With all the hand-wringing about the domination of American politics by members of the Bush and Clinton dynasties, there has been scant attention paid to another lapsing political dynasty – that of the infamous Skull and Bones Society.
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For only the second time in two decades, neither presumptive nominee for U.S. president is an alumnus of Yale’s oldest and most secretive senior society. (The only other time in recent history that happened was in 1996, when Bill Clinton faced Republican Bob Dole.)
Barack Obama may be considered elitist because he has a law degree from Harvard, and John McCain, a warrior blueblood, as the son and grandson of Navy admirals, and a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. But conspiracy theorists, at least, can rejoice that neither man has ties to the 176-year-old clandestine club, which some contend exercises a disproportionate influence on the U.S. government and, in any case, has produced presidents, Supreme Court justices, cabinet officers, spies and captains of industry.
McCain did have a minor skirmish with Skull and Bones once.
In the 1980s, he tried to broker a meeting between the elder Bush and one of his Arizona constituents - a former Apache chieftain name Ned Anderson seeking the return of a skull that is said to belong to Geronimo and which is believed to have been swiped from his grave nearly a century ago by a group of Bonesmen, including the late Prescott Bush, the father of George H.W. Bush.
Bush, however, wasn’t interested, and the matter was dropped, according to Alexandra Robbins, author of Secrets of the Tomb. A 2006 appeal for the skull’s return, this time to George W., from Harlyn Geronimo, the great-grandson of the 19th century warrior, also went unanswered, according to a report by the Associated Press.
The Skull and Bones network is as legendary and at least as magical as its reportedly macabre rituals. Reports are the gro
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6 Comments
#1. Kris Millegan 06.19.2008
Dear Carol,
Whether Bones is lapsing or no, is left to be seen. If one follows the membership lists, what Bones has done is to become more international. Their powerbase is now perhaps much wider and now also includes women. The “power” of Bones and Co. stole two elections right out in the open and then put the idiot son in office. They have debased our heritage through corruption of our economic and political integrity. And the manipulation of us, hoi polloi, through very scientific propaganda techniques, psychological warfare and occult/social rituals
W.H. Taft, son of the other founder, Alphonso Taft, was also on the Supreme Court. The only man in history to be both President and Chief Justice of the US.
The Order of Skull & Bones was started by two people, one the scion of the American opium smugging fortune, WH Russell, who grew up to start a little boys school, and future politician A. Taft, who was the Attorney General for the US Grant administration and brokered the RB Hayes election (which was very similar to Bush’s 2000 “election).”
Good article, Carol, but you might mention that Ms. Robbins is a member of the Yale secret society system. She is a member of the Order of Scroll & Key. She wouldn’t tell which one until she was outed on the Dr. Stan Montieth show. Her book is a whitewash, it does have some useful information, but it spins it right back to, oh just a college fraternity. Bones and such have not and never have been, nether in a sociological sense nor in how Bones files it’s taxes. These organizations are secret societies and are documented as being used to further corruptive actions.
Funny, too, I just had some email correspondence with a Bonesman and he glibly denied they have Geronimo’s Skull. Personally all evidence points that Bones does have Geronimo’s skull and others of his burial items. They also have Harriet Tubman’s original gravestone. They like trophy’s from people that opposed them. Arizona has a very strong Bones presence. Bones are very big in mining circles.
Here is some from his note:
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This is an “excuse” that has cropped up after none of the others are bought. They simply say that Prescott and the others lied about. They tried for many years to float the story, that it couldn’t have happened because no one knew where Geronimo was buried. Well, Geronimo had only been dead for about eight years when Pres and the boys were at Ft Sill in the 322D Field Artillery unit, so that logic was sort of strained and they came up with the new one, … just empty boasting lies.
The saddest thing about the whole affair is that there has been not one attorney approached in Connecticut that will take on the case to take Bones/RTA Inc. to court to get Geronimo’s bones back. Not one!
Peace,
Kris Millegan
#2. Kris Millegan 06.19.2008
The message sytem took out his message –
“We don’t have Geronimo’s bones. I asked the same question when I was tapped, for the same reason– to argue we should return them. There is a tradition of “crooking” things from other societies, when possible, or 322 license plates, street signs, etc.; all very adolescent. The idea that we had Geronimo’s bones was a boast gone awry. Unfortunately it is a boast with sex appeal; people believe it because it is so unreal it has the ring of truth; and Bonesmen won’t deny it because they think it’s fun for people to think it true. But we don’t have them, so we can’t return them.”
Peace,
K
#3. John H 06.20.2008
This is my first visit to this site, and the first story I’ve read here. This story is such a nothing, except as a waste of your time, my time, and Muckety bandwidth. With all the important events in the country and the world to be commented on, this is the best you can write about?
Ta Tah.
#4. PJD 08.02.2008
It is Desturbing ,But with The Presidents Numbers in the Toilet Maybe Geranimo is having the last Laugh,.By all Accounts He Geranimo although as fierce a warrior as there ever was ,new more about Honor and dignity than these so called Pathetic Rich Exclusive and Moronic Secret Societys’So Hope Fully some where in Conn. is a Lawyer who can’t be Baught off or frightend off,by and idiot of a President.
#5. rg 09.24.2008
Obama has several advisers that are Bonesmen. Check out A. Goolsbee his chief eco man. Has been since senator run. Obama very influenced by Goolsbee and others. Suspect that McCain has many connections to the same. They will never go away. The order is established, it is real and has many names. Not that all is bad. Consider where our country may be without them for the last 100 + years. ===What do I know anyway?
#6. Concerned Citizen 10.04.2008
But conspiracy theorists, at least, can rejoice that neither man has ties to the 176-year-old clandestine club….
But what of Mr. Biden’s son Robert, who graduated from Yale Law School, you are sure that his ties are clean?
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