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'''George Robertson''' is a former [[NATO Secretary General]], former head of [[Chatham house]] with various [[spook]]y connections, such as his adviser [[Willem Matser]].
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'''George Robertson''' is a former [[NATO Secretary General]],<ref>https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/1999/08/rob-a12.html</ref> former head of [[Chatham house]] with various [[spook]]y connections, such as his adviser [[Willem Matser]].
  
 
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==Willem Matser==
 
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As NATO Secretary General, George Robertson saw adviser [[Willem Matser]] on a daily basis.<ref>http://123realchange.wordpress.com/category/jan-willem-matser/</ref>  On 3rd February 2003, Matser, a [[Dutch Military Intelligence]] officer, was arrested in his office at [[NATO]] HQ in Brussels on suspicion of laundering around USD 200 million for a Colombian drug cartel.<ref>http://www.gerardryle.com/blog/?p=108</ref><ref name="123realchange">http://123realchange.wordpress.com/category/jan-willem-matser/</ref> Also arrested were [[Pietro Fedino]], a crime boss connected to the [[Colombia]]n [[Cali cartel]] and [[Willem van Voorthuizen]], a Dutch estate agent and serial [[fraudster]].<ref name="BBC">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3389097.stm Ex-Nato official on fraud charge], 12 January, 2004</ref><ref name="ro">http://www.curierulnational.ro/Economie/2004-01-13/Ovidiu+Tender,+posibil+martor+in+procesul+lui+Willem+Matser</ref><ref name=nizkor>[http://www.derechos.org/nizkor/colombia/doc/plan/dutch.html Dutch NATO official Willem Matser was working for an Italian crime boss and the Cali cartel], 22 July 2003</ref>. The money laundering charged was dropped, but Matser was later found guilty of forgery and fraud.<ref>http://www.hri.org/news/balkans/rferl/2004/04-01-28.rferl.html</ref><ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1452852/News-in-brief.html</ref>
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As NATO Secretary General, George Robertson saw adviser [[Willem Matser]] on a daily basis.<ref>http://123realchange.wordpress.com/category/jan-willem-matser/</ref>  On 3rd February 2003, Matser, a [[Dutch Military Intelligence]] officer, was arrested in his office at [[NATO]] HQ in Brussels on suspicion of laundering around USD 200 million for a Colombian drug cartel.<ref>http://www.gerardryle.com/blog/?p=108</ref><ref name="123realchange">http://123realchange.wordpress.com/category/jan-willem-matser/</ref> Also arrested were [[Pietro Fedino]], a crime boss connected to the [[Colombia]]n [[Cali cartel]] and [[Willem van Voorthuizen]], a Dutch estate agent and serial [[fraudster]].<ref name="BBC">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3389097.stm Ex-Nato official on fraud charge], 12 January, 2004</ref><ref name="ro">http://www.curierulnational.ro/Economie/2004-01-13/Ovidiu+Tender,+posibil+martor+in+procesul+lui+Willem+Matser</ref><ref name=nizkor>[http://www.derechos.org/nizkor/colombia/doc/plan/dutch.html Dutch NATO official Willem Matser was working for an Italian crime boss and the Cali cartel], 22 July 2003</ref>. The money laundering charge was dropped, but Matser was later found guilty of forgery and fraud.<ref>http://www.hri.org/news/balkans/rferl/2004/04-01-28.rferl.html</ref><ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1452852/News-in-brief.html</ref>
  
 
==Dunblane Massacre==
 
==Dunblane Massacre==
 
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Robertson's three children are former pupils of the school in Dunblane where in 1996 gunman [[Thomas Hamilton]] murdered 16 children and their teacher. It has been claimed that Robertson was "one of the the people who gave references for Hamilton's firearm license", and Robertson may have attended the same masonic lodge as Hamilton.<ref>http://www.tirnasaor.com/forum/topics/the-dunblane-massacre-the-truth</ref><ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/hamiltons-mason-link-1313718.html</ref>
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Robertson's three children are former pupils of the school in Dunblane where in 1996 gunman [[Thomas Hamilton]] murdered 16 children and their teacher. It has been claimed that Robertson was "one of the the people who gave references for Hamilton's firearm license", and Robertson may have attended the same masonic lodge as Hamilton.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/hamilton-s-mason-link-1313718.html saved at [https://web.archive.org/web/20220327023014/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/hamilton-s-mason-link-1313718.html Archive.org] saved at [https://archive.ph/S68t4 Archive.is]</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150225215005/http://www.tirnasaor.com/forum/topics/the-dunblane-massacre-the-truth saved at [https://archive.ph/qEx6Z Archive.is]</ref>
  
 
===Anti-handgun campaign===
 
===Anti-handgun campaign===
 
After the massacre, Mr Robertson, a long-time resident of the town, acted as a spokesman for the victims' families. He was also a key figure in the subsequent campaign that led to the ban on handguns in the [[UK]].
 
After the massacre, Mr Robertson, a long-time resident of the town, acted as a spokesman for the victims' families. He was also a key figure in the subsequent campaign that led to the ban on handguns in the [[UK]].
 
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Latest revision as of 16:49, 12 October 2024

Person.png George Robertson   PowerbaseRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician, deep politician)
George Robertson.jpg
BornGeorge Islay MacNeill Robertson
1946-04-12
Port Ellen, Scotland
NationalityUK
Alma materUniversity of Dundee
Member ofAtlantic Council/Board, Atlantic Council/Distinguished Leadership Awards, British-American Project, Centre for European Reform, Chatham House/Governors, Ditchley/Governors, Ditchley/UK, European Leadership Network, Global Panel Foundation/Board of Advisors, International Institute for Strategic Studies/Advisory Council, Königswinter/Speakers
PartyLabour
Bilderberger, ex Secretary General of NATO with unknown deep political connections."?" contains an extrinsic dash or other characters that are invalid for a date interpretation.

Employment.png Chatham House/President

In office
? - 2011
Served two terms

Employment.png Secretary General of NATO

In office
October 14, 1999 - December 17, 2003
DeputyAlessandro Minuto-Rizzo
Preceded byJavier Solana
Succeeded byAlessandro Minuto-Rizzo
Consorted on a daily basis with convicted forger and fraudster, the spook Jan-Willem Matser.

Employment.png Secretary of State for Defence

In office
3 May 1997 - 11 October 1999
Preceded byMichael Portillo
Succeeded byGeoff Hoon

Employment.png Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
21 October 1993 - 2 May 1997

Employment.png Member of Parliament for Hamilton South

In office
31 May 1978 - 24 August 1999

George Robertson is a former NATO Secretary General,[1] former head of Chatham house with various spooky connections, such as his adviser Willem Matser.

Connections

As is standard for NATO Secretaries General, George Robertson attended the Bilderberg group prior to being awarded the job (in 1998).[2][3] He was a president of Chatham house until 2011.[4]

Willem Matser

Full article: Rated 3/5 Willem Matser

As NATO Secretary General, George Robertson saw adviser Willem Matser on a daily basis.[5] On 3rd February 2003, Matser, a Dutch Military Intelligence officer, was arrested in his office at NATO HQ in Brussels on suspicion of laundering around USD 200 million for a Colombian drug cartel.[6][7] Also arrested were Pietro Fedino, a crime boss connected to the Colombian Cali cartel and Willem van Voorthuizen, a Dutch estate agent and serial fraudster.[8][9][10]. The money laundering charge was dropped, but Matser was later found guilty of forgery and fraud.[11][12]

Dunblane Massacre

Full article: Dunblane school massacre

Robertson's three children are former pupils of the school in Dunblane where in 1996 gunman Thomas Hamilton murdered 16 children and their teacher. It has been claimed that Robertson was "one of the the people who gave references for Hamilton's firearm license", and Robertson may have attended the same masonic lodge as Hamilton.[13][14]

Anti-handgun campaign

After the massacre, Mr Robertson, a long-time resident of the town, acted as a spokesman for the victims' families. He was also a key figure in the subsequent campaign that led to the ban on handguns in the UK.

 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/199814 May 199817 May 1998Scotland
Turnberry		The 46th Bilderberg meeting, held in Scotland, chaired by Peter Carrington
Bilderberg/200124 May 200127 May 2001Sweden
Stenungsund		The 49th Bilderberg, in Sweden. Reported on the WWW.
Brussels Forum/201421 March 201424 March 2014Belgium
Brussels		Yearly discreet get-together of huge amount of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the CIA-close German Marshall Fund. The theme in 2014 was A World in Transition
Brussels Forum/202418 April 202419 April 2024Belgium
Brussels
Hotel Le Plaza		Annual spooky get-together of transatlantic politicians, media and military and corporations, under the auspices of the very spooky German Marshall Fund.
Munich Security Conference/201431 January 20142 February 2014Germany
Munich
Bavaria		The 50th Munich Security Conference
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References

  1. ↑ https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/1999/08/rob-a12.html
  2. ↑ http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/esp_sociopol_bilderberg_4.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.bilderberg.org/bilder.htm
  4. ↑ https://www.chathamhouse.org/about/governance/rt-hon-lord-robertson
  5. ↑ http://123realchange.wordpress.com/category/jan-willem-matser/
  6. ↑ http://www.gerardryle.com/blog/?p=108
  7. ↑ http://123realchange.wordpress.com/category/jan-willem-matser/
  8. ↑ Ex-Nato official on fraud charge, 12 January, 2004
  9. ↑ http://www.curierulnational.ro/Economie/2004-01-13/Ovidiu+Tender,+posibil+martor+in+procesul+lui+Willem+Matser
  10. ↑ Dutch NATO official Willem Matser was working for an Italian crime boss and the Cali cartel, 22 July 2003
  11. ↑ http://www.hri.org/news/balkans/rferl/2004/04-01-28.rferl.html
  12. ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1452852/News-in-brief.html
  13. ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/hamilton-s-mason-link-1313718.html saved at Archive.org saved at Archive.is
  14. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150225215005/http://www.tirnasaor.com/forum/topics/the-dunblane-massacre-the-truth saved at Archive.is
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