Barack Obama was groomed for the presidency by key members of the Trilateral Commission. Most notably, it was Zbigniew Brzezinski, co-founder of the Trilateral Commission with David Rockefeller in 1973, who was Obamas principal foreign policy advisor. The pre-election attention is reminiscent of Brzezinskis tutoring of Jimmy Carter prior to Carters landslide election in 1976. For anyone who doubts the Commissions continuing influence on Obama, consider that he has already appointed no less than eleven members of the Commission to top-level and key positions in his Administration. According to official Trilateral Commission membership lists, there are only 87 members from the United States (the other 337 members are from other regions). Thus, in less than two weeks since his inauguration, Obamas appointments encompass more than 12% of Commissions entire U.S. membership. Is this a mere coincidence or is it a continuation of dominance over the Executive Branch since 1976? (For important background, read The Trilateral Commission: Usurping Sovereignty.) • Secretary of Treasury, Tim Geithner • Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice • National Security Advisor, Gen. James L. Jones • Deputy National Security Advisor, Thomas Donilon • Chairman, Economic Recovery Committee, Paul Volker • Director of National Intelligence, Admiral Dennis C. Blair • Assistant Secretary of State, Asia & Pacific, Kurt M. Campbell • Deputy Secretary of State, James Steinberg • State Department, Special Envoy, Richard Haass • State Department, Special Envoy, Dennis Ross • State Department, Special Envoy, Richard Holbrooke There are many other incidental links to the Trilateral Commission, for instance, • Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is married to Commission member William Jefferson Clinton. • Geithners informal group of advisors include E. Gerald Corrigan, Paul Volker, Alan Greenspan and Peter G. Peterson, among others. His first job after college was with Henry Kissinger at Kissinger Associates. • Brent Scowcroft has been an unofficial advisor to Obama and was mentor to Defense Secretary Robert Gates. • Robert Zoelick is currently president of the World Bank • Laurence Summers, White House Economic Advisor, was mentored by former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin during the Clinton administration. There are many other such links, but these are enough for you to get the idea of whats going on here. Analyze the positions Notice that five of the Trilateral appointees involve the State Department, where foreign policy is created and implemented. Hillary Clinton is certainly in line with these policies because her husband, Bill Clinton, is also a member. • What is more important than economic recovery? Paul Volker is the answer. • What is more important than national intelligence? Gen. James Jones, Thomas Donilon and Adm. Dennis Blair hold the top three positions. • What is more important than the Treasury and the saving of our financial system? Timothy Geithner says he has the answers. The State Department is virtually dominated by Trilaterals: • Kurt Campbell • James Steinberg • Richard Haass • Dennis Ross • Richard Holbrooke
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