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club,” I said to Michael.
A priest-looking dude came along and shooed the boys away, and then we
were shown into a huge gorgeous room with brown paneled walls, crazy high ceilings, and
chandeliers.
“This must be where they breed them,” Anja whispered.
The room had rows of chairs facing the windows. A small platform was set
up, and one of the Brits who had driven with us went to it. He introduced himself and
said how sad he was to announce that five groups had canceled at the last minute.
“But those of us who are here will, I am sure,
make up in spirit what we lack in numbers,” he said. “What I hope we do
today is meet one another, exchange ideas and contact information, and begin the process
that profitably leads to synergy and results. All this with the certainty that our
activities are being monitored. The presence of other groups in and around London
suggests that there is also an attempt to minimize our activities. Yet we move on. And
it is with this hope that I greet and welcome you to my alma mater, Dulwich College.
“The tablets you found on your seats will provide instantaneous
translations of what is being said and also give you the opportunity to talk among
yourselves. The motto of the Dulwich school in Singapore is ‘Building bridges to
the world.’ What we hope we can do is build not only bridges, but roads, tunnels,
and air paths to a better life for all this earth’s people. Thank
you.”
There was a formal printed program. Anja opened it and found a brief
description of the C-8 group.
“Nothing new here,” she said.
I looked over the list.
An Ocean of Influence
The Eight
Corporations That Threaten What Remains of the Free World
C OMPILED BY THE E TON G ROUP
J ENNINGS I NTERNATIONAL
Started as a secret conservative think tank of billionaires after
the reelection of U.S. President Barack Obama. Their policiesquickly switched from an advisory role to wielding their influence in the
world’s economic markets.
N ATURAL F ARMING
This former farm-subsidy advocate group quietly bought up food
distributorships around the world and began to buy arable land in third world
countries. The most aggressive of the Central Eight corporations. They also cornered
the market on seed and grain patents and genetically engineered foods.
C LOUD C OVER
This Hong Kong–based company dominates satellite placement
and distribution, and thus worldwide Internet access.
C RYSTAL L AKE
A Euro Zone leader in water purification. Seemingly harmless until
the world’s water supply was drying up, then began vying with local
governments for control of water assets.
S PORTS D IRECT
The world’s biggest supplier of weaponry. Took full
advantage of the 2017 NATO military cutbacks. Will supply cheap weapons until a war
heats up.
CTI
The Cyto Technology Institute started off as a relatively small
research foundation. It was seen as a good move when it expanded its operation to
absorb other operations, but troubles soon developed when private investors looked
to increase its profitability.
J EREMY F UND
This international monetary giant controls the flow of money
throughout the world, ensuring that have-not countries are always on the brink of
rebellion.
T HE A NDOVER G ROUP
The control of oil and fossil-fuel technology did not seem to be a
threat in the growing age of nuclear and solar energy. The Andover Group was not
only capable of using their quarter of the world’s energy resources to
enhance their own profits, but they were also able to control both nuclear and solar
developers who utilized the older technologies in ancillary operations.
Anja was right, nothing new.
The greetings were first, and then there would be six delegations making
presentations. Michael was speaking next to last.
The first speaker was a thin kid with rimless glasses. I didn’t
know many kids who wore glasses. He started his speech with his head back,
A priest-looking dude came along and shooed the boys away, and then we
were shown into a huge gorgeous room with brown paneled walls, crazy high ceilings, and
chandeliers.
“This must be where they breed them,” Anja whispered.
The room had rows of chairs facing the windows. A small platform was set
up, and one of the Brits who had driven with us went to it. He introduced himself and
said how sad he was to announce that five groups had canceled at the last minute.
“But those of us who are here will, I am sure,
make up in spirit what we lack in numbers,” he said. “What I hope we do
today is meet one another, exchange ideas and contact information, and begin the process
that profitably leads to synergy and results. All this with the certainty that our
activities are being monitored. The presence of other groups in and around London
suggests that there is also an attempt to minimize our activities. Yet we move on. And
it is with this hope that I greet and welcome you to my alma mater, Dulwich College.
“The tablets you found on your seats will provide instantaneous
translations of what is being said and also give you the opportunity to talk among
yourselves. The motto of the Dulwich school in Singapore is ‘Building bridges to
the world.’ What we hope we can do is build not only bridges, but roads, tunnels,
and air paths to a better life for all this earth’s people. Thank
you.”
There was a formal printed program. Anja opened it and found a brief
description of the C-8 group.
“Nothing new here,” she said.
I looked over the list.
An Ocean of Influence
The Eight
Corporations That Threaten What Remains of the Free World
C OMPILED BY THE E TON G ROUP
J ENNINGS I NTERNATIONAL
Started as a secret conservative think tank of billionaires after
the reelection of U.S. President Barack Obama. Their policiesquickly switched from an advisory role to wielding their influence in the
world’s economic markets.
N ATURAL F ARMING
This former farm-subsidy advocate group quietly bought up food
distributorships around the world and began to buy arable land in third world
countries. The most aggressive of the Central Eight corporations. They also cornered
the market on seed and grain patents and genetically engineered foods.
C LOUD C OVER
This Hong Kong–based company dominates satellite placement
and distribution, and thus worldwide Internet access.
C RYSTAL L AKE
A Euro Zone leader in water purification. Seemingly harmless until
the world’s water supply was drying up, then began vying with local
governments for control of water assets.
S PORTS D IRECT
The world’s biggest supplier of weaponry. Took full
advantage of the 2017 NATO military cutbacks. Will supply cheap weapons until a war
heats up.
CTI
The Cyto Technology Institute started off as a relatively small
research foundation. It was seen as a good move when it expanded its operation to
absorb other operations, but troubles soon developed when private investors looked
to increase its profitability.
J EREMY F UND
This international monetary giant controls the flow of money
throughout the world, ensuring that have-not countries are always on the brink of
rebellion.
T HE A NDOVER G ROUP
The control of oil and fossil-fuel technology did not seem to be a
threat in the growing age of nuclear and solar energy. The Andover Group was not
only capable of using their quarter of the world’s energy resources to
enhance their own profits, but they were also able to control both nuclear and solar
developers who utilized the older technologies in ancillary operations.
Anja was right, nothing new.
The greetings were first, and then there would be six delegations making
presentations. Michael was speaking next to last.
The first speaker was a thin kid with rimless glasses. I didn’t
know many kids who wore glasses. He started his speech with his head back,
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