Edward Bernays, a nephew of Sigmund Freud, claimed in his book Propaganda: “We are governed. Our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested largely by men that we have never heard of. In almost every act of our daily lives, whether in the sphere of politics or business, in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by this relatively small number of persons.”
R. Buckminster Fuller claimed: “Great nations are simply the operating fronts of behind-the-scenes, vastly ambitious individuals who have become so effectively powerful because of their ability to remain invisible while operating behind the national scenery.”
The German politician Walter Rathenau, a man who was very influential during his life, declared in the Neuen Wiener Presse of December 24, 1912: “Approximately 300 men that know each other and that appoint their successors themselves determine the fate of this world. Their power exists in absolute confidentiality.”
President Salvador Allende of Chile stated as early as 1972 before the United Nations that: “The power of these concerns crosses all borders. We witness the explicit battle between multinationals and the sovereign states; the most important political, economical and military decisions of these states are being undermined by global organizations that are not controlled nor held responsible by any government or political organization. The entire political structure of the world is being undermined.”
In an interview Russian General Leonid Ivashov states: “We are dealing with the rise of a new geo-political supranational power on the world scene. This geo-political power consists of the richest families on this planet. Together with the most powerful multinationals they rule and control all countries and all coalitions. The true aim of this elite group is complete control of Planet Earth.”
Are the visible world leader’s mere puppets directed by an invisible power from behind the scenes? Are there invisible hands controlling the world? Is there a conspiracy? Who are the conspirators? During a meeting of Nobel Prize winners in Lindau (1978) the renowned Jewish biochemist George Wald, Professor Emeritus at Harvard and co-recipient of the 1967 Nobel Prize for Medicine said the following: “I do not believe that in the West the governments actually rule. According to me it’s the accomplices of the huge financial and industrial powers that rule. There are innumerable multinationals that, like global giants, have gathered power and immense wealth. These are not just companies, they are world powers. Do they have military power? Of course they have military power. Can they control and manage power? Of course, they manage our governments.”
During his campaign speeches (1912), Woodrow Wilson said: “We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated governments in the world. No longer a government of free opinion, no longer a government by conviction and vote of the majority, but a government by the opinion and duress of small groups of dominant men.”
