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[webofevil]

Charlie Skelton’s Bilderberg dispatches for the Guardian have been well worth reading, whether or not you were previously aware of the shadowy “elite” group’s existence, and he’s on splendid form in his final transmission:

I'm baffled to the point of punching tree trunks to witness the determination of some folk to throw themselves in front of these heads of corporations and presidents of banks and to wave their arms protectively, yelping: "Leave them alone! Let them strategise for the good of the world in peace! How could they possibly have a frank discussion with our politicians if we were privy to it? Stop this unseemly prying!" I mean, seriously. The day that Marcus Agius, chairman of Barclays, strategises for my good is the day he repays me the hundreds of pounds of bank charges he's been levying on me since my schooldays. The day that Peter Voser, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, sits around a table with the express concern of making the world a better, more beautiful place for all of us, is the day that my arse grows teeth and eats my hat. [Guardian]

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[webofevil.livejournal.com]

Why, incidentally? Have you been invited to address the next one? Or is Bilderberg an unadvertised but luractive transcription perk? Where do I sign up?

[webofevil.livejournal.com]

luractive, adj. - 1. Sensationally anticipatory; acting in a needlessly shocking way in advance of an expected event (from “lurid” and “proactive”). 2. Slapdash misprint for “lucrative”.

[lowlowprices.livejournal.com]

I'm not trolling - at least I don't think I am. I'm just not aware of any credible evidence that Bilderberg delegates do anything significant in their capacity as Bilderberg delegates that they wouldn't do otherwise. As such, I don't see why they shouldn't be left alone to get plastered together and crow about their awesome power.