W grupie ponad 125 pozakulisowych decydentów na tegorocznym spotkaniu Bilderbergów znajdują sie przedstawiciele amerykańskich mediów. Może dlatego w wyszukiwarce Google nie można znaleźć wzmianki na temat Bilderberga 2008 pochodzącej z zachodnich masmediów - przynajmniej w najwyższym rankingu, w rezultatach na kilku pierwszych stronach. Te, które można tam znaleźć pochodzą z alternatywnych mediów. Czy może być zdziwieniem więc, że masmedia tracą na popularności? Największe gazety drukują mniejsze nakłady, programy radiowe i telewizyjne tracą swoją oglądalność i słuchaczy. Niektórzy przedstawiciele mediów przyznali uczciwie, że główną przyczyną tego trendu są alternatywne media. Ludzie odsuwają sie od dużych mediów organicznie - kiedy zdają sobie sprawę, że sa oszukiwani, lub informacja, której poszukiwali, nie jest dostępna w największych gazetach, w telewizji, czy poprzez ich ulubione programy radiowe.
Jednak tegoroczne spotkanie dostarczyło zainteresowanym małą niespodziankę. Pod naciskiem zainteresowania publiki i setek ludzi, którzy pojawili się pod hotelem w Chantilly, opublikowano oficjalną notę o spotkaniu. Jest to bezprecedensowe wydarzenie w historii spotkań Bilderbergów. Jeszcze parę lat temu gospodarze programów radiowych i telewizyjnych, artykuły w dużych pismach i innych publikacjach nabijały się z ludzi takich jak Jim Tucker, David Estulin, czy Alex Jones, którzy omawiali spotkania Bilderbergów. Obecnie ich ton zmienił sie na coś w rodzaju, "tak, oczywiście, że spotkania Bilderbergów są rzeczywistością, i co z tego...".
Jim Tucker,[2] który jest pionierem doniesień n/t spotkań Bilderg, publikuje co roku listę uczestników tych tajnych spotkań. Poniżej zamieszczona jest kopia tej listy z Bilderberga 2008. Zauważmy na tej liście nazwisko Kwaśniewskiego. Najwyraźniej zakulisowa elita ciągle widzi przyszłość dla tego stworzenia.
Samo przeglądnięcie tej listy jest fascynujące. Np. przedstawicielstwo korporacji Google na liście partycypantów Bilderberga jest przynajmniej interestujące. Koronowane głowy, bankowość... i ani piśnięcia w mediach na temat spotkania takiej śmietanki.
DEU, Ackermann, Josef, Chairman of the Management Board and the Group Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank AG
CAN, Adams, John; Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence and Chief of the Communications Security Establishment Canada
USA, Ajami, Fouad, Director, Middle East Studies Program, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University
USA, Alexander, Keith B., Director, National Security Agency
INT, Almunia, Joaquín, Commissioner, European Commission
GRC, Alogoskoufis, George, Minister of Economy and Finance
USA, Altman, Roger C., Chairman, Evercore Partners Inc.
TUR, Babacan, Ali, Minister of Foreign Affairs
NLD, Balkenende, Jan Peter, Prime Minister
PRT, Balsemão, Francisco, Pinto Chairman and CEO, IMPRESA, S.G.P.S.; Former Prime Minister
FRA, Baverez, Nicolas, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
ITA, Bernabè, Franco, CEO, Telecom Italia Spa
USA, Bernanke, Ben S., Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System
SWE, Bildt, Carl, Minister of Foreign Affairs
FIN, Blåfield, Antti, Senior Editorial Writer, Helsingin Sanomat
DNK, Bosse, Stine, CEO, TrygVesta
CAN, Brodie, Ian, Chief of Staff, Prime Minister’s Office
AUT, Bronner, Oscar, Publisher and Editor, Der Standard
FRA, Castries, Henri de, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, AXA
ESP, Cebrián, Juan Luis, CEO, PRISA
CAN, Clark, Edmund, President and CEO, TD Bank Financial Group
GBR, Clarke, Kenneth, Member of Parliament
NOR, Clemet, Kristin, Managing Director, Civita
USA, Collins, Timothy C., Senior Managing Director and CEO, Ripplewood Holdings, LLC
FRA, Collomb, Bertrand, Honorary Chairman, Lafarge
PRT, Costa, António, Mayor of Lisbon
USA, Crocker, Chester A., James R. Schlesinger Professor of Strategic Studies
USA, Daschle, Thomas A., Former US Senator and Senate Majority Leader
CAN, Desmarais, Jr., Paul, Chairman and co-CEO, Power Corporation of Canada
GRC, Diamantopoulou, Anna, Member of Parliament
USA, Donilon, Thomas E., Partner, O’Melveny & Myers
ITA, Draghi, Mario, Governor, Banca d’Italia
AUT, Ederer, Brigitte, CEO, Siemens AG Österreich
CAN, Edwards, N. Murray, Vice Chairman, Candian Natural Resources Limited
DNK, Eldrup, Anders, President, DONG A/S
ITA, Elkann, John, Vice Chairman, Fiat S.p.A.
USA, Farah, Martha J., Director, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience; Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the Natural Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
USA, Feldstein, Martin S., President and CEO, National Bureau of Economic Research
DEU, Fischer, Joschka, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
USA, Ford, Jr., Harold E., Vice Chairman, Merill Lynch & Co., Inc.
CHE, Forstmoser, Peter, Professor for Civil, Corporation and Capital Markets Law, University of Zürich
IRL, Gallagher, Paul, Attorney General
USA, Geithner, Timothy F., President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
USA, Gigot, Paul, Editorial Page Editor, The Wall Street Journal
IRL, Gleeson, Dermot, Chairman, AIB Group
NLD, Goddijn, Harold, CEO, TomTom
TUR, Gögüs, Zeynep, Journalist; Founder, EurActiv.com.tr
USA, Graham, Donald E., Chairman and CEO, The Washington Post Company
NLD, Halberstadt, Victor, Professor of Economics, Leiden University; Former Honorary Secretary General of Bilderberg Meetings
USA, Holbrooke, Richard C., Vice Chairman, Perseus, LLC
FIN, Honkapohja, Seppo, Member of the Board, Bank of Finland
INT, Hoop Scheffer, Jaap G., de Secretary General, NATO
USA, Hubbard, Allan B., Chairman, E & A Industries, Inc.
BEL, Huyghebaert, Jan, Chairman of the Board of Directors, KBC Group
DEU, Ischinger, Wolfgang, Former Ambassador to the UK and US
USA, Jacobs, Kenneth, Deputy Chairman, Head of Lazard U.S., Lazard Frères & Co. LLC
USA, Johnson, James A., Vice Chairman, Perseus, LLC (Obama’s man tasked with selecting his running mate)
SWE, Johnstone, Tom, President and CEO, AB SKF
USA, Jordan, Jr., Vernon E., Senior Managing Director, Lazard Frères & Co. LLC
FRA, Jouyet, Jean-Pierre, Minister of European Affairs
GBR, Kerr, John, Member, House of Lords; Deputy Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plc.
USA, Kissinger, Henry A., Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc.
DEU, Klaeden, Eckart, von Foreign Policy Spokesman, CDU/CSU
USA, Kleinfeld, Klaus, President and COO, Alcoa
TUR, Koç, Mustafa, Chairman, Koç Holding A.S.
FRA, Kodmani, Bassma, Director, Arab Reform Initiative
USA, Kravis, Henry R., Founding Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
USA, Kravis, Marie-Josée, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, Inc.
INT, Kroes, Neelie, Commissioner, European Commission
POL, Kwasniewski, Aleksander, Former President
AUT, Leitner, Wolfgang, CEO, Andritz AG
ESP, León Gross, Bernardino, Secretary General, Office of the Prime Minister
INT, Mandelson, Peter, Commissioner, European Commission
FRA, Margerie, Christophe de, CEO, Total
CAN, Martin, Roger Dean, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
HUN, Martonyi, János, Professor of International Trade Law; Partner, Baker & McKenzie; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
USA, Mathews, Jessica T., President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
INT, McCreevy, Charlie, Commissioner, European Commission
USA, McDonough, William J., Vice Chairman and Special Advisor to the Chairman, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
CAN, McKenna, Frank, Deputy Chair, TD Bank Financial Group
GBR, McKillop, Tom, Chairman, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group
FRA, Montbrial, Thierry de, President, French Institute for International Relations
ITA, Monti, Mario, President, Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi
USA, Mundie, Craig J., Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Microsoft Corporation
NOR, Myklebust, Egil, Former Chairman of the Board of Directors SAS, Norsk Hydro ASA
DEU, Nass, Matthias, Deputy Editor, Die Zeit
NLD, Netherlands, H.M. the Queen of the
FRA, Ockrent, Christine, CEO, French television and radio world service
FIN, Ollila, Jorma, Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plc
SWE, Olofsson, Maud, Minister of Enterprise and Energy; Deputy Prime Minister
NLD, Orange, H.R.H., the Prince of
GBR, Osborne, George, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
TUR, Öztrak, Faik, Member of Parliament
ITA, Padoa-Schioppa, Tommaso, Former Minister of Finance; President of Notre Europe
GRC, Papahelas, Alexis, Journalist, Kathimerini
GRC, Papalexopoulos, Dimitris, CEO, Titan Cement Co. S.A.
USA, Paulson, Jr., Henry, M. Secretary of the Treasury
USA, Pearl, Frank H., Chairman and CEO, Perseus, LLC
USA, Perle, Richard N., Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
FRA, Pérol, François, Deputy General Secretary in charge of Economic Affairs
DEU, Perthes, Volker, Director, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
BEL Philippe, H.R.H., Prince
CAN, Prichard, J. Robert S. President and CEO, Torstar Corporation
CAN, Reisman, Heather, M. Chair and CEO, Indigo Books & Music Inc.
USA, Rice, Condoleezza, Secretary of State
PRT, Rio, Rui, Mayor of Porto
USA, Rockefeller, David, Former Chairman, Chase Manhattan Bank
ESP, Rodriguez Inciarte, Matias, Executive Vice Chairman, Grupo Santander
USA, Rose, Charlie, Producer, Rose Communications
DNK, Rose, Flemming, Editor, Jyllands Posten
USA, Ross, Dennis B., Counselor and Ziegler Distinguished Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
USA, Rubin, Barnett R., Director of Studies and Senior Fellow, Center for International Cooperation, New York University
TUR, Sahenk, Ferit, Chairman, Dogus Holding A.S.
USA, Sanford, Mark, Governor of South Carolina
USA, Schmidt, Eric, Chairman of the Executive Committee and CEO, Google
AUT, Scholten, Rudolf, Member of the Board of Executive Directors, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
DNK, Schur, Fritz H., Fritz Schur Gruppen
CZE, Schwarzenberg, Karel, Minister of Foreign Affairs
USA, Sebelius, Kathleen, Governor of Kansas
USA, Shultz, George P., Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
ESP Spain, H.M. the Queen of
CHE, Spillmann, Markus, Editor-in-Chief and Head Managing Board, Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG
USA, Summers, Lawrence H., Charles W. Eliot Professor, Harvard University
GBR, Taylor, J. Martin, Chairman, Syngenta International AG
USA, Thiel, Peter A., President, Clarium Capital Management, LLC
NLD, Timmermans, Frans, Minister of European Affairs
RUS, Trenin, Dmitri V., Deputy Director and Senior Associate, Carnegie Moscow Center
INT, Trichet, Jean-Claude, President, European Central Bank
USA, Vakil, Sanam, Assistant Professor of Middle East Studies, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
FRA, Valls, Manuel, Member of Parliament
GRC, Varvitsiotis, Thomas, Co-Founder and President, V + O Communication
CHE, Vasella, Daniel L., Chairman and CEO, Novartis AG
FIN, Väyrynen, Raimo, Director, The Finnish Institute of International Affairs
FRA, Védrine, Hubert, Hubert Védrine Conseil
NOR, Vollebaek, Knut, High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE
SWE, Wallenberg, Jacob, Chairman, Investor AB
USA, Weber, J., Vin CEO, Clark & Weinstock
USA, Wolfensohn, James D., Chairman, Wolfensohn & Company, LLC
USA, Wolfowitz, Paul, Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
INT Zoellick, Robert B. President, The World Bank Group
Rapporteurs
GBR, Bredow, Vendeline von, Business Correspondent, The Economist
GBR, Wooldridge, Adrian D., Foreign Correspondent, The Economist