Posted on 02/06/2009 10:08:26 AM PST by jroneil
For anyone who doubts the Commission's 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, Obama's appointments encompass more than 12% of Commission's 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,
The government has already committed $13.4 billion to GM as part of a federally-funded bailout. The automaker is expected to include its call for more funds in a restructuring plan it's required to submit to the Treasury Department by Tuesday, though the company isn't expected to include a dollar amount, according to the Wall Street Journal report.
Of course when one talks about the TC, one must also remember their sister organization in basic philosophy and make up, the CFR.
How apt.
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Dick Cheney used to be a member as were many Conservatives.
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