"To comprehend this nebula, it is necessary to abandon traditional financial or

political logic; this is not merely a question of nation, political party, or o

f ordinary economics... Our conclusion would be that at least over the last twen
ty years, the economic powers, some of which mafia types, have allied themselves
with political forces and organized criminal structures, and reached the 4th st
age of money laundering, namely, Absolute Power. It has been specified to us tha
t at the present moment these characters control 50% of the world economy."
Introduction of a Belgian gendarmerie report to a number of senior officials reg
arding the Marc Dutroux affair, District of Liege, November 21, 1994