After Subverting Ukrainian Sovereignty, the USA Recommends Spending More to Reassure Europe

First, listen to John Perkins, author of "Confessions of an Economic Hitman".  This is how countries get hoodwinked.


Let's look back to March 5, 2014 when GRTV released this video about "Foreign Intervention in Ukraine" 

As the Ukrainian crisis continues to unfold, the foreign funding and backing for the current destabilization becomes more apparent. Now geopolitical analysts across the board analyze the roots of the situation, and whether this conflict is sowing the seeds of the next major war. This is the GRTV Backgrounder on Global Research TV.

Now fast forward to this week when Obama announced he was seeking $1 Billion from Congress to fund troops and military hardware to reassure Europe that we would be there in case mighty Russia decides to invade Poland or some nonsense like that. 

U.S. President Barack Obama, arriving in Poland today, announced a $1 billion fund to help boost defensive capabilities of European allies shaken by Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula fromUkraine. Obama will officially call on Congress to approve the fund this afternoon during a joint press conference with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski in Warsaw. The “European Reassurance Fund” will build on previously announced measures by increasing the capability, readiness, and responsiveness of North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces to address continued threats and deter further destabilizing activities, according to a White House fact sheet.” 

This to me looks like a classical Hegelian dialectic situation.  Perhaps you've never heard of that before.  While it's a long story about WHY it is not taught in the USA, the short story is that the elitists don't want you to think critically because that could foil their dastardly plans. 

Here is a simple way to look at the situation:

Problem: Ukraine erupted in civil unrest due in part to the $5 billion spent by the USA government and NGO's.

Reaction: Russia sees a threat to its border and responds with assistance to Crimea which annexes from Ukraine over to Russia.

Solution: The USA should pour more money into troops, training, and other military assistance to "reassure" Europe that we are on their side to protect them from the menace of Russia.

These are YOUR tax dollars hard at work.  USAID, CIA, State Department and let's not forget the think tanks, such as the Council on Foreign Relations, and their relationship to the military industrial complex that benefits from warmongering. You SHOULD BE FURIOUS!

At a minimum, you should #JustSayNO and let your members of Congress know how you feel.

"TwistedEconomix: Congress Should #JustSayNO to Obama's $1 Billion Europe Security Fund" ( http://t.co/AAFhp7aAV3 ) #Ukraine
— #TwistedTimes Daily (@TwistedPolitix) June 6, 2014

Foreign Intervention and the Ukraine Crisis

First, listen to John Perkins, author of "Confessions of an Economic Hitman".  This is how countries get hoodwinked.



Now watch this.

IRS does not know when to quit

Citizen,

When it comes to abusing their power to silence critics of Big Government, the IRS does not know when to quit.

Just last month, I voted to hold former IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress for her refusal to testify at the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s hearings investigating the IRS’s targeting of pro-liberty groups.

And as you may have heard, the IRS is threatening my friends at Campaign for Liberty with massive fines — trying to force Campaign for Liberty to divulge sensitive contributor information on a handful of supporters.

Campaign for Liberty is one of the most effective pro-liberty organizations in America.

They have made a difference on issues such as Audit the Fed, ending NSA spying, and my legislation stopping the FDA’s war on raw milk.

If the IRS is successful in crippling Campaign for Liberty, it will be a major blow to the movement to restore American freedom.

And the IRS will likely be emboldened to go after other groups — and even individuals — that actively oppose the status quo.

That’s why it’s important you read Campaign for Liberty Chairman Ron Paul’s letter below if you have not yet done so and help Campaign for Liberty fight back against the IRS.

If you have taken action, please share this letter with a friend.

In Liberty,

The Hon. Thomas Massie (R-KY)
U.S. Congressman

---

Dear Citizen,

The message is loud and clear.

Of the tens of thousands of Emergency C4L Supporter Ballots received so far, a whopping 97% say Campaign for Liberty should STAND AND FIGHT the IRS' demand that we turn over sensitive contributor information.

So if they want a fight, let's give them a fight!

That's why we’re instructing our legal team to prepare for an all-out battle with the IRS, if it refuses to back down.

And that's also why I'm announcing our "Battle with the IRS" blitz starting today with the goal of raising $110,000 by next Friday, June 6, at midnight.

I'll give you the link to help out with this critical effort in just a moment. But first let me tell you why I believe this fight deserves your most generous financial support.

As a 501(c)(4) organization under IRS law, all Campaign for Liberty contributor information is supposed to be confidential.

This is a critical protection I wholeheartedly support.

But the IRS is demanding sensitive contributor information on Campaign for Liberty’s top donors, pointing to a rarely enforced and unconstitutional bureaucratic rule.

And they’re claiming we’re being fined for an “incomplete” return.

But I'm afraid the real reason is something far more sinister - our Liberty Movement is growing.

Only a few years ago, you and I were barely a “blip” on the political screen.

But there’s no denying things have changed, when you consider:

*** Audit the Fed is now a top issue in American politics, with the majority of the U.S. House signed on as cosponsors;

*** The bipartisan National Internet Tax Mandate and the National ID database scheme were supposed to sail through Congress, but you and I have so far held them both off;

*** More and more Americans now oppose radical federal government spying programs and - as we saw with Syria - are more skeptical than ever of foreign military adventurism;

*** Today, we see a growing crop of new Liberty Movement supporters such as Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Ted Cruz (R-TX) in the U.S. Senate, and Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Justin Amash (R-MI) in the U.S. House.

Liberty-minded Americans’ efforts are at the heart of all this success.

And the statists know these are just the beginning stages of a massive nationwide R3VOLUTION that can usher in a new era of liberty and limited government in America.

Citizen, that’s why we’re being targeted.

That’s why the statists in BOTH parties want so much to shut us up and shut us down.

But I'm not backing down.

I won't be bullied or intimidated by bureaucrats at the IRS.

Campaign for Liberty is going to fight back against the IRS with everything we've got.

And, Citizen, I'm counting on you to be in my corner.

That's why I hope you'll agree to make a generous contribution to our "Battle with the IRS" blitz.



As I'm sure you can imagine, a massive legal fight with the IRS won't be cheap.

On top of the outrageous, nearly $13,000 fine - with DAILY penalties - already levied against C4L, there's also the costs of legal fees, staff time, and other court-related expenses.

And the truth is, it's impossible to know how long this type of legal fight could go on.

So today, I must ask you to make a generous contribution of $100 to help Campaign for Liberty in this critical fight.

I know that’s a lot.

But this is the IRS we’re talking about. This is not a game.

In fact, I'm asking all Campaign for Liberty supporters to go above and beyond what they’ve done in the past.

This battle is just that important.

But if $100 is just too much, won’t you please agree to contribute $50 or at least $25?

Even if all you can do is chip in $5 right now, any amount you can afford to contribute will make a difference in this fight.

Not only will your contribution help C4L stand up to the IRS, but it’ll also help make sure we don’t have to cut back on our other efforts to do so.

Citizen, this is the price you pay for daring to stand up to a federal government that wants to keep taxing, spending, and printing every American into the poorhouse.

But when it comes to protecting the privacy of Campaign for Liberty's contributors, it's a price I'm willing to pay.

So please, Citizen, make a generous contribution to our "Battle with the IRS" blitz right away.

Thank you in advance for your support.

For Liberty,

Ron Paul
Chairman

P.S. We're instructing our legal team to prepare for an all-out fight with the IRS, if it refuses to back down.

I won't be bullied or intimidated by bureaucrats at the IRS. Campaign for Liberty is going to fight back against the IRS with everything we've got.

I'm counting on you to help us fight back by making a generous contribution of $100, $50, $25 - or whatever you can afford - to our "Battle with the IRS" blitz.

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Towards the end of this show there is an excellent compilation of Hillary Clinton corruption stories. It's a start towards a mashup on "Why #HillaryClinton Should NOT be POTUS in 2016".

Cheap Oil Is Dead, And Expensive Oil Kills the Economy, Stupid

You've heard all the excuses: There's no inflation.  America is producing more oil and natural gas than ever.  If we could just get access to all that oil in Alaska.  Drill baby drill.  

Right.  Ok, now pay attention. See the chart below.  Oil prices are really high relative to the recent past.

The following chart comes from Gail Tverberg's post on "Our Infinite World" where you can learn a lot about how oil prices impact the economy.

Figure 1. World Oil Supply Growth vs Growth in World GDP, based on exponential trend lines fitted to values for selected groups of years. World GDP based on USDA Economic Research Data.

The video below does a great job of explaining how the price of oil fits in with all other major economic factors.

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Drones! Drones! everywhere, doing everything from wifi Internet to policing neighborhoods

Drones! Drones! everywhere, doing everything from surveying Catastrophes, filming movies, providing wireless Internet access via Facebook or Google, delivering movies or iPads via Amazon, or even policing California neighborhoods on the ground or in the skies.  One thing is for sure, they will not question orders, nor complain about benefits but they will be collecting wifi and wireless signals from every device nearby like an English rubbish bin, recording everything they see.  

You may even want to get your own drone spotting app so you can see them coming!

New Ways The Billionaire Koch Bros Are Bad-Touching Democracy #Kochtopus

Well, you've probably seen the George Soros, Federal Reserve, International Bankers Octopus, or the Goldman Sachs and their Vampire Squid analogy. Now you have one for the right wing of the so-called Left Right paradigm.   Introducing the Kochtopus.

Let's just put it this way, at the very top of the money pyramid sit the elitists who do not want you to know exactly how they got there, what they did to get there, nor how to replicate the process on your own.

Congress Should #JustSayNO to Obama's $1 Billion Europe Security Fund

All the major mainstream media released the same government propaganda piece this morning as Obama escalates the tensions with Russia, right on queue after the Bilderberg meeting last weekend.  This article from Bloomberg positions it as a European Reassurance Fund, as if they are going to sell shares in the investment.

Photographer: Elisabetta Villa/Getty Images

President Barack Obama meets Italian Premier Matteo Renzi at Villa Madama on March 27, 2014 in Rome.

U.S. President Barack Obama, arriving in Poland today, announced a $1 billion fund to help boost defensive capabilities of European allies shaken by Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula fromUkraine.

Obama will officially call on Congress to approve the fund this afternoon during a joint press conference with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski in Warsaw. The “European Reassurance Fund” will build on previously announced measures by increasing the capability, readiness, and responsiveness of North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces to address continued threats and deter further destabilizing activities, according to a White House fact sheet.”

And if you fall for this line of BS then you really are an Obamabot!  The United States is the greatest debtor nation in the history of the world.  Is there any point adding troops to the fire in Europe for the alleged purpose of promoting peace and stability in the region.  

Does anyone buy the nonsense? They US and its protected NGOs started the revolution-turn civil war in Ukraine (see previous posts about Nuland leak and Soros' Open Society involvement). Putin and Russia then respond, and now we are putting more troops in Europe to reassure our European allies that we've got their back? 

Be sure to share this article and related tweets with your Congressman so they know to #JustSayNO to Obama's warmongering request.

Will Congress say #HailHitler to Obama's Request for $1B for US Military In Europe? http://t.co/kiw3lxK69M pic.twitter.com/bwq5o95V0B
— #TwistedTimes Daily (@TwistedPolitix) June 3, 2014

Congress MUST #JustSayNO to Obama's Request for $1 Billion To Boost US Military In Europe - http://t.co/1M9UG1BViW pic.twitter.com/DBeR49tqOb
— #TwistedTimes Daily (@TwistedPolitix) June 3, 2014

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So did the Federal Reserve taper or not?

First, the BS: 
Lies Central Banks Tell: Fed taper to cause 'severe recession': Economist http://cnb.cx/1kpB4IJ

Then, speculation:

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The Truth

We won’t know for YEARS what they really did since they are so secretive (oh, sorry “independent”).  1 thing is for sure, Russia and China are reducing their holdings, Japan is up to their eyeballs in massive debt and yet continue to buy treasuries (could have something to do with our military bases over there).   The Fed is buying treasuries like mad.  The money supply is expanding rapidly which normally leads to higher prices.  Even BACON!  Why not more inflation? Perhaps because all the money is sitting at banks and the Fed as excess reserves.

But hey, don’t blame the messenger.

All the more reason to Audit the Federal Reserve (#AuditTheFed)

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#Bilderberg 2014 60th Anniversary Breakdown with Charlie Skelton

Topics on the agenda for the three-day summit first held on 29 May 1954 will include: does privacy exist?

It’s been a week of celebrations for Henry Kissinger. On Tuesday he
turned 91, on Wednesday he broke his personal best in the 400m hurdles,
and on Thursday in Copenhagen, he’ll be clinking champagne flutes with
the secretary general of Nato and the queen of Spain, as they celebrate
60 glorious years of Bilderberg. I just hope George Osborne remembered to pack a party hat.


Thursday is the opening day of the influential three-day summit and
it’s also the 60th anniversary of the Bilderberg Group’s first meeting,
which took place in Holland on 29 May 1954. So this year’s event is a
red-letter occasion, and the official participant list shows that the 2014 conference is a peculiarly high-powered affair.


The chancellor, at his seventh Bilderberg, is spending the next three days deep in conference with the heads of MI6, Nato, the International Monetary Fund, HSBC, Shell, BP and Goldman Sachs International,
along with dozens of other chief executives, billionaires and
high-ranking politicians from around Europe. This year also includes a
visit from the supreme allied commander Europe, and a return of royalty –
Queen Sofia of Spain and Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, the daughter of the Bilderberg founder Prince Bernhard.


Back in the 1950s, when Bernhard sent out the invitations, it was to
discuss “a number of problems facing western civilization”. These days,
the Bilderberg Group prefers to call them “megatrends”. The megatrends
on this year’s agenda include: “What next for Europe?”, “Ukraine”, “Intelligence sharing” and “Does privacy exist?”


That’s an exquisite irony: the world’s most secretive conference
discussing whether privacy exists. Certainly for some it does. It’s not
just birthday bunting that’s gone up in Copenhagen:
there’s also a double ring of three-metre (10ft) high security fencing.
The hotel is teeming with security: lithe gentlemen in loose slacks and
dark glasses, trying not to kill the birthday vibe. Or anyone else.


Already, two reporters have been arrested trying to interview the
organisers of the conference in the Marriott hotel bar. It’s easy enough
to keep your privacy intact when you’re employing so many people to
guard it.


There’s something distinctly chilling about the existence of
privacy being debated, in extreme privacy, by people such as the
executive chairman of Google, Eric Schmidt, and the board member of
Facebook Peter Thiel: exactly the people who know how radically
transparent the general public has become.


And to have them discussing it with the head of MI6, Sir John Sawers, and Keith Alexander,
the recently replaced head of the National Security Agency. And with
people such as the head of AXA, the insurance and investment
conglomerate – Henri de Castries.
Perhaps no one is more interested in data collection and public
surveillance than the insurance giants. For them, privacy is the enemy.
Public transparency is a goldmine.


Back in 2010, Osborne proudly launched “the most radical transparency
agenda the country has ever seen”. However, this transparency agenda
doesn’t seem to extend to Osborne himself making a public statement
about what he has discussed at this meeting. And with whom.


We know, from the agenda and list, that Osborne will be there with
the foreign affairs ministers from Spain and Sweden, and the deputy
secretary general of the French presidency. And from closer to home, the
international development secretary, Justine Greening, and fellow
Bilderberg veteran and shadow chancellor, Ed Balls.


We know that he’s scheduled to discuss the situation in Ukraine with
extremely interested parties, such as the chief executive of the
European arms giant Airbus, Thomas Enders. Not to
mention the chief executive and chairman of “the defence & security
company” Saab: Håkan Buskhe and Marcus Wallenberg. And billionaire
investors including Henry Kravis of KKR, who is “always looking to sharpen” what he calls “the KKR edge”. Helping Kravis sharpen his edge is General David Petraeus, former director of the CIA, now head of the KKR Global Institute – a massive investment operation.


The Bilderberg Group says the conference has no desired outcome. But
for private equity giants, and the heads of banks, arms manufacturers
and oil companies, there’s always a desired outcome. Try telling the
shareholders of Shell that there’s “no desired outcome”
of their chairman and chief executive spending three days in conference
with politicians and policy makers.


Try telling that to the lobbyists who have been working so hard to push the Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP) deal that is being negotiated. Bilderberg is packed to the gills with senior members of powerful lobby groups. Will members of British American Business’s international advisory board,
such as Douglas Flint and Peter Sutherland, express BAB’s fervent
support of TTIP when discussing “Is the economic recovery sustainable?”
Or will they leave their lobbying hats at the door?


MP Michael Meacher describes Bilderberg as “the cabal of the
rich and powerful” who are working “to consolidate and extend the grip
of the markets”. And they’re doing so “beyond the reach of the media or
the public”. That said, every year, the press probes a little
further behind the security fencing. Every year the questions for the
politicians who attend, but remain silent, get harder.


They can try to laugh it off as a “talking shop” or a glorified
knees-up, but these people haven’t come to Bilderberg to drink fizzy
wine and pull party poppers. It’s possible that Reid Hoffman, the head
of LinkedIn, has turned up for the birthday cake. But I doubt it. This is big business. And big politics. And big lobbying.


Bilderberg is big money, and they know how to spend it. From my spot
outside, I’ve just seen three vans full of fish delicacies trundle into
the hotel service entrance. I always thought there was something fishy
about Bilderberg. Turns out that for tonight at least, it’s the
rollmops.

Participants

Bilderberg Meetings

Copenhagen, Denmark 29 May – 1 June 2014

Current list of Participants

Status 26 May 2014


Chairman

FRA	Castries, Henri de	Chairman and CEO, AXA Group
DEU	Achleitner, Paul M.	Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Deutsche Bank AG
DEU	Ackermann, Josef	Former CEO, Deutsche Bank AG
GBR	Agius, Marcus	Non-Executive Chairman, PA Consulting Group
FIN	Alahuhta, Matti	Member of the Board, KONE; Chairman, Aalto University Foundation
GBR	Alexander, Helen	Chairman, UBM plc
USA	Alexander, Keith B.	Former Commander, U.S. Cyber Command; Former Director, National Security Agency
USA	Altman, Roger C.	Executive Chairman, Evercore
FIN	Apunen, Matti	Director, Finnish Business and Policy Forum EVA
DEU	Asmussen, Jörg	State Secretary of Labour and Social Affairs
HUN	Bajnai, Gordon	Former Prime Minister; Party Leader, Together 2014
GBR	Balls, Edward M.	Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
PRT	Balsemão, Francisco Pinto	Chairman, Impresa SGPS
FRA	Baroin, François	Member of Parliament (UMP); Mayor of Troyes
FRA	Baverez, Nicolas	Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
USA	Berggruen, Nicolas	Chairman, Berggruen Institute on Governance
ITA	Bernabè, Franco	Chairman, FB Group SRL
DNK	Besenbacher, Flemming	Chairman, The Carlsberg Group
NLD	Beurden, Ben van	CEO, Royal Dutch Shell plc
SWE	Bildt, Carl	Minister for Foreign Affairs
NOR	Brandtzæg, Svein Richard	President and CEO, Norsk Hydro ASA
INT	Breedlove, Philip M.	Supreme Allied Commander Europe
AUT	Bronner, Oscar	Publisher, Der STANDARD Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H.
SWE	Buskhe, Håkan	President and CEO, Saab AB
TUR	Çandar, Cengiz	Senior Columnist, Al Monitor and Radikal
ESP	Cebrián, Juan Luis	Executive Chairman, Grupo PRISA
FRA	Chalendar, Pierre-André de	Chairman and CEO, Saint-Gobain
CAN	Clark, W. Edmund	Group President and CEO, TD Bank Group
INT	Coeuré, Benoît	Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank
IRL	Coveney, Simon	Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
GBR	Cowper-Coles, Sherard	Senior Adviser to the Group Chairman and Group CEO, HSBC Holdings plc
BEL	Davignon, Etienne	Minister of State
USA	Donilon, Thomas E.	Senior Partner, O’Melveny and Myers; Former U.S. National Security Advisor
DEU	Döpfner, Mathias	CEO, Axel Springer SE
GBR	Dudley, Robert	Group Chief Executive, BP plc
FIN	Ehrnrooth, Henrik	Chairman, Caverion Corporation, Otava and Pöyry PLC
ITA	Elkann, John	Chairman, Fiat S.p.A.
DEU	Enders, Thomas	CEO, Airbus Group
DNK	Federspiel, Ulrik	Executive Vice President, Haldor Topsøe A/S
USA	Feldstein, Martin S.	Professor of Economics, Harvard University; President Emeritus, NBER
CAN	Ferguson, Brian	President and CEO, Cenovus Energy Inc.
GBR	Flint, Douglas J.	Group Chairman, HSBC Holdings plc
ESP	García-Margallo, José Manuel	Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
USA	Gfoeller, Michael	Independent Consultant
TUR	Göle, Nilüfer	Professor of Sociology, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
USA	Greenberg, Evan G.	Chairman and CEO, ACE Group
GBR	Greening, Justine	Secretary of State for International Development
NLD	Halberstadt, Victor	Professor of Economics, Leiden University
USA	Hockfield, Susan	President Emerita, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
NOR	Høegh, Leif O.	Chairman, Höegh Autoliners AS
NOR	Høegh, Westye	Senior Advisor, Höegh Autoliners AS
USA	Hoffman, Reid	Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, LinkedIn
CHN	Huang, Yiping	Professor of Economics, National School of Development, Peking University
USA	Jackson, Shirley Ann	President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
USA	Jacobs, Kenneth M.	Chairman and CEO, Lazard
USA	Johnson, James A.	Chairman, Johnson Capital Partners
USA	Karp, Alex	CEO, Palantir Technologies
USA	Katz, Bruce J.	Vice President and Co-Director, Metropolitan Policy Program, The Brookings Institution
CAN	Kenney, Jason T.	Minister of Employment and Social Development
GBR	Kerr, John	Deputy Chairman, Scottish Power
USA	Kissinger, Henry A.	Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc.
USA	Kleinfeld, Klaus	Chairman and CEO, Alcoa
TUR	Koç, Mustafa	Chairman, Koç Holding A.S.
DNK	Kragh, Steffen	President and CEO, Egmont
USA	Kravis, Henry R.	Co-Chairman and Co-CEO, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
USA	Kravis, Marie-Josée	Senior Fellow and Vice Chair, Hudson Institute
CHE	Kudelski, André	Chairman and CEO, Kudelski Group
INT	Lagarde, Christine	Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
BEL	Leysen, Thomas	Chairman of the Board of Directors, KBC Group
USA	Li, Cheng	Director, John L.Thornton China Center,The Brookings Institution
SWE	Lifvendahl, Tove	Political Editor in Chief, Svenska Dagbladet
CHN	Liu, He	Minister, Office of the Central Leading Group on Financial and Economic Affairs
PRT	Macedo, Paulo	Minister of Health
FRA	Macron, Emmanuel	Deputy Secretary General of the Presidency
ITA	Maggioni, Monica	Editor-in-Chief, Rainews24, RAI TV
GBR	Mandelson, Peter	Chairman, Global Counsel LLP
USA	McAfee, Andrew	Principal Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PRT	Medeiros, Inês de	Member of Parliament, Socialist Party
GBR	Micklethwait, John	Editor-in-Chief, The Economist
GRC	Mitsotaki, Alexandra	Chair, ActionAid Hellas
ITA	Monti, Mario	Senator-for-life; President, Bocconi University
USA	Mundie, Craig J.	Senior Advisor to the CEO, Microsoft Corporation
CAN	Munroe-Blum, Heather	Professor of Medicine and Principal (President) Emerita, McGill University
USA	Murray, Charles A.	W.H. Brady Scholar, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
NLD	Netherlands, H.R.H. Princess Beatrix of the
ESP	Nin Génova, Juan María	Deputy Chairman and CEO, CaixaBank
FRA	Nougayrède, Natalie	Director and Executive Editor, Le Monde
DNK	Olesen, Søren-Peter	Professor; Member of the Board of Directors, The Carlsberg Foundation
FIN	Ollila, Jorma	Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell, plc; Chairman, Outokumpu Plc
TUR	Oran, Umut	Deputy Chairman, Republican People’s Party (CHP)
GBR	Osborne, George	Chancellor of the Exchequer
FRA	Pellerin, Fleur	State Secretary for Foreign Trade
USA	Perle, Richard N.	Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
USA	Petraeus, David H.	Chairman, KKR Global Institute
CAN	Poloz, Stephen S.	Governor, Bank of Canada
INT	Rasmussen, Anders Fogh	Secretary General, NATO
DNK	Rasmussen, Jørgen Huno	Chairman of the Board of Trustees, The Lundbeck Foundation
INT	Reding, Viviane	Vice President and Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, European Commission
USA	Reed, Kasim	Mayor of Atlanta
CAN	Reisman, Heather M.	Chair and CEO, Indigo Books & Music Inc.
NOR	Reiten, Eivind	Chairman, Klaveness Marine Holding AS
DEU	Röttgen, Norbert	Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee, German Bundestag
USA	Rubin, Robert E.	Co-Chair, Council on Foreign Relations; Former Secretary of the Treasury
USA	Rumer, Eugene	Senior Associate and Director, Russia and Eurasia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
NOR	Rynning-Tønnesen, Christian	President and CEO, Statkraft AS
NLD	Samsom, Diederik M.	Parliamentary Leader PvdA (Labour Party)
GBR	Sawers, John	Chief, Secret Intelligence Service
NLD	Scheffer, Paul J.	Author; Professor of European Studies, Tilburg University
NLD	Schippers, Edith	Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport
USA	Schmidt, Eric E.	Executive Chairman, Google Inc.
AUT	Scholten, Rudolf	CEO, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
USA	Shih, Clara	CEO and Founder, Hearsay Social
FIN	Siilasmaa, Risto K.	Chairman of the Board of Directors and Interim CEO, Nokia Corporation
ESP	Spain, H.M. the Queen of
USA	Spence, A. Michael	Professor of Economics, New York University
FIN	Stadigh, Kari	President and CEO, Sampo plc
USA	Summers, Lawrence H.	Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University
IRL	Sutherland, Peter D.	Chairman, Goldman Sachs International; UN Special Representative for Migration
SWE	Svanberg, Carl-Henric	Chairman, Volvo AB and BP plc
TUR	Taftalı, A. Ümit	Member of the Board, Suna and Inan Kiraç Foundation
USA	Thiel, Peter A.	President, Thiel Capital
DNK	Topsøe, Henrik	Chairman, Haldor Topsøe A/S
GRC	Tsoukalis, Loukas	President, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy
NOR	Ulltveit-Moe, Jens	Founder and CEO, Umoe AS
INT	Üzümcü, Ahmet	Director-General, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
CHE	Vasella, Daniel L.	Honorary Chairman, Novartis International
FIN	Wahlroos, Björn	Chairman, Sampo plc
SWE	Wallenberg, Jacob	Chairman, Investor AB
SWE	Wallenberg, Marcus	Chairman of the Board of Directors, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB
USA	Warsh, Kevin M.	Distinguished Visiting Fellow and Lecturer, Stanford University
GBR	Wolf, Martin H.	Chief Economics Commentator, The Financial Times
USA	Wolfensohn, James D.	Chairman and CEO, Wolfensohn and Company
NLD	Zalm, Gerrit	Chairman of the Managing Board, ABN-AMRO Bank N.V.
GRC	Zanias, George	Chairman of the Board, National Bank of Greece
USA	Zoellick, Robert B.	Chairman, Board of International Advisors, The Goldman Sachs Group
AUT	Austria	GRC Greece
BEL	Belgium	HUN Hungary
CAN	Canada	INT International
CHE	Switzerland	IRL Ireland
CHN	China	ITA Italy
DEU	Germany	NLD Netherlands
DNK	Denmark	NOR Norway
ESP	Spain	PRT Portugal
FIN	Finland	SWE Sweden
FRA	France	TUR Turkey
GBR	Great Britain	USA United States of America