# Bilderberg and weapon sales

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*John Kiriakou's claim, sourced to someone he knew who attended, that elite gatherings like Bilderberg and the Shangri-La Dialogue are — beneath the talk of global issues — fundamentally 'all about weapon sales' and defense-contractor deals.*

- **Per Kiriakou's source:** The meetings are 'all about weapon sales'
- **Recent focus:** Also CBDCs, AI, tech

**Bilderberg and weapon sales** is [John Kiriakou](https://www.kiripedia.org/wiki/john-kiriakou)'s claim about what elite steering-committee gatherings are really for. He places groups like the Council on Foreign Relations and Bilderberg squarely within the *"deep state."*[1] Someone he was once close to (a former associate who attended both Bilderberg and Shangri-La), who began attending such meetings, told him that whether it is Bilderberg or the Shangri-La Dialogue, *"it's all about weapon sales"* — the presidents, prime ministers and billionaires may discuss big global issues, but *"at the end of the day it all comes down to which defense contractor made what deal."*[2][3][4] More recently, he adds, the focus has widened to tech — central bank digital currencies and AI.[5][6] Kiriakou has given a similar account elsewhere, saying a former close associate who attended Bilderberg, Davos, and Shangri-La told him that aside from a handful of prominent figures like Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, George Soros, and Tony Blair, everyone else at those conferences simply wanted to sell weapons.[7]

## See also

- [Permanent wartime economy](https://www.kiripedia.org/wiki/permanent-wartime-economy)
- [AIPAC](https://www.kiripedia.org/wiki/aipac)

## Sources

1. John Kiriakou Unleashed: The Real CIA History, Sexpionage, Black Ops & More (2026-05-08), at 1:33:01. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34ZPb1UuC7k&t=5581s · Transcript: https://www.kiripedia.org/sources/2026-05-08-jay-dyer-real-cia-history/
2. John Kiriakou Unleashed: The Real CIA History, Sexpionage, Black Ops & More (2026-05-08), at 1:33:34. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34ZPb1UuC7k&t=5614s · Transcript: https://www.kiripedia.org/sources/2026-05-08-jay-dyer-real-cia-history/
3. John Kiriakou Unleashed: The Real CIA History, Sexpionage, Black Ops & More (2026-05-08), at 1:34:06. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34ZPb1UuC7k&t=5646s · Transcript: https://www.kiripedia.org/sources/2026-05-08-jay-dyer-real-cia-history/
4. John Kiriakou: THEY Really Did THIS — Jay Dyer Show (2026-04-29), at 1:43:36. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqx0uSr1yYk&t=6216s · Transcript: https://www.kiripedia.org/sources/2026-04-29-jay-dyer-they-really-did-this/
5. John Kiriakou Unleashed: The Real CIA History, Sexpionage, Black Ops & More (2026-05-08), at 1:34:36. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34ZPb1UuC7k&t=5676s · Transcript: https://www.kiripedia.org/sources/2026-05-08-jay-dyer-real-cia-history/
6. John Kiriakou: THEY Really Did THIS — Jay Dyer Show (2026-04-29), at 1:44:38. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqx0uSr1yYk&t=6278s · Transcript: https://www.kiripedia.org/sources/2026-04-29-jay-dyer-they-really-did-this/
7. Ex-CIA Officer: Americans Have No Idea What's Actually Happening (2026-02-09), at 51:47. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-WgZKfDTvw&t=3107s · Transcript: https://www.kiripedia.org/sources/2026-02-09-epic-real-estate/

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