As this year's meetings of the Bilderberg Group kicked off in Stiges, Spain on Thursday, protesters and conspiracy theorists also made their presence known.
The group, which is comprised of roughly 130 invited guests from the worlds of finance, government, and journalism, will be meeting under fortress like security at the Hotel Dolce Stiges to discuss a range of topics that include global economic instability. Past participants have included former U.S. presidents Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, as well as Lord Browne of Madingley, the former Chief Executive of BP.
Like other favorite targets, from the Freemasons to the Trilateral Commission, the Bilderberg Group is often accused of secretly controlling the fate of the world. Here's an Russia Today interview with Daniel Estulin, an investigative journalist and the author of "The True Story of the Bilderberg Group," one of the leading tomes on the subject.
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