"Well, she links to the CFR paper that actually does say what she says it says. Here on FR there are a lot of people who think that the notion that the Council of Foreign Relations makes policy is crazy. But, I've always wondered, what are they doing in highly secret meetings, discussing new ways of making fish sticks?"
you want a surprise? Check out who the current members are.
Most of our senators and a lot of our congress critters. a bunch of our Reps too. Many of the talking heads in the news rooms are too.
Here's a project: Check out the winners of the party primaries for the 2006 elections. See how many of THOSE folks are listed as members of the CFR. Then, check up every month or so to see how many of them accept memberships.
That sort of info might shed a little light on the recruiting behavior of the CFR, and which could hint at whether or not CFR is really some evil, highly cohesive organization bent on world domination or yet another outgrowth of the same "Old Boy's Club" that is also represented by college fraternities and DC area country clubs. :)