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The Secret History of the American Empire: The Truth About Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and How to Change the World The Secret History of the American Empire: The Truth About Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and How to Change the World

The Secret History of the American Empire: The Truth About Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and How to Change the World The Secret History of the American Empire

New York Times bestseller

From the author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, comes an exposé of international corruption, and an inspired plan to turn the tide for future generations.

With a presidential election around the corner, questions of America's military buildup, environmental impact, and foreign policy are on everyone's mind. Former Economic Hit Man John Perkins goes behind the scenes of the current geopolitical crisis and offers bold solutions to our most pressing problems. Drawing on interviews with other EHMs, jackals, CIA operatives, reporters, businessmen, and activists, Perkins reveals the secret history of events that have created the current American Empire, including:

  • • How the defeats in Vietnam and Iraq have benefited big business
  • • The role of Israel as Fortress America in the Middle East
  • • Tragic repercussions of the IMF's Asian Economic Collapse
  • • The current Latin American revolution and its lessons for democracy
  • • U.S. blunders in Tibet, Congo, Lebanon, and Venezuela

From the U.S. military in Iraq to infrastructure development in Indonesia, from Peace Corps volunteers in Africa to jackals in Venezuela, Perkins exposes a conspiracy of corruption that has fueled instability and anti-Americanism around the globe, with consequences reflected in our daily headlines. Having raised the alarm, Perkins passionately addresses how Americans can work to create a more peaceful and stable world for future generations.

Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Plume; Reprint edition (April 29, 2008)

The Makers Of War The Makers Of War

The Makers Of War The Makers Of War

FOREWORD

Many times since the summer of 1945, when I finished writing The Tragedy of Europe, my American and British friends have asked me to give them, in short compass, my ideas about the economic and political disturbances which caused the nations to destroy Europe. This was no easy task for a man of my age, because my mind was so full of the long history of the troubles that it was difficult to select the chief features of the terrible drama and give adequate account of them in brief space.

In putting together this synopsis of the political and diplomatic factors of each crisis, I have selected matter overlooked by many academic historians. Moreover, with some of the writers who treat of the First World War and the consequences of the Treaty of Versailles, I notice a tendency to ignore many underlying causes that contributed to the strife. Difficult as it is to stand aloof and forget one's nationality and loyalty to a government or its chief minister, this must be done if the student is to form a clear idea about the causes of wars. In future, the investigator in this branch of the art of historical literature must conduct his work in a manner as cold blooded as that of a biochemist in his laboratory. National prejudices and party loyalties ought to have no place in the task that has to be done. Indeed, it will be necessary for the students (and I think chiefly of them) to pursue the line of inquiry laid down by Lord Acton in his Inaugural Lecture at Cambridge University. The fact is the dominant of research, and the student must not be afraid of tracing it to its lair. This was finished in February, 1950, before anyone dreamed of a war in Korea. What has taken place in the world since Hitler invaded Poland is not within its compass. The volume is brought to a close with the end of diplomatic negotiations in September, 1939- It is intentionally provocative and, as a London publisher says, a forceful work. The purpose of the author is to rouse students out of their nationalistic attitude to these wars and, if they be interested in the matter at all, to force them to a deeper investigation of the events surveyed in this book, so that they may learn for themselves the influences and directions of men behind the scenes who instigate the crises that force governments to choose war rather than the humiliation of confessing they have blundered.

August 1, 1950

Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: C.C. Nelson Pub. Co; 2nd Edition edition (1950)

Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance

Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance Hegemony or Survival

"Reading Chomsky today is sobering and instructive . . . He is a global phenomenon . . . perhaps the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet." -The New York Times Book Review

An immediate national bestseller, Hegemony or Survival demonstrates how, for more than half a century the United States has been pursuing a grand imperial strategy with the aim of staking out the globe. Our leaders have shown themselves willing-as in the Cuban missile crisis-to follow the dream of dominance no matter how high the risks. World-renowned intellectual Noam Chomsky investigates how we came to this perilous moment and why our rulers are willing to jeopardize the future of our species.

With the striking logic that is his trademark, Chomsky tracks the U.S. government's aggressive pursuit of "full spectrum dominance" and vividly lays out how the most recent manifestations of the politics of global control-from unilateralism to the dismantling of international agreements to state terrorism-cohere in a drive for hegemony that ultimately threatens our existence. Lucidly written, thoroughly documented, and featuring a new afterword by the author, Hegemony or Survival is a definitive statement from one of today's most influential thinkers.

About the Author

Noam Chomsky is the author of numerous bestselling political works, including Hegemony or Survival, Failed States, Imperial Ambitions and What We Say Goes. A professor of linguistics and philosophy at MIT, he is widely credited with having revolutionized modern linguistics. He lives outside Boston, Massachusetts.

Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks; Reprint edition (September 1, 2004)

The Urantia Book The Urantia Book
The Urantia Book The Urantia Book

Love

Love is truly contagious and eternally creative. (p. 2018) “Devote your life to proving that love is the greatest thing in the world.” (p. 2047) “Love is the ancestor of all spiritual goodness, the essence of the true and the beautiful.” (p. 2047) The Father’s love can become real to mortal man only by passing through that man’s personality as he in turn bestows this love upon his fellows. (p. 1289) The secret of a better civilization is bound up in the Master’s teachings of the brotherhood of man, the good will of love and mutual trust. (p. 2065)

Prayer

Prayer is not a technique of escape from conflict but rather a stimulus to growth in the very face of conflict. (p. 1002) The sincerity of any prayer is the assurance of its being heard. … (p. 1639) God answers man’s prayer by giving him an increased revelation of truth, an enhanced appreciation of beauty, and an augmented concept of goodness. (p. 1002) …Never forget that the sincere prayer of faith is a mighty force for the promotion of personal happiness, individual self-control, social harmony, moral progress, and spiritual attainment. (p. 999)

Suffering

There is a great and glorious purpose in the march of the universes through space. All of your mortal struggling is not in vain. (p. 364) Mortals only learn wisdom by experiencing tribulation. (p. 556)

Angels

The angels of all orders are distinct personalities and are highly individualized. (p. 285) Angels....are fully cognizant of your moral struggles and spiritual difficulties. They love human beings, and only good can result from your efforts to understand and love them. (p. 419)

Our Divine Destiny

If you are a willing learner, if you want to attain spirit levels and reach divine heights, if you sincerely desire to reach the eternal goal, then the divine Spirit will gently and lovingly lead you along the pathway of sonship and spiritual progress. (p. 381) …They who know that God is enthroned in the human heart are destined to become like him—immortal. (p. 1449) God is not only the determiner of destiny; he is man’s eternal destination. (p. 67)

Family

Almost everything of lasting value in civilization has its roots in the family. (p. 765) The family is man’s greatest purely human achievement. ... (p. 939)

Faith

…Faith will expand the mind, ennoble the soul, reinforce the personality, augment the happiness, deepen the spirit perception, and enhance the power to love and be loved. (p. 1766) “Now, mistake not, my Father will ever respond to the faintest flicker of faith.” (p. 1733)

History/Science

The story of man’s ascent from seaweed to the lordship of earthly creation is indeed a romance of biologic struggle and mind survival. (p. 731) 2,500,000,000 years ago… Urantia was a well developed sphere about one tenth its present mass. … (p. 658) 1,000,000,000 years ago is the date of the actual beginning of Urantia [Earth] history. (p. 660) 450,000,000 years ago the transition from vegetable to animal life occurred. (p. 669) From the year A.D. 1934 back to the birth of the first two human beings is just 993,419 years. (p. 707) About five hundred thousand years ago…there were almost one-half billion primitive human beings on earth. … (p. 741) Adam and Eve arrived on Urantia, from the year A.D. 1934, 37,848 years ago. (p. 828)

From the Inside Flap

What’s Inside?

Parts I and II

God, the inhabited universes, life after death, angels and other beings, the war in heaven.

Part III

The history of the world, science and evolution, Adam and Eve, development of civilization, marriage and family, personal spiritual growth.

Part IV

The life and teachings of Jesus including the missing years. AND MUCH MORE…

Excerpts

God, …God is the source and destiny of all that is good and beautiful and true. (p. 1431) If you truly want to find God, that desire is in itself evidence that you have already found him. (p. 1440) When man goes in partnership with God, great things may, and do, happen. (p. 1467)

The Origin of Human Life, The universe is not an accident... (p. 53) The universe of universes is the work of God and the dwelling place of his diverse creatures. (p. 21) The evolutionary planets are the spheres of human origin…Urantia [Earth] is your starting point. … (p. 1225) In God, man lives, moves, and has his being. (p. 22)

The Purpose of Life, There is in the mind of God a plan which embraces every creature of all his vast domains, and this plan is an eternal purpose of boundless opportunity, unlimited progress, and endless life. (p. 365) This new gospel of the kingdom… presents a new and exalted goal of destiny, a supreme life purpose. (p. 1778)

Jesus, The religion of Jesus is the most dynamic influence ever to activate the human race. (p. 1091) What an awakening the world would experience if it could only see Jesus as he really lived on earth and know, firsthand, his life-giving teachings! (p. 2083)

Science, Science, guided by wisdom, may become man’s great social liberator. (p. 909) Mortal man is not an evolutionary accident. There is a precise system, a universal law, which determines the unfolding of the planetary life plan on the spheres of space. (p. 560)

Life after Death, God’s love is universal… He is “not willing that any should perish.” (p. 39) Your short sojourn on Urantia [Earth]…is only a single link, the very first in the long chain that is to stretch across universes and through the eternal ages. (p. 435) …Death is only the beginning of an endless career of adventure, an everlasting life of anticipation, an eternal voyage of discovery. (p. 159)

About the Author

The text of The Urantia Book was provided by one or more anonymous contributors working with a small staff which provided editorial and administrative support during the book's creation. The book bears no particular credentials (from a human viewpoint), relying instead on the power and beauty of the writing itself to persuade the reader of its authenticity.

Leather Bound: 2097 pages
Publisher: Urantia Foundation; Box Lea edition (August 25, 2015)

The History of the Kings of Britain The History of the Kings of Britain

The History of the Kings of Britain The History of the Kings of Britain (Penguin Classics)

Completed in 1136, this classic chronicle traces the story of the realm from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the coming of the Saxons some two thousand years later. Vividly portraying legendary and semi-legendary figures such as Lear, Cymbeline, Merlin the magician, and the most famous of all British heroes, King Arthur, it is as much myth as it is history, and its veracity was questioned by other medieval writers. But Geoffrey of Monmouth’s powerful evocation of illustrious men and deeds captured the imagination of subsequent generations, and his influence can be traced through the works of Malory, Shakespeare, Dryden, and Tennyson.

Lewis Thorpe’s translation from the Latin brings us an accurate and enthralling version of Geoffrey’s remarkable narrative. His introduction discusses in depth the aims of the author and his possible sources, and describes the impact of this work on British literature.

About the Author

Geoffrey of Monmouth was a Welsh cleric and British historiographer who lived during the twelfth century. He is best known for his chronicle The History of the Kings of Britain, which, though now considered historically unreliable, was widely popular in its day and is cited as an important work of national myth.

Lewis Thorpe was professor of French at Nottingham University from 1958 to 1977 and president of the British Branch of the International Arthurian Society. He published many books and articles on Arthur, both on the French and English traditions. He died in 1977.

Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books; 1st edition (January 27, 1977)

Rules for Radicals: A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals Rules for Radicals: A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals

Rules for Radicals: A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals Rules for Radicals: A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals

First published in 1971, Rules for Radicals is Saul Alinsky's impassioned counsel to young radicals on how to effect constructive social change and know “the difference between being a realistic radical and being a rhetorical one.” Written in the midst of radical political developments whose direction Alinsky was one of the first to question, this volume exhibits his style at its best. Like Thomas Paine before him, Alinsky was able to combine, both in his person and his writing, the intensity of political engagement with an absolute insistence on rational political discourse and adherence to the American democratic tradition.

Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Vintage (October 23, 1989)

America B.C.: Ancient Settlers in the New World, Revised Edition America B.C.: Ancient Settlers in the New World, Revised Edition

America B.C.: Ancient Settlers in the New World, Revised Edition America B.C.: Ancient Settlers in the New World, Revised Edition

Presents evidence indicating the early settlement of regions of North America by Celts, Iberians, Basques, Phoenicians, Libyans, and Egyptians

Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Pocket; Revised edition (June 1, 1989)


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Whence & Pence
A Series

by
Douglas V. Gnazzo

About the author:

Douglas V. Gnazzo is CEO of New England Renovation LLC, a historical restoration contractor that specializes in restoring older buildings that are vintage historic landmarks. He writes for numerous websites and his work appears both here and abroad. Just recently he was honored by being chosen as a Foundation Scholar for the Foundation for the Advancement of Monetary Education (FAME).

douglas.gnazzo@honestmoneyreport.com

January 6, 2005 - April 18, 2005

(Retrieved from archive.org)



TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Part 6: The Hounding

February 25, 2005

The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom on Westminster Gate, London, UK
The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom on Westminster Gate, London, UK
The Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom on Westminster Gate, London, UK

INTRO

England was the ruling power of the world up until the late nineteenth century. Their signature footprints are discernible throughout history, across the globe, traversing the land from East to West. Until 1603, the English and Scottish Crowns were separate. From thence on one monarch ruled the United Kingdom. By the end of the Hanoverian Dynasty over one third of the world's territory was under the yoke of the British Empire.

Britain's Empire was nurtured from the roots of mercantilism, but forged in the seething fires of imperialism – the belief that the easiest way to increase and monopolize world trade is to acquire as much foreign land and resources as possible, including, if need be, one's fellow man. The advent of World War I witnessed the beginning dissolution of England's dominant role in world affairs. The newest player to the game – the United States. But who was backing which player or players? And who owned the board and game?


BEFORE ENGLAND

During the Dark Ages there wasn't any well-defined societal or political structure. Most of the inhabitants belonged to tribes and were ruled either by chieftains or kings. Prior to the Romans leaving the area, Emperor Hadrian had built "Hadrian's Wall," which extended for about 73 miles, and separated the "romanized" Britons from the "barbarian Picts." The Anglo-Saxons had to defend themselves against numerous invading peoples: the Picts, the Germans, the Irish, and the Vikings.

In 1066, the Normans, led by William the Conqueror, came to stay, defeating the Saxons at the battle of Hastings. William built Windsor Castle from which four Norman Kings ruled until 1154. Henry II, the son of Geoffrey Plantagenet and Henry I's daughter, Matilda, was the first in a long line of 14 Plantagenet kings from Henry II's accession to Richard III's in 1485.

During the Dark Ages Scotland was populated by five different tribes: the Picts lived to the north of the rivers Forth and Clyde; the Scots inhabited Argyll; the Angles were in Lothian; the ancient Britons had retreated to Strathclyde; and in the ninth century, the invading Norsemen settled in Orkney, Shetland, and the Western Isles.

The various tribes remained separate and independent from one another until the mid-ninth century when the unification of the Picts and Scots took place with Kenneth MacAlpin becoming the King of both the Picts and the Scots. The Scots were the dominant power; however, the Norsemen in the Western Isles were of significant influence as well.


Edward III Half Noble
Edward III Half Noble
EDWARD III HALF NOBLE

WHO'S WHO

Many famous names are associated with England: from the House of Windsor, to the House of Stuart, to the House of Tudor. The Carolingians preceded these dynasties, and the Merovingians came before. It seems most plausible that the English family with the oldest and longest running line of uninterrupted recorded descent would be a familiar royal name, however, in keeping with the unique unfolding of history we have seen, such is not the case.

The Earls of Oxford do go back a long way, and include some most interesting personages and tales. Discreetly remaining off center stage, the Earls represented a very powerful heritage that stayed behind the scenes, out of sight – out of mind, directing the cast of players as if an unseen hand moved about.

Earls are members of a system of titles of nobility, of a class of Knights that have established a hereditary line of male descent, hence the expression Blue Blood, referring to a bloodline of descent. Some of these bloodlines lay claim to lineage more royal than the royal families themselves, yet they do not claim to be Royalty, at least not at the present moment of time – another of those unexplained paradoxes, or so it is made to seemingly appear.

Charles Martel defeated Rainfroi de Ver, Duke of Anjou, in 719. His son, Peppin III was the father of Charlemagne and Berta. Berta married the son of Rainfroi de Ver, Milo de Ver in 800 AD, the same year her brother was crowned Holy Roman Emperor, another one of those paradoxical coincidences.

Milo was Duke of Anjou and Count of Angleria. The line of descent continued on through a succession of Earls of Genney, until the birth of Alberic de Vere (Aubrey I), followed by Aubrey II and III. Aubrey III was the first Earl of Oxford. It is said that Alberic or Aubrey I, fought at the side of William the Conqueror when he took England at the battle of Hastings, in 1066.

Thomas Weir of Vere of Blackwood was wed to Lady Aegidia, daughter of John, 3rd Lord Somerville, in 1483. Thomas's son, JamesWeir of Vere, 7th Baron of Blackwoodwed Lady Euphemia Hamilton, who was of Merovingian descent, sister of the Duke of Chatelherault, Marquess of Hamilton, 5th Grandson of King Edward III Plantagenet. The Hamiltons were the Heirs Presumptive to the Throne of Scotland during this period.

Plantagenet descent of the House of Vere

Hunedoara Castle
Melusine and the royal houses of europe
Melusine

Milo I de Vere was Count of Anjou and was the eldest of one Melusine, The Elven Dragon Princess Encyclopedia Mythica: The Story of Melusine. There are definitely some interesting bloodlines mixing and interspersing here.

The Duchy of Angiers

Coat of Arms of Sir Richard de Vere 11th Earl of Oxford
Coat of Arms of Sir Richard de Vere 11th Earl of Oxford
Coat of Arms of Sir Richard de Vere 11th Earl of Oxford

During the investiture ceremony of Emperor Sigismund and Richard de Vere XIth Earl of Oxford, into the Order of the Knights of the Garter at St. George Chapel, Windsor, by King Henry IV; Richard de Vere also received his investiture into the Societas Draconis (@Hanseat - Order of the Dragon: Politikforum - Forum für ...) by Emperor Sigismund.

An illustration of how truth is stranger than fiction, is the following list of membership to the Societas Draconis.  In 1388, Voivode Mircea, the Old, father to Vlad Dracul, was married to Princess Maria de Anjou of Tolmay-Luxemburg, who was related to the Emperor Sigismund of Luxemburg.

Notice the above reference to the "royal and ambassadorial" nature of the title of Princeps Draconis. This is from whence the claim to the real Blue Blood comes from, or as some deluded souls believe – Holy Blood. The sentence that includes "recognized under European Law as a sovereign ethnic racial group" is quite enlightening, as it appears "they" have their own race, which is quite distinctive to say the least. Such an elite distinction could be more than most could reasonably bear.


Hunedoara Castle
Hunedoara Castle
Hunedoara Castle

The Anjou family built the castle on older Roman fortifications in 1320.

Sigismund of Luxemburg gave the castle in 1409 to the Corvins as reward for special military service. Iancu de Hunedoara Corvin was the Prince of Transylvanian. Matei Corvin de Hunedoara, Iancu's son, became the King of Transylvania and Hungary. He imprisoned Prince Dracula in the castle for 7 years.


Bran Castle
Bran Castle
Bran Castle

Known as Dracula's Castle


In 1377, the King Ludovic I de Anjou, began construction of Bran Castle, to fortify one of the kingdom's gates, through the Alps, against invasion by the Ottoman Turks.


Indo-Scythian Coins – 35 BC
Indo-Scythian Coins – 35 BC
Indo-Scythian Coins – 35 BC

ORDERS

There are many different types of Orders: Orders of Knights ordained by the Church; Orders of Monks established by the Church; Orders of Knights proclaimed by Royal Families and decrees; and Orders of "societies" or "groups." Some of the Orders are of a very ancient origin going back to Egypt, others back to Scythia; many are open to public scrutiny, while others are secretive and shun the light of day.

Most have heard of the Knights of Columbus or of the Knights of Malta. But what of the Order of the Philadelphs (that's right – as in Philadelphia, Pa. which got its name from ancient Egypt – and old Ben Franklin was a member, which may just cast a whole different pale on the Paris Peace Treaty, and or why some of the Egyptian symbols are on our money and Great Seal); or the Order of the Dragons; or of the Rights of Memphis (as in Memphis Tenn. which is derived from Memphis in Egypt); or the Alta Vendita. Yet all these names and Orders have played important parts in history.

There is a whole lot of goings on – going on, which most of us do not know about, but perhaps we should. Perhaps we should question why such important facts of history are not taught in most schools, including the best College Universities. As Prime Minister Disraeli called them, "secret societies," they do appear to want to remain secret, for sum reason. Perhaps it's because the Jolly Roger might not be so jolly, which may be the reason why the symbol of the Skull & Bones was placed as a warning sign on bottles of poison and hazardous waste.


THE GARTER & THE BEASTS

The Order of the Garter is the oldest of the British Orders of Knighthood and Chivalry, going back to its founding in 1348, by King Edward III. Originally the Order was made up of the King and 25 Knights, one of them being the Prince of Wales or Black Prince. St. George is the patron Saint of the Order, and St. George Cathedral is a special sight to the Order.

It is interesting to note that:

The magnificent stone carvings are of intricate detail and design, taking years of skill to complete. Such hard work and dedication gives rise to the question as to whether the Royal Beasts are up there just for decoration, or if there is some kind of meaning behind them. From the various coats of arms and other arcane artifacts we have witnessed so far, it would be safe to say there is meaning behind the symbols – but what meaning?

[I created the folowing table of info-cards to add some visual context to these carvings. Click on the under-dashed name for a brief bio and then click on the picture for 'the bigger' view. If there's an X in the bottom right corner of the picture, click it for 'the biggest' view. ~GBA]







Also of note is that there are still Orders of Knights running about, with the Queen Mom heading them all. Wonder if Queen Beatrice of the Netherlands, of the House of Orange-Nassau, belongs to any Orders, or perhaps the Club of Rome is more than one can bare – its members are said to be quite intense and high strung, overachievers some would call – those that strive to rule the world. And what is one to make of the Skull & Bones Club at Yale? Rumor has it that some mighty powerful world leaders have belonged to the fraternity of Bonesmen. Lord Sidon will be saved for another time.


THE BILDERBERGS

The Bilderdbergs are a group of elite world power brokers, their force and strength deceptively deadly, as they appear open to public scrutiny, when in fact they are very secretive; all matters discussed are not shared with the news media or the public. The Council On Foreign Relations has a similar non-attribution rule – a euphemism for secrecy.

The roster of known members reads like a who's who of the would be rulers of the universe, not only in government, but also in finance, communications and media, academia, the military, and international business – a supra-governmental group that answers to no known organization that was elected by We The People of the world. As a matter of fact, all members are from Europe, North America, and the United States; all other parts of the globe are excluded.

Bilderberg takes its name from the Bilderberg Hotel in Oosterbeek, Holland, where the first meeting took place in May 1954. Why Holland? Perhaps it is because Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, of the House of Orange Nassau, originally started the group, although the idea was Joseph H. Retinger's. The group is composed of the most powerful people in all aspects of life and is said to be capable of steering the course of world affairs.


Coat of Arms of House of Orange
Coat of Arms of House of Orange
Coat of Arms of House of Orange

Lions, lions – everywhere.


FROM WHENCE DID THEY COME

From whence did the idea of such an elite group of world leaders emerge? Perhaps from similar groups before? Perhaps there have always been such groups? As Professor Quigley states in his landmark book Tragedy and Hope:

Cecil Rhodes created the Round Table at the behest of Lord Rothschild. Upon Rhodes death, Rothschild was trustee of a huge fortune that Rhodes left to fund "his group," which he had made in Africa in the trade of slaves, diamonds, gold, and the building of railroads.

After his appointment by Rothschild, Milner recruited a group from Oxford and Tonybee Hall to assist him in organizing the new society. All were English Freemasons; including: Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Balfour, Lord Rothschild, and some Oxford College graduates known as Milner's Kindergarten.

As a limb or Plant-ard branches off from the main stem, so too did the Round Table split off; the main appendages being: the Royal Institute of International Affairs, organized in 1919 in London; the Council on Foreign Relations, organized in 1921; the Institute of Pacific Relations, organized in 1925; the Bilderberg Group, 1954; the Club of Rome, 1968; and the Trilateral Commission, 1973. A most prolific seedling.


CONNECTING THE DOTS

In Whence & Pence, Part 2: The Confounding reference was made to the wording of the Virginia Constitution from which much of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights came from.

The two sections of particular interest are: foreign mercenaries and elector of Hanover.


MERCENARIES

Very little has ever been said about the mercenaries that fought for England in the Revolutionary War against the United States. They are occasionally mentioned, but seldom, if ever, named or discussed in any detail.

Hesse-Kassel was a German principality that came into existence when the Landgraviate of Hesse was divided in 1568.  In 1785, the Landgrave Frederick II of Hesse-Cassel died, and his son Prince William became the new Landgrave. William was from the royal family of Hesse, and was known to be a Freemason. His younger brother Karl was said to be the head of all German Freemasons.

The Hesse-Cassel's were one of the wealthiest houses in Europe. Their main source of income came from the "renting" of Hessian soldiers as mercenaries to fight for foreign countries. The Landgrave Frederick II loaned out 20,000 Hessian troops to his nephew King George III of England, to fight in the American Revolution, assisting in the war against the North American colonies – the pence, a mere £3,191,000.  The colonial troops actually fought more Hessian soldiers than English. These are the "mercenaries" mentioned in the Virginia Constitution.

When William inherited his father's crown, he was also named as an Imperial Elector, and he took the title Wilhelm I, Elector of Hesse. Electors were members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire – their job was to elect Emporers, a priveledged and powerful position. King George III of England was also the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and thus Elector of Hanover. George was descended from the House of Hanover, hence the reference to the elector of Hanover in the Virginia Constitution.


WHENCE THE ROTHSCHILD PENCE

The House of Hanover was a royal dynasty of Germany which ruled both Britain and Germany. The Hanoverians succeeded the House of Stuart as kings of Great Britain in 1714. The House of Hanover was descended from Henry the Lion. In 1803 Hesse-Kassel became an electorate, and in 1807 it was the capital of the kingdom of Westphalia.

Mayer Amschel Bauer (Rothschild) first went to work for the Oppenheimers, as a clerk in a bank owned by them in Hannover. While working at the bank, Mayer meet a man by the name of General von Estorff, who was under service to none other than Prince William. Amschel was very knowledgeable in rare coins, and he procured some for the general and other members of William's court at very discounted prices. This ingratiated him with the general, who soon introduced him to Prince William. Shortly thereafter, Rothschild became the banker for the House of Hesse-Kassel – the year, 1769. The war had begun, the first warning shot fired across the bow of the world.

Mayer Amchel Bauer Rothschild
Mayer Amchel Bauer Rothschild
Mayer Amchel Bauer Rothschild

ADAM WEISHAUPT

Adam Weishaupt was born in 1748, in Ingolstadt, a city in (Bavaria) Germany, which at the time was an independent kingdom. Adam was a very good student in school and had a natural talent and interest in learning. He attended a "high school" run by the Jesuits, who were very impressed with his studies and had big "plans" for him. Adam had a mind of his own, however, and left the Jesuits to become a professor of canon law at the University of Ingolstadt. Weishaupt had a penchant for the occult and arcane, and read everything he could get his hands on.

Coupled with his fervent intensity in the occult, as well as his own personal experiences during his earlier life and upbringing, Weishaupt developed an almost psychopathic lifestyle focused on organizing a secret society to save or transform the world. The first name he chose for his society was Perfectibilisen, somewhat of a take off from the Cathars, which means the "perfect ones."

As his group of followers grew, he organized the society along "standard" Freemason designs, leaning towards the hierarchical structure of the Sufis of Islam. Such structure includes different degrees of "illuminati," with the pinnacle being the Illuminatus Rex or King. Hence the group came to be called "the Illuminati." Of interest to note – above we have seen that Prince William's younger brother, Karl, was the head of the German Freemasons, and literature is ripe with stories of secret meetings and ceremonies taking place in the Royal Castle and other court properties. Included in these secret meetings at the Royal Castle was none other than Mayer Rothschild. The "Illuminati" spread like wildfire, from Germany to France, to Spain, Portugal, England, and even to the United States.

Weishaupt and the Illuminati had five main goals by which to obtain their vision of Novus Ordo Seclorum: (which inscription somehow found its way onto the back of our dollar bill)

  • Abolition of all religion

  • Abolition of patriotism and nationalism

  • Abolition of private property and inheritances

  • Abolition of monarchies and all ordered governments

  • Abolition of family life and the institution of marriage, and the establishment of communal education of children

Many accusations have been made against both Weishaupt and the Illuminati. It is not the purpose of this paper to make any such remarks, only to connect the many "dots" throughout history that appear to be unconnected. History is more than capable of speaking for itself when honestly told, and the reader is more than capable for discerning what to believe or not to believe. In this vain we will end the discussion of Adam Weishaupt with a quote he himself made:


ACTAEON'S DOGS

Actaeon was a hunter who had been trained by the Centaur Chiron. One day while out hunting Actaeon stumbled upon the secret cave of Artemis – Mistress of the Wilds, the Goddess of Hunters and the Chase. The Goddess was disrobing and about to bathe in the waters of the spring Parthenius, in the vale of Gargaphia. Upon seeing Actaeon, Artemis took up the water and flung it into his face saying:

As soon as Artemis had uttered the words, Actaeon began to take on the form of a stag. Once the transformation was complete, Artemis then put fear into his heart, causing Actaeon to run away in fright for his life.

Actaeon's pack of hunting dogs hounded him all around Mount Cithaeron, until they finally caught him, burying their fangs deep into his body, tearing him to pieces. Actaeon the stag lay dead – killed by his own hounds he had loved so dearly, and hunted with all his life.


Actaeon is turned into a stag
Actaeon, having surprised Artemis and her train of nymphs in the bath, is turned into a stag.
Actaeon

Actaeon, having surprised Artemis and her train of nymphs in the bath, is turned into a stag.



Artemis fled away in tears, as she was no match for Hera.


Part VII will be forthcoming.


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The Secret History of the American Empire: The Truth About Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and How to Change the World The Secret History of the American Empire: The Truth About Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and How to Change the World

The Secret History of the American Empire: The Truth About Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and How to Change the World The Secret History of the American Empire

New York Times bestseller

From the author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, comes an exposé of international corruption, and an inspired plan to turn the tide for future generations.

With a presidential election around the corner, questions of America's military buildup, environmental impact, and foreign policy are on everyone's mind. Former Economic Hit Man John Perkins goes behind the scenes of the current geopolitical crisis and offers bold solutions to our most pressing problems. Drawing on interviews with other EHMs, jackals, CIA operatives, reporters, businessmen, and activists, Perkins reveals the secret history of events that have created the current American Empire, including:

  • • How the defeats in Vietnam and Iraq have benefited big business
  • • The role of Israel as Fortress America in the Middle East
  • • Tragic repercussions of the IMF's Asian Economic Collapse
  • • The current Latin American revolution and its lessons for democracy
  • • U.S. blunders in Tibet, Congo, Lebanon, and Venezuela

From the U.S. military in Iraq to infrastructure development in Indonesia, from Peace Corps volunteers in Africa to jackals in Venezuela, Perkins exposes a conspiracy of corruption that has fueled instability and anti-Americanism around the globe, with consequences reflected in our daily headlines. Having raised the alarm, Perkins passionately addresses how Americans can work to create a more peaceful and stable world for future generations.

Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Plume; Reprint edition (April 29, 2008)

The Makers Of War The Makers Of War

The Makers Of War The Makers Of War

FOREWORD

Many times since the summer of 1945, when I finished writing The Tragedy of Europe, my American and British friends have asked me to give them, in short compass, my ideas about the economic and political disturbances which caused the nations to destroy Europe. This was no easy task for a man of my age, because my mind was so full of the long history of the troubles that it was difficult to select the chief features of the terrible drama and give adequate account of them in brief space.

In putting together this synopsis of the political and diplomatic factors of each crisis, I have selected matter overlooked by many academic historians. Moreover, with some of the writers who treat of the First World War and the consequences of the Treaty of Versailles, I notice a tendency to ignore many underlying causes that contributed to the strife. Difficult as it is to stand aloof and forget one's nationality and loyalty to a government or its chief minister, this must be done if the student is to form a clear idea about the causes of wars. In future, the investigator in this branch of the art of historical literature must conduct his work in a manner as cold blooded as that of a biochemist in his laboratory. National prejudices and party loyalties ought to have no place in the task that has to be done. Indeed, it will be necessary for the students (and I think chiefly of them) to pursue the line of inquiry laid down by Lord Acton in his Inaugural Lecture at Cambridge University. The fact is the dominant of research, and the student must not be afraid of tracing it to its lair. This was finished in February, 1950, before anyone dreamed of a war in Korea. What has taken place in the world since Hitler invaded Poland is not within its compass. The volume is brought to a close with the end of diplomatic negotiations in September, 1939- It is intentionally provocative and, as a London publisher says, a forceful work. The purpose of the author is to rouse students out of their nationalistic attitude to these wars and, if they be interested in the matter at all, to force them to a deeper investigation of the events surveyed in this book, so that they may learn for themselves the influences and directions of men behind the scenes who instigate the crises that force governments to choose war rather than the humiliation of confessing they have blundered.

August 1, 1950

Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: C.C. Nelson Pub. Co; 2nd Edition edition (1950)

Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance

Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance Hegemony or Survival

"Reading Chomsky today is sobering and instructive . . . He is a global phenomenon . . . perhaps the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet." -The New York Times Book Review

An immediate national bestseller, Hegemony or Survival demonstrates how, for more than half a century the United States has been pursuing a grand imperial strategy with the aim of staking out the globe. Our leaders have shown themselves willing-as in the Cuban missile crisis-to follow the dream of dominance no matter how high the risks. World-renowned intellectual Noam Chomsky investigates how we came to this perilous moment and why our rulers are willing to jeopardize the future of our species.

With the striking logic that is his trademark, Chomsky tracks the U.S. government's aggressive pursuit of "full spectrum dominance" and vividly lays out how the most recent manifestations of the politics of global control-from unilateralism to the dismantling of international agreements to state terrorism-cohere in a drive for hegemony that ultimately threatens our existence. Lucidly written, thoroughly documented, and featuring a new afterword by the author, Hegemony or Survival is a definitive statement from one of today's most influential thinkers.

About the Author

Noam Chomsky is the author of numerous bestselling political works, including Hegemony or Survival, Failed States, Imperial Ambitions and What We Say Goes. A professor of linguistics and philosophy at MIT, he is widely credited with having revolutionized modern linguistics. He lives outside Boston, Massachusetts.

Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks; Reprint edition (September 1, 2004)

The Urantia Book The Urantia Book
The Urantia Book The Urantia Book

Love

Love is truly contagious and eternally creative. (p. 2018) “Devote your life to proving that love is the greatest thing in the world.” (p. 2047) “Love is the ancestor of all spiritual goodness, the essence of the true and the beautiful.” (p. 2047) The Father’s love can become real to mortal man only by passing through that man’s personality as he in turn bestows this love upon his fellows. (p. 1289) The secret of a better civilization is bound up in the Master’s teachings of the brotherhood of man, the good will of love and mutual trust. (p. 2065)

Prayer

Prayer is not a technique of escape from conflict but rather a stimulus to growth in the very face of conflict. (p. 1002) The sincerity of any prayer is the assurance of its being heard. … (p. 1639) God answers man’s prayer by giving him an increased revelation of truth, an enhanced appreciation of beauty, and an augmented concept of goodness. (p. 1002) …Never forget that the sincere prayer of faith is a mighty force for the promotion of personal happiness, individual self-control, social harmony, moral progress, and spiritual attainment. (p. 999)

Suffering

There is a great and glorious purpose in the march of the universes through space. All of your mortal struggling is not in vain. (p. 364) Mortals only learn wisdom by experiencing tribulation. (p. 556)

Angels

The angels of all orders are distinct personalities and are highly individualized. (p. 285) Angels....are fully cognizant of your moral struggles and spiritual difficulties. They love human beings, and only good can result from your efforts to understand and love them. (p. 419)

Our Divine Destiny

If you are a willing learner, if you want to attain spirit levels and reach divine heights, if you sincerely desire to reach the eternal goal, then the divine Spirit will gently and lovingly lead you along the pathway of sonship and spiritual progress. (p. 381) …They who know that God is enthroned in the human heart are destined to become like him—immortal. (p. 1449) God is not only the determiner of destiny; he is man’s eternal destination. (p. 67)

Family

Almost everything of lasting value in civilization has its roots in the family. (p. 765) The family is man’s greatest purely human achievement. ... (p. 939)

Faith

…Faith will expand the mind, ennoble the soul, reinforce the personality, augment the happiness, deepen the spirit perception, and enhance the power to love and be loved. (p. 1766) “Now, mistake not, my Father will ever respond to the faintest flicker of faith.” (p. 1733)

History/Science

The story of man’s ascent from seaweed to the lordship of earthly creation is indeed a romance of biologic struggle and mind survival. (p. 731) 2,500,000,000 years ago… Urantia was a well developed sphere about one tenth its present mass. … (p. 658) 1,000,000,000 years ago is the date of the actual beginning of Urantia [Earth] history. (p. 660) 450,000,000 years ago the transition from vegetable to animal life occurred. (p. 669) From the year A.D. 1934 back to the birth of the first two human beings is just 993,419 years. (p. 707) About five hundred thousand years ago…there were almost one-half billion primitive human beings on earth. … (p. 741) Adam and Eve arrived on Urantia, from the year A.D. 1934, 37,848 years ago. (p. 828)

From the Inside Flap

What’s Inside?

Parts I and II

God, the inhabited universes, life after death, angels and other beings, the war in heaven.

Part III

The history of the world, science and evolution, Adam and Eve, development of civilization, marriage and family, personal spiritual growth.

Part IV

The life and teachings of Jesus including the missing years. AND MUCH MORE…

Excerpts

God, …God is the source and destiny of all that is good and beautiful and true. (p. 1431) If you truly want to find God, that desire is in itself evidence that you have already found him. (p. 1440) When man goes in partnership with God, great things may, and do, happen. (p. 1467)

The Origin of Human Life, The universe is not an accident... (p. 53) The universe of universes is the work of God and the dwelling place of his diverse creatures. (p. 21) The evolutionary planets are the spheres of human origin…Urantia [Earth] is your starting point. … (p. 1225) In God, man lives, moves, and has his being. (p. 22)

The Purpose of Life, There is in the mind of God a plan which embraces every creature of all his vast domains, and this plan is an eternal purpose of boundless opportunity, unlimited progress, and endless life. (p. 365) This new gospel of the kingdom… presents a new and exalted goal of destiny, a supreme life purpose. (p. 1778)

Jesus, The religion of Jesus is the most dynamic influence ever to activate the human race. (p. 1091) What an awakening the world would experience if it could only see Jesus as he really lived on earth and know, firsthand, his life-giving teachings! (p. 2083)

Science, Science, guided by wisdom, may become man’s great social liberator. (p. 909) Mortal man is not an evolutionary accident. There is a precise system, a universal law, which determines the unfolding of the planetary life plan on the spheres of space. (p. 560)

Life after Death, God’s love is universal… He is “not willing that any should perish.” (p. 39) Your short sojourn on Urantia [Earth]…is only a single link, the very first in the long chain that is to stretch across universes and through the eternal ages. (p. 435) …Death is only the beginning of an endless career of adventure, an everlasting life of anticipation, an eternal voyage of discovery. (p. 159)

About the Author

The text of The Urantia Book was provided by one or more anonymous contributors working with a small staff which provided editorial and administrative support during the book's creation. The book bears no particular credentials (from a human viewpoint), relying instead on the power and beauty of the writing itself to persuade the reader of its authenticity.

Leather Bound: 2097 pages
Publisher: Urantia Foundation; Box Lea edition (August 25, 2015)

The History of the Kings of Britain The History of the Kings of Britain

The History of the Kings of Britain The History of the Kings of Britain (Penguin Classics)

Completed in 1136, this classic chronicle traces the story of the realm from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the coming of the Saxons some two thousand years later. Vividly portraying legendary and semi-legendary figures such as Lear, Cymbeline, Merlin the magician, and the most famous of all British heroes, King Arthur, it is as much myth as it is history, and its veracity was questioned by other medieval writers. But Geoffrey of Monmouth’s powerful evocation of illustrious men and deeds captured the imagination of subsequent generations, and his influence can be traced through the works of Malory, Shakespeare, Dryden, and Tennyson.

Lewis Thorpe’s translation from the Latin brings us an accurate and enthralling version of Geoffrey’s remarkable narrative. His introduction discusses in depth the aims of the author and his possible sources, and describes the impact of this work on British literature.

About the Author

Geoffrey of Monmouth was a Welsh cleric and British historiographer who lived during the twelfth century. He is best known for his chronicle The History of the Kings of Britain, which, though now considered historically unreliable, was widely popular in its day and is cited as an important work of national myth.

Lewis Thorpe was professor of French at Nottingham University from 1958 to 1977 and president of the British Branch of the International Arthurian Society. He published many books and articles on Arthur, both on the French and English traditions. He died in 1977.

Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books; 1st edition (January 27, 1977)

Rules for Radicals: A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals Rules for Radicals: A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals

Rules for Radicals: A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals Rules for Radicals: A Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals

First published in 1971, Rules for Radicals is Saul Alinsky's impassioned counsel to young radicals on how to effect constructive social change and know “the difference between being a realistic radical and being a rhetorical one.” Written in the midst of radical political developments whose direction Alinsky was one of the first to question, this volume exhibits his style at its best. Like Thomas Paine before him, Alinsky was able to combine, both in his person and his writing, the intensity of political engagement with an absolute insistence on rational political discourse and adherence to the American democratic tradition.

Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Vintage (October 23, 1989)

America B.C.: Ancient Settlers in the New World, Revised Edition America B.C.: Ancient Settlers in the New World, Revised Edition

America B.C.: Ancient Settlers in the New World, Revised Edition America B.C.: Ancient Settlers in the New World, Revised Edition

Presents evidence indicating the early settlement of regions of North America by Celts, Iberians, Basques, Phoenicians, Libyans, and Egyptians

Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Pocket; Revised edition (June 1, 1989)


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