The Secret of the Tomb: Hidden Passages of American Power

Author: Alexandra Robbins
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: The United States is trapped in a killing net woven by the Skull and Bones with power, wealth, and the right of speech! The Skull and Bones is an elite secret society at Yale University, founded in 1832. Every year, the association selects 15 new members from third-year students who are either of distinguished family background or exceptionally talented. Through long-term self-reproduction, this upper-class secret group has become, in essence, the "invisible empire" that actually rules the United States. Its power is immense, and almost all of the United States' financial power, political power, and the special powers of the CIA are controlled by this "invisible empire." Important American aristocratic families, such as the Taft family, the Walker family, the Rockefeller family, the Harriman family, and the Bush family, all play pivotal roles in this "invisible empire." Especially in the 2004 U.S. presidential election, both candidates, Bush and Kerry, were members of the Skull and Bones. The association's meeting place is called the "Cemetery," a building with a basement, in the style of Greek and Egyptian architecture, with a roof capable of accommodating the association's own helicopters. The association's initiation ceremony is mysterious and cruel; new members must kiss the skulls inside the Cemetery. Early initiates were even required to wrestle naked in the mud to symbolize "death and rebirth." Once officially becoming a member, it is as if one has obtained a useful "passport" on the road of life. Members of the association have sworn to keep the secret upon joining, which has made the Skull and Bones even more mysterious in the process of spreading rumors. As a Yale alumnus, the author, after interviewing over a hundred Skull and Bones members, finally managed to uncover the mystery of the Skull and Bones—their mutual support among members and extensive network of connections have established an all-powerful, immensely influential Skull and Bones empire in the upper echelons of American society.