List of Bilderberg Participants

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2010 meeting could take place near Barcelona, Spain June 3 - June 6 (not officially confirmed yet!).
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There is an activity group wanting to form an anti-summit day:
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Subject may be a "New Global Money Order" as already proclaimed by Sarkozy and a prolongation of the recession.
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Spain is holding EU presidency from Jan - June 2010.
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 Bilderberg 2009 Attendee List (revised)
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May 18, 2009

Note: The previous version of this list, translated from Greek via an automated translation device, has seriously distorted quite of a few of the names on this list. Infowars staff have gone over this list twice; if you have information on the people with question marks (?), please send an email to You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login

Sanata Seketa, Canada (University of Canada) (?)

Lawrence Summers, United States (economist, Director of the White House’s National Economic Council)

Peter Sutherland, Ireland (Chairman, BP and Chairman of Goldman Sachs International)

Martin Taylor, United Kingdom (former chief executive of Barclays Bank, currently Chairman of Syngenta AG)

Peter Thiel, United States (Clarium Capital Management LCC, PayPal co-founder, Board of Directors, Facebook)

Agan Ourgkout, Turkey (?)

Matti Taneli Vanhanen, Finland, (Prime Minister)

Daniel L. Vasella, Switzerland (Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at Novartis AG)

Jeroen van der Veer, Netherlands (CEO of Royal Dutch Shell)

Guy Verhofstadt, Belgium (former Prime Minister)

Paul Volcker, U.S. (former Federal Reserve director, Chair of Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board)

Jacob Wallenberg, Sweden (chairman of Investor AB and former chairman of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken)

Marcus Wallenberg, Sweden (CEO of Investor AB, former chairman of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken)

Nout Wellink, Netherlands (Chairman of De Nederlandsche Bank, Board of Directors, the Bank of International Settlements)

Hans Wijers, Netherlands (CEO of the multinational corporation AkzoNobel)

Martin Wolf, Great Britain (associate editor and chief economics commentator at the Financial Times)

James Wolfensohn, United States (former president of the World Bank)

Paul Wolfowitz, United States (for U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, President of the World Bank, currently AEI scholar)

Fareed Zakaria, United States (journalist, author, and CNN host)

Robert Zoellick, United States (former managing director of Goldman Sachs, President the World Bank)

Dora Bakoyannis, Greece (Minister of Foreign Affairs)

Anna Diamantopoulou, Greece (Member of Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Yannis Papathanasiou, Greece (Minister of Finance)

George Alogoskoufis, Greece (former Minister)

George A. David, Greece (businessman, president of Coca-Cola)
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BILDERBERG MEETING
"Chantilly, Virginia, USA"
5-8 June 2008
CURRENT LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Honorary Chairman
BEL "Davignon, Etienne" "Vice Chairman, Suez-Tractebel"

DEU "Ackermann, Josef" "Chairman of the Management Board and the Group Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank AG"
CAN "Adams, John" Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence and Chief of the Communications Security Establishment Canada
USA "Ajami, Fouad" "Director, Middle East Studies Program, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University"
USA "Alexander, Keith B." "Director, National Security Agency"
INT "Almunia, Joaquín " "Commissioner, European Commission"
GRC "Alogoskoufis, George" Minister of Economy and Finance
USA "Altman, Roger C." "Chairman, Evercore Partners Inc."
TUR "Babacan, Ali " Minister of Foreign Affairs
NLD "Balkenende, Jan Peter" Prime Minister
PRT "Balsemão, Francisco Pinto" "Chairman and CEO, IMPRESA, S.G.P.S.; Former Prime Minister"
FRA "Baverez, Nicolas" "Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP"
ITA "Bernabè, Franco" "CEO, Telecom Italia Spa"
USA "Bernanke, Ben S." "Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System"
SWE "Bildt, Carl" Minister of Foreign Affairs
FIN "Blåfield, Antti " "Senior Editorial Writer, Helsingin Sanomat"
DNK "Bosse, Stine" "CEO, TrygVesta"
CAN "Brodie, Ian " "Chief of Staff, Prime Minister's Office"
AUT "Bronner, Oscar" "Publisher and Editor, Der Standard"
FRA "Castries, Henri de " "Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, AXA"
ESP "Cebrián, Juan Luis" "CEO, PRISA"
CAN "Clark, Edmund" "President and CEO, TD Bank Financial Group"
GBR "Clarke, Kenneth" Member of Parliament
NOR "Clemet, Kristin" "Managing Director, Civita"
USA "Collins, Timothy C." "Senior Managing Director and CEO, Ripplewood Holdings, LLC"
FRA "Collomb, Bertrand" "Honorary Chairman, Lafarge"
PRT "Costa, António" Mayor of Lisbon
USA "Crocker, Chester A." James R. Schlesinger Professor of Strategic Studies
USA "Daschle, Thomas A." Former US Senator and Senate Majority Leader
CAN "Desmarais, Jr., Paul " "Chairman and co-CEO, Power Corporation of Canada"
GRC "Diamantopoulou, Anna" Member of Parliament
USA "Donilon, Thomas E." "Partner, O'Melveny & Myers"
ITA "Draghi, Mario" "Governor, Banca d'Italia"
AUT "Ederer, Brigitte" "CEO, Siemens AG Österreich"
CAN "Edwards, N. Murray " "Vice Chairman, Candian Natural Resources Limited"

DNK "Eldrup, Anders " "President, DONG A/S"
ITA "Elkann, John" "Vice Chairman, Fiat S.p.A."
USA "Farah, Martha J." "Director, Center for Cognitive Neuroscience; Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the Natural Sciences, University of Pennsylvania"
USA "Feldstein, Martin S." "President and CEO, National Bureau of Economic Research"
DEU "Fischer, Joschka" Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
USA "Ford, Jr., Harold E." "Vice Chairman, Merill Lynch & Co., Inc."
CHE "Forstmoser, Peter" "Professor for Civil, Corporation and Capital Markets Law, University of Zürich"
IRL "Gallagher, Paul " Attorney General
USA "Geithner, Timothy F. " "President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of New York"
USA "Gigot, Paul " "Editorial Page Editor, The Wall Street Journal"
IRL "Gleeson, Dermot " "Chairman, AIB Group"
NLD "Goddijn, Harold" "CEO, TomTom"
TUR "Gögüs, Zeynep " "Journalist; Founder, EurActiv.com.tr"
USA "Graham, Donald E." "Chairman and CEO, The Washington Post Company"
NLD "Halberstadt, Victor" "Professor of Economics, Leiden University; Former Honorary Secretary General of Bilderberg Meetings"
USA "Holbrooke, Richard C. " "Vice Chairman, Perseus, LLC"
FIN "Honkapohja, Seppo" "Member of the Board, Bank of Finland"
INT "Hoop Scheffer, Jaap G. de" "Secretary General, NATO"
USA "Hubbard, Allan B." "Chairman, E & A Industries, Inc."
BEL "Huyghebaert, Jan" "Chairman of the Board of Directors, KBC Group"
DEU "Ischinger, Wolfgang" Former Ambassador to the UK and US
USA "Jacobs, Kenneth" "Deputy Chairman, Head of Lazard U.S., Lazard Frères & Co. LLC"
USA "Johnson, James A." "Vice Chairman, Perseus, LLC" (Obama's man tasked with selecting his running mate)
SWE "Johnstone, Tom " "President and CEO, AB SKF"
USA "Jordan, Jr., Vernon E." "Senior Managing Director, Lazard Frères & Co. LLC"
FRA "Jouyet, Jean-Pierre " Minister of European Affairs
GBR "Kerr, John " "Member, House of Lords; Deputy Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plc."
USA "Kissinger, Henry A." "Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc."
DEU "Klaeden, Eckart von" "Foreign Policy Spokesman, CDU/CSU"
USA "Kleinfeld, Klaus" "President and COO, Alcoa"
TUR "Koç, Mustafa " "Chairman, Koç Holding A.S."
FRA "Kodmani, Bassma" "Director, Arab Reform Initiative"
USA "Kravis, Henry R." "Founding Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co."
USA "Kravis, Marie-Josée" "Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, Inc."
INT "Kroes, Neelie " "Commissioner, European Commission"
POL "Kwasniewski, Aleksander " Former President
AUT "Leitner, Wolfgang" "CEO, Andritz AG"
ESP "León Gross, Bernardino" "Secretary General, Office of the Prime Minister"
INT "Mandelson, Peter" "Commissioner, European Commission"
FRA "Margerie, Christophe de" "CEO, Total"
CAN "Martin, Roger" "Dean, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto"
HUN "Martonyi, János" "Professor of International Trade Law; Partner, Baker & McKenzie; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs"
USA "Mathews, Jessica T. " "President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace"


INT "McCreevy, Charlie " "Commissioner, European Commission"
USA "McDonough, William J." "Vice Chairman and Special Advisor to the Chairman, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc."
CAN "McKenna, Frank" "Deputy Chair, TD Bank Financial Group"
GBR "McKillop, Tom " "Chairman, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group"
FRA "Montbrial, Thierry de" "President, French Institute for International Relations"
ITA "Monti, Mario" "President, Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi"
USA "Mundie, Craig J. " "Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Microsoft Corporation"
NOR "Myklebust, Egil" "Former Chairman of the Board of Directors SAS, Norsk Hydro ASA"
DEU "Nass, Matthias" "Deputy Editor, Die Zeit"
NLD "Netherlands, H.M. the Queen of the"
FRA "Ockrent, Christine" "CEO, French television and radio world service"
FIN "Ollila, Jorma" "Chairman, Royal Dutch Shell plc"
SWE "Olofsson, Maud " Minister of Enterprise and Energy; Deputy Prime Minister
NLD "Orange, H.R.H. the Prince of"
GBR "Osborne, George" Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
TUR "Öztrak, Faik" Member of Parliament
ITA "Padoa-Schioppa, Tommaso " Former Minister of Finance; President of Notre Europe
GRC "Papahelas, Alexis" "Journalist, Kathimerini"
GRC "Papalexopoulos, Dimitris" "CEO, Titan Cement Co. S.A."
USA "Paulson, Jr., Henry M." Secretary of the Treasury
USA "Pearl, Frank H." "Chairman and CEO, Perseus, LLC"
USA "Perle, Richard N." "Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research"
FRA "Pérol, François" Deputy General Secretary in charge of Economic Affairs
DEU "Perthes, Volker" "Director, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik"
BEL "Philippe, H.R.H. Prince"
CAN "Prichard, J. Robert S." "President and CEO, Torstar Corporation"
CAN "Reisman, Heather M." "Chair and CEO, Indigo Books & Music Inc."
USA "Rice, Condoleezza" Secretary of State
PRT "Rio, Rui " Mayor of Porto
USA "Rockefeller, David " "Former Chairman, Chase Manhattan Bank"
ESP "Rodriguez Inciarte, Matias" "Executive Vice Chairman, Grupo Santander"
USA "Rose, Charlie" "Producer, Rose Communications"
DNK "Rose, Flemming" "Editor, Jyllands Posten" (remark: wasn't that the publishing newspaper of Mohammed caricatures?)
USA "Ross, Dennis B." "Counselor and Ziegler Distinguished Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy"
USA "Rubin, Barnett R." "Director of Studies and Senior Fellow, Center for International Cooperation, New York University"
TUR "Sahenk, Ferit " "Chairman, Dogus Holding A.S."
USA "Sanford, Mark" Governor of South Carolina
USA "Schmidt, Eric" "Chairman of the Executive Committee and CEO, Google"
AUT "Scholten, Rudolf " "Member of the Board of Executive Directors, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG"
DNK "Schur, Fritz H. " Fritz Schur Gruppen
CZE "Schwarzenberg, Karel " Minister of Foreign Affairs
USA "Sebelius, Kathleen" Governor of Kansas
USA "Shultz, George P." "Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University"


ESP "Spain, H.M. the Queen of"
CHE "Spillmann, Markus" "Editor-in-Chief and Head Managing Board, Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG"
USA "Summers, Lawrence H." "Charles W. Eliot Professor, Harvard University"
GBR "Taylor, J. Martin" "Chairman, Syngenta International AG"
USA "Thiel, Peter A." "President, Clarium Capital Management, LLC"
NLD "Timmermans, Frans " Minister of European Affairs
RUS "Trenin, Dmitri V." "Deputy Director and Senior Associate, Carnegie Moscow Center"
INT "Trichet, Jean-Claude" "President, European Central Bank"
USA "Vakil, Sanam" "Assistant Professor of Middle East Studies, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University"
FRA "Valls, Manuel " Member of Parliament
GRC "Varvitsiotis, Thomas" "Co-Founder and President, V + O Communication"
CHE "Vasella, Daniel L." "Chairman and CEO, Novartis AG"
FIN "Väyrynen, Raimo" "Director, The Finnish Institute of International Affairs"
FRA "Védrine, Hubert" Hubert Védrine Conseil
NOR "Vollebaek, Knut" "High Commissioner on National Minorities, OSCE"
SWE "Wallenberg, Jacob" "Chairman, Investor AB"
USA "Weber, J. Vin" "CEO, Clark & Weinstock"
USA "Wolfensohn, James D. " "Chairman, Wolfensohn & Company, LLC"
USA "Wolfowitz, Paul " "Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research"
INT "Zoellick, Robert B. " "President, The World Bank Group"

Rapporteurs
GBR "Bredow, Vendeline von" "Business Correspondent, The Economist"
GBR "Wooldridge, Adrian D." "Foreign Correspondent, The Economist"


AUT Austria HUN Hungary
BEL Belgium INT International
CHE Switzerland IRL Ireland
CAN Canada ITA Italy
CZE Czech Republic NOR Norway
DEU Germany NLD Netherlands
DNK Denmark PRT Portugal
ESP Spain POL Poland
FRA France RUS Russia
FIN Finland SWE Sweden
GBR Great Britain TUR Turkey
GRC Greece USA United States of America
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[Michaelangela]

I just noticed that they had meeting in Athens last year. Greece went bankrupt these days and this year they are meeting in Spain....I often here Spain and Portugal are next to bankrupt.... it's odd.
Maybe they are talking money, oh, forget the maybe.....they are always money talking :?

[Grace]

These are some assumptions on the agenda of 2010:

"
2010 Bilderberg Group conference agenda in more detail
On 05.06.10, In Bilderberg Group, By Dr Who

According to sources deep in the organization committee for the 2010 Bilderberg Group conference the agenda this year holds more of the same surprises.

According to sources deep in the organization committee for the 2010 Bilderberg Group conference the agenda this year holds more of the same surprises. Over the past years the agenda has been fixed on focusing resources to create an economic crisis. Strong opinions are favoring the continuing efforts of the committee to increase their backlash tactics which have been so successful over the past few years.

With increased rates in unemployment around the world the committees earlier targets seem to have been all but accomplished. For those out of the picture the main focus of the committees activities has been on driving the world economies into the ground in the aim to step in like white nights to clean up the stumbling companies and governments. Rumors are circulating that the world order will start is main projects in the later part of 2011. Bringing 2012 well on target of being the end of the world that we know and the beginning of the New World Order.

With in increased activities in China fears have been high in the committee as to the successes of Chinas infiltration. The corruption that used to be such a major part of China have thinned out over time and lead the committee more towards acquisition of large commercial control of the control of majority of higher powers. After the recent failings in what is now being called the Hu Jintao conspiracy leads troubled times in the wake of continuing grumbles and minor success.

More shocking details are emerging over the Google affair, which is literally costing members billions of dollars to keep under the radar. The movement of most of the services of Googles search engine to a location controlled by the NSA pushes information controlled by the committee to approximately 70% of all global internet information. With the main media outlets following close behind. Never has the Bilderberg committee been is such a position to make good on their 1984 promises to make 2012 the year of enlightenment.

Outline agenda details look to be more of the same:

    * Force a continuing suppression of property prices.
    * Increase instability with ear marked countries including Turkey, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Belgium and Austria.
    * Raise activities is Asia.
    * Expand successful industries in India.
    * Increase chaos in American markets.
    * Dramatic increase in fear across America.
    * Increase hatred against the Jewish nations.
    * House prices slashed in major cities to expand over-heating in administration centers this year will include: Barcelona, Paris, London, Dubai, Milan, Hong Kong and Moscow.
    * Tourism targets this year ironically include the Costa Brava as well as the Greek Islands, the Italian lakes, Florida, Disneyland worldwide resorts and all diving related locations.
    * Sports activities this year that will be targeted for heavy depression are running, cycling, snooker and wait for it, football. Yes we were waiting for those over paid football players to get what they deserved and about time too.

This year the Euro will be discussed and probed. The euro crisis which was expected in the late part of 2009 had little of no impact on the financial markets and only had slight long term effects on the global forex interests. This year will be heated and many heads are waiting to hear the latest developments. The euro is expected to overtake the markets and push that already Sterlin down another 20-30%.

The King makers will obviously map out the coming months and developments in the control of power heads around the world. No new developments have been revealed in the Spanish presidential replacement but it has been said that this year will be full of surprises.

The research sectors have been going overdrive with what they are now calling the “We Hypnosis” methods of mass control. Earlier trials in American presidential elections have proven that “We Hypnosis”, so called for its community or we effect, were so effective that the trial had to be terminate for fear of what they are saying was an over effect. This so called ground breaking research roots back to before the second world war.

This years Bilderberg meeting in Sitges is fast approaching and more and more details are seeping to the surface. Please note that sources will be revealed after the conference and once the dust settles.
"
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These are some assumptions on the agenda of 2010:

"
2010 Bilderberg Group conference agenda in more detail
On 05.06.10, In Bilderberg Group, By Dr Who

According to sources deep in the organization committee for the 2010 Bilderberg Group conference the agenda this year holds more of the same surprises.

According to sources deep in the organization committee for the 2010 Bilderberg Group conference the agenda this year holds more of the same surprises. Over the past years the agenda has been fixed on focusing resources to create an economic crisis. Strong opinions are favoring the continuing efforts of the committee to increase their backlash tactics which have been so successful over the past few years.

With increased rates in unemployment around the world the committees earlier targets seem to have been all but accomplished. For those out of the picture the main focus of the committees activities has been on driving the world economies into the ground in the aim to step in like white nights to clean up the stumbling companies and governments. Rumors are circulating that the world order will start is main projects in the later part of 2011. Bringing 2012 well on target of being the end of the world that we know and the beginning of the New World Order.

With in increased activities in China fears have been high in the committee as to the successes of Chinas infiltration. The corruption that used to be such a major part of China have thinned out over time and lead the committee more towards acquisition of large commercial control of the control of majority of higher powers. After the recent failings in what is now being called the Hu Jintao conspiracy leads troubled times in the wake of continuing grumbles and minor success.

More shocking details are emerging over the Google affair, which is literally costing members billions of dollars to keep under the radar. The movement of most of the services of Googles search engine to a location controlled by the NSA pushes information controlled by the committee to approximately 70% of all global internet information. With the main media outlets following close behind. Never has the Bilderberg committee been is such a position to make good on their 1984 promises to make 2012 the year of enlightenment.

Outline agenda details look to be more of the same:

    * Force a continuing suppression of property prices.
    * Increase instability with ear marked countries including Turkey, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Belgium and Austria.
    * Raise activities is Asia.
    * Expand successful industries in India.
    * Increase chaos in American markets.
    * Dramatic increase in fear across America.
    * Increase hatred against the Jewish nations.
    * House prices slashed in major cities to expand over-heating in administration centers this year will include: Barcelona, Paris, London, Dubai, Milan, Hong Kong and Moscow.
    * Tourism targets this year ironically include the Costa Brava as well as the Greek Islands, the Italian lakes, Florida, Disneyland worldwide resorts and all diving related locations.
    * Sports activities this year that will be targeted for heavy depression are running, cycling, snooker and wait for it, football. Yes we were waiting for those over paid football players to get what they deserved and about time too.

This year the Euro will be discussed and probed. The euro crisis which was expected in the late part of 2009 had little of no impact on the financial markets and only had slight long term effects on the global forex interests. This year will be heated and many heads are waiting to hear the latest developments. The euro is expected to overtake the markets and push that already Sterlin down another 20-30%.

The King makers will obviously map out the coming months and developments in the control of power heads around the world. No new developments have been revealed in the Spanish presidential replacement but it has been said that this year will be full of surprises.

The research sectors have been going overdrive with what they are now calling the “We Hypnosis” methods of mass control. Earlier trials in American presidential elections have proven that “We Hypnosis”, so called for its community or we effect, were so effective that the trial had to be terminate for fear of what they are saying was an over effect. This so called ground breaking research roots back to before the second world war.

This years Bilderberg meeting in Sitges is fast approaching and more and more details are seeping to the surface. Please note that sources will be revealed after the conference and once the dust settles.
"
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[Infinitylady]

Outline agenda details look to be more of the same:

* Force a continuing suppression of property prices.* Increase instability with ear marked countries including Turkey, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Belgium and Austria.
* Raise activities is Asia.
* Expand successful industries in India.
* Increase chaos in American markets.
* Dramatic increase in fear across America.
* Increase hatred against the Jewish nations.
* House prices slashed in major cities to expand over-heating in administration centers this year will include: Barcelona, Paris, London, Dubai, Milan, Hong Kong and Moscow.
* Tourism targets this year ironically include the Costa Brava as well as the Greek Islands, the Italian lakes, Florida, Disneyland worldwide resorts and all diving related locations.
* Sports activities this year that will be targeted for heavy depression are running, cycling, snooker and wait for it, football. Yes we were waiting for those over paid football players to get what they deserved and about time too.

This year the Euro will be discussed and probed. The euro crisis which was expected in the late part of 2009 had little of no impact on the financial markets and only had slight long term effects on the global forex interests. This year will be heated and many heads are waiting to hear the latest developments. The euro is expected to overtake the markets and push that already Sterlin down another 20-30%.

What?!! So, they want to increase hatred toward the Jews?!! Wow!! If this isn't prophetically spoken in the bible. My God! I am shaking my head in disgust! This is just pure EVIL in nature! :twisted:

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[Stranger In Chi-town]

Speaking of Bilderberg...Coast to Coast AM is gonna talk about the Bilderberg Group's recent and current activities and such, tonight @ 11pm PT (1am CST)!  :!:  :!:  :!:

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Here is a map of station affiliates in the US and other areas outside the US (Canada, Guam, Islands, etc.), if anyone is interested:

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C2CAM is also on Sirius XM Channel 165 as mentioned.
Here's a radio website where you can search for an American station (for those outside the US whose map is not shown in the above link)

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The all seeing eye incorporated into the mascots?

[attachment=0:3bm6zxe4]logo_mascots_london_2012.jpg[/attachment:3bm6zxe4]

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[Grace]

I just learned that London's Olympic 2012 logo spells ZION.

BBC story on mascots
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"London 2012 unveils Games mascots Wenlock & Mandeville
Claire Balding discovers the story behind the London 2012 mascots
By Gordon Farquhar

London 2012 organisers have unveiled cartoon animations named Wenlock and Mandeville as the mascots for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Focus groups of children and families helped form the designs and children's author Michael Morpurgo added a story concept for an animated series.
"We've created our mascots for children," said Locog chair Lord Coe.
"They will connect young people with sport, and tell the story of our proud Olympic and Paralympic history."
The characters are named after the small town of Much Wenlock in Shropshire - which hosted a precursor to the modern Olympic Games in the 19th Century - and the birthplace of the Paralympic Games, Stoke Mandeville hospital in Buckinghamshire.

Children told us a number of things: they weren't that sold on furry animals and they actually wanted a story

The Wenlock Games gave inspiration to Baron Pierre de Coubertain as he formed his concept of the modern Olympics in 1896.
Olympic motifs chime through the design: Wenlock wears the Olympic rings as friendship bracelets, and although predominantly silver in colour, also contains flashes of gold and bronze.

Mandeville's head reflects aspects of the three crescent shapes of the Paralympics symbol.
In a deliberate homage to London taxis, each has a yellow light on top of its head, with an initial in the middle.

In author Morpurgo's vision, the pair begin life as two drops of steel from a factory in Bolton, taken home by a retiring worker who fashions characters out of the metal for his grandchildren.

They appear to have a single central eye, explained as a camera lens, through which they'll see the world, and respond to it.

Mandeville and Wenlock
Mandeville and Wenlock will feature in an animated series
In a series of animated updates, linked to the official games website, they will be seen learning to play different Olympic sports in a narrative that will be regularly revised between now and the opening of the Games.

"The children told us a number of things: they weren't that sold on furry animals and they actually wanted a story," Coe added.
"Youngsters will be able to make a case for the mascots coming to their school if they've done something that is inspired by the Games. It's a way of engaging in a fun way."
The mascots are an important revenue generating tool for the Games, and Locog's commercial partners were consulted throughout the design process.
They will also be used to front London 2012's Get Set education programme, which will focus in part on the Olympic values.
Both will have their own Facebook and Twitter pages, with an emphasis on interactivity.
The mascots will also form a key part of 2012's marketing and merchandising, with organisers keen to avoid the controversy which surrounded the unveiling of the Games logo in 2007.
[...]
There was widespread criticism of that particular emblem, which was designed by the Wolff Olins agency and cost £400,000.
A segment of animated footage to promote the logo was also claimed to trigger seizures in a small number of people, prompting it to be removed from the Locog website.
But Locog refused to bow to pressure, saying that the logo, which comes in pink, blue, green and orange, was modern, bold and flexible.

The first official mascot - Waldi, a colourful striped dachshund - appeared for the 1972 Summer Games in Munich. But it was the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles which saw the first commercial mascot, Sam the American eagle. "

Mascots promotional movie:
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The official explanation for the mascots: Wenlock and Mandeville are the last two remaining drops of the British steel used to construct the London 2012 Olympic stadium.

More to read on the mascots' names:
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"The town is known for Wenlock Olympian Games  set up by Dr. William Penny Brookes in 1850...[who] is is credited as a founding father of the Modern Olympic Games."

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"Stoke Mandeville was also the location of the Stoke Mandeville Games, which first took place in 1948 and are now known as the World Wheelchair and Amputee Games. The Games, which were held eight times at Stoke Mandeville, were the inspiration for the Paralympic Games"

Some comments from Canada on the mascots:
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The London games logo was created by Wolff Olins agency:
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"LONDON - Wolff Olins, the design agency which last week unveiled the much-derided Olympic logo, was appointed without London 2012 having seen any design ideas from the agency."

The chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOGOC):
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[NightOwl]

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