagementoftheLeagueofNations Britishappeasementpolicy(empowermentpolicy)ofHitler ControlofTheTimes,Oxford,andthosewhowritethehistoryofBritishImperialand
foreignpolicyQuigleygoesontosay:
ItwouldbeexpectedthataGroupwhichcouldnumberamongitsachievementssuchaccomplishmentsasthesewouldbeafamiliarsubjectfordiscussionamongstudentsof
historyInthiscase,theexpectationisnotrealized.[31]
Somethingelsethatisnotrealizedwhendispassionatelyrattlingoffalistofaccomplishmentslikethoseaboveisthetruegravityandlifealteringimpactofthoseevents.Toprovidealittleperspective,wellbrieflycoveroneoftheaforementionedaccomplishmentshere.Theysayapictureisworthathousandwords,soletsstartwithapictureofjustoneofthethousandsofchildren(LizzieVanZyl)whostarvedtodeathinBritishconcentrationcampsduringtheSecondBoerWar.
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TheSecondBoerWar
Rhodes,asamemberofthefinestraceintheworld,neededmoneytofundhisglobaldominationproject.Toobtainthatmoney,hehadnoproblemseizingvaluableresourcesfromthedespicablespecimensofhumanbeingsthatitrightfullybelongedto.Assuch,heusedhisdominantinfluenceoverBritishImperialpolicy(theabilitytodirectBritishmilitaryforce)againsttheBoersinSouthAfrica.
ItshouldbenotedthathisfirstattempttograbBoerlandandresources,aconspiracyknownastheJamesonRaid,failedmiserably.AndthoughheandhisNetworkhadclearlydirectedtheconspiracyandthoughtheleadersheselectedtooverthrowtheBoergovernmentwerecaughtintheact,theconsequencesoftheattemptedcoupwerentsufficienttopreventamoreambitiousconspiracy(theSecondBoerWar)thatfollowedafewyearslater.
SideNote:Cecilsbrother,FrankRhodes,wasamongtheleaderswhowerecapturedandtried
bytheBoergovernmentfortheJamesonRaid.[32]Ifthereareanydoubtsaboutthebenefitsofbeingamongtherulingclass,thisshouldsettletheissue:
ForconspiringwithDr.JamesonmembersoftheReformCommitteeweretriedintheTransvaalcourtsandfoundguiltyofhightreason.Thefourleadersweresentencedtodeathbyhanging,butthissentencewasnextdaycommutedto15yearsimprisonmentandinJune1896
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[sixmonthslater]theothermembersoftheCommitteewerereleasedonpaymentof2,000eachinfines,allofwhichwerepaidbyCecilRhodes.JanC.Smutswrotein1906,TheJamesonRaidwastherealdeclarationofwarAndthatissoinspiteofthefouryearsoftrucethatfollowed[the]aggressorsconsolidatedtheiralliancethe
defendersontheotherhandsilentlyandgrimlypreparedfortheinevitable.[33]
IntheyearsfollowingthefailedJamesonRaid,theNetworkbeganagitatingforBritishannexationoftheBoerRepublics.AfterasufficientBritishmilitarybuildupandfailednegotiations,theinevitablefinallycame.PaulKruger(knownasthefaceofBoer
resistance[34])sawthatwarwasunavoidableandissuedafinalultimatumtotheBritish,demandingthattheywithdrawalltroopsfromthebordersoftheTransvaalRepublicandthe
OrangeFreeStatewithinfortyeighthours.[35]IftheBritishrefused,thetworepublicswoulddeclarewar.
Outrageandlaughterwerethemainresponses.TheeditorofTheTimeslaughedoutloudwhenhereadit,sayinganofficialdocumentisseldomamusingandusefulyetthiswasboth.TheTimesdenouncedtheultimatumasanextravagantfarce.TheGlobedenouncedthistrumperylittlestate.MosteditorialsweresimilartotheDailyTelegraph,whichdeclared:ofcoursetherecanonlybeoneanswertothisgrotesquechallenge.Krugerhasaskedforwarandwarhemust
have![36]
Andwartheydidhave,withalloftheinjusticeandbrutalitythatoneshouldexpect:theft,subjugation,suffering,andmurder.ThoughtheNetworkanditssupportersexpectedafastandeasyvictoryoverthetrumperylittlestatesthatdaredtochallengetheBritishEmpire,suchwasnotthecase.TheBoerswereskilledhuntersandcompetentfighters.Asweeksturnedintomonths,andmonthsturnedintoyears,theBoers(determinedtoregaintheindependenceoftheirownterritory)drovetheBritishtoemployascorchedearthpolicy.
AsBritishtroopssweptthecountryside,theysystematicallydestroyedcrops,burnedhomesteadsandfarms,poisonedwells,andinternedBoerandAfricanwomen,childrenandworkersinconcentrationcamps.TheBoerWarconcentrationcampsystemwasthefirsttimethatawholenationhadbeensystematicallytargeted,andthefirstinwhichsomewholeregionshadbeendepopulated.AlthoughmostblackAfricanswerenotconsideredbytheBritishtobehostile,manytensofthousandswerealsoforciblyremovedfromBoerareasandalsoplacedinconcentration
camps.[37]
Ultimately,theconcentrationcampsystemprovedmoredeadlythanthebattlefield.Bywarsend,nearly50percentofallBoerchildrenundersixteenyearsofagehaddiedofstarvation,diseaseandexposureintheconcentrationcamps.Alltold,approximately25percentoftheBoerinmatepopulationdied,andtotalciviliandeathsinthecamps(mostlywomenandchildren)reachedtwentysixthousand.(ThepictureofLizzieVanZylrepresentsjustoneofthose
twentysixthousandfaces.)[38]
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Sadly,thesenumbersaccountforonlyBoercivilianskilled.Inall,thedeathtolloftheSecondBoerWarexceededseventythousandlives,withmorethantwentyfivethousandcombatantskilledandanadditionaltwentythousandblackAfricans,75percentofwhomdiedintheBritishconcentrationcamps.But,ofcourse,thiswasonlyjustthebeginningandasmallpricetopayfortheNetwork.ThedefeatedrepublicswereabsorbedintotheempireandwereeventuallyfoldedintotheUnionofSouthAfrica(alsoacreationoftheNetwork,whichservedasaBritishally
duringthetwoWorldWars).[39]
Hopefully,thisshortoutlineoftheSecondBoerWaraddssomedepthtooneoftheearlyaccomplishmentsofRhodesandhisfellowconspirators.Factorintheimmeasurablesufferingofsomeoftheirothersocalledaccomplishments,likethemillionorsowhodiedwhentheydecidedtopartitionIndia,orthemillionsmorewhodiedasaresultoftheirHitlerempowermentproject,andQuigleysassertionthatthisgroupisoneofthemostimportantfactsofthetwentiethcenturyishardtodeny.
AstheBritishgovernmentsufferedthepoliticalconsequencesoftheNetworksdecisions,andastheBritishcitizenryandsoldierspaidthecostsinbloodandtreasure,thesecretsocietythatRhodescreatedwasabletooperatewithoutfearofdirectrepercussions.TheBritishgovernmentwasnowoneofitsinstruments.Oxford,TheTimes,theLeagueofNations,andtheRoyalInstituteforInternationalAffairs(tonameafew)werealsoitsinstruments.Onthesurface,eachoftheseappearedunconnected.Beneaththesurface,eachwasdominatedbythesamegroupofindividuals.
Inararemomentofhonestcriticism,Quigleywarnshisreaders:
NocountrythatvaluesitssafetyshouldallowwhattheMilnerGroupaccomplishedinBritainthatis,thatasmallnumberofmenshouldbeabletowieldsuchpowerinadministrationandpolitics,shouldbegivenalmostcompletecontroloverthepublicationofthedocumentsrelatingtotheiractions,shouldbeabletoexercisesuchinfluenceovertheavenuesofinformationthatcreatepublicopinion.Suchpower,whateverthegoalsatwhichitmaybedirected,istoomuchtobeentrustedsafelyto
anygroup.[40]
Buildingonthatfoundation,itstimenowtoshiftawayfromtheNetworksimpactonEurope,Africa,andAsia.Asinterestingandtragicasthosestoriesmightbe,thereisanothercontinent(NorthAmerica)thatRhodesintendedtocontrolfromthestart.
Inhisfirstwill,Rhodesresolvedtocreateaglobalpowersogreatthatitwouldrenderwarsimpossible.(Moreaccurately,heshouldhavestated:RenderresistancetotheNetworkimpossible.)Notsurprisingly,thisgoaltocreateanunconquerableglobalpowerrequiredthe
ultimaterecoveryoftheUnitedStatesofAmericaasanintegralpartoftheBritishEmpire.[41]
Inthefollowingchapter,wellcoverhowtheNetworksuccessfullyinfiltratedthepoliticalandeconomicsystemoftheUnitedStatesandturneditintojustanotheroneofitsinstrumentsinthequestforglobaldomination.
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Chapter3
TheNetworkRecoversAmerica
Twomen,CecilRhodesandLordMilner,playedanindispensableroleinthecreationandexpansionoftheNetwork.Theiractionschangedtheworldforever,andforthatreasonnodepictionoftheNetwork(ormodernhistoryforthatmatter)wouldbecompletewithoutmentioningtheirnames.
Likewise,twoadditionalmenplayedanindispensableroleinhelpingtheNetworkachieveoneofitscrucialgoals:regainingcontroloftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Thefirstman,EdwardMandellHouse,wasclearlyawillinganddeceptiveservant.Thesecondman,PresidentWoodrowWilson,wasalmostcertainlyawellmeaningdupe.Butbeforebringingthesetwoadditionalcharactersintothestory,letstouchonwhyitwasnecessaryfortheNetworktorecovertheUnitedStatesanddestroyitspoliticalandeconomicsovereignty.
GlobalDomination101
Thereisalwaysonenonnegotiableelementinanyplantosecureglobaldomination:sovereignnations(trulyindependentnations)cannotbetolerated.Why?Becauseglobaldominationisaboutcentralizingallpowerintothewouldberulershands.Independentnationsimpedethisconsolidationanddisturbtheproperchainofcommand.
Thisseemsstraightforwardenough,but,sinceitsrarelyboileddowntoitssimplestform,itsworthrepeating:toruletheworld,youmustfirstdestroynationalsovereignty.Youmustconsolidateandcontroltherealleversofpower,regardlessofthedifferentformsofgovernmentthatappearineachcountry.
Ifdemocraticformsofgovernmentcanpersuadethemajoritytoacceptyourglobalpolicies,thendemocraticformsshouldbeused.Iftyrannicalformsofgovernmentaremoreeffectiveatgainingcompliance,thenlettherebetyranny.Ifshiftingfromoneformofgovernmenttoanother(turningnationsandsocietiesontheirhead)providesanopportunitytoobtainyourobjectivesSobeit.Allthattrulymattersisthatyoucontroltheleaderswhoappeartoholdpowerandthatyoucancontainordestroythoseleadersiftheyforget(orsimplyhaventrealized)whotherealmasteris.
ThisiswhatQuigleymeantwhenhesaidtheNetworksmembersaresatisfiedtopossessthe
realityratherthantheappearanceofpower.[1]Totheextentthattheydirectthepoliticalandeconomicmachineryofnationstotheextenttheycandestroynationalsovereigntyandimposetheirpoliciesonthecitizensoftheworldtheypossesstherealityofpower.Andtothisend,anythingthatweakensnationalsovereigntyistheirallyanythingthatstrengthensitistheirenemy.
Unfortunately,asEdGriffinpointsoutinTheQuigleyFormula,manypeoplestruggletobelievethattheirhighlyrespectedleadersareconspiringtocheatthemoutoftrulyrepresentative
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government.Afterall,ourleadersconstantlysingthepraisesofrepresentativegovernment.Theytellusthatthecitizensaresovereign,voterscontrolnationalpolicies,andanysuggestiontothecontraryisridiculous.Afteralifetimeofbeingfedthisversionofreality,theideaofaglobalconspiracytodestroynationalsovereignty(involvingbothgovernmentandgovernmentadvisors)is,understandably,difficulttoaccept.Butthegreatestweaponagainstkneejerkdisbeliefoftencomesdirectlyfromtheconspiratorsthemselves.Forinstance,ArnoldJ.Toynbee(ahighrankingmemberoftheNetwork),leftlittledoubtwhenhewrote:
Iwillherebyrepeatthatweareatpresentworkingdiscreetlybutwithallofourmighttowrestthismysteriouspoliticalforcecalledsovereigntyoutoftheclutchesofthelocalnationalstatesof
ourworld.Andallthetimewearedenyingwithourlipswhatwearedoingwithourhands.[2]
As Quigley discovered, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is nothing more than a front
group for the Network.[3] This being the case, its position on national sovereignty is predictable. Here are a few choice quotes from CFR members taken from Dishonest Money: Financing the RoadtoRuin,page69:Thehouseofworldorderwillhavetobebuiltfromthebottomupratherthanfromthetopdownanendrunaroundnationalsovereignty,erodingitpiecebypiece,willaccomplishmuchmorethantheoldfashionedfrontalassault.CFRmemberRichardGardnerWeshallhaveworldgovernment,whetherornotwelikeit.Thequestionisonlywhetherworldgovernmentwillbeachievedbyconsentorbyconquest.CFRmemberJamesPaulWarburgSomedilutionofthesovereigntysystemasitprevailsintheworldtodaymusttakeplacetotheimmediatedisadvantageofthosenationswhichnowpossessthepreponderanceofpowerTheUnitedStatesmustbepreparedtomakesacrificesinsettingupaworldpoliticoeconomicorder.CFRmemberFosterDullesAdmiral Chester Ward, a longtime CFR member who later became a harsh critic, summed up the prevailing goal of the CFR this way: the submergence of US sovereignty and national independenceintoanallpowerfuloneworldgovernment.Again, this policy toward national sovereignty shouldnt come as a surprise. The CFR is simply a creation of the Network, and, as such, it was created to help the Network achieve its goals. And though the CFR is just one of many instruments in the Networks arsenal, it is among the most powerful. Even though CFR members constitute only about .0015 percent of the US population, they have held, and currently hold, an inexplicably high percentage of the most influential positionsinoursociety.AlmostallofAmericasleadershiphascomefromthissmallgroup.Thatincludespresidentsandtheiradvisors,cabinetmembers,ambassadors,boardmembersoftheFederalReserveSystem,directorsofthelargestbanksandinvestmenthouses,presidentsofuniversities,and
headsofmetropolitannewspapers,newsservices,andTVnetworks.[4]
Beforemovingon,itsworthmentioningoneadditionalandextremelyimportantreasonforwhytheNetworksoughttoregaincontroloftheUnitedStates:justastheBritishgovernmentbecame
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apowerfulinstrumentintheNetworkstoolbox,theUnitedStatesofferedanevengreateropportunity.ByseizingcontrolofUSforeignpolicy,theNetworkcouldnowaccesstheuntappedmilitary,economic,andpoliticalresourcesofAmerica.Itcouldusethoseresourcestocontinuewhatsbestdescribedasitssovereigntydestructionproject.Asanaddedbonus,itcouldchainthepoliticalconsequencesandinescapabledebttotheUnitedStates.Andthatsexactlywhatithasdone.
Forinstance,sinceitwasfoundedin1947,theCIA(acreationoftheNetwork)[5]hasbeenused
todestabilizeandtoppledozensofuncooperativenationscovertly[6]whiletheUSmilitary(controlledbypolicymakersthataredominatedbytheNetwork)hasbeenusedtotoppledozensdirectly.Again,thecostsandblowbackaccruetotheUnitedStatesthebenefitsgototheNetwork.True,theUnitedStatesdoesenjoythebenefitofappearingsupremelypowerful,butthisisonlyacrueljoke.WhentheNetworkissatisfiedthatallmajorobstaclestoitsunelectedrulehavebeenremoved,itwillbeasimplemattertodestroytheUSdollar,justifiablycutofftheflowofmoneyandcredittotheUnitedStates,andcreatethepoliticalincentive(necessity)fortheUnitedStatestofullyenterthenewglobalsystem.
Obviously,noneoftheNetworksactionstothispoint(andnoneofitsfutureplans)wouldhavebeenpossiblewithoutfirstseizingtheleversofpowerintheUnitedStates.Sofornow,letsreturntothetwomenwhomadethatpossible.
AWillingandDeceptiveServant
Anunattractiveandphysicallyaveragemanstands,aloneanddepressed,beneathanoaktreeattheprestigiousWestPointMilitaryAcademy.Itsgraduationday.Inthedistance,hispeers(theClassof1920)anxiouslyawaittheirchancetoleadthearmyandthefreeworldintothetwentiethcentury.ThepresidentoftheUnitedStates,hissecretaryofdefense,andotherdistinguishedguestsareinattendancetohonortheoccasion,andthisaddstowhatmostseeasanalreadyintoxicatingatmosphere.Allarefilledwithexcitementandasenseofpurposeallbutthemanwhostandsbeneaththeoak.
Unlikehispeers,hehaspaidattentiontotheworldaroundhim.Hehasstudiedtheinsidiousinfluenceofunrestrainedwealthtearingatthefabricofthenation.Eventhearmyitselfhadbecomelittlemorethanaprostituteinrecentdecades,forcedtoservetheinterestsofthosewhodaccumulatedrichesbeyondallboundsofneed.
Hequietlydreamsofamuchtobedesiredstateofsociety,builtuponthetenetsofsocialism
asdreamedofbyKarlMarx.[7]Ourhero,amasterlymanofprodigiousintellect,resolvesto
hastenarevolutionaryadjustmentofUSsociety.[8]Butbeforehecanfixtherepublic,hemustfirstdestroyit.Hemustoverthrowthegovernment,declarehimselfdictator,andshredthatobsoleteandvulgardocumentonwhichtherepublicwasfounded(theUSConstitution.)HealonewilldecidethelawsofthenationHewillensurethedesiresofthepeoplearebetter
met.[9](Unless,ofcourse,someofthepeopledesiretoresisthisedictstherewillbeno
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representationforthem.Theywillbeputtodeath.Likewise,theexerciseoffreespeech,against
thedictatorspolicies,willnotbetolerated.[10])
Ifyouvebeencheckingfootnotesoverthepastfewparagraphs,youvenoticedmultiplereferencestoabookentitledPhillipDru:Administrator.Itsanovel,originallypublished(anonymously)in1912.Whyreferencethisnovel,youask?Becausewecanlearnagreatdealaboutthewillinganddeceptiveservant(EdwardMandellHouse)fromthebooksantiAmericanmessage.
Tobrieflyrecap:PhillipDru:AdministratoristhetaleofanintellectuallysuperiormanwhoconspirestooverthrowtheUSgovernment,assumedictatorialpowers,andpavethewayforsocialismasdreamedofbyKarlMarx.Ourgoodheartedheroconcludes,alongwithothercharactersinthebook,thatthepeoplearesimplyincapableofdeterminingtheirownbestinterests.Assuch,arevolutionaryadjustmentoftheirgovernment(whethertheylikeitornot),isnecessary.TheheroandhisfellowconspiratorssetouttoremaketheUnitedStatesastheyseefit,andsucceed.
Ifyouhaventalreadyguessed,PhillipDru:Administratorwaswrittenbynoneotherthan
EdwardMandellHousehimself.[11]Inthebook,Housearguesthatdictatorshipisnecessarybecausetherichandpowerfulhavetakencontrol,andtheyreusingtheirpoweragainstthepoorandlessfortunate.Tounderstandhowshamefullycynicalthisis,considerthefactthatHousespropagandawasmeanttostrengthen,notweaken,thesamerichandpowerfulindividualsthathisbookcondemned.
SideNote:ThisisoneofthemostcommontacticsemployedbytheNetworkformanipulatingpublicopinion.Itwillpointtoaninjustice(oftencausedbytheNetworkitself),whipupanemotionalfirestorm,and,atthepeakofhysteria,offerasolutionthatfurthersitsownagenda.
MaybethisiswhyHousepublishedhisnovelanonymously.Itwouldbeprettyhardtohookreaderswithhisfighttheelitestorylineiftheyknewtheauthorwasoneofthefirst
kingmakersinmodernAmericanpolitics.[12]Inanyevent,thebookisworthreading,notforitsentertainmentvalue(itisntwellwritten),butbecauseitsashortreadthatprovidesmanyinsightsintohoweasilyahandfulofmencanmanipulateademocraticsystemofgovernment.Somenotableexamplesinclude:
Howasenatorcanpretendtorepresentthecitizenswhovotedforhimwhileactuallyrepresentingthespecialintereststhathewaselectedtofight(page35)
Howkingmakers,beforethrowingtheirweightbehindacandidate,ensurethattheindebtedcandidatewillchooseadvisorsfromthekingmakersapprovedlist(page38)
Ifapuppetofficialgetsoutofline,howtobringthembackundercontrol(havethepressattackthemandhaveotherpowerfulgovernmentpuppetsdothesame,page46)
Howtousetheregulatorypowerofgovernmenttocollecttributesandfunneltaxmoneyintocompaniesyouchoose.Howtobegenerouswithotherpeoplesmoneyandusethatgenerositytostrengthenyourholdonpoliticalpower(page94)
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Thebookeventakesafewcontemptuousshotsattheelectorateitself.Forinstance,whendescribingoneofthemajorinstrumentsthatsusedtomanipulateelectedofficials,welearnthatthepresscanmakeordestroyamanslegislativeandpoliticalcareer,andtheweakandthevainandthemenwithshiftyconsciences,thatthepeopleintheirfatuousindifferenceelecttomaketheirlaws,seldomfailtosuccumbtothissubtleinfluence(page120).
Asalreadymentioned,Househimselfwasakingmaker.HisconnectionstotheNetworkgavehimthepowertomakeorbreakaspiringpoliticians,andheexercisedthispowerwithgreatskill.Priortoturninghisattentiontothenationalstage,Houseiscreditedwithhelpingfourdifferent
candidatessecurethegovernorshipofTexas.[13]ButofallthekingsthatHousemanagedtomake,nonepaidbetterdividendsthanWoodrowWilson.
Carefullyselectedandmanipulated,HouseusedWilsontocreatethetwoessentialfundingmechanismsfortheNetworksrevolutionaryadjustmentofUSsociety.Morespecifically:priortotheelectionofWoodrowWilson,theNetworkdidnotpossessthepowertotaxUScitizensincomeorcontrolthenationsmoneysupply.Wilsonsignedbothofthesepowersintoexistenceshortlyafterhetookoffice.Morethananything,thisenabledHouseandtheNetworktoturntheUnitedStatesawayfromsovereigntyandtowardservitude.
ProfessorThomasJ.KnockprovidesthiskeeninsightintotherelevanceofHousesbook,PhilipDru:Administrator:
PhilipDrudeservesseriousattentionifonlyforthepropheticselfexpositionofitsauthor.Clearly,Housesdrivingambitioninlifewastoinfluencethecourseofhistory.Toanextent,hesucceededHewasrightonthemarkwhenhewrote:Iwaslikeadisembodiedspiritseekinga
corporealform.IfoundmyopportunityinWoodrowWilson.[14]
WoodrowWilson,aWellMeaningDupe
BeforetheNetworkchoosesacandidateforaparticularjob,thatcandidatemustbecarefullyscreened.Thisobviouslyisntaproblemforthosewhohaveintelligenceagenciesandotherinvestigativeresourcesattheirdisposal.Avastamountofpersonalinformationcanbeeasily
collectedonanyindividual[15]and,iftheindividuallookspromising,arecruiter(likeMandellHouse)willknowexactlywhatbuttonstopushtoenticeandormanipulatethenewrecruit.TosaythatWilsonmusthavelookedverypromisingtotheNetworkwouldbeacolossalunderstatement.Hehaddemonstratedloyaltytotheidealsofglobalgovernmentandsocialism,
aswellascontemptfortheUSConstitution,longbeforeHouseselectedhim[16]forthepresidency.
InhisbookToEndAllWars:WoodrowWilsonandtheQuestforaNewWorldOrder,ThomasJ.Knock(asupporterofWilson)providesadetailedlookintoWilsonsmind.ThesimilaritiesbetweenWilsonandthesocalledheroinPhilipDru:Administratorareverydisturbing.AssumingtheNetworksoughttoestablishacentralizedworldgovernment,theycouldhavehardlyfoundabetteradvocatethanWoodrowWilson.
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Asearlyas1887,Wilsonhadwrittenofaconfederationofempires[17]andexpressedhisagreementwiththecentralideabehindstatesocialism.Thatidea,hewrote,isthatnolinecanbedrawnbetweenprivateandpublicaffairswhichtheStatemaynotcrossatwillitisveryclearthatinfundamentaltheorysocialismanddemocracyarealmostifnotquiteoneandthe
same.[18]
InWilsonsopinion,theUSgovernmentneededtomovetowardcentralizedsocialistcontrolandunlimitedpowerinordertostoptheaggrandizementofgiantcorporationsthatthreatenedtoswallowup,notonlyindividualsandsmallbusinesses,butdemocraticgovernmentitself.Wilsonwentontocondemnselfish,misguidedindividualismandproclaimedweoughtalltoregardourselvesassocialists.Hesawthatconcentratedandunaccountablepowerhadenabledtherichandstrongtocombineagainstthepoorandweak,anditwashightimeforgovernmenttolayasidetimidityandmakeitselfanagencyforsocialreformaswellaspolitical
control.[19]
EachoftheseargumentsisnearlyidenticaltothoseofferedbyHousesfictionalhero.ButunlikeHouse(whousedtheargumentsdeceptively,tojustifyseizinggreaterpower),Wilsonprobablybelievedthathissolutionswouldweakenthemonopolisticforceshespokeoutagainst.And,ifso,thismadeWilsonmuchmorevaluabletotheNetworkthanthetypicalinsincerepoliticianwhodsayanythinginexchangeforapaycheckandsomepower.WilsonwouldopenlyandpassionatelybuildfortheNetworkwhatitcouldneveropenlybuildforitself.
ButiftheseaspectsofWilsonspersonalityandideologywerenotenough,therewasonefinalassetthattheNetworkcouldexploit:WoodrowWilsonwasamanoftoweringarroganceandhypocrisy.Hehadnoaversiontothecreationofimperialpower,provideditwasdirectedbytherightpeople(likehimself,nodoubt)andprovideditwasusedfortherightreasons(tobedeterminedbythesame.)InthecaseoftheUnitedStates,hestated,IbelievethatGodplantedinusvisionsoflibertythatwearechosentoshowthewaytothenationsoftheworldhow
theyshallwalkinthepathsofliberty.[20]
Aswithmostpoliticians,whenWilsonusesthepronounwe(asinwearechosen),hewouldhavebeenmorehonesttousethepronounI.Moretothepoint:hefeltthatGodhadchosenhimtosecuregloballibertybyforce,andthereisatleastonereference,providedbySigmundFreud,whereWilsondropsallrhetoricalsubterfuge:
GodordainedthatIshouldbethenextPresidentoftheUnitedStates.Neitheryounoranyother
mortalormortalscouldhavepreventedit.[21]
AdditionalquotesfurtherclarifythestrengthofWilsonsego.Forinstance,inhisconfidentialjournal,hewrote:Whymaynotthepresentgenerationwrite,throughme,itspolitical
autobiography.[22]Inanaddresshegaveaspresident(July4,1914),WilsonproclaimedthattheroleoftheUnitedStateswastobethelightwhichshallshineuntoallgenerationsandguide
thefeetofmankindtothegoalofjusticeandlibertyandpeace.[23]Andtoachievethis,Wilson
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generouslypledgedeverydollarofAmericaswealth,everydropofherblood,andallthe
energyofherpeople.[24]
EvenHenryKissingertookaimatWilsonsconceit:
InWilsonsview,therewasnoessentialdifferencebetweenfreedomforAmericaandfreedomfortheworldhedevelopedanextraordinaryinterpretationofwhatGeorgeWashingtonhadreallymeantwhenhewarnedagainstforeignentanglements.Wilsonredefinedforeigninawaythatwouldsurelyhaveastonishedthefirstpresident.WhatWashingtonmeant,accordingtoWilson,wasthatAmericamustavoidbecomingentangledinthepurposesofothers.But,Wilsonargued,nothingthatconcernshumanitycanbeforeignorindifferenttous.HenceAmericahadanunlimitedchartertoinvolveitselfabroadwhatextraordinaryconceittoderiveacharterforglobalinterventionfromaFoundingFathersinjunctionagainstforeignentanglements,andto
elaborateaphilosophyofneutralitythatmadeinvolvementinwarinevitable![25]
Wilsonsdesiretocreateaglobalpowerstructurethatnonationorprobablecombinationof
nationscouldresist,[26]coupledwithhismessiahcomplex,providedtheperfectpsychological
ingredientsforturningthemanintoausefulidiot.[27]ServandoGonzalessummedupthefinalequationperfectly:Wilsonwasamanintoxicatedwiththesenseofhisownimportanceandhistoricalrelevanceand,assuch,hecouldbeeasilymanipulatedbyatrainedintelligence
officer(likeEdwardMandellHouse).[28]
Theevidencesuggeststhatthisisexactlywhathappened.TheNetworkhadnoreasontorevealitselforitsNewWorldOrderplanstoWilson.Rather,ithadeveryreasontolethimbelievethecrusadeforglobalgovernmentwashisidea,hisdivinepurpose,tomaketheworldsafefordemocracy.
Inhisbook,TheNewFreedom,WoodrowWilsonspokeoutagainstashadowymonopolisticpowerthatwasexercisingundueinfluenceintheUnitedStates.Hewrote:
SinceIenteredpolitics,Ihavechieflyhadmensviewsconfidedtomeprivately.SomeofthebiggestmenintheUnitedStates,inthefieldofcommerceandmanufacture,areafraidofsomebody,areafraidofsomething.Theyknowthatthereisapowersomewheresoorganized,sosubtle,sowatchful,sointerlocked,socomplete,sopervasive,thattheyhadbetternotspeak
abovetheirbreathwhentheyspeakincondemnationofit.[29]
Howironicthatthissameorganized,watchful,andpervasivepoweriswhatputWoodrowWilsonintheWhiteHouseandthisbringsustoanotherveryimportantpartofthestory.
AssumingweacceptthefactthatWilsonwasadupe,cynicallyusedbytheNetworktofurtheritsalreadyestablishedagenda,westillhaventaddressedthemostimpressiveswindleofall:thattheNetworksuccessfullydupedmillionsofAmericansintoelectinghiminthefirstplace.
TheElectionDeception
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Fewvoterseverstoptoconsiderthewayinwhichtheyinitiallymeettheirchoicesforpresident.IfastrangemanweretoknockontheirdoorandsayImrunningforpresidentoftheUnitedStates,thereisalmostzerochancetheydviewhimasalegitimatecandidate.However,iftheymeettheexactsamestrangerthroughoneoftheNetworksmainpropagandainstruments(radio,print,ortelevision),suddenlythereactionisverydifferent.Suddenlythestrangerdeservesaseriouslook.
ThisiswhatBernaysreferredtoasoneofthemostfirmlyestablishedprinciplesofmasspsychology,andtheNetworkappliestheprinciplemasterfully.Essentially,itisthis:thevastmajorityofpeopleaccepttheideathatcredibleindividualsandorganizationsshouldbetrustedtodotheirreasoningforthem.
Inthecaseofelections,thepublictruststhesocalledcrediblemediatonarrowthefielddowntothetoptiercandidates.Apoliticalsideshowensuesand,attheend,voterschoosewhotheydprefertohaveinoffice.Buttheirchoiceisntwhattheyperceiveittobe.Sure,theyaretechnicallychoosingwhotheyprefer,buttheyarechoosingfromalistofcandidatesthatwaschosenforthem.
Sadly,thissleightofhandworksjustaswelltodayasitdidonehundredyearsago.Andunlessthisconceptbecomeswidelyunderstood,itwillworkonehundredyearsfromnowaswell.ReturningtoBernays,fromhisbookPropaganda:
Politicalcampaignstodayareallsideshows,allhonors,allbombast,glitter,andspeeches.Theseareforthemostpartunrelatedtothemainbusinessofstudyingthepublicscientifically,ofsupplyingthepublicwithparty,candidate,platformandsellingthepublictheseideasandproducts.Inshort:withouttheNetworksbacking,acandidatewillremainarelativenobodyintheelection.Theywillberelegatedtobeggingdoortodoorforenoughmoneytorunan(almostmeaningless)advertisingcampaign.However,withNetworkbacking,thecandidatecancountonmillionsofdollarsincampaigndonations,alonglistofcredibleendorsements,andanearlypricelessamountofexposurethroughtheNetworkspropagandainstruments.(Intheunlikelyeventthatatrulyindependentcandidateemerges,withenoughmoneyoralargeenoughfollowingtogainsomeground,theNetworkwillsimplyuseitsinstrumentstosmearandostracizethecandidateandthecandidatessupporters.)
Tobeclear,thisisnttosuggestthattheNetworkbackedcandidatesarenecessarilyinvolvedintheelectiondeception.PresidentoftheUnitedStatesisajobtitlethatfewerthanfortyfivemenhaveheld.Thedesiretojointheranksofsuchanexclusiveclub,withallofitsattendantperks,isundoubtedlyveryreal.Thecandidatesmightevengenuinelydisagreewithafewpositionsheldbytheiropponents.Infact,itsevenbetteriftheydo.(Themeaninglessbickeringbetweenthem,andthepartisanhysteriaitincitesamongthepublic,onlyaddstotheoverallillusionofvoterchoice.)ButontheissuesthatmattermosttotheNetwork,eachsponsoredcandidateisvirtuallyidenticalinvalue.
Thebeautyofthissystemisitssimplicity.TheNetworkscoutspotentialtalent,performsthenecessarybackgroundchecks,and,afterconveyingitsexpectations,offersitsvitalassistancetoa
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handfulofcandidates.Aftersomebombast,glitter,andspeeches,thepublicchoosesfromtheproducts(party,candidate,andplatform)thatwereputbeforethem.
Now,letsquicklyexpandalittleonhowandwhytheNetworkoustedincumbentpresidentWilliamHowardTaftandinstalledWoodrowWilson.
Summaryofthe1912Coup
The1912electionpresentedanincredibleopportunityfortheNetwork.AlthoughWilliamHowardTafthadservedtheconspiratorswell(byopenlyentertainingtheideaofrelinquishingUSsovereigntyandsupportingtheNetworkslongsoughtfundingmechanism,theincome
tax[30]),hedfailedtosupporttheonemeasurethatwasmoreimportantthanallothers.HerefusedtosupportNelsonAldrichsplantohandthenationsmoneysupplyovertotheNetwork
throughthecreationofacentralbank.[31]SincethecentralbankwasnecessarytotrulydominatetheUnitedStates,TaftsrejectionoftheAldrichplanconstitutedamajortransgression.Buttherewasaremedy,andthatremedysnamewasWoodrowWilson.
Wilsonhaddonemorethanopenlyentertaintheideaofrelinquishingnationalsovereignty,heddevelopedanearfanaticalobsessionwiththeidea.TherewouldbenoproblemgettinghimtopassionatelyevangelizetheNewWorldOrderonbehalfoftheNetwork.
ItwouldalsobenoproblemgettingWilsontosigntheNetworksincometaxscamintolaw.(Theincometaxwassoldasawaytopunishtherichandenrichthepoor.Inreality,thetaxsimplyextractsmoneyfromUScitizensanddumpsitdirectlyintotheNetworksprojectsandpockets.)
Lastbutcertainlynotleast,controlofthenationsmoneysupplywouldbefareasiertosecurewithWilsonintheWhiteHouse.Foronereason,Wilsonadmittedthathereallydidnt
understandcentralbanking,[32]andthiswasveryconvenient.TheNetworkcouldprovidealltherightadvisors,steeringthecreationofthesocalledFederalReserveSystemfromstarttofinish.
AnotherreasonthecentralbankwouldbeeasiertosecureunderWilsonisbecausetheentireissuehadbeensuccessfullyframedinpartisanterms.Thatis,apreviouscentralbankplanhadbeenputforwardbyaRepublicansenatornamedNelsonAldrich.SinceeveryoneknewthatAldrichwasaNetworkconnectedinsider,thelegislationwasshotdownbyDemocratswhenitborehisname.(Forthis,theDemocratswerelargelyseenashavingprotectedthelittleguyfromanotherbigbusinessRepublicanscheme.)
WiththepeopleconvincedthattheDemocratshadprotectedthem,anyalternativecentralbankplanputforwardunderaDemocraticadministrationwouldrousefarlesssuspicion.TheNetworkcouldsimplydropthenameAldrich,wrapthelegislationinsomeprogressiverhetoric,andselltheexactsamethingwithWilsonandhisDemocraticadministrationactingastrustedpitchmen.
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(Liketheincometax,thecentralbankwouldbepresentedasawaytoprotectthepeoplefromtherichandpowerful.Intruth,itaccomplishedtheexactopposite.)
SideNote:ThecentralbankissueissocrucialtotheNetworksplanfordominatingtheworld
thatIvewrittenanentirebookonthesubject.[33]Asizableamountofthenextchapterwillbedevotedtothistopic,but,fornow,hereiswhatQuigleysaidtheNetworkintendedtocreatewithitscentralbankingpower:
aworldsystemoffinancialcontrolinprivatehandsabletodominatethepoliticalsystemofeachcountryTheapexofthesystemwastobeaprivatebankownedandcontrolledbytheworldscentralbankswhichwerethemselvesprivatecorporations.EachcentralbanksoughttodominateitsgovernmentbyitsabilitytocontrolTreasuryloans,tomanipulateforeignexchanges,toinfluencethelevelofeconomicactivityinthecountry,andto
influencecooperativepoliticiansbysubsequenteconomicrewardsinthebusinessworld.[34]
Asaquickreminder,thisisntacaseofQuigleyguessingattheNetworksintentions.Hespeakswiththeauthorityofamanwho,inhisownwords,knowsoftheoperationsofthisnetworkbecausehestudieditfortwentyyearsandwaspermittedfortwoyears,intheearly1960s,to
examineitspapersandsecretrecords.[35]
So,whencomparingtheRepublicancandidate,Taft,totheDemocraticcandidate,Wilson,therewasnoquestionwhotheNetworkwantedmore.Thedecisionwasmade,MandellHousepaidWilsonavisit,andtheprocessofgroomingWilsonforthepresidencybegan.
InNovember1911,WilsonmetColonelEdwardMandellHouse,oneofthefirstkingmakersinmodernAmericanpolitics.Almostfromthefirst,theColonellaterrecalled,ourmindsvibratedinunison.Wilsonconcurred:Mr.HouseismysecondpersonalityHisthoughtsand
mineareone.[36]
JamesPerloffdescribesafollowupmeetingattheDemocraticPartyheadquartersinNewYork:
Wilsonreceivedanindoctrinationcoursefromtheleadersconvenedthere,duringwhichheagreed,inprinciple,todothefollowingifelected:SupporttheprojectedFederalReserve[centralbank]SupportincometaxLendaneartoadviceshouldwarbreakoutinEurope
Lendaneartoadviceonwhoshouldoccupyhiscabinet.[37]
Asmentionedinfootnote16,HousepulledallofthenecessarystringstoensuretheDemocraticnominationforpresidentwenttoWilson.Butasimpressiveasthatlevelofinfluencemightbe,itsstillalongwayfromactuallyputtingamanintheWhiteHouse.And,unfortunatelyfortheNetwork,Taftwasheavilyfavoredtowinagainstitspreferredcandidate.Notaproblem.
Asluckwouldhaveit,theNetworkfoundanotherpotentialcandidatethatitcouldrunagainstTaft.Notjustanycandidate,mindyou,butaformertwotermRepublicanpresident.Andnotjust
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anytwotermRepublicanpresident,butthesameonethatRepublicanPresidentTafthadjustreplacedin1909:TeddyRoosevelt.
Thiswasabrilliantstrategicmove.Themostobviousreasonbeing,tenmonthspriortothe1912
election,RoosevelthadexpressedawillingnesstosupporttheAldrichplan.[38]Therefore,whetherWilsonorRooseveltwon,theNetworkcouldgetitscentralbank.ButthemostobviousreasonisnttheonlyorbestreasonforwhytheNetworkpouredmorethantenmillion
dollars[39](inflationadjusted)intoRooseveltscampaign.Sure,Rooseveltwasacceptable,buttheNetworkstillpreferredWilson.Andbysplittingthevote,theycouldhavehim.Perloffexplains:
PollsshowedincumbentPresidentTaftasaclearfavoriteoverthestifflookingprofessorfromPrinceton.So,todividetheRepublicanvote,the[Network]putmoneybehindTeddyRooseveltontheProgressivePartyticket.J.P.MorganandCo.wasthefinancialbackboneoftheRooseveltcampaign.Thestrategysucceeded.RepublicanballotsweresplitbetweenTaftandRoosevelt,
andWoodrowWilsonbecamePresidentwithonlyfortytwopercentofthepopularvote.[40]
Thefullresultsofthe1912electionwereasfollows:Wilsonreceived41.8percentofthevote,
Rooseveltreceived27.4percent,andTaftreceivedonly23.2percent.[41]Howisthatforimpressive?WilliamHowardTaft,amanwhowouldhavehandilywontheelectionwithastrongmajority,woundupdeadlastinathreewayraceagainsttwoNetworkmanufactured
candidates.Housesummeditupthisway:WilsonwaselectedbyTeddyRoosevelt.[42]Therest,astheysay,ishistory.
Aftertheelection,HouseproceededtofillthepresidentsimportantcabinetpositionswiththebestadvisorstheNetworkhadtooffer.HeguidedWilsonspolicydecisionslikeadisembodiedspiritthathadfounditsopportunitytoshapetheworldwithWilsonshands.
Beforetheendof1913,theincometaxwouldbelaw.Beforetheendof1913,thecentralbankwouldbeareality.ThesenewinstrumentsprovidedthefundingandleveragethattheNetworkneededtogreatlyaccelerateitssovereigntydestructionproject.Butthey,alone,wouldnotprovidethegreatestopportunitytocapitalizeonWilsonsevangelicalcrusadetomaketheworldsafefordemocracy.Onlyalongandprotractedworldwar,withfundingguaranteedbythenewinstruments,couldachievethat.
Onceagain,asluckwouldhaveit,justsuchanopportunitypresenteditselfshortlyafterWilsontookoffice.WorldWarIprovidedthepoliticalimpetusfortheNetworksfirstmajorattemptatestablishingaglobalgovernment(theLeagueofNations).Andalthoughitwasntassuccessfulastheymighthavehoped,theLeagueofNations,alongwithalltheotherinstrumentsthatcameintoexistenceunderWilson,laidthefoundationforalloftheNetworksprogressoverthepastonehundredyears.
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Chapter4
Money:TheUltimateInstrument
Antiquitypresentseverywherethespectacleofafewmenmoldingmankindaccordingtotheirwhims,thankstotheprestigeofforceandfraud.
FredericBastiat[1]
Hopefullybynowweveestablishedthefactthatasmall,powerful,andsecretivegroupcanalterthecourseofworldhistory.Additionally,weveestablishedthatthisformofcoercivepower(hidden,dishonest,anddangerous)isnothingnew.Itexistedthousandsofyearsago,itexistedhundredsofyearsago,anditexiststoday.Onlythenames,sophistication,andreachoftheinstrumentshavechanged.Sincethisformofpowerisinherentlyillegitimate,weneednofurtherjustificationtofreeourselvesfromit.
Asnoted,ahandfulofindividualshaveplayedsuchanimportantroleinthecreationofourcurrentsystemthattheirnamesmustbementioned.However,targetingindividualswithinthesystemisntgoingtosolveourproblems.Evenifonlyoneoutofonethousandpeoplearegeniuslevelsociopaths(thepercentageisprobablymuchhigher),thatequalssevenmillionpotentialrecruitsfortheNetworktodrawfrom.Inotherwords,therewillalwaysbeaninexhaustiblepoolofreplacementsavailabletofillthetinynumberofkeypolicymakingpostswithinthesystem.Forthisreason,thepredatorysystemitselfmustbedestroyed.
Fortunatelyforus,thereisavitaltargetforustostrikeonefoundationalelementthattheentiresystemisbuiltonandcannotstandwithout:theNetworkscontrolofmoney.Thisistheirprimaryweapon,anditiswellwithinourpowertotakeitfromthem.
Thevastmajorityofpeoplepeoplelikeyouandmedontthinkofmoneyasaweapon.Forus,itssimplysomethingthatweearnandthenusetopurchaseproductsandservices.TheNetwork,ontheotherhand,hasamuch,muchdeeperunderstandingofwhatmoneyisandhowtowielditspower.Forthem,moneyisntaboutacquiringmorematerialgoodsorservicesitsaboutacquiringmorecontrolovertheresourcesandinstrumentsthatgovernhumanbehavior.Whenviewedinthislight,theirseeminglyinsatiabledesiretoaccumulateandcontrolmoneymakesmoresense.
Keepinmind,thisdoesntmeanthatpersonalownershipofmoneyistheNetworksmosteffectivemonetaryweapon.Infact,wecouldtakeawaythepersonalfortunesofallofitsmembersand,ifthatsallwedid,theirpowerwouldremainundisturbed,andtheywouldrebuildtheirfortunesinnotime.ThisisbecausetheNetworkknowssomethingthatmostofusdonot:controlofmoney,notactualownership,iswhattrulymatters.WhereyouandIcannotimaginehavingtheabilitytocontrolmoneythatdoesntbelongtous,theNetworkcannotimaginehavingitanyotherway.
Inthischapter,wellcoverthethreeprimarymechanismsthattheNetworkusestoperpetuateitsmonetarypower.Thesemechanismsare:(1)theabilitytocombineandcontroltheearningsof
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others,(2)theabilitytodirectlyconfiscatetheearningsofothers,and(3)theabilitytocreatemoneyoutofthinair.
1:CombineandControlMoney
Beginningonpages5051ofTragedyandHope,Quigleyspeaksofagroupthatemploysfinancialcapitalismtomonopolizebusinessandcontrolgovernment.Asexpertsinfinancialmanipulation,thesemenaspiredtoestablishdynastiesofinternationalbankersand,accordingtoQuigley,theysucceededatalevelthatrivaledthepoliticaldynastiesofpastcenturies.CenteredinLondon,withoffshootsinNewYorkandParis,thepowerofthisgroupisdescribed
asoverwhelminginsignificanceandoccultinnature.By1850[2]theycouldaccesstheimmensemonetarypoweroftheStockExchange,theBankofEngland,andtheLondonmoneymarket.Butthiswasjustthebeginning.
Intime,theybroughtintotheirfinancialnetworkcommercialbanksandsavingsbanks,aswellasinsurancecompanies,toformalloftheseintoasinglefinancialsystemonaninternationalscalewhichmanipulatedthequantityandflowofmoney.Justtoclarify:thesemendidnotownthemoneythatcitizensplacedincommercialandsavingsbanks.Theydidnotownthemoneythatcitizenspaidintoretirementfunds,insurancefunds,ortrustfunds.However,asalreadymentioned,they