Secret and Illegal Policy-making
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According to the Logan Act of 1799,
Any citizen of the United States, wherever he may be, who, without authority of the United States, directly or indirectly commences or carries on any correspondence or intercourse with any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof, with intent to influence the measures or conduct of any foreign government or of any officer or agent thereof, in relation to any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.
In United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. (1936), however, Justice Sutherland wrote in the majority opinion,
[T]he President alone has the power to speak or listen as a representative of the nation. He makes treaties with the advice and consent of the Senate; but he alone negotiates. Into the field of negotiation the Senate cannot intrude, and Congress itself is powerless to invade it.
He also wrote in his opinion the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations report to the Senate of February 15, 1816,
The President is the constitutional representative of the United States with regard to foreign nations. He manages our concerns with foreign nations, and must necessarily be most competent to determine when, how, and upon what subjects negotiation may be urged with the greatest prospect of success. For his conduct, he is responsible to the Constitution.1
Under this and other U.S. laws, it is illegal for public officials to make policy with foreign and private interests. The Council on Foreign Relations and Trilateral Commission do precisely that. Bilderberg, Bohemian Grove, and the North American Forum do it in secret. By reading our research on these groups, you can see that they are involved in setting foreign and domestic policy for the United States. They are so powerful in policy-making that they can be considered unelected governing bodies.
Due to ignorance of the groups or involvement in them, the U.S. Congress has failed to bring any attention to this issue, let alone take action to expose these crimes and punish the offenders. It is now the duty of informed U.S. citizens to educate the public about these issues, write to their senators and representatives, and confront the guilty officials about these crimes. Here is a list of just a few of the U.S. public officials who have participated in private policy and foreign affairs groups while in office in the last ten years alone:
| Official | Office | Involvement |
|---|---|---|
| Evan Bayh | U.S. Senator (D-IN) | Bilderberg 1999 |
| Samuel R. Berger | Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs | Bilderberg 1997 |
| Hillary Clinton | U.S. Senator (D-NY)2 | Bilderberg 2006 |
| Jon S. Corzine | U.S. Senator (D-NJ) | Bilderberg 2003 |
| Kenneth W. Dam | Deputy Secretary designate at US Department of the Treasury | Bilderberg 2001, Council on Foreign Relations |
| Kenneth W. Dam | Deputy Secretary, US Department of Treasury (2nd highest official in the U.S. Department of the Treasury) | Bilderberg 2002, Council on Foreign Relations |
| Viet D. Dinh | Assistant Attorney General for Office of Policy Development | Bilderberg 2002 |
| Christopher J. Dodd | U.S. Senator (D-CT) | Bilderberg 1999, 2000, 2001, Council on Foreign Relations |
| John Edwards | U.S. Senator (D-NC) | Bilderberg 2004 |
| Dianne Feinstein | U.S. Senator (D-CA) | Council on Foreign Relations |
| Douglas J. Feith | Undersecretary for Policy, Department of Defense | Bilderberg 2004 |
| Marc Grossman | Assistant Secretary, US Department of State | Bilderberg 1998 |
| Richard N. Haass | Director, Office of Policy Planning Staff, State Department | Bilderberg 2003 |
| Chuck Hagel | U.S. Senator (R-NE) | Bilderberg 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| Lee H. Hamilton | U.S. Congressman (D-IN) | Bilderberg 1997 |
| Caryn Hollis | Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Western Hemisphere Affairs | North American Forum |
| Allan B. Hubbard | Assistant to the President for Economic Policy | Bilderberg 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | U.S. Senator (R-TX) | Bilderberg 2002 |
| Henry A. Kissinger | Met regularly with President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney to offer advice on the War in Iraq.3 | Bilderberg Steering Committee (annual attendee), Council on Foreign Relations |
| E. Floyd Kvamme | Chair, President's Council of Advisors on Science & Technology | North American Forum |
| John J. LaFalce | U.S. Congressman (D-NY) | Bilderberg 2002 |
| William J. Luti | Special Assistant to the President for Defense Policy and Strategy, National Security Council | Bilderberg 2006 |
| George E. Pataki | Governor, New York | Bilderberg 2006 |
| Richard Perle | Chairman of the Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee, 2001-2003 | Bilderberg 2001, Council on Foreign Relations |
| Rick Perry | Governor, Texas | Bilderberg 2007 |
| Charles Rangel | U.S. Congressman (D-NY) | Council on Foreign Relations |
| Steven Rattner | US Treasury advisory committee on IMF matters | Bilderberg 2001, Council on Foreign Relations |
| Lt. General Gene Renuart | USAF Senior Military Assistant to Secretary Rumsfeld | North American Forum |
| Bill Richardson | Secretary of Energy | Bilderberg 1999, 2000 |
| Eric Ruff | Department of Defense Press Secretary | North American Forum |
| Donald H. Rumsfeld | Secretary of Defense | Bilderberg 2002, Council on Foreign Relations, North American Forum |
| Clay Sell | Deputy Secretary of Energy, US Department of Energy | North American Forum |
| Thomas A. Shannon | Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs | North American Forum |
| James B. Steinberg | Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs | Bilderberg 2000 |
| Lawrence H. Summers | Deputy Secretary for International Affairs, US Department of the Treasury | Bilderberg 1998 |
| Mark R. Warner | Governor, Virgina | Bilderberg 2005 |
| Christine Todd Whitman | Governor, New Jersey | Bilderberg 1998 |
| Paul Wolfowitz | Deputy Secretary of Defense, US Department of Defense | Bilderberg 2003 |
| Philip D. Zelikow | Counselor of the Department, US Department of State | Bilderberg 2006 |
| Robert B. Zeollick | Principal Trade Adviser to the President | Bilderberg 2003 |
| Robert B. Zeollick | Deputy Secretary of State | Bilderberg 2006 |
This list is only part of the participation in the last ten years. It also does not include former members of the groups who held public office after participation, an even larger list which includes almost every recent President of the United States.
Notes
- George Sutherland (December 21, 1936). United States v. Curtiss-Wright Export Corp. (No. 98). Cornell Law School.
- Senator Clinton was photographed outside the conference, but was not on the official list of attendees.
- "Bob Woodward: Bush Misleads On Iraq", CBS News, October 1, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-12-29.
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