Another defeat for the Illuminati

One of the most viral conspiracy theories is the one about the One World Government ruled by a mysterious group called the "Illuminati". These people, unseen but living behind the scenes direct all of the major governments because they can and the sitting Pols in these nations - USA, UK, Italy etc - do what these faceless people tell them to do.

One of the planks of this theory is that there will be one world ruler and that would be a partnership between the EU and the USA. The Lisbon treaty ratified by all but one of the EU partner states, calls for the election of an EU President. Until a couple of months ago the first name on the list was the previous PM of the UK - Tony Blair. He of the "third wave" this was a move by "New Labour" to move the labour Party from its traditional political position on the left to the middle right by pure force of personality. It worked and Blair left politics a rich man to embark on a PR campaign and speak about world affairs. But because he was such a duplicitous politician and an obvious lapdog for George Bush he left with his reputation in tatters. But that did not stop him placing himself, or being placed, in contention for the EU Presidency. However this weekend it has come crashing down. Politicians in Europe, for many reasons, have turned against the idea of a Blair presidency.

Eric Margolis, writing in today's Toronto Sun says it best, "Germany's re-elected Chancellor Angela Merkel and France's president, Nicholas Sarkozy, had reportedly favoured Blair, who has spent a lot of time schmoozing these kingmakers. But a senior Merkel aid leaked that she could not bear "listening anymore to Mr. Flash." Sarkozy just reversed course and came out against "my dear friend" Blair's candidacy. Au revoir Tony." .

So long "Bliar", but the illuminati will be back, after all they have been around for a thousand years.