1. NEW WORLD ORDER

2. Everybody wants to rule the world Globalism is fundamental to CTs If CTs are about connecting to explain, then, doing so beyond the nation is inevitable and even necessary – about power, world power, subversion. So CTs have a history related to History –Reality of monarchial power –Fears engendered by overturning of such power - the French Revolution and its export Is why the grand-daddy are the Bavarian “Illuminati” founded by Adam Weishaupt, 1776 “Illuminati” Not tied to ignorance. Illuminati as in 8 th C Enlightenment. Saw secrecy as necessary

3. Vision of the Secret Elite The Illuminati – as a general term nowIlluminati Freemasons & Rosicrucians (often tied to religious issues, eg claim that the Masons are secretly SatanicFreemasons religious issues Signs and symbols (their ID card) Jews (Protocols of the Elders of Zion forgery)ProtocolsElders of Zion Communists - John Birch SocietyJohn Birch Society “One World” Internationalists –CFR, Trilateral Commission, the United NationsCFR Corporate power –The Bilderberg GroupBilderbergGroup –World Economic Forum meet in DavosWorld Economic ForumDavos –Bohemian Grove, the owls and the cremation of careBohemian Grove

4. The New World Order The phrase “new world order” is a staple of these “globalist” conspiracy theories It is not their invention – track back the termtrack back A version appears on the dollar bill…(the New Order of the Ages)dollar bill Was used most often recently by elder George Bush following close of Cold War, especially at the first Gulf War 1991George Bush Spoke to a real change post Cold War But mere use served as confirmation of old CTs – as if the corner of curtain had been lifted Is rarely used now by US authorities, but…but…

5. Reaction: American Patriots Militias were a striking phenomenon of the post Cold War 1990s, amidst globalisation – focused selves on threat of a “New World Order”Militias Used historic model to create small connected organisations – the Militia (by State)…historic model Narrative of subversion of US Govt, UN control and “invasion” of USA (eg 1994 Donahue)1994 Donahue Often held fundamentalist Christian - Libertarian outlook, Survivalist and “End Times” focusedfundamentalist Christian Have largely faded from the scene – only a few survive though some revival post Obama, eg the Oathkeepers Oathkeepers

6. Left Wing New World Order As both a counter and complementary trend Similar focus on global control and often similar villains, though focus more on corporate For instance, WTO – the Battle of Seattle 1999Battleof Seattle Other meetings since, eg London, Washington, Prague.Other meetings May Day has been adopted anew.May Day Environmentalist accent – oil corps Noam Chomsky seer – essential vision is of governmental/corporate deceit - a “New World’s Order” (aka American power, McDonalds, the Iraq War, Oil, etc)Noam Chomsky “New World’s Order” Fears of new order of technologytechnology

7. Reality of Globalism In an interconnected, inter-related world, we can see NWO CTs as a shadow, mirror, a narrative that seeks to render the complex contained and comprensible, when other stories don’t satisfy No doubt that the powerful do organise and align (eg Bilderberg meetings do happen); power does unite and secretly (corporate fraud) Contemporary examples of locale –Climate change as conspiracy –Recent financial crises But are CTs about the global a potential moment of new activism or are they a fantasy distraction?

8. An industry UK – David IckeDavid Icke –Books, website, appearances, lectures US – Alex JonesAlex Jones –Websites (Prison Planet / Infowars), web radio, sw radio, web video, DVDPrison Planet Infowars –Doyen of modern NWO conspiracists –Sites show fantastic degree of detail and interconnection, weave their narrative –Often based on using news and things which are true, then given a NWO spin/implication –Hard not to disagree with fragments?

9. Some Jones’ Picks V http://www.infowars.com/?p=5698http://www.infowars.com/?p=5698 H http://www.infowars.com/listen.htmlhttp://www.infowars.com/listen.html http://www.prisonplanet.tv/articles/july2008/truth_rising.htm E http://www.prisonplanet.com/al-gore-vs-911-truth.htmlhttp://www.prisonplanet.com/al-gore-vs-911-truth.html J http://www.infowars.com/print/Secret_societies/in_your_face.htmhttp://www.infowars.com/print/Secret_societies/in_your_face.htm C http://www.infowars.com/?p=5686http://www.infowars.com/?p=5686 K http://www.prisonplanet.com/drugs-kill-more-people-than-ever-report- finds.htmlhttp://www.prisonplanet.com/drugs-kill-more-people-than-ever-report- finds.html H http://www.infowars.com/?p=5675http://www.infowars.com/?p=5675 T http://educate-yourself.org/nwo/nwoguncontrolindex.shtmlhttp://educate-yourself.org/nwo/nwoguncontrolindex.shtml L http://www.infowars.com/?p=5202http://www.infowars.com/?p=5202 N http://www.prisonplanet.com/the-phantom-usa-today-building-fire-and- the-evacuation-of-arlingtons-twin-towers-on-911.htmlhttp://www.prisonplanet.com/the-phantom-usa-today-building-fire-and- the-evacuation-of-arlingtons-twin-towers-on-911.html E http://www.prisonplanet.tv/articles/july2008/truth_rising.htmhttp://www.prisonplanet.tv/articles/july2008/truth_rising.htm J http://www.infowars.com/?p=5698http://www.infowars.com/?p=5698 C http://www.infowars.com/?p=5698http://www.infowars.com/?p=5698