Bilderberg Club
They began secretly dating in 1954. Its members come from the upper classes of society; the most powerful and wealthy figures from science, politics and business. The group’s founders included tycoon David Rockefeller and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, both elite leaders in the oil industry. What started out as a simple meeting of minds to discuss, analyze and debate current issues quickly morphed into something with far more sinister implications.
In the shadow of public scrutiny, these industrial emperors began to develop their own self-interested agenda, using their vast power and resources to reshape the world as they saw it. They called themselves the Bilderberg Group, and their organization still exists and operates today.
Today, thanks to a new wave of savvy investigative journalists and a searing and revealing new documentary titled The Bilderberg Club, the venerable institution must navigate an atmosphere more aware of its particular brand of backdoor dealings operate. The film takes on the difficult task of uncovering the group’s secret history and lasting impact.
As interviewee in the film and American Free Press editor Jim Tucker puts it, the group’s current membership is “a ruthless, vile, despicable bunch of international criminals.” More specifically, only a few core members remain steadfast, while many others are invited to join when needed. Anyone from Bill Gates to heads of state can join the group’s private circle during the annual meeting, which takes place over the weekend, depending on each invited member’s potential value and influence on a chosen topic. As reported in the film, the decisions they made behind the scenes had a profound impact on policymaking and public awareness on issues as pressing as the price of oil that backed the Iraq War.
The Bilderberg Club offers some much-needed explanation for its unprecedented level of secrecy and its powerful players in the world, boldly asserting that the group’s lobbying power poses no less threat to the democratic process.
