From: wolda002@umn.edu
Date: Tue Mar 31 2009 - 17:36:04 EST
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Unveils Global Governance Agenda
By Daniel Taylor
Global Research, March 31, 2009
infowars.com
The Council on Foreign Relations, often described as the "real state
department", has launched an initiative to promote and implement a system
of effective world governance.
Henry Kissinger, a CFR member, anticipates that President Obama will,
"…give new impetus to American foreign policy partly because the
reception of him is so extraordinary around the world. I think his task
will be to develop an overall strategy for America in this period when,
really, a new world order can be created. It’s a great opportunity, it
isn’t just a crisis."
The program, titled " The International Institutions and Global Governance
Program," utilizes the resources of the "…David Rockefeller Studies
Program to assess existing regional and global governance mechanisms…"
The initial funding for the program came with a $6 million grant from the
Robina Foundation, which claims that the grant is "…one of the largest
operating grants ever received in Council history."
The IIGG program, launched on May 1st, 2008, is the latest manifestation of
an agenda that has existed since and before the founding of the Council on
Foreign Relations. Former CFR member, Rear Admiral Chester Ward, stated
regarding the group,
"The most powerful clique in these elitist groups have one objective in
common - they want to bring about the surrender of the sovereignty and the
national independence of the United States. A second clique of
international members in the CFR comprises the Wall Street international
bankers and their key agents. Primarily, they want the world banking
monopoly from whatever power ends up in the control of global government."
The International Institutions and Global Governance Program identifies
several "global issues" that require a system of world governance.
Environmental issues, terrorism, the global economy and energy are all
mentioned. The project then states that a system of "universal membership"
could be pursued, or alternatively a regional organization, such as the
European Union model.
"In each of these spheres, the program will consider whether the most
promising framework for governance is a formal organization with universal
membership (e.g., the United Nations); a regional or sub-regional
organization; a narrower, informal coalition of like-minded countries; or
some combination of all three."
The programcalls for the "Re-conceptualizing" of national sovereignty,
citing the European Union’s "pooling" of sovereignty as a model. The CFR
project recognizes that historically, the United States has been resistant
to the ideals of global governance. The project states, "Among the most
important factors determining the future of global governance will be the
attitude of the United States…"
The IIGG program continues, "…few countries have been as sensitive as the
United States to restrictions on their freedom of action or as jealous in
guarding their sovereign prerogatives." The program then states that the
separation of powers as stated in the Constitution, along with the U.S.
Congress, stand in the way of the United States assuming "new international
obligations."
As stated,
"…the country’s longstanding tradition of liberal
“exceptionalism” inspires U.S. vigilance in protecting the domestic
sovereignty and institutions from the perceived incursions of international
bodies. Finally, the separation of powers enshrined in the U.S.
Constitution, which gives Congress a critical voice in the ratification of
treaties and endorsement of global institutions, complicates U.S.
assumptions of new international obligations."
The actions of the Military Industrial Complex under the Bush
Administration have served globalist interests well. "Global structures"
are now presented as the mechanism to prevent such atrocities. America’s
demonization is central to building a system of world governance. Patrick
M. Stewart, who is currently the director of the CFR IIGG program, is
anticipating the Obama administration "…to seek to turn the page on what
many perceived to be ‘cowboy unilateralism’ of the Bush years, by
embracing multilateral cooperation, re-kindling U.S. alliances and
partnerships, and engaging in sustained diplomacy within the UN framework,"
as reported by Xinhua. The IIGG project itself stated in May of 2008 that,
"Regardless of whether the administration that takes office in January 2009
is Democratic or Republican, the thrust of U.S. foreign policy is likely to
be multilateral to a significant degree."
Globalist forces are hard at work in the economic and political realms in
an attempt to shape the future of the world, furthering the dominance of
the global elite. Calls for a global currency in response to the economic
crisis are regularly occurring, drawing the tacit support of Treasury
Secretary Timothy Geithner, speaking to the CFR.
Henry Kissinger, a CFR member, anticipates that President Obama will,
"…give new impetus to American foreign policy partly because the
reception of him is so extraordinary around the world. I think his task
will be to develop an overall strategy for America in this period when,
really, a new world order can be created. It’s a great opportunity, it
isn’t just a crisis."
The Council on Foreign Relations global governance program will undoubtedly
be pursued under the Obama administration, which is filled with CFR
members. President of the CFR, Richard Haass, is serving as a top adviser
to the Obama administration. As the IIGG program admits, regardless of who
sits in the White House, the globalist agenda moves forward full speed
ahead.