Brief introduction of skull and bones

Its inspiration comes from the German society of the same name, and its members are all American celebrities. Skull and bones, the secret society of Yale University in the United States, has always maintained its unique exotic color and elite style after 172 years of world changes.

In American history, there are three presidents, two chief justices of the Supreme Court, and many cabinet members, senators and congressmen are members of skull and bones. George W. Bush, the current US President, and John Kerry, the Democratic candidate, will compete for the presidency in June this year at 5438+065438+ 10. They are members of skull and bones 1968 and 1966 respectively.

Photo: skull and bones logo and founder William Huntington Russell.

Three generations of Bush are members.

On the roadside in the middle of the campus of Yale University in the United States, there is a brown rock building with strange appearance and similar style to Greek and Egyptian temples. The building has few windows, only three floors and a basement. Outward is an iron gate that will be closed forever. The building was completed in 1856. Before that, the members met in a rented private apartment off campus.

Yale students and visitors can wander around the fence outside the door, and even stand and think about the Roman inscription on the wall: "Who is an idiot and who is a wise man?" Whether a beggar or a king, the ultimate destination is death. "However, since the establishment of skull and bones, only more than 1,000 people have been allowed to wait and see. These "predestined friends" call it a "temple"; Outsiders call it a "graveyard".

Photo: US President Bush

Yale University, like other American universities, has many student societies. Unlike other schools, skull and bones does not participate in any public activities at school or in society, and always keeps a silent attitude.

Skull and bones members are forbidden to disclose information about all relevant organizations, but the outside world still knows something about skull and bones through various channels. The definition of "skull and bones" on the website of "National Masters" in the United States is: "The secret society of Yale University is said to be the only secret society of Yale University. 1832 12 was founded by William Huntington Russell. Before the 20th century, there were quite a few well-known members in skull and bones. Every year, the existing members will select new members from the third-year students of Yale University, and the final number of members will reach 65,438+05. "

Although it is difficult to know the criteria for membership, it is certain that family background is an important consideration. With Bush and Kerry as the main representatives, they all come from prominent families that have occupied important political positions for a long time. Bush's father and grandfather are both members.

Photography: George H.W. Bush

Members' future careers involve education, commerce, law, industry, government and many other fields. A considerable number of members have entered the field of intelligence, especially the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Former President George Bush Sr. is the director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Skull and bones's name is not used to be "cool", but it deserves it. 190965438+February 1 1 day, the late member Harold Phelps Stokes donated a mummy he and another member got when they went to Egypt. Since then, this mummy and the skulls of dozens of other important people have become the treasures of skulls and bones. Bush's grandfather, Prescott bush, once donated the skull of Indian Apache Chief geronimo, which was said by new york Observer columnist Ron rosenbaum, a classmate of Bush at Yale University. George Hulbeart Bush, Bush's brother, is a skeleton man in Class 1927.

Rosenbaum has been interested in skulls and bones for more than 30 years. He once lurked in the dark near the "graveyard" and secretly filmed a similar initiation ceremony in skull and bones. Some masked men gathered together, and one of them took a knife and pretended to cut the throat of the man lying on the ground. At this time, the members standing by screamed and shouted together, which looked a little witchcraft.

Skull and bones members can wear skull and bones badges in public-a skull and bones badge and two crossed skull and bones badges. There is also the word "322" under the skull and bones. One argument is that "32" stands for the compilation of 1932, and the following "2" stands for the second skull and bones after German "skull and bones"; The second statement is that "322" is the room where new members join the club.

The Discovery of Female "Skeleton Fan"

Alexandra Rubins, a young female journalist in The New York Times, is regarded as "the person who has the most authoritative understanding of the skull and bones issue at present".

In May 2000, she published an article entitled "Eucharist Knight George W Bush" in Atlantic Monthly, which immediately caused a sensation. Rubins said in the article: "The name Bush has always been Yale and Skeleton. George W. Bush's grandfather Prescott bush graduated from Yale University 19 17. He became a legend in skull and bones because he stole the chief's head ... and he came to power and became a United States senator. George herbert walker bush, the father of George W. Bush, graduated from Yale University 1948 class and is also a member of skull and bones; And he (George W. Bush) himself is one of them and has made great achievements. In the' cemetery' next to the high street on the campus of Yale University, there are portraits of skull and bones's ancient masters, and Bush's portrait has recently joined their ranks, hanging 5 feet high. "

Photography: Alexandra Rubins

Two years later, Rubins published a book called The Secret of the Cemetery: skull and bones, Ivy League Schools and the Secret Passage of Power, which revealed more information about skull and bones.

Through the follow-up interviews with dozens of skull and bones members, Rubins found that generally speaking, when new members join skull and bones, the old members will be assigned a secret code name similar to their names, and this code name is only known to the old members. Members who join the club at the same time or later with the code owner will never know the code names of their peers or predecessors.

There are generally three ways to choose codes: the most common members are directly assigned codes by their predecessors, the slightly optimistic members can choose codes from some code lists provided by their predecessors, and the most optimistic new members can decide codes independently.

These codes are very strange. For example, tall members are called "Mogao" and literary lovers are called "Hamlet". Rubins said: "However, Bush's name is the most interesting."

"When Bush joined the club, he was invited to choose a name. But some people say that he can't think of any favorite code name, so people call him "temporary". After that, he didn't want to change it, so he called it' temporary'. Therefore, those members still know who is "temporary", "Rubins said in the article. "Before Bush, I interviewed many old members. When I asked them if Bush was called "temporary", I didn't hear the voice of denial. "

According to Rubins, although both Bushes belong to skull and bones, their personalities are quite different, especially their attitudes towards their alma mater and skull and bones. After Bush entered the White House, he took care of his former classmates, especially his friends. For many years, when he encountered problems, he was willing to ask his old friends for advice. However, George W. Bush did the opposite. He always seems to be at odds with Yale. He once said, "Go out of your father's world and create your own."

Fay Vincent's father is a member of skull and bones, and he is closely related to the Bush family. He said, "George W. Bush is not like any skull and bones member I have ever met. He didn't even attend any alumni reunion after graduation. "

In 2000, Rubins, who also graduated from Yale University, was called "the female grave digger in skull and bones" by the media. In 2004, she became "the greatest prophet of American politics". The reason is that in a book published two years ago, she successfully predicted the situation of this year's US election.

"Strangely, many candidates are from this club of Yale University, and even we will see the moment when two members compete for the presidency. You know, this is an organization with only 800 living members, and it only recruits 15 new people every year, "Rubins wrote.

Photo: Mysterious skull and bones.

The "other" American government

In March this year, The New American said, "For the first time in American history, the presidential election will be between members of skull and bones. Think about it, the two most powerful presidential candidates who stand out among nearly 300 million people actually belong to a super elite and super secret society. This is an incredible reality! "

The New York Times said in February this year: "Historically, all students selected for skull and bones are the best and brightest students of Yale University." But the more important question is whether skull and bones has repeatedly instilled the values of leaders into Kerry and Bush, and surpassed what Yale University made students realize ... skull and bones is equivalent to a training ground, training innocent and shallow young people into people with outstanding talents and determination to devote themselves to higher goals and public welfare undertakings ... In addition to those striking members of government departments, skull and bones maintained close ties with some semi-secret globalist institutions, which had a great influence on American political and economic policies and almost constituted another independent American government. "

The debate between Bush and Kerry on various issues is in full swing. However, on the issue of skulls and bones, the two opponents have the same attitude: avoidance.

As early as before the election, Bush ended his experience of participating in the skull and bones of Yale University in one sentence in his autobiography "Responsibility": "When I was a senior, I joined the skull and bones. This is a secret society. It is very secret. I can't say anything more."

In an interview with NBC on February 7, 2004, Bush evaded this question in the same way. NBC reporter Tim Roussette asked, "Have you both been involved in the secret organization skull and bones?"

President Bush replied, "This is too confidential for us to discuss."

Reporter: "What does this mean for the United States? Those conspiracy theorists are going to start guessing. "

Bush smiled and replied, "I believe they will." I don't know, I haven't seen the webpage yet. "

Kerry also kept his mouth shut. On August 3 1 last year, a reporter asked, "You are all members of skull and bones. What does this mean? " Kerry replied, "Nothing, because it's a secret."

William Jasper, a reporter for New America, said: "Members of skull and bones were told never to discuss skull and bones with barbarians (we outsiders, including spouses and immediate family members of skull and bones members). If' barbarians' mention this problem in front of them, they must turn around and leave immediately. "

Secret activities have been criticized.

Rosenbaum believes: "skull and bones has a clear conspiracy theory, but no one has made it public." Rubins even commented on skull and bones's "political conspiracy" in his works: after 170 (2002), from the White House, Congress, Cabinet, Supreme Court to the Central Intelligence Agency, the authoritative pattern has become the symbol of skull and bones, and skull and bones members are almost everywhere. "skull and bones's family members gradually controlled American society and eventually became a completely closed and feudal American aristocrat."

Rubins said that the known history of skulls and bones is not completely true, but there is one detail that deserves careful study. That's the German skull and bones that Russell, the founder of skull and bones, met when he went to Germany to study in the early 1930s. Skull and bones was a devil-like creature of the European Illuminati in the18th century.

The New American further analyzed: "skull and bones's initiation ceremony is also very similar to the Illuminati." ... reading the description of the Illuminati's way of joining and cruel goals by Adam Weshopt, the founder of the Illuminati, you will find the similarities between them shocking. The goal of "Illuminati" is not only to crush each participant psychologically through the same experience and generate a strong sense of group, but also to grasp each participant's weaknesses or experiences that he may be ashamed of, so as to intimidate members when they decide to oppose or expose their own organizations in the future. Secret societies are always hostile to a free society. "

According to some reports, one of the basic procedures of skull and bones's initiation ceremony is to kiss the skull and spend the night naked in the coffin, while telling all the members about their sexual experiences.

Some American media complained about the mysterious atmosphere in skull and bones. "If the membership of secret societies is allowed or society turns a blind eye to it, it is impossible to judge whether these elected or appointed officials are serving as civil servants or working with secret allies for their plans. Our constitutional Republic must play its role in an open and transparent atmosphere. " The new American said.

"If we allow policymakers and legislators to operate in the dark corridors and secret rooms of secret societies, this * * * Republic will not last long. Members of skull and bones occupy some of the most powerful positions in the public and private sectors of the United States. We should not treat members of this organization lightly, especially when it comes to candidates for the highest positions in this country. "

It is reported that after graduation, members will receive a lot of financial support from skull and bones, which comes from Russell Trust Federation, a financial support institution under the name of skull and bones. The agency also owns all the real estate in skull and bones.

Skull scan

Since the founding of skull and bones, almost all members belong to the upper class of the United States. As early as 1990s, some countries noticed this phenomenon. 199 1 during the gulf war, a Japanese radio station serialized and read a long analytical article. At the end of the article, the celebrities in skull and bones are listed. In addition to Bush and Kerry, skeleton celebrities include:

Photography: John Kerry

Alfonso Taft, member of 1833. He was the US Secretary of Defense, Attorney General, Australian Ambassador and Russian Ambassador to the United States, and was one of the two founders of skull and bones. His son william taft later became the 27th president of the United States.

William H. Taft, member of 1878. From 1908 to 19 12, he served as the 27th president of the United States, and from 192 1 to 1930, he served as the chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, becoming the only one in American history who was both president and supreme. From 1904 to 1908, he served as united states secretary of war. He later became a trustee of the Carnegie Institution in the United States. In his hands, skull and bones entered its first golden age.

William Frank Buckley, a member of 1950. The founder and famous columnist of National Review, a mainstream conservative periodical in the United States, has obtained doctorates in law, literature and humanities from nearly 20 universities, including Yale University and Seton Hall University. From 1969 to 1972, he served as a member of the advisory Committee of the US Information Agency. Used to be a CIA agent

Mike george Band-Aid, member of Class 1940. During World War II, an important official of the United States War Department became President Kennedy's national security adviser after the war. His father and brother are both bony people. His younger brother, William Band-Aid, was originally a CIA officer, and later he joined the the State Council and the Department of Defense. William was the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of Congress.

Hughes Cunningham, member of 1934. Worked for the CIA from 1947 to 1973. Famous American agent.

Henry stimson, a member of 1888. Skull and bones's famous strategist and executor in the first golden age. From 19 1 1 to 19 13, he served as secretary of the army. From 1928 to 1929, he served as governor in the Philippines. Secretary of State changed from 1929 to 1933. During his more than 30 years in politics, he served seven American presidents, including franklin roosevelt and Truman. Stimson is called "the tumbler in politics". In his hands, the skull and bones family officially started the establishment of the dual structure of politics and business in American society, and the forces of Whitney family (railway and arms industry), Ponty family (railway and financial industry) and harriman family (railway and financial industry) were truly integrated and strengthened.

Varol harriman, a member of 19 13. A leading member of the harriman family. From the ambassador to the Soviet Union during World War II, to the the State Council officials in the United States, and then to the chief American negotiator during the Vietnam War armistice negotiations, harriman held many positions.

Robert lovett, a member of 19 18. He served as US Secretary of Defense, Treasury Secretary and Secretary of State, and was one of the most influential figures in the history of skull and bones. He dominated American politics for nearly 40 years.

Henry Luce, member 1920. American time &; The founder of the publishing empire of Life and the famous advocate of the theory of "American Century".

Henry p Davidson, a member of class 1920. Principal partner of Morgan Stanley investment bank and behind-the-scenes leader of American financial network.

Thomas Daniels, a member of 19 14. One of the founders of Archer Daniels Midland, the largest agricultural products processing giant in the United States. During World War II, he was solely responsible for supplying petroleum products to the US military.

Winston lord, a member of 1959. Former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. He is familiar with China's history and culture, and is called "an expert on China".

/0 1ds/2005-06/29/content _ 26 1389 . htm