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(remembering that in the UK these things do not normally get into expounded by author Carroll Quigley, a professor at the Foreign the public domain), readers are invited to download for free The Service School of Georgetown University and who, at one time, World's Biggest Fraud by Bernard Gough, which details how taught President Bill Clinton. Quigley was regarded as an estab- British banks, including Rothschilds, Hambros, Lloyds and many lishment historian by the establishment, and was thus permitted others, appear to engage in all manner of illegalities yet with the access to their private archives. In his book Tragedy and Hope, full protection of the law.” he let the cat out of the bag with this revelation: Meanwhile, the hedge funds are the principal (but not only) In addition to these pragmatic goals, the powers of financial weapon of the secretive, so-called "billionaires club"—a cabal of capitalism had another far-reaching aim, nothing less than to fabulously wealthy, "untouchable" individuals who manipulate create a world system of financial control in private hands the world's financial and commodity markets on a daily basis. able to dominate the political system of each country and the The "club", as it is usually referred to, is reliably said to have been economy of the world as a whole. This system was to be con - behind the recent collapse of the Asian economies, according to trolled in a feudalist fashion by the central banks of the world well-placed and knowledgeable sources. This event was triggered acting in concert, by secret agreements arrived at in frequent by an Asian central banker who had been heavily bribed to start private meetings and conferences. the ball rolling. A nod and a wink from the US government was all it took, it is said, for a group of US hedge funds, operating | THE TREASURE HUNT FOR HIDDEN "BLACK" GOLD strategically, to proceed to cause the collapse of numerous Asian Yet, the world of money holds many more and darker mysteries economies—and to make fortunes in the process. still. The most startling of these is that the official figures reveal- Fraud, manipulation, grand larceny on a scale that is almost ing how much gold exists are fabricated. This, it seems, is unimaginable to comprehend—and cold-blooded murder when because it has been determined that there are two sorts of gold. things look like they are about to unravel—are the daily bread and The "white" gold of the West is mined in small quantities and is drink of these financial titans. If someone gets out of order or is used as the basis for official purposes. The "black" gold of the perceived to be a threat, even if he is a Orient is not official and so cannot be member of the club, he is taken care of in allowed to exist "on the books" at all. the classical Roman way. Names like Such are the massive quantities of black Edmund Safra and the late Baron i gold in existence that had this singular Rothschild come to mind in this respect, It Is taken for granted that, fact ever been publicly disclosed, the but there are many more. in the near future, money as price of gold across the world would Whether it is the US dollar or the euro A A A have plunged to the depths and remained which is ultimately victorious is of little we know it will cease to exist. there forever more. consequence to most of us. It is taken In its place there will be This has given rise to two distinct for granted that, in the near future, " " 7 markets for gold. There are official mar- money as we know it will cease to exist. cashless money In an kets that are quoted in the financial press In its place there will be "cashless" electronic or digital form. and which appear to be open and above money in an electronic or digital form. board (but, as we have seen, are not). Consequently, governments will cease to Then there is the black market. Like have much of a say in issuing money. gold itself, the black market has a long The banks will rule unhindered. and grimy history. Of this, no period is This must be cause for great concern. Even today, someone grimier than the Second World War. who has run into the financial brick wall of having their "credit Beginning in 1935, Japan set about stripping China of its rating" pulled knows and understands the hardship this can cause. wealth. This "rape" was extended, with the outbreak of WWII, to But at least they can still buy bread and a glass of water and include a total of 12 Asian nations. The haul gathered by the essential services to safeguard their existence. In the future, how- Japanese "plunder teams" was simply beyond belief: gold in ever, there will be the real fear that a loss of someone's credit rat- quantities never dreamt of. This was black gold, long hoarded by ing could amount to a death sentence. No credit rating will mean the Chinese. Also stolen were large quantities of silver, platinum, no access to electronic money and a zero ability to purchase any- gemstones and irreplaceable religious artefacts, some made from thing. Not food, water, utilities... Nothing. solid gold and in some instances embedded with precious stones. The subliminal "control" this will have over every aspect of Much of this was buried in The Philippines between 1943 and society will be enormous, and the desire to toe the line—whatever 1945. Altogether, there were 172 Imperial Japanese burial sites it is—will result in the psychological mechanism of self-regulat- stuffed full of plunder. One site, designated as a triple seven ing serfdom. Nothing need even be said. It will be instinctively ("777"), held gold and other booty valued by Japanese accoun- understood and, in any event, examples will abound to begin with. tants at 777 billion yen. At prevailing 1945 exchange rates, this We will soon fall in line and even willingly supplicate ourselves equated to 200 billion US dollars. Included was an oil barrel to the financial gods who have decided the time is right to rule the packed full of loose diamonds totalling 150,000 carats. There world with a rod of money. were dozens of Japanese "triple seven" sites as well as many Admittedly, this is the darkest of dark visions, but who is to "triple nine" troves dotted around The Philippines. There was a stop these financial masters from their ultimate achievement? long list of smaller ones, too. Indonesia also held many equally Governments already are either owned or brought low with con- impressive Japanese treasure troves. summate ease, even when working together strategically, and In the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos was one of those who set quite apparently "the rule of law" has already been shifted on its about recovering some of this war loot as soon as the Japanese axis to become "the law of rule". had left. Before Marcos, however, the OSS, the Office of The concept that bankers aim to run the world will be seen as a Strategic Services—the forerunner of the C[A—had already ridiculous idea in some quarters. It is not my idea, but one become "involved". expounded by author Carroll Quigley, a professor at the Foreign Service School of Georgetown University and who, at one time, taught President Bill Clinton. Quigley was regarded as an estab- lishment historian by the establishment, and was thus permitted access to their private archives. In his book Tragedy and Hope, he let the cat out of the bag with this revelation: In addition to these pragmatic goals, the powers of financial capitalism had another far-reaching aim, nothing less than to create a world system of financial control in private hands able to dominate the political system of each country and the economy of the world as a whole. This system was to be con - trolled in a feudalist fashion by the central banks of the world acting in concert, by secret agreements arrived at in frequent private meetings and conferences. In its place there will be "cashless" money in an electronic or digital form. NEXUS - 25 DECEMBER 2000 — JANUARY 2001