Editing Trilateral Commission (section)

==Conspiracy theories involving the Trilateral Commission==

Some [[conspiracy theorists]] believe the organization to be a central plotter of a [[world government]] or [[synarchy]]. In his book ''Among the Truthers: A Journey Through America's Growing Conspiracist Underground'', [[Jonathan Kay]] wrote that Luke Rudkowski interrupted a lecture by former Trilateral Commission director [[Zbigniew Brzezinski]] in April 2007 and accused the organization and a few others of having [[9/11 conspiracy theories|orchestrated the 9/11 attacks]] to initiate a new world order.<ref name="Among the Truthers">[[Jonathan Kay|Kay, Jonathan]]. Among the Truthers: A Journey Through America's Growing Conspiracist Underground. New York: Harpers, 2011. {{ISBN|978-1-55468-630-8}}. pp. 200–201</ref>

Economist [[Anthony C. Sutton]] was critical of the Trilateral Commission's goals and methods, characterizing them as a "rich man's club." Yet he also wrote: "The Trilateral Commission is not a conspiracy. Its membership list is completely public - it costs a postage stamp to get one" and characterized the group as "completely above ground" in promoting their agenda. Furthermore, Sutton noted he had debated a high-ranking member of the group on a radio broadcast and concluded: "Conspirators just don't appear on radio talk shows to debate their objectives."<ref>Anthony C. Sutton (1983). America's Secret Establishment: An Introduction to the Order of Skull & Bones. Liberty House Press Inc
ISBN-13: 9780937765029</ref>  

Neo-conservative pundit [[Charles Krauthammer]] mockingly alluded to the conspiracy theories about the commission when he was asked in 2012 who makes up the "Republican establishment", saying, "[[Karl Rove]] is the president. We meet every month on the full moon... [at] the [[Freemasonry|Masonic Temple]]. We have the ritual: Karl brings the incense, I bring the live lamb and the long knife, and we began... with a pledge of allegiance to the Trilateral Commission."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/289544/krauthammers-take-nro-staff |title=Krauthammer's Take |access-date=January 26, 2012| publisher=[[Special Report with Bret Baier]]}}</ref>