Top ten secret sinister societies

Forbes.com weighs in this week with a pictorial essay on the top ten "Sinister Secret Societies."

After nods to Skull and Bones, the Trilateral Commission, Knights Templar, Opus Dei, and of course, the Freemasons, the article gets down to business.

Here is their top ten list:

1. The Know Nothings (formerly the Order of the Star Spangled Banner)
2. The Fenians
3. The Ku Klux Klan
4. The Katipunin
5. The Boxers
6. The Black Hand
7. The Galleanists
8. The Cherry Blossom Society
9. The Weathermen
10. Al-Qaida

Watch the slideshow for details on these sinister secret societies.

Image: The Black Hand

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