What are the Bilderberg Group really doing in Spain? Security is so tight at the annual cabal of the world's elite that conspiracy theories about what is discussed – and who's invited – are rife <author> By Anita Brooks in Sitges</author> Friday, 4 June 2010 Share Close Digg del.icio.us Facebook Reddit Google Stumble Upon Fark Newsvine YahooBuzz Bebo Twitter Independent Minds Print Email Text Size Normal Large Extra Large ALAMY Sitges, near Barcelona, is the venue for this year's Bilderberg Group conference <!-- more --> enlarge <!-- display the google ads in text --> <!-- adSurroundStart --> <style> .firstcolumn {font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px; border-bottom: 5px solid #7D704D; color:#000000; margin-bottom:10px;} .firstcolumn div{padding-left:2px;} .firstcolumn .title {font-size: 13px; margin-top: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; color:#7D704D; font-weight: bold; text-transform:uppercase;} .firstcolumn .title a{ color:#7D704D;} .firstcolumn .description {font-size: 11px;} .firstcolumn .thumbnail {float:left; margin-right:5px; border:0px;} .firstcolumn .commercialpromo {border-top: 5px solid #CEB669; 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Or perhaps the world's [COLOR=blue ! important][COLOR=blue ! important]financial[/COLOR][/COLOR] and political leaders are simply schmoozing about their golf game as they enjoy a "chocolate massage" followed by the "honey body scrub" and the "spectacular oxygen Echo2 facial" at the Dolce Hotel's spa in Sitges. It is also possible that the world's executives, media moguls, and financial gurus came to the elegant seaside town near Barcelona to study the booming gay tourist market there (although they missed the wild Carnival celebration by a few months) and to sneak a preview of next year's international horror film festival. What are the Bilderberg Group really doing in Spain? - Europe, World - The Independent
