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Tragedy and Hope 101 Introduction by G. Edward Griffin If you have ever watched an illusionist perform upclose magic, you know the power of misdirection and sleightofhand. Even in a room full of suspicious and attentive observers, the illusionist can fool them all. By exploiting known weaknesses in the human mind and employing his tools of the trade, he will deceive the crowd whether it wants to be deceived or not. Imagine what an equally talented “network” of political illusionists can accomplish. Performing before an audience of mostly trusting and casual observers, exploiting known weaknesses in the human mind, and employing their tools of the trade, they, too, will deceive the crowd whether it wants to be deceived or not. Having spent nearly sixty years of my life researching and writing about the illusionists who control our world, I can say without reservation that you are about to learn some of their closestheld secrets. Joe has done an outstanding job of weeding through Carroll Quigley’s book, Tragedy & Hope. He has captured the essence of what Quigley referred to as “the Network” and made this important information accessible to the average person who simply doesn’t have time to read a 1,300page history book. Even for those who intend to read the entire volume, Joe has created an introduction and study guide that will serve the serious student well. Knowledge of who Carroll Quigley was and the deceptions that he revealed is essential for understanding the real world of today. His close relationship with the Network and his approval of its aims made it possible to provide an insider’s analysis of the minds and methods of the global elite. Without this knowledge, the actions of those who dominate the U.S. government and the Western world do not make sense. With it, everything falls into place. Be forewarned. The journey you are about to begin is not for the faint hearted. If you are comfortable with the illusions that currently pass for political reality, this book is not for you because, once you discover how the deceivers perform their magic, the comfort of ignorance is no longer possible. Once the bell is rung, it cannot be unrung. The bell starts ringing on the next page. Chapter 1 Democracy Have you ever felt like democracy is just an illusion? Have you ever suspected that there are very “powerful people” who’ve created a system that appears to be democratic, but actually cuts

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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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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:

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.)

  • 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

  • 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:

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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:

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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:

  • 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

  • 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,

  • 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.

  • 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

  • [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]

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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)

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • (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

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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


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