14-07-2014, 06:29 AM
The Knights of Malta are a very strange entity. They are regarded as a sovereign 'entity' in many international organizations - though they have no territory of their own [they once did, but lost it many hundreds of years ago]. They have embassies and such [the one here where I live is HUGE - as large as those of Russia, the USA]. During WWII there were decidedly pro-Nazi, and aided in the movement of Nazis after the War too. While they do do some charity work around the World, they seem to also do other things not so beneficent. While often listed with secret societies, they are in a category by themselves, IMO, as the others do not have this sovereignty status nor embassies.
"Let me issue and control a nation's money and I care not who writes the laws. - Mayer Rothschild
"Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience! People are obedient in the face of poverty, starvation, stupidity, war, and cruelty. Our problem is that grand thieves are running the country. That's our problem!" - Howard Zinn
"If there is no struggle there is no progress. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and never will" - Frederick Douglass
"Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience! People are obedient in the face of poverty, starvation, stupidity, war, and cruelty. Our problem is that grand thieves are running the country. That's our problem!" - Howard Zinn
"If there is no struggle there is no progress. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and never will" - Frederick Douglass