Wayne Madsen reports on Bilderbergs

June 19, 2006 -- The annual Bilderberg Conference was held in Ottawa, Canada from June 8-11. We've never been comfortable with those who claim this conference of the elites of international politics, finance, and media somehow represents a conspiracy of global bankers. That canard is as old as dirt and usually is proffered by those with an all-too-familiar agenda. A press release from the conference states that Bilderberg takes name from a hotel in Holland where the first meeting took place in 1954. The release also states that members chosen for experience, knowledge and "standing." However, it is noteworthy that this year's conference continued to include a number of neo-cons, even though their Iraq war and other destructive policies have now come under widespread condemnation. Considering that Bilderberg states that members are chosen based on their standing, it is clear the U.S. neo-cons are still considered very much in charge in the Bush administration. Many of the neo-cons in Ottawa were also repeat participants in the conclave.

The most notable neo-cons at Bilderberg this year were: Richard Perle, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute; William Luti, Special Assistant to the President for Defense Policy and Strategy; National Security Council; Dennis Ross, Director, Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP);
Ahmad Chalabi, Former Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq; Philip Zelikow, Counselor Department of State (and former Executive Director of 911 Commission); and Robert Zoellick, Deputy Secretary of State.

Cattle call for the usual neo-con suspects at Bilderberg 06 Ottawa: Kissinger, Perle, Chalabi, and Dennis Ross.

Also in attendance were the usual suspects: Henry Kissinger, Chairman Kissinger & Associates; James Wolfensohn, Special Envoy for Gaza Disengagement (US); J. Stapleton Roy, Managing Partner, Kissinger & Associates; Vernon E. Jordan, Senior Managing Director, Lazard Freres & Co.; and David Rockefeller, former member JP Morgan International Council.
Also in attendance was George Pataki, the Governor of New York. Neo-con media was represented by Anatole Kaletsky, Editor at Large, The Times (UK) and Paul Gigot, Editorial Director, Wall Street Journal.

The conference agenda was heavily concentrated on energy as witnessed by the participation of Peter Sutherland, Chairman BP and Chairman of Goldman Sachs International; Roger Sant, Co Founder, Chairman Emeritus, AES Corporation and The Summit Foundation; and Mark Medish, Partner, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld, LLP, which represents the interests of Saudi Arabia in Washington, DC.

Original article posted here.