What's with this "New World Order" stuff from UK's Gordon Brown?

[Mind_your_head]

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LONDON (Reuters) - The international financial crisis has given world leaders a unique opportunity to create a truly global society, Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown will say in a keynote foreign policy speech on Monday.

In his annual speech at the Lord Mayor's Banquet, Brown -- who has spearheaded calls for the reform of international financial institutions -- will say Britain, the United States and Europe are key to forging a new world order.

"The alliance between Britain and the U.S. -- and more broadly between Europe and the U.S. -- can and must provide leadership, not in order to make the rules ourselves, but to lead the global effort to build a stronger and more just international order," an excerpt from the speech says.

"...And if we learn from our experience of turning unity of purpose into unity of action, we can together seize this moment of change in our world to create a truly global society."

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Complete article here:
http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CBUS/nbusinessNews_uUSTRE4A900K20081110?src=RSS-BUS

[Phred42]

1. I've heard otehr noises like this from other arenas

I'll see if I can find some links and post here

[anigbrowl]

2. As with most pols, he doesn't read conspiracy theories all day

Fact is for most people it's a descriptor, not a dogwhistle. Furthermore, the 'new world order' phrase is courtesy of the Reuters Journalist, whereas Brown referred to the 'international order'. Don't lose sleep over it.

[LeftishBrit]

4. Absolutely!

I'm no great fan of Brown; but the idea that he'd be involved in some evil international conspiracy to rule the world is improbable in the extreme. Moreover, the trouble with the world is that there are lots of factions at war with each other and one day this may just escalate to cause us all to go BOOM! Quite the opposite of the theories about all the baddies being in cahoots with each other - though I don't really expect to convince anyone who holds the latter theories.

[Marblehead]

3. I don't like the sound of this

the bailout just makes it easier to consolidate banks

[Mind_your_head]

5. kicking this up for the "night crowd's " perusal/information

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