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丕賱丕睾鬲賷丕賱 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷 賱賱兀賲賲: 丕毓鬲乇丕賮丕鬲 賯乇氐丕賳 丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷
丕賱賯乇丕氐賳丞 賯丿賷賲丕賸.. 賰丕賳賵丕 賷噩賵亘賵賳 丕賱亘丨丕乇 賯丕胤毓賷賳 胤乇賯賴丕 亘賵噩賵賴 賱賮丨鬲賴丕 丨乇丕乇丞 丕賱卮賲爻 賵兀卮毓鬲賴丕貙 賵兀毓賷賳 賲鬲乇亘氐丞 毓丕丿丞 賲丕鬲賰賵賳 廿丨丿丕賴丕 賲毓氐賵亘丞 賵爻賷賵賮 賱丕賲毓丞 賵兀胤賲丕毓 賳賴賲丞貙 賷亘丨孬賵賳 毓賳 丕賱爻賮賳 賵賲丕 鬲丨賲賱 賲賳 賰賳賵夭 賵亘囟丕卅毓 賵兀賲賵丕賱.. 賴丐賱丕亍 氐丕乇賵丕 賮賶 兀賷丕賲賳丕 丕賱賲毓丕氐乇丞 賷賱亘爻賵賳 丕賱亘匕丕鬲 丕賱兀賳賷賯丞貙 賷丨賲賱賵賳 丨賯丕卅亘賴賲 賵賲丐賴賱丕鬲賴賲 賵丿乇噩丕鬲賴賲 丕賱毓賱賲賷丞 賵丕賱賵馗賷賮賷丞 丕賱乇丕賯賷丞 賱賷噩賵亘賵丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲 兀乇丕囟賷賴 賵亘丨丕乇賴 賵賲丨賷胤丕鬲賴貙 賵賱賰賳 賱賷爻 賱賱廿爻鬲賷賱丕亍 毓賱賶 丕賱爻賮賳 賵廿賳賲丕 毓賱賶 丕賱丿賵賱 .
賴丐賱丕亍 賴賲 賯乇丕氐賳丞 丕賱廿賯鬲氐丕丿..
賯乇丕氐賳丞 賯乇賳 丕賱毓賵賱賲丞 賵毓氐乇 丕賱賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲貙 賲賴賲鬲賴賲 兀賳 賷噩毓賱賵丕 廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷丕鬲 丕賱丿賵賱 鬲賳賴丕乇 亘毓丿 廿賯賳丕毓賴丕 賵廿賯丨丕賲賴丕 賮賶 賲卮乇賵毓丕鬲 鬲賳賲賵賷丞 鬲賳賴丕乇 鬲丨鬲 賵胤兀鬲賴丕貙 賷賰亘賱賵賳賴丕 亘爻賱丕爻賱 賲賳 丿賷賵賳 賵賯乇賵囟 賱丕 鬲賳鬲賴賶 賮賵丕卅丿賴丕..
賴丐賱丕亍 賴賲 賲賳 賷賯氐 毓賱賷賳丕 丨賰丕賷鬲賴賲 賲賳 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞 丨鬲賶 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 "噩賵賳 亘乇賰賳夭" 賮賶 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱賮乇賷丿 賮賶 賳賵毓賴 賵氐乇丕丨鬲賴貙 賵賯丿 賯丕賲 亘鬲乇噩賲鬲賴 廿賱賶 丕賱賱睾丞 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 賰賱 賲賳 丕賱兀爻鬲丕匕 "賲氐胤賮賶 丕賱胤賳丕賳賶" 賵 "毓丕胤賮 賲毓鬲賲丿" 賵丕賱匕賶 賴賵 賵賮賯丕賸 賱賲丕 賯丕賱鬲賴 賳賷賵乇賰 鬲丕賷賲夭 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱兀賰孬乇 賲亘賷毓丕賸貙 賵賮賷賴 賷賰卮賮 賱賳丕 丕賱賲丐賱賮 賵賴賵 賯乇氐丕賳 廿賯鬲氐丕丿賶 爻丕亘賯 兀爻乇丕乇 鬲賱賰 丕賱賲賴賳丞 丕賱睾乇賷亘丞 賵丕賱亘睾賷囟丞 賮賶 匕丕鬲 丕賱賵賯鬲貙 賷卮乇丨 賵賷毓乇賾賷 賱賳丕 丕賱丨賯丕卅賯 賵賷亘賷賳 賱賳丕 賰賷賮 鬲賵夭毓 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 "賯乇丕氐賳鬲賴丕" 毓賱賶 丿賵賱 丕賱毓丕賱賲 賲賲丕 賷爻賲賶 亘丕賱丿賵賱 丕賱賳丕賲賷丞 賵丿賵賱 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱孬丕賱孬 賱鬲噩毓賱賴丕 丿賵賱丕賸 鬲丿賵乇 賮賶 兀賮賱丕賰 鬲亘毓賷鬲賴丕貙 鬲丿賵乇 賮賶 丿丕卅乇丞 賲賮乇睾丞 賱丕 鬲禺乇噩 賲賳賴丕 兀亘丿丕賸貙 鬲夭賷丿 賮賷賴丕 賲毓丿賱丕鬲 丕賱賮賯乇 賵丕賱賲噩丕毓丕鬲 賵丕賱丿賷賵賳 賵鬲賳賴亘 丕賱孬乇賵丕鬲 賵鬲爻噩賳 丕賱卮毓賵亘 禺賱賮 兀爻賵丕乇 賲賳 丕賱丨丕噩丞 賵丕賱毓賵夭 賵丕賱噩賴賱 賵丕賱氐乇丕毓丕鬲 賵丕賱廿睾鬲賷丕賱丕鬲 兀賯丕賲鬲賴丕 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賵賲鬲毓丿丿丞 丕賱噩賳爻賷丕鬲 賮賱丕 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賱賮賰丕賰 賲賳賴丕.
廿賳賴 賰鬲丕亘 禺胤賷乇 亘賲丕 賷丨賵賷 賲賳 丨賯丕卅賯 賵乇賵丕賷丕鬲 兀鬲鬲 賲賳 兀毓賲丕賯 賵丕賯毓 賲禺賮賷 賵睾賷乇 賲毓賱賳.. 馗丕賴乇賴 丕賱賲爻丕毓丿丕鬲 賵丕賱賲亘丕丿卅 丕賱賳亘賷賱丞 賵亘丕胤賳賴 丕丨鬲賱丕賱 賲賳 賳賵毓 禺丕氐 賱賱孬乇賵丕鬲 丕賱兀賲賵丕賱貙 丨賯丕卅賯 兀卮亘賴 亘丨賱賲 賲夭毓噩 賲賳 卮丿丞 卮乇賾賴丕 賵鬲賲賰賾賳 禺亘孬賴丕 賲賳 丕賱鬲賱賵賳 賵丕賱廿禺鬲賮丕亍 胤賵丕賱 賴匕賴 丕賱爻賳賵丕鬲.. 廿賳賴丕 廿毓鬲乇丕賮丕鬲 賯乇氐丕賳 丕賯鬲氐丕丿賶 賰鬲亘鬲 亘賲丿丕丿 賲賳 賲爻鬲賯亘賱 兀噩賷丕賱 賵丿賲丕亍 卮毓賵亘 賵兀丨賱丕賲 兀賲賲.
賳亘匕丞 丕賱賲丐賱賮:
賯乇丕氐賳丞 丕賱廿賯鬲氐丕丿 賴賲 乇噩丕賱 賲丨鬲乇賮賵賳 匕賵賵 兀噩賵乇 毓丕賱賷丞貙 毓賲賱賴賲 賴賵 兀賳 賷爻賱亘賵丕 亘丕賱睾卮 賵丕賱禺丿丕毓 賲賱丕賷賷賳 丕賱丿賵賱丕乇丕鬲 賲賳 丿賵賱 毓丿賷丿丞 賮賶 爻丕卅乇 兀賳丨丕亍 丕賱毓丕賱賲.
賴匕賴 丕賱丨賰丕賷丞 賷噩亘 兀賳 鬲購乇賵賶貙 賮賳丨賳 賳毓賷卮 賮賶 夭賲賳 兀夭賲丕鬲 乇賴賷亘丞貙 賵賮乇氐 賴丕卅賱丞. 賵賯氐丞 賴匕丕 丕賱賯乇氐丕賳 丕賱廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷 亘丕賱匕丕鬲貙 賴賷 賯氐丞 賰賷賮 賵氐賱賳丕 廿賱賶 賲丕 賳丨賳 毓賱賷賴貙 賵賱賲丕匕丕 賳賵丕噩賴 丨丕賱賷丕 兀夭賲丕鬲 賷亘丿賵 鬲禺胤賷賴丕 氐毓亘丕責 賴匕賴 丕賱賯氐丞 賷噩亘 兀賳 鬲購乇賵賶 賱兀賳賳丕 賮賯胤 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 賮賴賲 兀禺胤丕亍 丕賱賲丕囟賶 賳爻鬲胤賷毓 丕爻鬲孬賲丕乇 丕賱賮乇氐 丕賱賲爻鬲賯亘賱賷丞 亘卮賰賱 兀賮囟賱. 賴匕賴 丕賱賯氐丞 賷噩亘 兀賳 鬲購乇賵賶 亘爻亘亘 兀丨丿丕孬 11 爻亘鬲賲亘乇貙 賰匕賱賰 丨乇亘 丕賱毓乇丕賯 丕賱孬丕賳賷丞貙 賵賱兀賳賴 亘丕賱廿囟丕賮丞 廿賱賶 丕賱孬賱丕孬丞 丌賱丕賮 卮禺氐 丕賱匕賷賳 賲丕鬲賵丕 賮賶 爻亘鬲賲亘乇 毓賱賶 賷丿 丕賱廿乇賴丕亘 賴賳丕賰 兀乇亘毓丞 賵毓卮乇賵賳 兀賱賮丕 賲丕鬲賵丕 賲賳 丕賱賲噩丕毓丕鬲 賵鬲亘毓丕鬲賴丕貙 賮賶 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 賴賳丕賰 兀乇亘毓丞 賵毓卮乇賵賳 兀賱賮丕 賷賲賵鬲賵賳 賰賱 賷賵賲 賱兀賳賴賲 賱丕 賷爻鬲胤賷毓賵賳 丕賱丨氐賵賱 毓賱賶 胤毓丕賲 賱爻丿 丕賱乇賲賯貙 賵丕賱兀賴賲 賲賳 賴匕丕 賰賱賴 兀賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賯氐丞 賷噩亘 兀賳 鬲購乇賵賶貙 賱兀賳賴 賮賶 賴匕丕 丕賱賵賯鬲 亘丕賱匕丕鬲 賵賱兀賵賱 賲乇丞 賮賶 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺貙 賴賳丕賱賰 兀賲丞 賵丨賷丿丞 賱丿賷賴丕 丕賱賯丿乇丞貙 賵丕賱賲丕賱貙 賵丕賱賯賵丞 賱鬲睾賷乇 賰賱 賴匕丕.. 廿賳賴丕 丕賱兀賲丞 丕賱鬲賶 賵賱丿鬲購 賮賷賴丕貙 賵丕賱兀賲丞 丕賱鬲賶 禺丿賲鬲購 亘丕爻賲賴丕 賰賯乇氐丕賳 丕賯鬲氐丕丿. 廿賳賴丕 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞.
賴丐賱丕亍 賴賲 賯乇丕氐賳丞 丕賱廿賯鬲氐丕丿..
賯乇丕氐賳丞 賯乇賳 丕賱毓賵賱賲丞 賵毓氐乇 丕賱賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲貙 賲賴賲鬲賴賲 兀賳 賷噩毓賱賵丕 廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷丕鬲 丕賱丿賵賱 鬲賳賴丕乇 亘毓丿 廿賯賳丕毓賴丕 賵廿賯丨丕賲賴丕 賮賶 賲卮乇賵毓丕鬲 鬲賳賲賵賷丞 鬲賳賴丕乇 鬲丨鬲 賵胤兀鬲賴丕貙 賷賰亘賱賵賳賴丕 亘爻賱丕爻賱 賲賳 丿賷賵賳 賵賯乇賵囟 賱丕 鬲賳鬲賴賶 賮賵丕卅丿賴丕..
賴丐賱丕亍 賴賲 賲賳 賷賯氐 毓賱賷賳丕 丨賰丕賷鬲賴賲 賲賳 丕賱亘丿丕賷丞 丨鬲賶 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 "噩賵賳 亘乇賰賳夭" 賮賶 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱賮乇賷丿 賮賶 賳賵毓賴 賵氐乇丕丨鬲賴貙 賵賯丿 賯丕賲 亘鬲乇噩賲鬲賴 廿賱賶 丕賱賱睾丞 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 賰賱 賲賳 丕賱兀爻鬲丕匕 "賲氐胤賮賶 丕賱胤賳丕賳賶" 賵 "毓丕胤賮 賲毓鬲賲丿" 賵丕賱匕賶 賴賵 賵賮賯丕賸 賱賲丕 賯丕賱鬲賴 賳賷賵乇賰 鬲丕賷賲夭 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱兀賰孬乇 賲亘賷毓丕賸貙 賵賮賷賴 賷賰卮賮 賱賳丕 丕賱賲丐賱賮 賵賴賵 賯乇氐丕賳 廿賯鬲氐丕丿賶 爻丕亘賯 兀爻乇丕乇 鬲賱賰 丕賱賲賴賳丞 丕賱睾乇賷亘丞 賵丕賱亘睾賷囟丞 賮賶 匕丕鬲 丕賱賵賯鬲貙 賷卮乇丨 賵賷毓乇賾賷 賱賳丕 丕賱丨賯丕卅賯 賵賷亘賷賳 賱賳丕 賰賷賮 鬲賵夭毓 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 "賯乇丕氐賳鬲賴丕" 毓賱賶 丿賵賱 丕賱毓丕賱賲 賲賲丕 賷爻賲賶 亘丕賱丿賵賱 丕賱賳丕賲賷丞 賵丿賵賱 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱孬丕賱孬 賱鬲噩毓賱賴丕 丿賵賱丕賸 鬲丿賵乇 賮賶 兀賮賱丕賰 鬲亘毓賷鬲賴丕貙 鬲丿賵乇 賮賶 丿丕卅乇丞 賲賮乇睾丞 賱丕 鬲禺乇噩 賲賳賴丕 兀亘丿丕賸貙 鬲夭賷丿 賮賷賴丕 賲毓丿賱丕鬲 丕賱賮賯乇 賵丕賱賲噩丕毓丕鬲 賵丕賱丿賷賵賳 賵鬲賳賴亘 丕賱孬乇賵丕鬲 賵鬲爻噩賳 丕賱卮毓賵亘 禺賱賮 兀爻賵丕乇 賲賳 丕賱丨丕噩丞 賵丕賱毓賵夭 賵丕賱噩賴賱 賵丕賱氐乇丕毓丕鬲 賵丕賱廿睾鬲賷丕賱丕鬲 兀賯丕賲鬲賴丕 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賵賲鬲毓丿丿丞 丕賱噩賳爻賷丕鬲 賮賱丕 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賱賮賰丕賰 賲賳賴丕.
廿賳賴 賰鬲丕亘 禺胤賷乇 亘賲丕 賷丨賵賷 賲賳 丨賯丕卅賯 賵乇賵丕賷丕鬲 兀鬲鬲 賲賳 兀毓賲丕賯 賵丕賯毓 賲禺賮賷 賵睾賷乇 賲毓賱賳.. 馗丕賴乇賴 丕賱賲爻丕毓丿丕鬲 賵丕賱賲亘丕丿卅 丕賱賳亘賷賱丞 賵亘丕胤賳賴 丕丨鬲賱丕賱 賲賳 賳賵毓 禺丕氐 賱賱孬乇賵丕鬲 丕賱兀賲賵丕賱貙 丨賯丕卅賯 兀卮亘賴 亘丨賱賲 賲夭毓噩 賲賳 卮丿丞 卮乇賾賴丕 賵鬲賲賰賾賳 禺亘孬賴丕 賲賳 丕賱鬲賱賵賳 賵丕賱廿禺鬲賮丕亍 胤賵丕賱 賴匕賴 丕賱爻賳賵丕鬲.. 廿賳賴丕 廿毓鬲乇丕賮丕鬲 賯乇氐丕賳 丕賯鬲氐丕丿賶 賰鬲亘鬲 亘賲丿丕丿 賲賳 賲爻鬲賯亘賱 兀噩賷丕賱 賵丿賲丕亍 卮毓賵亘 賵兀丨賱丕賲 兀賲賲.
賳亘匕丞 丕賱賲丐賱賮:
賯乇丕氐賳丞 丕賱廿賯鬲氐丕丿 賴賲 乇噩丕賱 賲丨鬲乇賮賵賳 匕賵賵 兀噩賵乇 毓丕賱賷丞貙 毓賲賱賴賲 賴賵 兀賳 賷爻賱亘賵丕 亘丕賱睾卮 賵丕賱禺丿丕毓 賲賱丕賷賷賳 丕賱丿賵賱丕乇丕鬲 賲賳 丿賵賱 毓丿賷丿丞 賮賶 爻丕卅乇 兀賳丨丕亍 丕賱毓丕賱賲.
賴匕賴 丕賱丨賰丕賷丞 賷噩亘 兀賳 鬲購乇賵賶貙 賮賳丨賳 賳毓賷卮 賮賶 夭賲賳 兀夭賲丕鬲 乇賴賷亘丞貙 賵賮乇氐 賴丕卅賱丞. 賵賯氐丞 賴匕丕 丕賱賯乇氐丕賳 丕賱廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷 亘丕賱匕丕鬲貙 賴賷 賯氐丞 賰賷賮 賵氐賱賳丕 廿賱賶 賲丕 賳丨賳 毓賱賷賴貙 賵賱賲丕匕丕 賳賵丕噩賴 丨丕賱賷丕 兀夭賲丕鬲 賷亘丿賵 鬲禺胤賷賴丕 氐毓亘丕責 賴匕賴 丕賱賯氐丞 賷噩亘 兀賳 鬲購乇賵賶 賱兀賳賳丕 賮賯胤 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 賮賴賲 兀禺胤丕亍 丕賱賲丕囟賶 賳爻鬲胤賷毓 丕爻鬲孬賲丕乇 丕賱賮乇氐 丕賱賲爻鬲賯亘賱賷丞 亘卮賰賱 兀賮囟賱. 賴匕賴 丕賱賯氐丞 賷噩亘 兀賳 鬲購乇賵賶 亘爻亘亘 兀丨丿丕孬 11 爻亘鬲賲亘乇貙 賰匕賱賰 丨乇亘 丕賱毓乇丕賯 丕賱孬丕賳賷丞貙 賵賱兀賳賴 亘丕賱廿囟丕賮丞 廿賱賶 丕賱孬賱丕孬丞 丌賱丕賮 卮禺氐 丕賱匕賷賳 賲丕鬲賵丕 賮賶 爻亘鬲賲亘乇 毓賱賶 賷丿 丕賱廿乇賴丕亘 賴賳丕賰 兀乇亘毓丞 賵毓卮乇賵賳 兀賱賮丕 賲丕鬲賵丕 賲賳 丕賱賲噩丕毓丕鬲 賵鬲亘毓丕鬲賴丕貙 賮賶 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 賴賳丕賰 兀乇亘毓丞 賵毓卮乇賵賳 兀賱賮丕 賷賲賵鬲賵賳 賰賱 賷賵賲 賱兀賳賴賲 賱丕 賷爻鬲胤賷毓賵賳 丕賱丨氐賵賱 毓賱賶 胤毓丕賲 賱爻丿 丕賱乇賲賯貙 賵丕賱兀賴賲 賲賳 賴匕丕 賰賱賴 兀賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賯氐丞 賷噩亘 兀賳 鬲購乇賵賶貙 賱兀賳賴 賮賶 賴匕丕 丕賱賵賯鬲 亘丕賱匕丕鬲 賵賱兀賵賱 賲乇丞 賮賶 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺貙 賴賳丕賱賰 兀賲丞 賵丨賷丿丞 賱丿賷賴丕 丕賱賯丿乇丞貙 賵丕賱賲丕賱貙 賵丕賱賯賵丞 賱鬲睾賷乇 賰賱 賴匕丕.. 廿賳賴丕 丕賱兀賲丞 丕賱鬲賶 賵賱丿鬲購 賮賷賴丕貙 賵丕賱兀賲丞 丕賱鬲賶 禺丿賲鬲購 亘丕爻賲賴丕 賰賯乇氐丕賳 丕賯鬲氐丕丿. 廿賳賴丕 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞.
275 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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John Perkins
124听books1,222听followersJohn Perkins is an activist and author. As a former chief economist at Boston strategic-consulting firm Chas. T. Main, Perkins says that he was an "economic hit man" for 10 years, helping U.S. intelligence agencies and multinational corporations cajole and blackmail foreign leaders into serving U.S. foreign policy and awarding lucrative contracts to American business.
However, after several years struggling internally over the role he was playing in crippling foreign economies, he quit his consulting job. In the 1980s Perkins founded and directed a successful independent energy company, which he subsequently sold. Since then he has been heavily involved with non-profit organizations in Ecuador and around the world. He continues this work today, in addition to his writing.
His new book, Confessions of an Economic Hitman, 3rd Edition: China鈥檚 EHM Strategy; Ways to Stop the Global Takeover, a follow-up to international best-seller Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, will be released on February 28th, 2023.
However, after several years struggling internally over the role he was playing in crippling foreign economies, he quit his consulting job. In the 1980s Perkins founded and directed a successful independent energy company, which he subsequently sold. Since then he has been heavily involved with non-profit organizations in Ecuador and around the world. He continues this work today, in addition to his writing.
His new book, Confessions of an Economic Hitman, 3rd Edition: China鈥檚 EHM Strategy; Ways to Stop the Global Takeover, a follow-up to international best-seller Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, will be released on February 28th, 2023.
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August 21, 2008
At the end of Three Days of the Condor the guy who is not Robert Redford, the guy who is the evil CIA operative who has been trying to 鈥榖ring him home鈥� throughout the film - which we have guessed is a euphuism for 鈥榯ake him out鈥� - is talking about why the CIA does bad, manipulative things in the world. He tells Redford that it is simple economics and anyway, what would Redford expect them to do? Redford says he should ask the American people first. The CIA man looks at Redford in the way so many people do when confronted with the naivety of the person they are talking to, but finally replies, 鈥淎sk them when there's no heat and they're cold. Ask them when their engines stop. Ask them when people who have never known hunger start going hungry. Want to know something? They won't want us to ask them. They'll want us to get it for them.鈥�
The whole way through this most remarkable book I found myself thinking of that line and that last scene from Three Days of the Condor. This is one of the most fascinating books I鈥檝e read in quite a long time. It reads like a Le Carre novel or something by Graham Green, and yet it is autobiographical.
A young man becomes drawn into international finance and has the role of convincing third world countries (particularly the leaders of these countries) to take out loans that are so huge their countries will never be able to repay them. They do this so as to ensure that these countries become satellites orbiting the American Empire. His job was to make these countries compliant, dependent, and endlessly economically exploitable.
Perkins asserts that the economic hit men were potentially only phase one of what could become a three phase attack on the democratic rights and independence of foreign nations. If bribing the leaders of countries with massive loans they could never repay didn鈥檛 work, then the jackals were sent in to kill selected targets and to create mayhem that would ensure the 鈥榬ight鈥� people would be put into power. If this didn鈥檛 work, then US troops were sent in. He gives instance after instance of where this pattern was applied in Latin America, the Middle East and Asia over a period of about three decades. It would be hard to imagine someone from the US reading this book without a growing sense of shame. It is hard to read this book from anywhere in the first world without feelings of responsibility, disgust and self-loathing. He reminds us continually that our lavish and unsustainable life style is only possible by the exploitation unto death of large parts of the globe.
This is also a remarkably well written autobiography 鈥� if Noam Chomsky was to make up a character who walked the path of evil before converting and walking the path of righteousness, he鈥檚 have come up with someone pretty much like John Perkins. Perkins does not come out of this book a saint, but he does come out of it a bit of a hero 鈥� I think.
It surprises me more I can say that this book ever got published. I believe we live in times when global capitalism is so cocksure of its pre-eminence and unassailability that it doesn鈥檛 even bother to cover up its deeds. I think I preferred it when the rulers of the world at least pretended they were concerned we might overthrown them if we caught them at their cheating. I think I preferred it when they would lie to us, if for no better reason than purely out of shame. Now they don鈥檛 even bother to treat us to that level of respect. We have become completely contemptible. Where they can do whatever they like and then rub our noses in it and we will only shake our heads and complain about how powerless we are.
This really is a fascinating book, fascinating in the literal sense of having one鈥檚 attention stolen as we read. Like I said, this reads like a spy novel, but made even more compelling by it being true.
This book demands to be read.
The whole way through this most remarkable book I found myself thinking of that line and that last scene from Three Days of the Condor. This is one of the most fascinating books I鈥檝e read in quite a long time. It reads like a Le Carre novel or something by Graham Green, and yet it is autobiographical.
A young man becomes drawn into international finance and has the role of convincing third world countries (particularly the leaders of these countries) to take out loans that are so huge their countries will never be able to repay them. They do this so as to ensure that these countries become satellites orbiting the American Empire. His job was to make these countries compliant, dependent, and endlessly economically exploitable.
Perkins asserts that the economic hit men were potentially only phase one of what could become a three phase attack on the democratic rights and independence of foreign nations. If bribing the leaders of countries with massive loans they could never repay didn鈥檛 work, then the jackals were sent in to kill selected targets and to create mayhem that would ensure the 鈥榬ight鈥� people would be put into power. If this didn鈥檛 work, then US troops were sent in. He gives instance after instance of where this pattern was applied in Latin America, the Middle East and Asia over a period of about three decades. It would be hard to imagine someone from the US reading this book without a growing sense of shame. It is hard to read this book from anywhere in the first world without feelings of responsibility, disgust and self-loathing. He reminds us continually that our lavish and unsustainable life style is only possible by the exploitation unto death of large parts of the globe.
This is also a remarkably well written autobiography 鈥� if Noam Chomsky was to make up a character who walked the path of evil before converting and walking the path of righteousness, he鈥檚 have come up with someone pretty much like John Perkins. Perkins does not come out of this book a saint, but he does come out of it a bit of a hero 鈥� I think.
It surprises me more I can say that this book ever got published. I believe we live in times when global capitalism is so cocksure of its pre-eminence and unassailability that it doesn鈥檛 even bother to cover up its deeds. I think I preferred it when the rulers of the world at least pretended they were concerned we might overthrown them if we caught them at their cheating. I think I preferred it when they would lie to us, if for no better reason than purely out of shame. Now they don鈥檛 even bother to treat us to that level of respect. We have become completely contemptible. Where they can do whatever they like and then rub our noses in it and we will only shake our heads and complain about how powerless we are.
This really is a fascinating book, fascinating in the literal sense of having one鈥檚 attention stolen as we read. Like I said, this reads like a spy novel, but made even more compelling by it being true.
This book demands to be read.
November 22, 2007
Terrible. Here's the book in a nutshell. "I'm in <3rd world country> doing . I feel bad about this. I meet . He takes me to . I learn . I return to my out of touch american enclave and happen upon . He like a prophet." The process then repeats.
Anyway, I'm sure the ideas in this book will help some 19 year old get laid. and if you are that 19 year old then I can not recommend this book highly enough.
Anyway, I'm sure the ideas in this book will help some 19 year old get laid. and if you are that 19 year old then I can not recommend this book highly enough.
July 1, 2012
賰鬲丕亘 賲賲鬲丕夭 賵賴賵 兀丨丿 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱賲賮囟賱賴 賱丿賷 亘賱丕 噩丿丕賱 .. 賴賵 毓亘丕乇丞 毓賳 賲匕賰乇丕鬲 賯乇氐丕賳 廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷 丿賵賱賷 .. 賵賷丨賰賷 丕賱乇噩賱 鬲噩乇亘鬲賴 賲毓 賴匕賴 丕賱賵馗賷賮丞.
賷鬲丨丿孬 丕賱乇噩賱 毓賳 兀賳賴 亘賷賳賲丕 賱噩兀鬲 丕賱賯賵賶 丕賱賯丿賷賲丞 (亘乇賷胤丕賳賷丕 賵賮乇賳爻丕) 賱賱廿丨鬲賱丕賱 丕賱毓爻賰乇賷 丕賱賲賰賱賮 賲丕丿賷丕賸 賵亘卮乇賷丕賸貨 賳賴噩鬲 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 賳賴噩 賲禺鬲賱賮 鬲賲丕賲丕賸 賵賴賵 賲丕 毓乇賮 亘賭(爻賷丕爻丞 丕賱廿丨鬲賵丕亍 丕賱廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷) 賵丕賱鬲賷 鬲鬲賱禺氐 賮賷 賲亘丿兀 亘爻賷胤 噩丿丕賸 兀賱丕 賵賴賵 廿爻鬲禺丿丕賲 丕賱賲賵卅爻爻丕鬲 丕賱丿賵賱賷丞 賲孬賱 "丕賱亘賳賰 丕賱丿賵賱賷" 賮賷 鬲賯丿賷賲 賲爻丕毓丿丕鬲 廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷丞 賵賯乇賵囟 廿毓賲丕乇 賱丿賵賱 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱孬丕賱孬 賲賯丕亘賱 兀賳 鬲賯賵賲 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 亘鬲賳賮賷匕 丕賱賲卮乇賵毓丕鬲 丕賱賰亘乇賶 賮賷 丕賱丿賵賱丞 丕賱賲爻鬲丿賷賳丞 賲孬賱 賲丨胤丕鬲 胤丕賯丞 賵賲胤丕乇丕鬲 賵卮亘賰丕鬲 胤乇賯 賵卮亘賰丕鬲 廿鬲氐丕賱丕鬲貨 賵賮賷 丕賱賵賯鬲 丕賱匕賷 鬲爻鬲丿賷賳 賴匕賴 丕賱丿賵賱 賲賳 丕賱亘賳賰 丕賱丿賵賱賷 鬲賰賵賳 賮賵丕卅丿 丕賱賯乇賵囟 兀賰亘乇 賲賳 賯丿乇丞 賴匕賴 丕賱丿賵賱 毓賱賶 丕賱爻丿丕丿 賵賲賳 孬賲 鬲鬲乇丕賰賲 賮賵丕卅丿 丕賱賯乇賵囟 賵鬲毓噩夭 賴匕賴 丕賱丿賵賱 毓賳 丕賱爻丿丕丿.
賴賳丕 鬲鬲丿禺賱 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 "賱賲爻丕毓丿丞" 賴匕賴 丕賱丿賵賱 賲賯丕亘賱 賯賵丕毓丿 毓爻賰乇賷丞 兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 毓賱賶 兀乇丕囟賷 賴匕賴 丕賱丿賵賱丞 兀賵 賱鬲賲乇賷乇 賯乇丕乇丕鬲 賲毓賷賳賴 賮賷 賲噩賱爻 丕賱兀賲賳 兀賵 丕賱賯賷丕賲 亘廿氐賱丕丨丕鬲 廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷丞 丿丕禺賱賷丞 賲毓賷賳賴 (禺氐禺氐丞 丕賱賯胤丕毓 丕賱毓丕賲貙 丕賱囟乇賷亘丞 丕賱毓賯丕乇賷丞貙 丕賱賰賵賷夭貙 .. 丕賱禺) 鬲爻丕賴賲 賮賷 夭賷丕丿丞 丕賱胤賷賳 亘賱賱丕賸. 亘賴匕丕 賷賰賵賳 丕賱亘賳賰 丕賱丿賵賱賷 賮丕夭 亘賮賵丕卅丿 丕賱賯乇囟 賵賮丕夭鬲 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 亘兀賲賵丕賱 毓賯賵丿 丕賱廿毓賲丕乇 賵賮丕夭鬲 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 亘丕賱爻賷胤乇丞 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞 毓賱賶 丕賱丿賵賱丞 丕賱賲爻鬲丿賷賳丞 賵賱丕 賷賵噩丿 禺丕爻乇 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱賱毓亘丞 爻賵賶 丕賱賲爻鬲丿賷賳. 鬲賰乇乇 賴匕丕 丕賱兀賲乇 賮賷 丿賵賱 賰孬賷乇丞 噩丿丕賸 賲賲丕 賷胤乇丨 爻丐丕賱丕賸 賲賴賲丕貨 賱賲丕匕丕 鬲爻鬲丿賷賳 賴匕賴 丕賱丿賵賱 兀氐賱丕賸責責
毓賲賱鬲 爻賷丕爻丞 丕賱廿賳噩賱賷夭 (丕賱賲爻鬲毓賲乇 丕賱賯丿賷賲) 毓賱賶 鬲賳氐賷亘 賲丕 賷爻賲賶 亘丕賱賵丕噩賴丞 丕賱賲丨賱賷丞 賮賷 丕賱丨賰賲. 賴匕賴 丕賱賵丕噩賴丞 鬲馗賱 賮賷 丕賱丨賰賲 賲丕丿丕賲鬲 賲丨丕賮馗丞 毓賱賶 賲氐丕賱丨 丕賱丕爻鬲毓賲丕乇 賵毓賳丿賲丕 鬲賮卮賱 賮賷 丕賱丨賮丕馗 毓賱賷賴 賷鬲賲 丕賱鬲賳賰賷賱 亘賴丕 賰賲丕 丨丿孬 賲毓 (賳賵乇賵賷噩丕 賮賷 亘賳賲丕貨 氐丿丕賲 丨爻賷賳 賮賷 丕賱毓乇丕賯貨 賲亘丕乇賰 賮賷 賲氐乇) 賵亘丕賱鬲丕賱賷 賮賲賵丕賮賯丞 氐丕賳毓賷 丕賱賯乇丕乇 賮賷 丕賱丿賵賱 丕賱氐睾乇賶 毓賱賶 丕賱丕爻鬲丿丕賳丞 亘賯乇賵囟 賱賳 鬲丨鬲丕噩 丕賱賷賴丕 丿賵賱賴賲 賱賳 賷氐亘丨 賲卮賰賱丞 賰亘賷乇丞 賱兀賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賵丕噩賴丞 丕賱賲丨賱賷丞 鬲丿賷賳 亘亘賯丕卅賴丕 賮賷 丕賱爻賱胤丞 賱賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞貨 賲賲丕 賷毓賳賷 兀賳賴丕 爻鬲賵丕賮賯 毓賱賶 兀賷 賯乇囟 賲丕 丿丕賲鬲 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 兀賲乇鬲 亘賴. 賵賱賱毓噩亘 賮亘賷賳賲丕 噩賱爻鬲 賱賰鬲丕亘丞 賴匕賴 丕賱爻胤賵乇 賯乇兀鬲 毓賳 廿丨亘丕胤 丕賱賯賵丕鬲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賱賲丨丕賵賱丞 廿賳賯賱丕亘 丕賱賯賵丕鬲 丕賱賲爻賱丨丞 丕賱賯胤乇賷丞 毓賱賶 丕賱賵丕噩賴丞 丕賱賲丨賱賷丞 "丨賲丿 亘賳 噩丕爻賲" 賵匕賱賰 賱兀賳 丕賱乇噩賱 賷爻賷乇 賵賮賯 丕賱賲禺胤胤 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷 丕賱賰亘賷乇 亘賲賳鬲賴賶 丕賱丿賯丞 賵賱丕 丿丕毓賷 賱廿爻鬲亘丿丕賱賴 丕賱丌賳
賱賱鬲丿賱賷賱 毓賱賶 賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱廿丨鬲賵丕亍 丕賱廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷 丿毓賵賳丕 賳賳馗乇 賱亘賱丿 賵賯毓鬲 賮賷 亘乇丕孬賳 丕賱廿丨鬲賵丕亍 丕賱廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷 亘賳賮爻 丕賱兀爻賱賵亘 .. 賮賷 丌賵丕禺乇 爻鬲賷賳丕鬲 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱賲丕囟賷 鬲賲 廿賰鬲卮丕賮 廿丨鬲賷丕胤賷 賰亘賷乇 賱賱賳賮胤 賮賷 "廿賳丿賵賳賷爻賷丕" 賵賮賵乇丕賸 兀氐丿乇鬲 丕賱廿丿丕乇丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 丕賱兀賵丕賲乇 賱賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 丕賱毓賲賱丕賯丞 亘囟乇賵乇丞 廿丨鬲賵丕亍 廿賳丿賵賳賷爻賷丕 亘兀賷 孬賲賳 丨鬲賶 賱丕 鬲賯毓 賮賷 賯亘囟丞 丕賱賲毓爻賰乇 丕賱卮賷賵毓賷 亘賰賱 賲丕 鬲賲賱賰賴 賲賳 廿賲賰丕賳賷丕鬲 賳賮胤賷賴 賴丕卅賱賴.
鬲賵噩賴 賲爻卅賵賱賷賳 賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 賱賲賯丕亘賱丞 氐丕賳毓賷 丕賱賯乇丕乇 賮賷 廿賳丿賵賳賷爻賷丕 賱鬲賯丿賷賲 毓乇賵囟 亘鬲噩丿賷丿 卮亘賰丞 丕賱賰賴乇亘丕亍 賵亘賳丕亍 賲丨胤丕鬲 胤丕賯丞 噩丿賷丿丞 鬲爻丕毓丿 毓賱賶 亘賳丕亍 丕賱賲夭賷丿 賲賳 丕賱賲胤丕乇丕鬲 賵丕賱胤乇賯 賵丕賱賲氐丕賳毓 賵廿丨丿丕孬 賳賴囟丞 廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷丞 賮賷 廿賳丿賵賳賷爻賷丕 賵毓乇囟 丕賱賲爻卅賵賱賷賳 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 "丕賱鬲賵爻胤" 賱丿賶 丕賱亘賳賰 丕賱丿賵賱賷 賱鬲爻賴賷賱 賴匕賴 丕賱賯乇賵囟.
賯丕賲鬲 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 亘賵囟毓 鬲賵賯毓丕鬲 兀丨賲丕賱 胤丕賯丞 毓丕賱賷丞 噩丿丕賸 鬲賮賵賯 丨丕噩丞 廿賳丿賵賳賷爻賷丕 丕賱賮毓賱賷丞貨 賮丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 兀賳 兀丨賲丕賱 丕賱賰賴乇亘丕亍 丕賱鬲賷 賰丕賳鬲 鬲賰賮賷 賱賲 鬲賰賳 鬲鬲毓丿賷 丕賱賭 8% 賲賳 賯丿乇丞 丕賱卮亘賰丞 賵賱賰賳 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 賯丿乇鬲 丕賱兀丨賲丕賱 丕賱賲鬲賵賯毓丞 亘賭 20% 丨鬲賶 鬲夭賷丿 賯賷賲丞 丕賱賯乇囟 賵賱賲 鬲賲囟 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 5 爻賳賵丕鬲 卮賴丿鬲 賮賷賴丕 廿賳丿賵賳賷爻賷丕 胤賮乇丞 亘丕賱賮毓賱 賵賱賰賳 丨賷賳 噩丕亍 賲賷毓丕丿 鬲丨氐賷賱 丕賱賮賵丕卅丿 賴乇毓鬲 廿賳丿賵賳賷爻賷丕 賱兀賲乇賷賰丕 胤丕賱亘丞 丕賱毓賵賳. 賴賳丕 賯亘賱鬲 兀賲乇賷賰丕 兀賳 鬲爻丕毓丿 廿賳丿賵賳賷爻丕 毓賱賶 丕賱鬲丿禺賱 賱丿賶 丕賱亘賳賰 丕賱丿賵賱賷 賱噩丿賵賱丞 丕賱丿賷賵賳 賮賷 賲賯丕亘賱 丕賱丨氐賵賱 毓賱賶 毓賯丿 廿丨鬲賰丕乇 賱賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賱賱鬲賳賯賷亘 毓賳 丕賱亘鬲乇賵賱 賮賷 丕賱兀乇丕囟賷 丕賱廿賳丿賵賳賷爻賷丞.
賵亘賴匕丕 鬲賲 賳賯賱 賲丕賱 丕賱賯乇囟 賲賳 禺夭丕賳丞 丕賱亘賳賰 丕賱丿賵賱賷 丕賱賶 賲氐丕乇賮 賳賷賵賷賵乇賰 賵 賵丕卮賳胤賳 賵丨氐賱 丕賱亘賳賰 丕賱丿賵賱賷 毓賱賶 丕賱賮賵丕卅丿 賮賷賲丕 丨氐賱鬲 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 毓賱賶 丕賱亘鬲乇賵賱 賵賮丕夭鬲 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 亘兀賲賵丕賱 丕賱賯乇囟 丕賱鬲賷 爻鬲氐亘 賲亘丕卮乇丞 賮賷 禺丕賳丞 丕賱廿賯鬲氐丕丿 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷. 賵賴賰匕丕 鬲賲 賳賴亘 孬乇賵丕鬲 廿賳丿賵賳賷爻賷丕 毓賱賶 丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 兀賳賴 賰丕賳 亘賱丿丕賸 賵丕毓丿丕賸 噩丿丕賸 匕賵 賲爻鬲賯亘賱 賲卮乇賯.
賵鬲爻鬲賲乇 丕賱賲兀爻丕丞 賲毓 丕賱噩賲賷毓 .. 賵賮賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賳賲丕夭噩 兀賰孬乇 賵賯丕丨丞 賲賳賴丕 賲孬賱丕 鬲丿禺賱 毓爻賰乇賷 賲亘丕卮乇 賮賷 賰賱 賲賳 亘賳賲丕 賵丕賱毓乇丕賯 賱鬲賵乇賷丿 毓賯賵丿 廿毓丕丿丞 廿毓賲丕乇 鬲爻丕賴賲 賮賷 乇賮毓 丨丕賱丞 丕賱廿賯鬲氐丕丿 丕賱賲鬲賴丕賵賷 賱賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賴賲 噩丿丕 .. 廿賯乇兀賵賴 亘丕賱賱賴 毓賱賷賰賲 :)
賷鬲丨丿孬 丕賱乇噩賱 毓賳 兀賳賴 亘賷賳賲丕 賱噩兀鬲 丕賱賯賵賶 丕賱賯丿賷賲丞 (亘乇賷胤丕賳賷丕 賵賮乇賳爻丕) 賱賱廿丨鬲賱丕賱 丕賱毓爻賰乇賷 丕賱賲賰賱賮 賲丕丿賷丕賸 賵亘卮乇賷丕賸貨 賳賴噩鬲 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 賳賴噩 賲禺鬲賱賮 鬲賲丕賲丕賸 賵賴賵 賲丕 毓乇賮 亘賭(爻賷丕爻丞 丕賱廿丨鬲賵丕亍 丕賱廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷) 賵丕賱鬲賷 鬲鬲賱禺氐 賮賷 賲亘丿兀 亘爻賷胤 噩丿丕賸 兀賱丕 賵賴賵 廿爻鬲禺丿丕賲 丕賱賲賵卅爻爻丕鬲 丕賱丿賵賱賷丞 賲孬賱 "丕賱亘賳賰 丕賱丿賵賱賷" 賮賷 鬲賯丿賷賲 賲爻丕毓丿丕鬲 廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷丞 賵賯乇賵囟 廿毓賲丕乇 賱丿賵賱 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱孬丕賱孬 賲賯丕亘賱 兀賳 鬲賯賵賲 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 亘鬲賳賮賷匕 丕賱賲卮乇賵毓丕鬲 丕賱賰亘乇賶 賮賷 丕賱丿賵賱丞 丕賱賲爻鬲丿賷賳丞 賲孬賱 賲丨胤丕鬲 胤丕賯丞 賵賲胤丕乇丕鬲 賵卮亘賰丕鬲 胤乇賯 賵卮亘賰丕鬲 廿鬲氐丕賱丕鬲貨 賵賮賷 丕賱賵賯鬲 丕賱匕賷 鬲爻鬲丿賷賳 賴匕賴 丕賱丿賵賱 賲賳 丕賱亘賳賰 丕賱丿賵賱賷 鬲賰賵賳 賮賵丕卅丿 丕賱賯乇賵囟 兀賰亘乇 賲賳 賯丿乇丞 賴匕賴 丕賱丿賵賱 毓賱賶 丕賱爻丿丕丿 賵賲賳 孬賲 鬲鬲乇丕賰賲 賮賵丕卅丿 丕賱賯乇賵囟 賵鬲毓噩夭 賴匕賴 丕賱丿賵賱 毓賳 丕賱爻丿丕丿.
賴賳丕 鬲鬲丿禺賱 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 "賱賲爻丕毓丿丞" 賴匕賴 丕賱丿賵賱 賲賯丕亘賱 賯賵丕毓丿 毓爻賰乇賷丞 兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 毓賱賶 兀乇丕囟賷 賴匕賴 丕賱丿賵賱丞 兀賵 賱鬲賲乇賷乇 賯乇丕乇丕鬲 賲毓賷賳賴 賮賷 賲噩賱爻 丕賱兀賲賳 兀賵 丕賱賯賷丕賲 亘廿氐賱丕丨丕鬲 廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷丞 丿丕禺賱賷丞 賲毓賷賳賴 (禺氐禺氐丞 丕賱賯胤丕毓 丕賱毓丕賲貙 丕賱囟乇賷亘丞 丕賱毓賯丕乇賷丞貙 丕賱賰賵賷夭貙 .. 丕賱禺) 鬲爻丕賴賲 賮賷 夭賷丕丿丞 丕賱胤賷賳 亘賱賱丕賸. 亘賴匕丕 賷賰賵賳 丕賱亘賳賰 丕賱丿賵賱賷 賮丕夭 亘賮賵丕卅丿 丕賱賯乇囟 賵賮丕夭鬲 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 亘兀賲賵丕賱 毓賯賵丿 丕賱廿毓賲丕乇 賵賮丕夭鬲 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 亘丕賱爻賷胤乇丞 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞 毓賱賶 丕賱丿賵賱丞 丕賱賲爻鬲丿賷賳丞 賵賱丕 賷賵噩丿 禺丕爻乇 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱賱毓亘丞 爻賵賶 丕賱賲爻鬲丿賷賳. 鬲賰乇乇 賴匕丕 丕賱兀賲乇 賮賷 丿賵賱 賰孬賷乇丞 噩丿丕賸 賲賲丕 賷胤乇丨 爻丐丕賱丕賸 賲賴賲丕貨 賱賲丕匕丕 鬲爻鬲丿賷賳 賴匕賴 丕賱丿賵賱 兀氐賱丕賸責責
毓賲賱鬲 爻賷丕爻丞 丕賱廿賳噩賱賷夭 (丕賱賲爻鬲毓賲乇 丕賱賯丿賷賲) 毓賱賶 鬲賳氐賷亘 賲丕 賷爻賲賶 亘丕賱賵丕噩賴丞 丕賱賲丨賱賷丞 賮賷 丕賱丨賰賲. 賴匕賴 丕賱賵丕噩賴丞 鬲馗賱 賮賷 丕賱丨賰賲 賲丕丿丕賲鬲 賲丨丕賮馗丞 毓賱賶 賲氐丕賱丨 丕賱丕爻鬲毓賲丕乇 賵毓賳丿賲丕 鬲賮卮賱 賮賷 丕賱丨賮丕馗 毓賱賷賴 賷鬲賲 丕賱鬲賳賰賷賱 亘賴丕 賰賲丕 丨丿孬 賲毓 (賳賵乇賵賷噩丕 賮賷 亘賳賲丕貨 氐丿丕賲 丨爻賷賳 賮賷 丕賱毓乇丕賯貨 賲亘丕乇賰 賮賷 賲氐乇) 賵亘丕賱鬲丕賱賷 賮賲賵丕賮賯丞 氐丕賳毓賷 丕賱賯乇丕乇 賮賷 丕賱丿賵賱 丕賱氐睾乇賶 毓賱賶 丕賱丕爻鬲丿丕賳丞 亘賯乇賵囟 賱賳 鬲丨鬲丕噩 丕賱賷賴丕 丿賵賱賴賲 賱賳 賷氐亘丨 賲卮賰賱丞 賰亘賷乇丞 賱兀賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賵丕噩賴丞 丕賱賲丨賱賷丞 鬲丿賷賳 亘亘賯丕卅賴丕 賮賷 丕賱爻賱胤丞 賱賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞貨 賲賲丕 賷毓賳賷 兀賳賴丕 爻鬲賵丕賮賯 毓賱賶 兀賷 賯乇囟 賲丕 丿丕賲鬲 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 兀賲乇鬲 亘賴. 賵賱賱毓噩亘 賮亘賷賳賲丕 噩賱爻鬲 賱賰鬲丕亘丞 賴匕賴 丕賱爻胤賵乇 賯乇兀鬲 毓賳 廿丨亘丕胤 丕賱賯賵丕鬲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賱賲丨丕賵賱丞 廿賳賯賱丕亘 丕賱賯賵丕鬲 丕賱賲爻賱丨丞 丕賱賯胤乇賷丞 毓賱賶 丕賱賵丕噩賴丞 丕賱賲丨賱賷丞 "丨賲丿 亘賳 噩丕爻賲" 賵匕賱賰 賱兀賳 丕賱乇噩賱 賷爻賷乇 賵賮賯 丕賱賲禺胤胤 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷 丕賱賰亘賷乇 亘賲賳鬲賴賶 丕賱丿賯丞 賵賱丕 丿丕毓賷 賱廿爻鬲亘丿丕賱賴 丕賱丌賳
賱賱鬲丿賱賷賱 毓賱賶 賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱廿丨鬲賵丕亍 丕賱廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷 丿毓賵賳丕 賳賳馗乇 賱亘賱丿 賵賯毓鬲 賮賷 亘乇丕孬賳 丕賱廿丨鬲賵丕亍 丕賱廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷 亘賳賮爻 丕賱兀爻賱賵亘 .. 賮賷 丌賵丕禺乇 爻鬲賷賳丕鬲 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱賲丕囟賷 鬲賲 廿賰鬲卮丕賮 廿丨鬲賷丕胤賷 賰亘賷乇 賱賱賳賮胤 賮賷 "廿賳丿賵賳賷爻賷丕" 賵賮賵乇丕賸 兀氐丿乇鬲 丕賱廿丿丕乇丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 丕賱兀賵丕賲乇 賱賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 丕賱毓賲賱丕賯丞 亘囟乇賵乇丞 廿丨鬲賵丕亍 廿賳丿賵賳賷爻賷丕 亘兀賷 孬賲賳 丨鬲賶 賱丕 鬲賯毓 賮賷 賯亘囟丞 丕賱賲毓爻賰乇 丕賱卮賷賵毓賷 亘賰賱 賲丕 鬲賲賱賰賴 賲賳 廿賲賰丕賳賷丕鬲 賳賮胤賷賴 賴丕卅賱賴.
鬲賵噩賴 賲爻卅賵賱賷賳 賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 賱賲賯丕亘賱丞 氐丕賳毓賷 丕賱賯乇丕乇 賮賷 廿賳丿賵賳賷爻賷丕 賱鬲賯丿賷賲 毓乇賵囟 亘鬲噩丿賷丿 卮亘賰丞 丕賱賰賴乇亘丕亍 賵亘賳丕亍 賲丨胤丕鬲 胤丕賯丞 噩丿賷丿丞 鬲爻丕毓丿 毓賱賶 亘賳丕亍 丕賱賲夭賷丿 賲賳 丕賱賲胤丕乇丕鬲 賵丕賱胤乇賯 賵丕賱賲氐丕賳毓 賵廿丨丿丕孬 賳賴囟丞 廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷丞 賮賷 廿賳丿賵賳賷爻賷丕 賵毓乇囟 丕賱賲爻卅賵賱賷賳 賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 "丕賱鬲賵爻胤" 賱丿賶 丕賱亘賳賰 丕賱丿賵賱賷 賱鬲爻賴賷賱 賴匕賴 丕賱賯乇賵囟.
賯丕賲鬲 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 亘賵囟毓 鬲賵賯毓丕鬲 兀丨賲丕賱 胤丕賯丞 毓丕賱賷丞 噩丿丕賸 鬲賮賵賯 丨丕噩丞 廿賳丿賵賳賷爻賷丕 丕賱賮毓賱賷丞貨 賮丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 兀賳 兀丨賲丕賱 丕賱賰賴乇亘丕亍 丕賱鬲賷 賰丕賳鬲 鬲賰賮賷 賱賲 鬲賰賳 鬲鬲毓丿賷 丕賱賭 8% 賲賳 賯丿乇丞 丕賱卮亘賰丞 賵賱賰賳 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 賯丿乇鬲 丕賱兀丨賲丕賱 丕賱賲鬲賵賯毓丞 亘賭 20% 丨鬲賶 鬲夭賷丿 賯賷賲丞 丕賱賯乇囟 賵賱賲 鬲賲囟 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 5 爻賳賵丕鬲 卮賴丿鬲 賮賷賴丕 廿賳丿賵賳賷爻賷丕 胤賮乇丞 亘丕賱賮毓賱 賵賱賰賳 丨賷賳 噩丕亍 賲賷毓丕丿 鬲丨氐賷賱 丕賱賮賵丕卅丿 賴乇毓鬲 廿賳丿賵賳賷爻賷丕 賱兀賲乇賷賰丕 胤丕賱亘丞 丕賱毓賵賳. 賴賳丕 賯亘賱鬲 兀賲乇賷賰丕 兀賳 鬲爻丕毓丿 廿賳丿賵賳賷爻丕 毓賱賶 丕賱鬲丿禺賱 賱丿賶 丕賱亘賳賰 丕賱丿賵賱賷 賱噩丿賵賱丞 丕賱丿賷賵賳 賮賷 賲賯丕亘賱 丕賱丨氐賵賱 毓賱賶 毓賯丿 廿丨鬲賰丕乇 賱賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賱賱鬲賳賯賷亘 毓賳 丕賱亘鬲乇賵賱 賮賷 丕賱兀乇丕囟賷 丕賱廿賳丿賵賳賷爻賷丞.
賵亘賴匕丕 鬲賲 賳賯賱 賲丕賱 丕賱賯乇囟 賲賳 禺夭丕賳丞 丕賱亘賳賰 丕賱丿賵賱賷 丕賱賶 賲氐丕乇賮 賳賷賵賷賵乇賰 賵 賵丕卮賳胤賳 賵丨氐賱 丕賱亘賳賰 丕賱丿賵賱賷 毓賱賶 丕賱賮賵丕卅丿 賮賷賲丕 丨氐賱鬲 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 毓賱賶 丕賱亘鬲乇賵賱 賵賮丕夭鬲 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 亘兀賲賵丕賱 丕賱賯乇囟 丕賱鬲賷 爻鬲氐亘 賲亘丕卮乇丞 賮賷 禺丕賳丞 丕賱廿賯鬲氐丕丿 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷. 賵賴賰匕丕 鬲賲 賳賴亘 孬乇賵丕鬲 廿賳丿賵賳賷爻賷丕 毓賱賶 丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 兀賳賴 賰丕賳 亘賱丿丕賸 賵丕毓丿丕賸 噩丿丕賸 匕賵 賲爻鬲賯亘賱 賲卮乇賯.
賵鬲爻鬲賲乇 丕賱賲兀爻丕丞 賲毓 丕賱噩賲賷毓 .. 賵賮賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賳賲丕夭噩 兀賰孬乇 賵賯丕丨丞 賲賳賴丕 賲孬賱丕 鬲丿禺賱 毓爻賰乇賷 賲亘丕卮乇 賮賷 賰賱 賲賳 亘賳賲丕 賵丕賱毓乇丕賯 賱鬲賵乇賷丿 毓賯賵丿 廿毓丕丿丞 廿毓賲丕乇 鬲爻丕賴賲 賮賷 乇賮毓 丨丕賱丞 丕賱廿賯鬲氐丕丿 丕賱賲鬲賴丕賵賷 賱賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賴賲 噩丿丕 .. 廿賯乇兀賵賴 亘丕賱賱賴 毓賱賷賰賲 :)
June 24, 2017
My short review is this: 'Confessions' is a good introduction to the darker side of foreign policy and the effects of globalization.
My slightly longer explanation is this: Paradoxically, what makes the book more accessible is also what turns many people off to it. It takes a chunk of history about a particular topic, and describes it in largely narrative form. Much of this is due to the book being an 'account' of Perkins' career during that time. Admittedly, it becomes somewhat taxing at times to slog through Perkins attempt at literary description (I doubt I'd read a fiction novel from him). However, the book is still mostly content, and important content at that. The topic is mainly about how the altruism of globalization is a hoax, and how our government does some quite terrible things to maintain its interests.
I've heard many people complain about not being able to sympathize with the author, but I don't really think that's the point. If you're looking for a good fire-side read, this isn't it. Additionally, I'm amazed how many people have simply brushed the book off with an "I don't buy it". The book is meant as a spring-board, not a road-map. Agree or not, at least go out and do some research on the topic. To simply disagree with an idea because it's hard to swallow is a level of self-denial that keeps therapists in business.
So, ultimately, if you're new to the field of globalization and global politics, this is a good, radical, introduction (even though it may be counter to the view you hold right now, it's always good to know what the other side's argument is). If you're already well versed in the subject, you can probably skip this one. Read more Chomsky.
My slightly longer explanation is this: Paradoxically, what makes the book more accessible is also what turns many people off to it. It takes a chunk of history about a particular topic, and describes it in largely narrative form. Much of this is due to the book being an 'account' of Perkins' career during that time. Admittedly, it becomes somewhat taxing at times to slog through Perkins attempt at literary description (I doubt I'd read a fiction novel from him). However, the book is still mostly content, and important content at that. The topic is mainly about how the altruism of globalization is a hoax, and how our government does some quite terrible things to maintain its interests.
I've heard many people complain about not being able to sympathize with the author, but I don't really think that's the point. If you're looking for a good fire-side read, this isn't it. Additionally, I'm amazed how many people have simply brushed the book off with an "I don't buy it". The book is meant as a spring-board, not a road-map. Agree or not, at least go out and do some research on the topic. To simply disagree with an idea because it's hard to swallow is a level of self-denial that keeps therapists in business.
So, ultimately, if you're new to the field of globalization and global politics, this is a good, radical, introduction (even though it may be counter to the view you hold right now, it's always good to know what the other side's argument is). If you're already well versed in the subject, you can probably skip this one. Read more Chomsky.
September 9, 2007
Good message, important, but reads like fiction. If this guy wanted to have any serious impact he should have written something less sensational. Also, he's a jackass. He spent his whole life screwing over everybody, including his friends, and then he writes a book (for which he probably made lots of money and became famous) and we're supposed to believe this guy suddenly developed a conscience? I don't buy it.
October 24, 2008
This is a remarkable work, decades in the making. Perkins is the real deal, an economist who worked for international consortia to pillage the third world. The modus operandi was to perform economic analysis of target nations that indicated a rate of growth far in excess of any real possibility in order to justify offering those nations huge loans, loans they were never expected to be able to repay. The point of this was twofold. First, the money loaned would find its way right back into the pocket of American corporations, because it would be used for major construction projects, roads, dams, electrification projects. The economic benefits would never accrue as predicted, so the host country would be saddled with crushing debt and then be forced by entities like the IMF to slash and burn domestic social services in order to make interest payments. The benefits of the 鈥渄evelopment鈥� would go to the elite of the host nations, at the expense of the lower classes. In fact, he offers data showing that poverty increased over the term of such foreign investment. Local elites were essentially bribed to go along, and they in turn acted as enforcers for the American elite that was pushing the product.
John Perkins began as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador. He managed rather well with this experience and was recruited by a corporate type into the MAIN corporation, the actor in most of the hit man activity. In fact the title was not a case of advocacy hyperbole. The people in this line of work actually refer to each other and themselves as Economic Hit Men, or EHM鈥檚.
I learned several things in reading this. First was that conquest via excessive indebtedness was a conscious policy, with the short term profitability of development by Bechtel or equivalent being icing on the cake of overall domination.
I learned about SAMA, or the Saudi Arabia Money-Laundering Affair. Perkins talks about several of the leaders he came to know, Trujillo in Panama, Jaime Roldos in Ecuador, other leaders of less-than-presidential caliber.
P 15
My job鈥as to forecast the effects of investing billions of dollars in a country. Specifically, I would produce studies that projected economic growth twenty to twenty five years into the future and that evaluated the impacts of various projects. For example, if a decision was made to lend a country $1 billion to persuade its leaders not to align with the Soviet union, I would compare the benefits of investing that money in power plants with the benefits of investing in a new national railroad network or a telecommunications system. Or I might be told that the country was being offered the opportunity to receive a modern electric utility system, and it would be up to me to demonstrate that such a system would result in sufficient economic growth to justify the loan. The critical factor, in every case, was gross national product. The project that resulted in the highest average annual growth of GNP won. If only one project was under consideration, I would need to demonstrate that developing it would bring superior benefits to the GNP.
The unspoken aspect of every one of these projects was that they were intended to create large profits for the contractors, and to make a handful of wealthy and influential families in the receiving countries very happy, while assuring the long-term financial dependence and therefore political loyalty of governments around the world. The larger the loan, the better. The fact that the debt burden placed on a country would deprive its poorest citizens of health, education and other social services for decades to come was not taken into consideration.
P 16
鈥alked about the deceptive nature of GNP. For instance, the growth of GNP may result even when it profits only one person, such as an individual who owns a utility company, and even if the majority of the population is burdened with debt. The rich get richer and the poor grow poorer. Yet from a statistical standpoint, this is recorded as economic progress.
鈥ver the years, I鈥檝e repeatedly heard comments like, 鈥淚f they鈥檙e going to burn the U.S. flag and demonstrate against our embassy, why don鈥檛 we just get out of their damn country and let them wallow in their own poverty?鈥�
People who say such things often hold diplomas certifying that they are well educated. However, these people have no clue that the main reason we establish embassies around the world is to serve our own interests, which during the last half of the twentieth century meant turning the American republic into a global empire. Despite credentials, such people are as uneducated as those eighteenth century colonists who believed that Indians fighting to defend their lands were servants of the devil.
P 17
[quoting his teacher Claudine] 鈥淲e鈥檙e in a small, exclusive club,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e paid鈥攚ell paid鈥攖o cheat countries around the globe out of billions of dollars. A large part of your job is to encourage world leaders to become part of a vast network that promotes U.S. commercial interests. In the end, those leaders become ensnared in a web of debt that ensures their loyalty. We can draw on them whenever we desire鈥攖o satisfy our political, economic, or military needs. In turn, these leaders bolster their political position by bringing industrial parks, power plants, and airports to their people. Meanwhile, the owners of U.S. engineering and construction companies become very wealthy.
P 23
[The source of the Boogey man image appears to be Indonesia. Apparently there were pirates from a place called Bugi.] 鈥he infamous Bugi pirates, who still sailed the seas of the archipelago, and who had so terrorized early European sailors that they returned home to warn their children, 鈥淏ehave yourselves or the Bugimen will get you.鈥�
P 49
..I knew enough history to know that suppliers who are exploited long enough will rebel. I had only to return to the American Revolution and Tom Paine for a model. I recalled that Britain justified its taxes by claiming that England was providing aid to the colonies in the form of military protection against the French and the Indians. The colonists had a very different interpretation.
What Paine offered to his countrymen in the brilliant Common Sense was the soul that my young Indonesian friends had referred to鈥攁n idea, a faith in the justice of a higher power, and a religion of freedom and equality that was diametrically opposed to the British monarchy and its elitist class systems. What Muslims offered was similar: faith in a higher power, and a belief that developed countries have no right to subjugate and exploit the rest of the world. Like colonial Minutemen, Muslims were threatening to fight for their rights, and like the British in the 1770s, we classified such actions as terrorism.
P 58
Panama was part of Columbia when the French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps, who directed construction f the Suez Canal, decided to build a canal through the Central American isthmus, to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Beginning in 1881, the French undertook a mammoth effort that met with one catastrophe after another. Finally, in 1889, the project ended in financial disaster鈥攂ut it had inspired a dream in Theodore Roosevelt. During the first years of the twentieth century, the United States demanded that Colombia sign a treaty turning the isthmus over to a North American consortium. Colombia refused.
In 1903, President Roosevelt sent in the U.S. warship Nashville. U.S. soldiers landed, seized and killed a popular local militia commander, and declared Panama an independent nation. A puppet government was installed and the first Canal Treaty was signed; it established an American zone on both sides of the future waterway, legalized U.S. military intervention, and gave Washington virtual control over this newly formed 鈥渋ndependent鈥� nation.
鈥he treaty was not signed by a single Panamanian.
P 72 鈥� re Guatemala
United Fruit Company had been [Guatemala鈥檚] equivalent to the Panama Canal. Founded in the late 1800s, United Fruit soon grew into one of the most powerful forces in Central America. During the early 1950s, reform candidate Jacobo Arbenz was elected president of Guatemala in an election hailed all over the hemisphere as a model of the democratic process. At the time, less than 3 percent pf Guatemalans owned 70 percent of the land. Arbenz promised to help the poor dig their way out of starvation, and after his election he implemented a comprehensive land reform program鈥nited Fruit launched a major public relations campaign in the United States, aimed at convincing the American public and congress that Arbenz was part of a Russian plot and that Guatemala was a Soviet satellite. In 1954, the CIA orchestrated a coup. American pilots bombed Guatemala city and the democratically elected Arbenz was overthrown, replaced by Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas, a ruthless, right-wing dictator.
Thje new government owed everything to United Fruit. By way of thanks, the government reversed the land reform process, abolished taxes on the interest and dividends paid to foreign investors, eliminated the secret ballot, and jailed thousands of its critics. Anyone who dared to speak out against Castillo was persecuted.
[Torrijos then asks Perkins] 鈥淒o you know who owns United Fruit?鈥�
鈥淶apata Oil, George Bush鈥檚 company鈥攐ur UN ambassador.鈥�
John Perkins began as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ecuador. He managed rather well with this experience and was recruited by a corporate type into the MAIN corporation, the actor in most of the hit man activity. In fact the title was not a case of advocacy hyperbole. The people in this line of work actually refer to each other and themselves as Economic Hit Men, or EHM鈥檚.
I learned several things in reading this. First was that conquest via excessive indebtedness was a conscious policy, with the short term profitability of development by Bechtel or equivalent being icing on the cake of overall domination.
I learned about SAMA, or the Saudi Arabia Money-Laundering Affair. Perkins talks about several of the leaders he came to know, Trujillo in Panama, Jaime Roldos in Ecuador, other leaders of less-than-presidential caliber.
P 15
My job鈥as to forecast the effects of investing billions of dollars in a country. Specifically, I would produce studies that projected economic growth twenty to twenty five years into the future and that evaluated the impacts of various projects. For example, if a decision was made to lend a country $1 billion to persuade its leaders not to align with the Soviet union, I would compare the benefits of investing that money in power plants with the benefits of investing in a new national railroad network or a telecommunications system. Or I might be told that the country was being offered the opportunity to receive a modern electric utility system, and it would be up to me to demonstrate that such a system would result in sufficient economic growth to justify the loan. The critical factor, in every case, was gross national product. The project that resulted in the highest average annual growth of GNP won. If only one project was under consideration, I would need to demonstrate that developing it would bring superior benefits to the GNP.
The unspoken aspect of every one of these projects was that they were intended to create large profits for the contractors, and to make a handful of wealthy and influential families in the receiving countries very happy, while assuring the long-term financial dependence and therefore political loyalty of governments around the world. The larger the loan, the better. The fact that the debt burden placed on a country would deprive its poorest citizens of health, education and other social services for decades to come was not taken into consideration.
P 16
鈥alked about the deceptive nature of GNP. For instance, the growth of GNP may result even when it profits only one person, such as an individual who owns a utility company, and even if the majority of the population is burdened with debt. The rich get richer and the poor grow poorer. Yet from a statistical standpoint, this is recorded as economic progress.
鈥ver the years, I鈥檝e repeatedly heard comments like, 鈥淚f they鈥檙e going to burn the U.S. flag and demonstrate against our embassy, why don鈥檛 we just get out of their damn country and let them wallow in their own poverty?鈥�
People who say such things often hold diplomas certifying that they are well educated. However, these people have no clue that the main reason we establish embassies around the world is to serve our own interests, which during the last half of the twentieth century meant turning the American republic into a global empire. Despite credentials, such people are as uneducated as those eighteenth century colonists who believed that Indians fighting to defend their lands were servants of the devil.
P 17
[quoting his teacher Claudine] 鈥淲e鈥檙e in a small, exclusive club,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e paid鈥攚ell paid鈥攖o cheat countries around the globe out of billions of dollars. A large part of your job is to encourage world leaders to become part of a vast network that promotes U.S. commercial interests. In the end, those leaders become ensnared in a web of debt that ensures their loyalty. We can draw on them whenever we desire鈥攖o satisfy our political, economic, or military needs. In turn, these leaders bolster their political position by bringing industrial parks, power plants, and airports to their people. Meanwhile, the owners of U.S. engineering and construction companies become very wealthy.
P 23
[The source of the Boogey man image appears to be Indonesia. Apparently there were pirates from a place called Bugi.] 鈥he infamous Bugi pirates, who still sailed the seas of the archipelago, and who had so terrorized early European sailors that they returned home to warn their children, 鈥淏ehave yourselves or the Bugimen will get you.鈥�
P 49
..I knew enough history to know that suppliers who are exploited long enough will rebel. I had only to return to the American Revolution and Tom Paine for a model. I recalled that Britain justified its taxes by claiming that England was providing aid to the colonies in the form of military protection against the French and the Indians. The colonists had a very different interpretation.
What Paine offered to his countrymen in the brilliant Common Sense was the soul that my young Indonesian friends had referred to鈥攁n idea, a faith in the justice of a higher power, and a religion of freedom and equality that was diametrically opposed to the British monarchy and its elitist class systems. What Muslims offered was similar: faith in a higher power, and a belief that developed countries have no right to subjugate and exploit the rest of the world. Like colonial Minutemen, Muslims were threatening to fight for their rights, and like the British in the 1770s, we classified such actions as terrorism.
P 58
Panama was part of Columbia when the French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps, who directed construction f the Suez Canal, decided to build a canal through the Central American isthmus, to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Beginning in 1881, the French undertook a mammoth effort that met with one catastrophe after another. Finally, in 1889, the project ended in financial disaster鈥攂ut it had inspired a dream in Theodore Roosevelt. During the first years of the twentieth century, the United States demanded that Colombia sign a treaty turning the isthmus over to a North American consortium. Colombia refused.
In 1903, President Roosevelt sent in the U.S. warship Nashville. U.S. soldiers landed, seized and killed a popular local militia commander, and declared Panama an independent nation. A puppet government was installed and the first Canal Treaty was signed; it established an American zone on both sides of the future waterway, legalized U.S. military intervention, and gave Washington virtual control over this newly formed 鈥渋ndependent鈥� nation.
鈥he treaty was not signed by a single Panamanian.
P 72 鈥� re Guatemala
United Fruit Company had been [Guatemala鈥檚] equivalent to the Panama Canal. Founded in the late 1800s, United Fruit soon grew into one of the most powerful forces in Central America. During the early 1950s, reform candidate Jacobo Arbenz was elected president of Guatemala in an election hailed all over the hemisphere as a model of the democratic process. At the time, less than 3 percent pf Guatemalans owned 70 percent of the land. Arbenz promised to help the poor dig their way out of starvation, and after his election he implemented a comprehensive land reform program鈥nited Fruit launched a major public relations campaign in the United States, aimed at convincing the American public and congress that Arbenz was part of a Russian plot and that Guatemala was a Soviet satellite. In 1954, the CIA orchestrated a coup. American pilots bombed Guatemala city and the democratically elected Arbenz was overthrown, replaced by Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas, a ruthless, right-wing dictator.
Thje new government owed everything to United Fruit. By way of thanks, the government reversed the land reform process, abolished taxes on the interest and dividends paid to foreign investors, eliminated the secret ballot, and jailed thousands of its critics. Anyone who dared to speak out against Castillo was persecuted.
[Torrijos then asks Perkins] 鈥淒o you know who owns United Fruit?鈥�
鈥淶apata Oil, George Bush鈥檚 company鈥攐ur UN ambassador.鈥�
September 17, 2023
兀賳鬲 賲賳 兀賮乇賷賯賷丕貙 丌爻賷丕貙 兀賲乇賷賰丕 丕賱噩賳賵亘賷丞責 廿匕賳 鬲毓乇囟鬲 兀賵 鬲鬲毓乇囟 丿賵賱鬲賰 賱賱丕睾鬲賷丕賱 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷 毓賱賶 賷丿 賯乇丕氐賳丞 丕賱賰賵乇亘賵賯乇丕胤賷丞..
賲丕 賴賷 丕賱賰賵乇亘賵賯乇丕胤賷丞責
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賷亘丿兀 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賳 丕賱賲卮賴丿 丕賱禺鬲丕賲賷 噩賵賳 亘賷乇賰賳夭 賮賷 夭賷丕乇丞 賱賱廿賰賵丕丿賵乇 賮賷 賲丨丕賵賱丞 賱賲賳毓 丨丿賵孬 丨乇亘 爻丕賴賲 賯亘賱 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 孬賱丕孬賷賳 毓丕賲丕 賮賷 廿卮毓丕賱賴丕 賵賷鬲匕賰乇 丿賵乇賴 賮賷 鬲賷爻賷乇 丨丿賵孬 賰賱 匕賱賰 丕賱丿賲丕乇 毓賳丿賲丕 賷乇賶 賰賷賮 鬲睾賷乇鬲 賴匕賴 丕賱兀乇囟 毓賳 丨丕賱鬲賴丕 賯亘賱 兀賳 鬲丿禺賱賴丕 卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱賴賳丿爻丞 賵丕賱鬲毓賲賷乇 賵卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱亘鬲乇賵賱 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賵賴匕丕 賲丕 丿賮毓賴 賱丕鬲禺丕匕 賯乇丕乇 鬲乇丿丿 賮賷賴 賵賴賵 丕賱丕毓鬲乇丕賮 亘賲丕 賮毓賱賴..賴匕賴 氐丨賵丞 囟賲賷乇 賯乇氐丕賳 丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷.
賰丕賳 噩賵賳 亘乇賰賳夭 兀丨丿 賯乇丕氐賳丞 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿 丕賱賰孬賷乇賷賳 賮賷 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 丕賱賰亘乇賶 賵賲賴賲鬲賴 賴賷 丕賯賳丕毓 丕賱丿賵賱 丕賱賳丕賲賷丞 賵丕賱賮賯賷乇丞(賵賱賰賳賴丕 鬲賲鬲賱賰 孬乇賵丕鬲 胤亘賷毓賷丞 賰丕賱賲毓丕丿賳 賵丕賱亘鬲乇賵賱) 亘賲卮丕乇賷毓 亘賳賷丞 鬲丨鬲賷丞 賵鬲賵賱賷丿 賰賴乇亘丕亍 鬲賯賵賲 亘賴 卮乇賰丞 兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賵亘丕賱胤亘毓 賷丨鬲丕噩 賴匕丕 丕賱賲卮乇賵毓 賱賱丕爻鬲丿丕賳丞 賲賳 丕丨丿 丕賱賲賳馗賲丕鬲 丕賱賲丕賱賷丞 丕賱丿賵賱賷丞 丕賱禺丕囟毓丞 賱賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 賵賰賱賲丕 夭丕丿鬲 賯賷賲丞 丕賱丿賷賳 賰丕賳鬲 賲賴賲丞 丕賱賯乇氐丕賳 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷 兀賯乇亘 廿賱賶 丕賱賳噩丕丨 賮丕賱賴丿賮 賱賷爻 爻丿丕丿 賴匕丕 丕賱丿賷賳 賵丕賳賲丕 鬲毓孬乇 丕賱丿賵賱 毓賳 丕賱爻丿丕丿貨 賵亘匕賱賰 鬲禺囟毓 賱賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲亘丿兀 亘鬲禺乇賷亘 丕賱睾丕亘丕鬲 賵鬲賱賵賷孬 丕賱丕賳賴丕乇 賵廿卮毓丕賱 丕賱丨乇賵亘 丕賱賯亘賱賷丞 賱賱鬲賳賯賷亘 毓賳 丕賱亘鬲乇賵賱貙 賵囟賲丕賳 鬲兀賷賷丿 賴匕賴 丕賱丿賵賱丞 賱賱賯乇丕乇丕鬲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賮賷 丕賱兀賲賲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞..
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丕賱鬲噩乇亘丞 賲毓 丕賱賲賲賱賰丞 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 丕賱爻毓賵丿賷丞 賰丕賳鬲 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 賮賱賲 賷賰賳 賲胤乇賵丨丕 鬲毓孬乇賴丕 賮賷 丕賱爻丿丕丿 賮鬲睾賷乇鬲 丕賱禺胤丞 賱廿賳卮丕亍 賲卮乇賵毓丕鬲 丕爻鬲賴賱丕賰賷丞 賵廿毓丕丿丞 廿毓賲丕乇 丕賱亘賱丿 賱賷氐亘丨 賲孬賱 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賵囟賲丕賳 丕爻鬲賲乇丕乇 丌賱 爻毓賵丿 賮賷 丕賱丨賰賲 賲賯丕亘賱 毓丿賲 鬲賰乇丕乇 丨馗乇 丕賱亘鬲乇賵賱 丕賱匕賷 丨丿孬 賮賷 丕賱爻亘毓賷賳賷丕鬲 賵鬲孬亘賷鬲 爻毓乇賴 賳賵毓丕 賲丕貙 賵毓丕丿鬲 丕賱兀賲賵丕賱 丕賱鬲賷 禺爻乇鬲賴丕 兀賲乇賷賰丕 亘兀乇賯丕賲 賲囟丕毓賮丞.
賴賳丕賰 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 胤乇賷賯丞 賱丿賮毓 丨賰賵賲丕鬲 賴匕賴 丕賱丿賵賱 賱賱鬲賵丕胤丐.. 賲賳賴丕 丿毓賲 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賱丕爻鬲賲乇丕乇賴賲 賮賷 丕賱爻賱胤丞 賵廿夭丕丨丞 禺氐賵賲賴賲 賵兀賳 鬲噩毓賱 丕賱丨丕賰賲 孬乇賷賸丕 賵鬲孬賯賱 賰丕賴賱 卮毓亘賴 亘丕賱丿賷賵賳貙 賵鬲賰賵賷賳 胤亘賯丞 賳禺亘丞 孬乇賷丞 鬲丿賷賳 亘丕賱賵賱丕亍 賱賲孬賷賱丕鬲賴丕 賮賷 兀賲乇賷賰丕.. 賵廿匕丕 賮卮賱 賯乇丕氐賳丞 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿 賷兀鬲賷 丿賵乇 "丕賱孬毓丕賱亘" 賵賴賲 乇噩丕賱 丕賱 CIA 賵毓賳丿賲丕 賷氐賱 丕賱兀賲乇 賱賴丐賱丕亍 賮賲氐賷乇 丕賱乇卅賷爻 丕賱匕賷 毓丕乇囟 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賴賵 丕賱丕睾鬲賷丕賱 賰賲丕 丨丿孬 賲毓 乇賵賱丿賵爻 賮賷 丕賱廿賰賵丕丿賵乇 賵毓賲乇 鬲賵乇賷禺賵爻 賮賷 亘賳賲丕..
賮賷 丕賱賯爻賲 丕賱兀賵賱 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷鬲賳丕賵賱 噩賵賳 亘乇賰賳夭 鬲噩乇亘鬲賴 賮賷 丿賵賱 賲孬賱 廿賳丿賵賳賷爻賷丕貙亘賳賲丕貙 廿賷乇丕賳貙 丕賱爻毓賵丿賷丞貙 賰賵賱賵賲亘賷丕 賵丕賱廿賰賵丕丿賵乇 賰賯乇氐丕賳 丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷 賱卮乇賰丞 MAIN..
丕賱賯爻賲 丕賱孬丕賳賷 賴賵 鬲丨賱賷賱賴 賱兀丨丿丕孬 賵賲賵丕賯賮 賲孬賱 丕睾鬲賷丕賱 毓賲乇 鬲賵乇賷禺賵爻 賵兀丨丿丕孬 11爻亘鬲賲亘乇 賵睾夭賵 丕賱毓乇丕賯 賵睾賷乇賴丕.
丕毓鬲乇丕囟賷 毓賱賶 噩夭卅賷賳 賮賯胤
鈥� 丕賱匕賷 鬲丨丿孬 賮賷賴 毓賳 賮鬲乇丞 丨馗乇 丕賱亘鬲乇賵賱 賮賷 丕賱爻亘毓賷賳賷丕鬲貙 鬲賰賱賲 亘乇賰賳夭 毓賳 爻賵乇賷丕 賵賲氐乇 賷賵賲 6 丕賰鬲賵亘乇 1973
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賰賲丕 賱賵 兀賳賴賲 丕賮鬲毓賱賵丕 丨乇亘賸丕 賲毓 廿爻乇丕卅賷賱 丕賱賲爻丕賱賲丞!!!really Perkins!
兀賲乇賷賰丕 鬲乇爻賱 賲爻丕毓丿丕鬲 亘2,2 賲賱賷丕乇 丿賵賱丕乇 賱廿爻乇丕卅賷賱.. 毓丕丿賷貙 賱賰賳 丕賱爻毓賵丿賷丞 鬲丨馗乇 丕賱亘鬲乇賵賱 毓賳 兀賲乇賷賰丕 丕夭丕丕賷 賱兀 胤亘毓丕.
鈥� 賵毓賳丿賲丕 兀丿丕賳 賯氐賮 亘賵卮 丕賱賲噩乇賲 賱賱賲丿賳賷賳 賮賷 亘賳賲丕 賵亘毓丿賴丕 匕賰乇 睾夭賵賴 賱賱毓乇丕賯 賱賲 賷鬲丨丿孬 亘乇賰賳夭 賵賱賵 賮賷 爻胤乇 賵丕丨丿 毓賳 噩乇丕卅賲 噩賳賵丿 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 賮賷 丕賱毓乇丕賯 賵丕賳賲丕 丕賰鬲賮賶 亘兀賳 亘賵卮 兀乇爻賱 兀亘賳丕亍 丕賲乇賷賰丕 賱賷賯鬲賱賵丕 賮賷 丕賱毓乇丕賯..
賵噩賵賳 亘乇賰賳夭 亘丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 氐睾乇 爻賳賴 兀孬賳丕亍 賴匕賴 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 廿賱丕 兀賳賴 毓丕卮 鬲噩丕乇亘 賰孬賷乇丞 鬲丨丿孬 禺賱丕賱賴丕 賲毓 乇丐爻丕亍 賵 賵賲賵丕胤賳賷賳 賮賯乇丕亍 賵卮亘丕亘 氐睾丕乇 賲賳 兀賳丿賵賳賷爻賷丕 賵亘賳賲丕 賵廿賷乇丕賳.. 賰丕賳鬲 丨賷丕鬲賴 丨丕賮賱丞貙 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賲鬲毓 賵賷爻鬲丨賯 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 賵亘毓丿 賲丕 賯乇兀鬲 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 150 氐賮丨丞 亘丿兀鬲 賯乇丕亍丞 賲賳 丕賱兀賵賱 鬲丕賳賷 賱兀賳賷 丕賳卮睾賱鬲 亘乇賵丕賷丞 1Q84..
Sun, Aug 22, 2021馃摎
賲丕 賴賷 丕賱賰賵乇亘賵賯乇丕胤賷丞責
鬲毓亘賷乇 賲噩丕夭賷 賷胤賱賯 毓賱賶 丕賱賲賳馗賲丞 丕賱賲卮鬲乇賰丞 賱賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 丕賱賰亘乇賶.. 賵賲丨丕賵乇 丕賱賰賵乇亘賵賯乇丕胤賷丞 賴賷 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱賰亘乇賶貙 丕賱亘賳賵賰 賵丕賱賲丐爻爻丕鬲 丕賱賲丕賱賷丞 丕賱丿賵賱賷丞貙 丕賱丨賰賵賲丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲賵丕胤卅丞.
賷亘丿兀 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賳 丕賱賲卮賴丿 丕賱禺鬲丕賲賷 噩賵賳 亘賷乇賰賳夭 賮賷 夭賷丕乇丞 賱賱廿賰賵丕丿賵乇 賮賷 賲丨丕賵賱丞 賱賲賳毓 丨丿賵孬 丨乇亘 爻丕賴賲 賯亘賱 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 孬賱丕孬賷賳 毓丕賲丕 賮賷 廿卮毓丕賱賴丕 賵賷鬲匕賰乇 丿賵乇賴 賮賷 鬲賷爻賷乇 丨丿賵孬 賰賱 匕賱賰 丕賱丿賲丕乇 毓賳丿賲丕 賷乇賶 賰賷賮 鬲睾賷乇鬲 賴匕賴 丕賱兀乇囟 毓賳 丨丕賱鬲賴丕 賯亘賱 兀賳 鬲丿禺賱賴丕 卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱賴賳丿爻丞 賵丕賱鬲毓賲賷乇 賵卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱亘鬲乇賵賱 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賵賴匕丕 賲丕 丿賮毓賴 賱丕鬲禺丕匕 賯乇丕乇 鬲乇丿丿 賮賷賴 賵賴賵 丕賱丕毓鬲乇丕賮 亘賲丕 賮毓賱賴..賴匕賴 氐丨賵丞 囟賲賷乇 賯乇氐丕賳 丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷.
賰丕賳 噩賵賳 亘乇賰賳夭 兀丨丿 賯乇丕氐賳丞 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿 丕賱賰孬賷乇賷賳 賮賷 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 丕賱賰亘乇賶 賵賲賴賲鬲賴 賴賷 丕賯賳丕毓 丕賱丿賵賱 丕賱賳丕賲賷丞 賵丕賱賮賯賷乇丞(賵賱賰賳賴丕 鬲賲鬲賱賰 孬乇賵丕鬲 胤亘賷毓賷丞 賰丕賱賲毓丕丿賳 賵丕賱亘鬲乇賵賱) 亘賲卮丕乇賷毓 亘賳賷丞 鬲丨鬲賷丞 賵鬲賵賱賷丿 賰賴乇亘丕亍 鬲賯賵賲 亘賴 卮乇賰丞 兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賵亘丕賱胤亘毓 賷丨鬲丕噩 賴匕丕 丕賱賲卮乇賵毓 賱賱丕爻鬲丿丕賳丞 賲賳 丕丨丿 丕賱賲賳馗賲丕鬲 丕賱賲丕賱賷丞 丕賱丿賵賱賷丞 丕賱禺丕囟毓丞 賱賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 賵賰賱賲丕 夭丕丿鬲 賯賷賲丞 丕賱丿賷賳 賰丕賳鬲 賲賴賲丞 丕賱賯乇氐丕賳 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷 兀賯乇亘 廿賱賶 丕賱賳噩丕丨 賮丕賱賴丿賮 賱賷爻 爻丿丕丿 賴匕丕 丕賱丿賷賳 賵丕賳賲丕 鬲毓孬乇 丕賱丿賵賱 毓賳 丕賱爻丿丕丿貨 賵亘匕賱賰 鬲禺囟毓 賱賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲亘丿兀 亘鬲禺乇賷亘 丕賱睾丕亘丕鬲 賵鬲賱賵賷孬 丕賱丕賳賴丕乇 賵廿卮毓丕賱 丕賱丨乇賵亘 丕賱賯亘賱賷丞 賱賱鬲賳賯賷亘 毓賳 丕賱亘鬲乇賵賱貙 賵囟賲丕賳 鬲兀賷賷丿 賴匕賴 丕賱丿賵賱丞 賱賱賯乇丕乇丕鬲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賮賷 丕賱兀賲賲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞..
賵賮賷 賰賱 丕賱兀丨賵丕賱 鬲禺乇噩 丕賱兀賲賵丕賱 賲賳 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 賮賷 氐賵乇丞 丿賷賳 賵鬲毓賵丿 賱賴丕 賲乇丞 兀禺乇賶 廿賱賶 卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱鬲毓賲賷乇 賵丕賱廿賳卮丕亍 賴匕賴 丕賱賲乇丞 賵鬲馗賱 丕賱丿賵賱 賲丿賷賳丞 賱賱亘賳賰 丕賱丿賵賱賷 賵鬲鬲乇丕賰賲 丕賱賮賵丕卅丿 賵亘匕賱賰 鬲禺囟毓 丕賱廿賲亘乇丕胤賵乇賷丞 丕賱毓丕賱賲賷丞..
丕賱鬲噩乇亘丞 賲毓 丕賱賲賲賱賰丞 丕賱毓乇亘賷丞 丕賱爻毓賵丿賷丞 賰丕賳鬲 賲禺鬲賱賮丞 賮賱賲 賷賰賳 賲胤乇賵丨丕 鬲毓孬乇賴丕 賮賷 丕賱爻丿丕丿 賮鬲睾賷乇鬲 丕賱禺胤丞 賱廿賳卮丕亍 賲卮乇賵毓丕鬲 丕爻鬲賴賱丕賰賷丞 賵廿毓丕丿丞 廿毓賲丕乇 丕賱亘賱丿 賱賷氐亘丨 賲孬賱 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賵囟賲丕賳 丕爻鬲賲乇丕乇 丌賱 爻毓賵丿 賮賷 丕賱丨賰賲 賲賯丕亘賱 毓丿賲 鬲賰乇丕乇 丨馗乇 丕賱亘鬲乇賵賱 丕賱匕賷 丨丿孬 賮賷 丕賱爻亘毓賷賳賷丕鬲 賵鬲孬亘賷鬲 爻毓乇賴 賳賵毓丕 賲丕貙 賵毓丕丿鬲 丕賱兀賲賵丕賱 丕賱鬲賷 禺爻乇鬲賴丕 兀賲乇賷賰丕 亘兀乇賯丕賲 賲囟丕毓賮丞.
賴賳丕賰 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 胤乇賷賯丞 賱丿賮毓 丨賰賵賲丕鬲 賴匕賴 丕賱丿賵賱 賱賱鬲賵丕胤丐.. 賲賳賴丕 丿毓賲 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賱丕爻鬲賲乇丕乇賴賲 賮賷 丕賱爻賱胤丞 賵廿夭丕丨丞 禺氐賵賲賴賲 賵兀賳 鬲噩毓賱 丕賱丨丕賰賲 孬乇賷賸丕 賵鬲孬賯賱 賰丕賴賱 卮毓亘賴 亘丕賱丿賷賵賳貙 賵鬲賰賵賷賳 胤亘賯丞 賳禺亘丞 孬乇賷丞 鬲丿賷賳 亘丕賱賵賱丕亍 賱賲孬賷賱丕鬲賴丕 賮賷 兀賲乇賷賰丕.. 賵廿匕丕 賮卮賱 賯乇丕氐賳丞 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿 賷兀鬲賷 丿賵乇 "丕賱孬毓丕賱亘" 賵賴賲 乇噩丕賱 丕賱 CIA 賵毓賳丿賲丕 賷氐賱 丕賱兀賲乇 賱賴丐賱丕亍 賮賲氐賷乇 丕賱乇卅賷爻 丕賱匕賷 毓丕乇囟 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賴賵 丕賱丕睾鬲賷丕賱 賰賲丕 丨丿孬 賲毓 乇賵賱丿賵爻 賮賷 丕賱廿賰賵丕丿賵乇 賵毓賲乇 鬲賵乇賷禺賵爻 賮賷 亘賳賲丕..
賮賷 丕賱賯爻賲 丕賱兀賵賱 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷鬲賳丕賵賱 噩賵賳 亘乇賰賳夭 鬲噩乇亘鬲賴 賮賷 丿賵賱 賲孬賱 廿賳丿賵賳賷爻賷丕貙亘賳賲丕貙 廿賷乇丕賳貙 丕賱爻毓賵丿賷丞貙 賰賵賱賵賲亘賷丕 賵丕賱廿賰賵丕丿賵乇 賰賯乇氐丕賳 丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷 賱卮乇賰丞 MAIN..
丕賱賯爻賲 丕賱孬丕賳賷 賴賵 鬲丨賱賷賱賴 賱兀丨丿丕孬 賵賲賵丕賯賮 賲孬賱 丕睾鬲賷丕賱 毓賲乇 鬲賵乇賷禺賵爻 賵兀丨丿丕孬 11爻亘鬲賲亘乇 賵睾夭賵 丕賱毓乇丕賯 賵睾賷乇賴丕.
氐丨賷丨 廿賳賳丕 賳卮噩亘 丕賱毓亘賵丿賷丞 賱賰賳 廿賲亘乇丕胤賵乇賷鬲賳丕 丕賱賰賵賳賷丞 鬲爻鬲毓亘丿 賲賳 丕賱亘卮乇 兀賰孬乇 亘賰孬賷乇 賲賲丕 丕爻鬲毓亘丿 丕賱乇賵賲丕賳貙 賵賲賳 賰賱 兀卮賰丕賱 丕賱賯賵賶 丕賱丕爻鬲毓賲丕乇賷丞.
丕毓鬲乇丕囟賷 毓賱賶 噩夭卅賷賳 賮賯胤
鈥� 丕賱匕賷 鬲丨丿孬 賮賷賴 毓賳 賮鬲乇丞 丨馗乇 丕賱亘鬲乇賵賱 賮賷 丕賱爻亘毓賷賳賷丕鬲貙 鬲賰賱賲 亘乇賰賳夭 毓賳 爻賵乇賷丕 賵賲氐乇 賷賵賲 6 丕賰鬲賵亘乇 1973
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賷賵賲 毓賷丿 丕賱睾賮乇丕賳 兀賰亘乇 丕賱毓胤賱丕鬲 賯丿爻賷丞 毓賳丿 丕賱賷賴賵丿 兀胤賱賯鬲 爻賵乇賷丕 賵賲氐乇 賴噩賲丕鬲賴丕 丕賱賲鬲夭丕賲賳丞 毓賱賶 廿爻乇丕卅賷賱
賰賲丕 賱賵 兀賳賴賲 丕賮鬲毓賱賵丕 丨乇亘賸丕 賲毓 廿爻乇丕卅賷賱 丕賱賲爻丕賱賲丞!!!really Perkins!
兀賲乇賷賰丕 鬲乇爻賱 賲爻丕毓丿丕鬲 亘2,2 賲賱賷丕乇 丿賵賱丕乇 賱廿爻乇丕卅賷賱.. 毓丕丿賷貙 賱賰賳 丕賱爻毓賵丿賷丞 鬲丨馗乇 丕賱亘鬲乇賵賱 毓賳 兀賲乇賷賰丕 丕夭丕丕賷 賱兀 胤亘毓丕.
鈥� 賵毓賳丿賲丕 兀丿丕賳 賯氐賮 亘賵卮 丕賱賲噩乇賲 賱賱賲丿賳賷賳 賮賷 亘賳賲丕 賵亘毓丿賴丕 匕賰乇 睾夭賵賴 賱賱毓乇丕賯 賱賲 賷鬲丨丿孬 亘乇賰賳夭 賵賱賵 賮賷 爻胤乇 賵丕丨丿 毓賳 噩乇丕卅賲 噩賳賵丿 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 賮賷 丕賱毓乇丕賯 賵丕賳賲丕 丕賰鬲賮賶 亘兀賳 亘賵卮 兀乇爻賱 兀亘賳丕亍 丕賲乇賷賰丕 賱賷賯鬲賱賵丕 賮賷 丕賱毓乇丕賯..
賵噩賵賳 亘乇賰賳夭 亘丕賱乇睾賲 賲賳 氐睾乇 爻賳賴 兀孬賳丕亍 賴匕賴 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 廿賱丕 兀賳賴 毓丕卮 鬲噩丕乇亘 賰孬賷乇丞 鬲丨丿孬 禺賱丕賱賴丕 賲毓 乇丐爻丕亍 賵 賵賲賵丕胤賳賷賳 賮賯乇丕亍 賵卮亘丕亘 氐睾丕乇 賲賳 兀賳丿賵賳賷爻賷丕 賵亘賳賲丕 賵廿賷乇丕賳.. 賰丕賳鬲 丨賷丕鬲賴 丨丕賮賱丞貙 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賲賲鬲毓 賵賷爻鬲丨賯 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 賵亘毓丿 賲丕 賯乇兀鬲 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 150 氐賮丨丞 亘丿兀鬲 賯乇丕亍丞 賲賳 丕賱兀賵賱 鬲丕賳賷 賱兀賳賷 丕賳卮睾賱鬲 亘乇賵丕賷丞 1Q84..
Sun, Aug 22, 2021馃摎
February 20, 2015
賲賳 兀賴賲 丕賱賰鬲亘 賮賷 賮賴賲 丕賱賳馗丕賲 丕賱毓丕賱賲賷貙 賵兀爻賱賵亘賴 賮賷 丕賱爻賷胤乇丞 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷丞 毓賱賶 丕賱兀賲賲 賵丕賱卮毓賵亘.. 賵賯丿 丕爻鬲毓乇囟 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 孬賱丕孬丞 兀賳賲丕胤
丕賱賳賲胤 丕賱兀賵賱 賵賴賵 丕賱鬲賯賱賷丿賷 賷爻賷乇 毓賱賶 賴匕賴 丕賱賵鬲賷乇丞:
1. 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 鬲賯丿賲 丿乇丕爻丕鬲 丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷丞 賲囟賱賱丞 亘賴丿賮 廿睾乇丕亍 丕賱亘賱丿丕賳 丕賱賳丕賲賷丞 亘丕賯鬲乇丕囟 賲亘丕賱睾 賰亘賷乇丞 賱廿賯丕賲丞 丕賱鬲賳賲賷丞 賵丕賱鬲胤賵賷乇 賵丕賱鬲丨丿賷孬 賵丕爻鬲睾賱丕賱 丕賱賲賵丕乇丿貙 鬲毓賵丿 賴匕賴 丕賱賲亘丕賱睾 毓賱賶 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 亘丕賱乇亘丨貙 賵賱丕 賷鬲丨賯賯 丕賱賲爻鬲賵賶 丕賱賲鬲賵賯毓 賲賳 丕賱毓賵丕卅丿貙 賮鬲睾乇賯 丕賱亘賱丿丕賳 賮賷 丕賱丿賷賵賳 賵賮賵丕卅丿賴丕 賮鬲亘賷毓 賲賵丕乇丿賴丕 賵賲賵丕賯賮賴丕 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞 賱賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賵丕賱兀賲乇賷賰丕賳.
2. 賲賳 賷賳鬲亘賴 廿賱賶 賴匕賴 丕賱禺丿毓丞 丕賱賲囟賱賱丞 賵賷賮卮賱賴丕 賲賳 丕賱夭毓賲丕亍 丕賱賵胤賳賷賷賳 睾賷乇 丕賱賮丕爻丿賷賳 兀賵 丕賱賲賴鬲賲賷賳 丨賯丕 亘賲氐賱丨丞 卮毓賵亘賴賲.. 鬲乇爻賱 兀賲乇賷賰丕 賲賳 賷睾鬲丕賱賴 兀賵 鬲丿亘乇 毓賱賷賴 丕賱丕賳賯賱丕亘 丕賱毓爻賰乇賷 賱鬲兀鬲賷 亘丨賰賵賲丞 毓賲賷賱丞 鬲賳賮匕 丕賱賳賲胤 乇賯賲 1
3. 賵廿匕丕 丕爻鬲胤丕毓 丕賱乇卅賷爻 廿丨丕胤丞 賳賮爻賴 亘爻賷丕噩 兀賲賳賷 賯賵賷 賵囟賲賳 賵賱丕亍 丕賱噩賷卮 賮賮卮賱鬲 毓賲賱賷丕鬲 丕賱丕睾鬲賷丕賱 賵丕賱丕賳賯賱丕亘丕鬲貙 賮丨賷賳卅匕 鬲兀鬲賷 丕賱噩賷賵卮 賱鬲亘丿兀 毓賲賱賷丞 丕賱丕丨鬲賱丕賱貙 賵鬲爻賷胤乇 丕賱丿賵賱 毓賱賶 賲賵丕乇丿 丕賱亘賱丕丿 賵兀賲賵丕賱賴丕 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 毓賲賱賷丕鬲 廿毓丕丿丞 丕賱廿毓賲丕乇
丕賱賳賲胤 丕賱孬丕賳賷: 賴賷 丕賱丿賵賱 丕賱鬲賷 賱丕 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 鬲賯毓 鬲丨鬲 胤丕卅賱丞 丕賱丿賷賵賳 賱兀賳 賱丿賷賴丕 賲丕賱丕 賰孬賷乇丕 賲孬賱 丕賱爻毓賵丿賷丞 賵廿賷乇丕賳.. 賮丨賷賳卅匕 鬲賵囟毓 丕賱禺胤胤 -丕賱鬲賷 鬲毓鬲賲丿 亘丕賱兀氐賱 毓賱賶 賮爻丕丿 丕賱丨賰丕賲- 毓賱賶 兀爻丕爻 乇亘胤 賴匕丕 丕賱鬲丨丿賷孬 亘丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 丕賱鬲賵爻毓 丕賱賰亘賷乇 賮賷 亘賳丕亍 賲丿賳 賵賲氐丕賳毓 噩丿賷丿丞 亘賰賱 賲丕 鬲丨鬲丕噩賴 賲賳 禺亘乇丕鬲 賵兀賷丕丿賷 毓丕賲賱丞 賵毓賯賵丿 氐賷丕賳丞 賵鬲卮睾賷賱 賵鬲兀賲賷賳.. 賲賲丕 賷賵賯毓 丕賱亘賱丿 賮賷 丕賱兀爻乇 丕賱賮毓賱賷 賱賱睾乇亘 賵丕賱兀賲乇賷賰丕賳 賵賷氐亘睾 毓賱賷賴賲 丕賱囟亘睾丞 丕賱睾乇亘賷丞 丕賱賲禺丕賱賮丞 賱孬賯丕賮鬲賴賲 丕賱賲丨賱賷丞.
丕賱賳賲胤 丕賱孬丕賱孬: 賴賵 賮鬲丨 賴匕賴 丕賱亘賱丕丿 賲賳 賳丕丨賷鬲賷賳貨 丕賱兀賵賱賶: 賰兀爻賵丕賯 賱賱丕爻鬲賴賱丕賰 賵鬲氐乇賷賮 丕賱賲賳鬲噩丕鬲貙 賵丕賱兀禺乇賶: 賰賲賵丕胤賳 賱賱兀賷丿賷 丕賱毓丕賲賱丞 丕賱乇禺賷氐丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷賲賰賳 丕爻鬲毓賲丕賱賴丕 賮賷 廿賳鬲丕噩 賲毓丿賱丕鬲 賯氐賵賶 賮賷 馗賱 兀賵囟丕毓 賲夭乇賷丞 賵亘兀賯賱 賯丿乇 賲賳 丕賱鬲賰丕賱賷賮.. 孬賲 賱丕 亘兀爻 兀賳 鬲乇丨賱 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 賲賳賴丕 亘毓丿 兀賳 鬲丨賱亘賴丕 丨鬲賶 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賮鬲賰賵賳 賯丿 丕爻鬲賴賱賰鬲 丕賱賲賵丕乇丿 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞 賵丕賱胤亘賷毓賷丞 丿賵賳 賮丕卅丿丞 賵賱丕 毓丕卅丿 丨賯賷賯賷 毓賱賶 丕賱亘賱丿 丕賱賳丕賲賷.
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丨丕賮賱 亘丕賱鬲賮丕氐賷賱 丕賱兀禺乇賶.. 賷亘丿賵 賰賲丨丕賵賱丞 鬲賵亘丞 賵鬲胤賴乇 氐丕丿賯丞 賲賳 乇噩賱 爻丕賴賲 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱廿噩乇丕賲 賱賱賳馗丕賲 丕賱乇兀爻賲丕賱賷 丕賱毓丕賱賲賷..
賵丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 乇丕卅毓丞 賵丕賮賷丞 賵賱匕賷匕丞 賱丕 亘丿 兀賳 賳丨賷賷 兀氐丨丕亘賴丕.
賵兀爻賱賵亘 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 爻賴賱 賵卮賷賯 賵賴賵 賲賰鬲賵亘 賮賷 氐賷睾丞 賯氐丞 丨賷丕丞 賵賲氐丕睾 亘賱睾丞 兀丿亘賷丞 賵乇亘胤 賲賲鬲毓 亘賷賳 丕賱賮氐賵賱.
丕賱賳賲胤 丕賱兀賵賱 賵賴賵 丕賱鬲賯賱賷丿賷 賷爻賷乇 毓賱賶 賴匕賴 丕賱賵鬲賷乇丞:
1. 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 鬲賯丿賲 丿乇丕爻丕鬲 丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷丞 賲囟賱賱丞 亘賴丿賮 廿睾乇丕亍 丕賱亘賱丿丕賳 丕賱賳丕賲賷丞 亘丕賯鬲乇丕囟 賲亘丕賱睾 賰亘賷乇丞 賱廿賯丕賲丞 丕賱鬲賳賲賷丞 賵丕賱鬲胤賵賷乇 賵丕賱鬲丨丿賷孬 賵丕爻鬲睾賱丕賱 丕賱賲賵丕乇丿貙 鬲毓賵丿 賴匕賴 丕賱賲亘丕賱睾 毓賱賶 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 亘丕賱乇亘丨貙 賵賱丕 賷鬲丨賯賯 丕賱賲爻鬲賵賶 丕賱賲鬲賵賯毓 賲賳 丕賱毓賵丕卅丿貙 賮鬲睾乇賯 丕賱亘賱丿丕賳 賮賷 丕賱丿賷賵賳 賵賮賵丕卅丿賴丕 賮鬲亘賷毓 賲賵丕乇丿賴丕 賵賲賵丕賯賮賴丕 丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞 賱賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賵丕賱兀賲乇賷賰丕賳.
2. 賲賳 賷賳鬲亘賴 廿賱賶 賴匕賴 丕賱禺丿毓丞 丕賱賲囟賱賱丞 賵賷賮卮賱賴丕 賲賳 丕賱夭毓賲丕亍 丕賱賵胤賳賷賷賳 睾賷乇 丕賱賮丕爻丿賷賳 兀賵 丕賱賲賴鬲賲賷賳 丨賯丕 亘賲氐賱丨丞 卮毓賵亘賴賲.. 鬲乇爻賱 兀賲乇賷賰丕 賲賳 賷睾鬲丕賱賴 兀賵 鬲丿亘乇 毓賱賷賴 丕賱丕賳賯賱丕亘 丕賱毓爻賰乇賷 賱鬲兀鬲賷 亘丨賰賵賲丞 毓賲賷賱丞 鬲賳賮匕 丕賱賳賲胤 乇賯賲 1
3. 賵廿匕丕 丕爻鬲胤丕毓 丕賱乇卅賷爻 廿丨丕胤丞 賳賮爻賴 亘爻賷丕噩 兀賲賳賷 賯賵賷 賵囟賲賳 賵賱丕亍 丕賱噩賷卮 賮賮卮賱鬲 毓賲賱賷丕鬲 丕賱丕睾鬲賷丕賱 賵丕賱丕賳賯賱丕亘丕鬲貙 賮丨賷賳卅匕 鬲兀鬲賷 丕賱噩賷賵卮 賱鬲亘丿兀 毓賲賱賷丞 丕賱丕丨鬲賱丕賱貙 賵鬲爻賷胤乇 丕賱丿賵賱 毓賱賶 賲賵丕乇丿 丕賱亘賱丕丿 賵兀賲賵丕賱賴丕 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 毓賲賱賷丕鬲 廿毓丕丿丞 丕賱廿毓賲丕乇
丕賱賳賲胤 丕賱孬丕賳賷: 賴賷 丕賱丿賵賱 丕賱鬲賷 賱丕 賷賲賰賳 兀賳 鬲賯毓 鬲丨鬲 胤丕卅賱丞 丕賱丿賷賵賳 賱兀賳 賱丿賷賴丕 賲丕賱丕 賰孬賷乇丕 賲孬賱 丕賱爻毓賵丿賷丞 賵廿賷乇丕賳.. 賮丨賷賳卅匕 鬲賵囟毓 丕賱禺胤胤 -丕賱鬲賷 鬲毓鬲賲丿 亘丕賱兀氐賱 毓賱賶 賮爻丕丿 丕賱丨賰丕賲- 毓賱賶 兀爻丕爻 乇亘胤 賴匕丕 丕賱鬲丨丿賷孬 亘丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 丕賱鬲賵爻毓 丕賱賰亘賷乇 賮賷 亘賳丕亍 賲丿賳 賵賲氐丕賳毓 噩丿賷丿丞 亘賰賱 賲丕 鬲丨鬲丕噩賴 賲賳 禺亘乇丕鬲 賵兀賷丕丿賷 毓丕賲賱丞 賵毓賯賵丿 氐賷丕賳丞 賵鬲卮睾賷賱 賵鬲兀賲賷賳.. 賲賲丕 賷賵賯毓 丕賱亘賱丿 賮賷 丕賱兀爻乇 丕賱賮毓賱賷 賱賱睾乇亘 賵丕賱兀賲乇賷賰丕賳 賵賷氐亘睾 毓賱賷賴賲 丕賱囟亘睾丞 丕賱睾乇亘賷丞 丕賱賲禺丕賱賮丞 賱孬賯丕賮鬲賴賲 丕賱賲丨賱賷丞.
丕賱賳賲胤 丕賱孬丕賱孬: 賴賵 賮鬲丨 賴匕賴 丕賱亘賱丕丿 賲賳 賳丕丨賷鬲賷賳貨 丕賱兀賵賱賶: 賰兀爻賵丕賯 賱賱丕爻鬲賴賱丕賰 賵鬲氐乇賷賮 丕賱賲賳鬲噩丕鬲貙 賵丕賱兀禺乇賶: 賰賲賵丕胤賳 賱賱兀賷丿賷 丕賱毓丕賲賱丞 丕賱乇禺賷氐丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷賲賰賳 丕爻鬲毓賲丕賱賴丕 賮賷 廿賳鬲丕噩 賲毓丿賱丕鬲 賯氐賵賶 賮賷 馗賱 兀賵囟丕毓 賲夭乇賷丞 賵亘兀賯賱 賯丿乇 賲賳 丕賱鬲賰丕賱賷賮.. 孬賲 賱丕 亘兀爻 兀賳 鬲乇丨賱 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 賲賳賴丕 亘毓丿 兀賳 鬲丨賱亘賴丕 丨鬲賶 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賮鬲賰賵賳 賯丿 丕爻鬲賴賱賰鬲 丕賱賲賵丕乇丿 丕賱亘卮乇賷丞 賵丕賱胤亘賷毓賷丞 丿賵賳 賮丕卅丿丞 賵賱丕 毓丕卅丿 丨賯賷賯賷 毓賱賶 丕賱亘賱丿 丕賱賳丕賲賷.
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丨丕賮賱 亘丕賱鬲賮丕氐賷賱 丕賱兀禺乇賶.. 賷亘丿賵 賰賲丨丕賵賱丞 鬲賵亘丞 賵鬲胤賴乇 氐丕丿賯丞 賲賳 乇噩賱 爻丕賴賲 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱廿噩乇丕賲 賱賱賳馗丕賲 丕賱乇兀爻賲丕賱賷 丕賱毓丕賱賲賷..
賵丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 乇丕卅毓丞 賵丕賮賷丞 賵賱匕賷匕丞 賱丕 亘丿 兀賳 賳丨賷賷 兀氐丨丕亘賴丕.
賵兀爻賱賵亘 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 爻賴賱 賵卮賷賯 賵賴賵 賲賰鬲賵亘 賮賷 氐賷睾丞 賯氐丞 丨賷丕丞 賵賲氐丕睾 亘賱睾丞 兀丿亘賷丞 賵乇亘胤 賲賲鬲毓 亘賷賳 丕賱賮氐賵賱.
May 25, 2007
Here's why a lot of people won't like this book: it's brutally honest, historically accurate, and it has a message.
Here's why a lot of people will like this book: see above.
Perkins story about himself is not for everyone; I'll tell you that right now. The biggest reasons are a) his constant dealings with historical leaders, politics, and world geography throughout the 60's, 70's, and 80's; and b) even though he translates many economic terms and explains what he's doing, how, where, when, and why, it could be confusing or overwhelming for the average reader. (This isn't a rip by any means, it's just the reality of the book -- I mean, look at the title. Let me put it this way: if I were to read a book about a guy who does C++ for a living, I'd be lost. Same idea.)
On the other hand, if you like history, politics, and economics, then this Bud's for you. Perkins does a great job with the tempo of his book, and really explains how other countries are in bed with big business here in America. (Personally, I found the part about The Saudi Arabia Money Laundering Affair exciting to read...chalk me up to "geek.")
I remember finishing the book, and declaring to Melis, "My God...I have to get a Hybrid."
If you like world affairs from the early 60's through present day, and you know and understand basic economics, then you should enjoy this book.
Here's why a lot of people will like this book: see above.
Perkins story about himself is not for everyone; I'll tell you that right now. The biggest reasons are a) his constant dealings with historical leaders, politics, and world geography throughout the 60's, 70's, and 80's; and b) even though he translates many economic terms and explains what he's doing, how, where, when, and why, it could be confusing or overwhelming for the average reader. (This isn't a rip by any means, it's just the reality of the book -- I mean, look at the title. Let me put it this way: if I were to read a book about a guy who does C++ for a living, I'd be lost. Same idea.)
On the other hand, if you like history, politics, and economics, then this Bud's for you. Perkins does a great job with the tempo of his book, and really explains how other countries are in bed with big business here in America. (Personally, I found the part about The Saudi Arabia Money Laundering Affair exciting to read...chalk me up to "geek.")
I remember finishing the book, and declaring to Melis, "My God...I have to get a Hybrid."
If you like world affairs from the early 60's through present day, and you know and understand basic economics, then you should enjoy this book.
November 8, 2007
This is garbage. Worse than that, I think this book is dangerous. First of all, I think Perkins is a total liar. I don鈥檛 doubt that there are people out there that make their living by betting against developing countries, and I don鈥檛 doubt that there are people who have an economic incentive for progressive third world leaders to fail. But I really doubt that the way these people ply their trade is by having beautiful blonds show young business guys (in this case, Perkins) the dark path by intellectually seducing them in Boston apartments while going around calling themselves hitmen. It really stretches the realm of the believable.
And no, just because no one has called him a liar doesn鈥檛 mean he鈥檚 telling the truth, it means that his argument is so insanely overdrawn that serious people in positions of power do not take him seriously.
Which leads me to my next point. This book is dangerous. Its dangerous because it feeds into the stupid left conspiracies that keep progressive economists impotent. There is a world wide conspiracy! They meet in dark rooms and plot our destruction! Nothing is that simple, folks, and until we give up on fairy tales and start looking at the global economy as it exists, meaning as a complicated world where many powerful people are at cross purposes and no few grand conspiracies ever come to fruition we are bound to lose.
And no, just because no one has called him a liar doesn鈥檛 mean he鈥檚 telling the truth, it means that his argument is so insanely overdrawn that serious people in positions of power do not take him seriously.
Which leads me to my next point. This book is dangerous. Its dangerous because it feeds into the stupid left conspiracies that keep progressive economists impotent. There is a world wide conspiracy! They meet in dark rooms and plot our destruction! Nothing is that simple, folks, and until we give up on fairy tales and start looking at the global economy as it exists, meaning as a complicated world where many powerful people are at cross purposes and no few grand conspiracies ever come to fruition we are bound to lose.
March 30, 2022
賰賱亘 賲賳 囟賲賳 毓氐丕亘丞 丿賲乇鬲 丿賵賱 賰鬲賷乇丞 賱賲噩乇丿 兀賳 丕賱毓氐丕亘丞 丿賷 卮丕賷賮丞 兀賳 亘賱丿賴賲 賴賷 丕賱賷 鬲爻鬲丨賯 丕賱兀賮囟賱 賵丕賱亘丕賯賷 賲卮 賲賴賲 賷毓賷卮賵丕.
賵賱賲丕 丕賱賰賱亘 丕禺鬲賱賮 賲毓丕賴賲 胤賱毓 賯丕賱 賲賱丕賲丨 賲賳 丕賱禺胤丞 丕賱賰亘賷乇丞 丕賱賷 賲賳毓乇賮卮 毓賳賴丕 丕賱賰鬲賷乇.
賵丕丨丿 賲賳 囟賲賳 賮乇賷賯 賲爻丐賵賱 毓賳 賲賳丨 賯乇賵囟 賱賱丿賵賱貙 亘胤乇賷賯丞 鬲噩毓賱 丕賱賯乇囟 毓亘卅賸丕 賰亘賷乇賸丕 毓賱賶 丕賱丿賵賱丞 丕賱賲賲賳賵丨丞貙 賮鬲禺囟毓 賱兀賵丕賲乇 兀賲乇賷賰丕 丕賱毓丕賴乇丞.
丕賱賯乇賵囟 賵丕賱賲賳丨 賵丕賱賲爻丕毓丿丕鬲 賰丕賳鬲 賱兀賳賵丕毓 賲賳 丕賱丿賵賱貙 丕賱兀賵賱 賴賷 丕賱丿賵賱 丕賱賮賯賷乇丞 丕賱鬲賷 賱賳 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 爻丿丕丿 鬲賱賰 丕賱賯乇賵囟貙 賵亘丕賱鬲丕賱賷 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 丕賱鬲丨賰賲 賮賷賴丕 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 毓丿賲 賯丿乇鬲賴丕 毓賱賶 丕賱爻丿丕丿.
丕賱賳賵毓 丕賱孬丕賳賷貙 丕賱丿賵賱 丕賱睾賳賷丞 賲孬賱 廿賷乇丕賳 賵丕賱爻毓賵丿賷丞貙 賵賴賷 賯丕丿乇丞 毓賱賶 爻丿丕丿 鬲賱賰 丕賱丿賷賵賳貙 賮賰丕賳 賷鬲賲 賵囟毓 丕賱賯乇賵囟 賮賷 賴賷卅丞 賲爻丕毓丿丕鬲 賱賱賳賴賵囟 賵丕賱鬲胤賵乇 亘丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 賵亘賳丕亍 亘賳賷丞 鬲丨鬲賷丞 賲鬲胤賵乇丞貙 亘兀賷丿賷 賵禺亘乇丕鬲 賵氐賷丕賳丞 兀賲乇賷賰賷丞貙 賵賰丕賳 賴匕丕 賲賯丕亘賱 鬲孬亘賷鬲 丨賰賲 丕賱丿賵賱 丕賱丨丕賰賲丞 賱賱丿賵賱貙 賲賯丕亘賱 兀賲賵丕賱 丕賱亘鬲乇賵賱 丕賱囟禺賲丞 丕賱鬲賷 爻鬲丿賮毓 賱卮乇賰丕鬲 兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賱賱賳賴賵囟 亘丕賱亘賳賶 丕賱鬲丨賷丞 賱鬲賱賰 丕賱丿賵賱貙 兀賵 賱毓賯丿 氐賮賯丕鬲 爻賱丕丨 賰亘賷乇丞 鬲爻丕毓丿 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷.
丕賱賰賱亘 丕賱賷 毓賲賱 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丿賴 賰丕賳 爻亘亘 - 賵賱賵 氐睾賷乇賸丕 - 毓賳 鬲丿賲賷乇 丿賵賱 賰鬲賷乇 毓賱賶 賲丿丕乇 30 毓丕賲賸丕.
賵丕賱賲囟丨賰 兀賳賴 賰賱 賰丕賲 氐賮丨丞 賷賯賵賱賰 囟賲賷乇賷 賵賲亘毓乇賮卮 丕賳丕賲貙 賵丨丕爻爻 丕賳賷 亘毓賲賱 丨丕噩丞 睾賱胤貙 賵噩賵 賲丨賳 賵鬲賱夭賷賯貙 賵賴賵 賷丿丕賴 賲禺囟亘鬲丕賳 亘丿賲丕亍 丕賱賲賱丕賷賷賳貙 賲毓 乇氐賷丿 賲鬲囟禺賲 賷丨鬲賵賷 毓賱賶 賲賱丕賷賷賳 賲賳 丕賱丿賵賱丕乇丕鬲 丕賱賲賳賴賵亘丞 賲賳 丕賱丿賵賱.
賲賱毓賵賳 兀亘賵賰 毓賱賶 丕亘賵 丿賵賱鬲賰 毓賱賶 兀亘賵 卮毓亘賰
賵賱賲丕 丕賱賰賱亘 丕禺鬲賱賮 賲毓丕賴賲 胤賱毓 賯丕賱 賲賱丕賲丨 賲賳 丕賱禺胤丞 丕賱賰亘賷乇丞 丕賱賷 賲賳毓乇賮卮 毓賳賴丕 丕賱賰鬲賷乇.
賵丕丨丿 賲賳 囟賲賳 賮乇賷賯 賲爻丐賵賱 毓賳 賲賳丨 賯乇賵囟 賱賱丿賵賱貙 亘胤乇賷賯丞 鬲噩毓賱 丕賱賯乇囟 毓亘卅賸丕 賰亘賷乇賸丕 毓賱賶 丕賱丿賵賱丞 丕賱賲賲賳賵丨丞貙 賮鬲禺囟毓 賱兀賵丕賲乇 兀賲乇賷賰丕 丕賱毓丕賴乇丞.
丕賱賯乇賵囟 賵丕賱賲賳丨 賵丕賱賲爻丕毓丿丕鬲 賰丕賳鬲 賱兀賳賵丕毓 賲賳 丕賱丿賵賱貙 丕賱兀賵賱 賴賷 丕賱丿賵賱 丕賱賮賯賷乇丞 丕賱鬲賷 賱賳 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 爻丿丕丿 鬲賱賰 丕賱賯乇賵囟貙 賵亘丕賱鬲丕賱賷 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 丕賱鬲丨賰賲 賮賷賴丕 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 毓丿賲 賯丿乇鬲賴丕 毓賱賶 丕賱爻丿丕丿.
丕賱賳賵毓 丕賱孬丕賳賷貙 丕賱丿賵賱 丕賱睾賳賷丞 賲孬賱 廿賷乇丕賳 賵丕賱爻毓賵丿賷丞貙 賵賴賷 賯丕丿乇丞 毓賱賶 爻丿丕丿 鬲賱賰 丕賱丿賷賵賳貙 賮賰丕賳 賷鬲賲 賵囟毓 丕賱賯乇賵囟 賮賷 賴賷卅丞 賲爻丕毓丿丕鬲 賱賱賳賴賵囟 賵丕賱鬲胤賵乇 亘丕賱賲噩鬲賲毓 賵亘賳丕亍 亘賳賷丞 鬲丨鬲賷丞 賲鬲胤賵乇丞貙 亘兀賷丿賷 賵禺亘乇丕鬲 賵氐賷丕賳丞 兀賲乇賷賰賷丞貙 賵賰丕賳 賴匕丕 賲賯丕亘賱 鬲孬亘賷鬲 丨賰賲 丕賱丿賵賱 丕賱丨丕賰賲丞 賱賱丿賵賱貙 賲賯丕亘賱 兀賲賵丕賱 丕賱亘鬲乇賵賱 丕賱囟禺賲丞 丕賱鬲賷 爻鬲丿賮毓 賱卮乇賰丕鬲 兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賱賱賳賴賵囟 亘丕賱亘賳賶 丕賱鬲丨賷丞 賱鬲賱賰 丕賱丿賵賱貙 兀賵 賱毓賯丿 氐賮賯丕鬲 爻賱丕丨 賰亘賷乇丞 鬲爻丕毓丿 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷.
丕賱賰賱亘 丕賱賷 毓賲賱 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丿賴 賰丕賳 爻亘亘 - 賵賱賵 氐睾賷乇賸丕 - 毓賳 鬲丿賲賷乇 丿賵賱 賰鬲賷乇 毓賱賶 賲丿丕乇 30 毓丕賲賸丕.
賵丕賱賲囟丨賰 兀賳賴 賰賱 賰丕賲 氐賮丨丞 賷賯賵賱賰 囟賲賷乇賷 賵賲亘毓乇賮卮 丕賳丕賲貙 賵丨丕爻爻 丕賳賷 亘毓賲賱 丨丕噩丞 睾賱胤貙 賵噩賵 賲丨賳 賵鬲賱夭賷賯貙 賵賴賵 賷丿丕賴 賲禺囟亘鬲丕賳 亘丿賲丕亍 丕賱賲賱丕賷賷賳貙 賲毓 乇氐賷丿 賲鬲囟禺賲 賷丨鬲賵賷 毓賱賶 賲賱丕賷賷賳 賲賳 丕賱丿賵賱丕乇丕鬲 丕賱賲賳賴賵亘丞 賲賳 丕賱丿賵賱.
賲賱毓賵賳 兀亘賵賰 毓賱賶 丕亘賵 丿賵賱鬲賰 毓賱賶 兀亘賵 卮毓亘賰
February 10, 2008
I'd had high expectations of this book and was very disappointed--mostly because I wasn't able to get past the fact that Perkins is a chauvinistic pig who I hated from the beginning til the end. He must have thought the fact that he later wrote a "confessional" about being a chauvinistic pig would make his readers forgive him or feel sorry for him, but that definitely wasn't the case for me. Also, he writes like a horny 10th grader--very poorly, and in the middle of discussing serious issues he feels the need to comment on the attractiveness of all the females in the room.
The book's is that the subject matter is interesting. It's about the many years Perkins spent working for a consulting firm (if I remember correctly), and his job was basically to approach the governments of poor countries and convince them to commit to building huge infrastructure projects that they couldn't afford, so they'd have to take out massive loans they wouldn't be able to pay. Essentially what he was doing was driving countries into debt for the benefit of the international banks and the US corporations that were funding the projects, and in this book he (kind of) explains how he and his cohorts were able to do it. Apparently there's some dispute about the author's credibility, but I found nothing unbelievable about it; I think it's probably an accurate representation of some of the ways poor countries get into debt.
The only reason I'm giving it 2 stars instead of 1 is because I found the topic very interesting and it's hard to find books written by people who actually participated in these activities. So, in spite of its significant flaws, I still feel it's worth reading. If it had been written by someone other than Perkins, it probably would've been great.
The book's is that the subject matter is interesting. It's about the many years Perkins spent working for a consulting firm (if I remember correctly), and his job was basically to approach the governments of poor countries and convince them to commit to building huge infrastructure projects that they couldn't afford, so they'd have to take out massive loans they wouldn't be able to pay. Essentially what he was doing was driving countries into debt for the benefit of the international banks and the US corporations that were funding the projects, and in this book he (kind of) explains how he and his cohorts were able to do it. Apparently there's some dispute about the author's credibility, but I found nothing unbelievable about it; I think it's probably an accurate representation of some of the ways poor countries get into debt.
The only reason I'm giving it 2 stars instead of 1 is because I found the topic very interesting and it's hard to find books written by people who actually participated in these activities. So, in spite of its significant flaws, I still feel it's worth reading. If it had been written by someone other than Perkins, it probably would've been great.
August 18, 2007
I don't know why I keep reading books like this...I only get more and more depressed about the state of the world. Perkins' story is well told and it kept me interested throughout.
Like a lot of other political books I've read of late, this one is made even more relevant by the events that have occurred even in the short time since it was published. The book tells the tale of the American led imperialism around the world leading up to the events of 9/11 and even the subsequent invasion of Iraq. The sad part is the characters have barely changed in the past 30 years -- the same few idiots have manipulated world affairs and they are still doing it. Dick Cheney foremost among them. I'll tell you this, if you have any doubts that the Bechtels and Halliburtons of the world are in charge of everything - including American foreign policy -- this book will rid you of those doubts.
One bright spot is that Perkins ends the book with some advice on how we as real Americans can change things. I'm not optimistic that we can, but at least there are some things we can do short of revolution.
Anyway, interesting that I chose to read this on the heels of 1984. Power corrupts...
Like a lot of other political books I've read of late, this one is made even more relevant by the events that have occurred even in the short time since it was published. The book tells the tale of the American led imperialism around the world leading up to the events of 9/11 and even the subsequent invasion of Iraq. The sad part is the characters have barely changed in the past 30 years -- the same few idiots have manipulated world affairs and they are still doing it. Dick Cheney foremost among them. I'll tell you this, if you have any doubts that the Bechtels and Halliburtons of the world are in charge of everything - including American foreign policy -- this book will rid you of those doubts.
One bright spot is that Perkins ends the book with some advice on how we as real Americans can change things. I'm not optimistic that we can, but at least there are some things we can do short of revolution.
Anyway, interesting that I chose to read this on the heels of 1984. Power corrupts...
October 13, 2012
Ordinarily, I would not waste my time reading such claptrap, except that my colleagues are assigning this book to our students and my cousin graciously gave me a copy. As an act of respect to my cousin (and rebuke to my colleagues), I hereby offer my reactions to this grotesque excuse for a 鈥渕emoir.鈥�
I should acknowledge my own professional background first, so that those inclined to dismiss my criticisms may do so without further regard. In the late 1970s and throughout most of the 1980s, I was an international business analyst for a New York-based think tank, a major international oil company, and the sixth-largest bank in the United States. In particular, I assisted my employers in assessing the political risks associated with foreign direct investments and sovereign lending. In my decade long employment, I never heard anybody express sentiments like those claimed in this book. The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act are stern realities for American businesspeople, who are no more likely than anybody else to commit their felonious intentions to paper or share them frankly with others, especially competitors.
I should also state that I was only able to read the first two chapters of this book before I could stomach it no more (see below). I was once before suckered into reading a wretched conspiracy tome by the taunt, 鈥淗ow can you claim it is wrong if you haven鈥檛 read it?鈥� To that I now respond, 鈥淚鈥檒l read your book if you will read one selected by me.鈥� Curiously, I have had no takers.
Chapter 2 of the book, breathlessly entitled 鈥淚n for Life,鈥� demolishes the author鈥檚 credibility in ten brisk pages, both in terms of his personal integrity as well as his respect for the intelligence of his readers. In this chapter we first meet his femme fatale, 鈥渁n attractive brunette鈥� with 鈥渟oft green eyes,鈥� 鈥淐laudine Martin,鈥� who corrupts the 鈥渘a茂ve, intimidated, and bedazzled鈥� hero of the tale with promises of being 鈥渨ell paid鈥攚ell paid鈥� in return for 鈥渃heating countries around the globe out of billions of dollars.鈥� Foolishly presuming that he can rationalize his villainous behavior with 鈥渢he old 鈥榳orking from inside鈥� justification,鈥� Ms. Martin warns our penitent, ala la Cosa Nostra: 鈥淒on鈥檛 be foolish. Once you鈥檙e in, you can never get out. You must decide for yourself, before you get in any deeper.鈥� Neither Ms. Marin nor our hero ever specifies the exact penalty for blabbing, but apparently it did not preclude authoring a bestselling tell-all confession with seeming impunity and without witness protection. O apostasy, where is thy sting?
Our redeemed narrator minces no words about his brief:
Elsewhere, our intrepid confessor seems to contradict himself about the ultimate beneficiaries of his corporate crimes and misdemeanors. He writes that his job was 鈥渢o encourage world leaders to become a part of a vast network that promotes U.S. commercial interests,鈥� while also asserting that 鈥渢he empowerment of international corporations and of multinational corporations such as the World Bank and the IMF鈥� were financed primarily by the 鈥淯nited States and our sister empire builders in Europe鈥� (emphasis mine).So, which is it, an American imperium or a world condominium of great military and economic powers?
Case in point is the shocking鈥攕hocking!鈥攔evelation that British and American intelligence services helped overturn the government of Iran after the Iranians 鈥渘ationalized all Iranian petroleum assets鈥� in 1951. An 鈥渙utraged England,鈥� the principal owner of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co., and its special ally, the United States, set their respective intelligence agencies to the task and brought down the government of Mohammad Mossadegh, reinstalling the Shah as the 鈥渦nchallenged dictator鈥� and presumably the defender of foreign business interests in the kingdom. Lost in this and the many other recitations of this well-known and 鈥揹ocumented covert action is the fact that the Shah did not return the oil fields to their former British masters after the coup but kept them under the Iranian National Oil Co. instead, where they remain to this day. Measured by Perkins鈥� criteria, the coup against Mossadegh was a cruel failure for Britain. The Shah nonetheless managed to destroy the communist-led Tudeh Party and become the United States鈥� main arms buyer in the Persian Gulf region, suggesting at least the possibility that other motives were at play in addition to the disposition of Iran鈥檚 oil reserves.
Mr. Perkin鈥檚 tale is not the least bit credible but certainly corroboratory of the suspicions of those predisposed to believe him; others, not so much. Perhaps the most shocking fact is that otherwise sensible social scientists would include this confession in their syllabi. Sigh.
I should acknowledge my own professional background first, so that those inclined to dismiss my criticisms may do so without further regard. In the late 1970s and throughout most of the 1980s, I was an international business analyst for a New York-based think tank, a major international oil company, and the sixth-largest bank in the United States. In particular, I assisted my employers in assessing the political risks associated with foreign direct investments and sovereign lending. In my decade long employment, I never heard anybody express sentiments like those claimed in this book. The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act are stern realities for American businesspeople, who are no more likely than anybody else to commit their felonious intentions to paper or share them frankly with others, especially competitors.
I should also state that I was only able to read the first two chapters of this book before I could stomach it no more (see below). I was once before suckered into reading a wretched conspiracy tome by the taunt, 鈥淗ow can you claim it is wrong if you haven鈥檛 read it?鈥� To that I now respond, 鈥淚鈥檒l read your book if you will read one selected by me.鈥� Curiously, I have had no takers.
Chapter 2 of the book, breathlessly entitled 鈥淚n for Life,鈥� demolishes the author鈥檚 credibility in ten brisk pages, both in terms of his personal integrity as well as his respect for the intelligence of his readers. In this chapter we first meet his femme fatale, 鈥渁n attractive brunette鈥� with 鈥渟oft green eyes,鈥� 鈥淐laudine Martin,鈥� who corrupts the 鈥渘a茂ve, intimidated, and bedazzled鈥� hero of the tale with promises of being 鈥渨ell paid鈥攚ell paid鈥� in return for 鈥渃heating countries around the globe out of billions of dollars.鈥� Foolishly presuming that he can rationalize his villainous behavior with 鈥渢he old 鈥榳orking from inside鈥� justification,鈥� Ms. Martin warns our penitent, ala la Cosa Nostra: 鈥淒on鈥檛 be foolish. Once you鈥檙e in, you can never get out. You must decide for yourself, before you get in any deeper.鈥� Neither Ms. Marin nor our hero ever specifies the exact penalty for blabbing, but apparently it did not preclude authoring a bestselling tell-all confession with seeming impunity and without witness protection. O apostasy, where is thy sting?
Our redeemed narrator minces no words about his brief:
I would work to bankrupt the countries that received [international loans] (after they had paid MAIN and the other U.S. contractors, of course) so that they would be forever beholden to their creditors, and so they would present easy targets when we needed favors, including military bases, UN votes, or access to oil and other natural resources.That the interests of the U.S. military-industrial-complex are identical to those of American international companies generally is asserted without benefit of factual or logical support and plenty of evidence to the contrary, notwithstanding. Mr. Perkins, on the other hand, draws the reader鈥檚 attention to banal and trivial details. For example, 鈥淐laudine and I openly discussed the deceptive nature of GNP.鈥� Really? Is that why no economist or social scientist of any repute, much less businesspeople, rely on such data for policy- and decision-making? Or, the theft of poor countries鈥� wealth was 鈥渋ntended to create large profits for the contractors and to make a handful of wealthy and influential families in the receiving countries very happy鈥︹€� Do tell. Surely it is common knowledge that private companies act in the financial interests of their owners, typically forsaking altruistic contributions toward non-owners, as a way of doing business. Stop the presses. And this: 鈥渢he main reason we establish embassies around the world is to serve our own interests, which during the last half of the twentieth century meant turning the American republic into a global empire.鈥� I do not know whose interests a nation鈥檚 foreign policy ought to serve other than its own; seeking imperial hegemony over other countries hardly sets the United States apart from other great powers. Similarly, our formerly faithless but now faithful informer reveals, 鈥淭he rich get richer and the poor grow poorer.鈥� Yawn.
Elsewhere, our intrepid confessor seems to contradict himself about the ultimate beneficiaries of his corporate crimes and misdemeanors. He writes that his job was 鈥渢o encourage world leaders to become a part of a vast network that promotes U.S. commercial interests,鈥� while also asserting that 鈥渢he empowerment of international corporations and of multinational corporations such as the World Bank and the IMF鈥� were financed primarily by the 鈥淯nited States and our sister empire builders in Europe鈥� (emphasis mine).So, which is it, an American imperium or a world condominium of great military and economic powers?
Case in point is the shocking鈥攕hocking!鈥攔evelation that British and American intelligence services helped overturn the government of Iran after the Iranians 鈥渘ationalized all Iranian petroleum assets鈥� in 1951. An 鈥渙utraged England,鈥� the principal owner of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co., and its special ally, the United States, set their respective intelligence agencies to the task and brought down the government of Mohammad Mossadegh, reinstalling the Shah as the 鈥渦nchallenged dictator鈥� and presumably the defender of foreign business interests in the kingdom. Lost in this and the many other recitations of this well-known and 鈥揹ocumented covert action is the fact that the Shah did not return the oil fields to their former British masters after the coup but kept them under the Iranian National Oil Co. instead, where they remain to this day. Measured by Perkins鈥� criteria, the coup against Mossadegh was a cruel failure for Britain. The Shah nonetheless managed to destroy the communist-led Tudeh Party and become the United States鈥� main arms buyer in the Persian Gulf region, suggesting at least the possibility that other motives were at play in addition to the disposition of Iran鈥檚 oil reserves.
Mr. Perkin鈥檚 tale is not the least bit credible but certainly corroboratory of the suspicions of those predisposed to believe him; others, not so much. Perhaps the most shocking fact is that otherwise sensible social scientists would include this confession in their syllabi. Sigh.
July 2, 2019
Really interesting perspective of US economic "development" abroad. It reads like a memoir, but it's mostly about the ways private US companies mess with other regimes. I wish everyone would read this book.
October 23, 2014
I don鈥檛 want to be overly negative, but Confessions of an Economic Hitman really irked me. I was only four or five pages into it before I got the overwhelming feeling of wading knee deep through bullshit. I think I might have been more tolerant if the book had been better written, but it wasn鈥檛. It was cliched, used lame tropes, got treacly and scanned like bad spy fiction. The big problem with taking a bad John le Carre approach is that there were no stakes. 鈥淥h no, he might expose the truth, but he鈥檚 got to go yachting鈥︹€� It seems like the worst consequences he faced was boring consulting positions that paid way too much. 鈥淗e鈥檚 such a rebel he鈥檚 willing to risk a comfortable sinecure!鈥�
So, the first thing that tripped my bullshit detector is that he claimed he couldn鈥檛 get a publisher (which I believe b/c the prose was so bad) b/c of the content. This is a pretty incredible claim b/c here鈥檚 the book and if the powers that be wanted to suppress this book it would have been easy. They allegedly orchestrated the death of two Latin American presidents. If they can kill someone as high profile as Torrijos then how hard would it be to off a semi-nameless exec who goes yachting a lot. If what he鈥檚 saying is true, what is more likely from an assassination happy cabal trying to prevent the exposure of their secrets? His boat disappears at sea, no book written, maybe a page 5 obit in the local paper. Or, what he claims happens, he talks about what he鈥檚 writing but no one does anything for 15 years and then the CIA (or NSA but we鈥檒l get into that) swings into action and discourages some publishers even though the revelation of these secrets could bring down the whole house of cards? And it鈥檚 this kind of dumb crap throughout that made this book totally unbelievable.
The next thing that really bugged me is that he takes on a fake 鈥渃ommon man鈥� persona and dumbs down stuff that doesn鈥檛 need to be dumbed down. He applies for the Peace Corps and is surprised to learn that Ecuador is in South America and not Africa? This guy had a first rate education (including prestigious prep schools and admission to an ivy league college) and he didn鈥檛 learn where Ecuador was? Later he鈥檚 in Panama during the 70鈥檚, a time when latin America is on fire with revolutionary fervor, and he鈥檚 surprised to hear about refugees from Peru, Honduras, Guatemala, etc. Even though he keeps talking about how he always kept up with this area of the world b/c of his love of Ecuador? You couldn鈥檛 turn around in the 70s and 80s without hearing about unrest somewhere in Latin America and how the US or CIA was involved. Why would he cope this attitude? Passages like these felt condescending. I think the condescension gives a clue to the rest of the book. He has so little respect for the reader鈥檚 intelligence that he thinks he can pass off even the most unbelievable stories.
My biggest beef is that he makes these insinuations that he worked indirectly for the NSA, but he has no idea of what the NSA does. The NSA and CIA aren鈥檛 interchangeable organizations. The NSA is responsible for things like code breaking, communication monitoring and intercepts. The CIA is responsible for infiltration, and the type of subversion he鈥檚 talking about in this book. There鈥檚 tons of stuff available from the Church Committee that lays out exactly what kinds of illegal activities these two organizations were up to in the time period he鈥檚 talking about. He could have figured this out with about ten minutes of googling and some basic research. So, allegedly he鈥檚 working as an 鈥淓HS鈥� for the NSA which doesn鈥檛 do anything like faking economic reports to score IMF money. That鈥檚 more along the lines of something the CIA would do. The
NSA do lots of terrible and illegal things, but before 9/11 they didn鈥檛 do stuff like this. So, he can鈥檛 get his basic intelligence agencies right. This was the point in the book where I almost put it down. I decided to struggle through the rest of it to find out why it was so popular, but it only got worse.
He does the common and racist cliche of 鈥渂rown people are so wise and spiritual鈥�. He talks about how much the people of the Amazon can teach us. He talks about how he鈥檚 the only person in his team to get to know the local Indonesians. He keeps bringing up how he likes to learn the local culture. But then there鈥檚 the problem with pretending he鈥檚 totally oblivious to what鈥檚 going on in the rest of South America when he鈥檚 in Panama. In Iran he tells a story about bedouins in Iran (Bedouins are Arab, not Persian.) and camel trails throughout the country (camels aren鈥檛 common in Iran, they鈥檙e mostly in the southwest corner that abuts Iraq and in the far east). If he knew the basics about these areas he wouldn鈥檛 lapse into these cliched tropes. Talk to a Persian, they鈥檙e least favorite thing in the world is to be confused with Arabs.
On top of all this he can鈥檛 even paint a coherent picture of the conspiracy he鈥檚 鈥渆xposing.鈥� He claims the US can make all these loans to foreign countries b/c we have a fiat currency, but then immediately goes on to explain why having a fiat currency with a large outstanding debt is a danger. So, these genius created a master plan to loan money that will never be repaid by exposing the US to a debt crisis that will seriously harm, if not destroy, them in the future? This is the dumbest conspiracy ever.
And so we get to my biggest problem with this book. The CIA, the NSA, foreign development, and corporate corruption in the world governments, not just the US, is a serious problem. This kind of dumb conspiracy theory crap makes criticisms of these problems easy to dismiss as quackery. It also delays people from learning about the actual problems.
Do government contractors fluff their estimates and expenses and behave in all sorts of horrific and illegal ways? Yes, just look at Dynacorp鈥檚 child prostitution problems and KBR and Halliburton鈥檚 war profiteering. But it鈥檚 not a big conspiracy, that鈥檚 what you get for political contributions. Snowden has exposed the NSA鈥檚 data collection, lots of journalists are covering the drone war. These aren鈥檛 closely guarded secrets that have remained hidden for the past 50 years. There鈥檚 too much corporate influence in government. We have a lot of really bad foreign policy. Just look at how the TPP is being negotiated right now. It鈥檚 not a secret conspiracy. Almost all this stuff has been front page news for a while.
The problem isn鈥檛 a secret cabal. It鈥檚 getting elected officials to do anything about it. This guy didn鈥檛 help by misleading well intentioned people and making them sound like kooks.
So, the first thing that tripped my bullshit detector is that he claimed he couldn鈥檛 get a publisher (which I believe b/c the prose was so bad) b/c of the content. This is a pretty incredible claim b/c here鈥檚 the book and if the powers that be wanted to suppress this book it would have been easy. They allegedly orchestrated the death of two Latin American presidents. If they can kill someone as high profile as Torrijos then how hard would it be to off a semi-nameless exec who goes yachting a lot. If what he鈥檚 saying is true, what is more likely from an assassination happy cabal trying to prevent the exposure of their secrets? His boat disappears at sea, no book written, maybe a page 5 obit in the local paper. Or, what he claims happens, he talks about what he鈥檚 writing but no one does anything for 15 years and then the CIA (or NSA but we鈥檒l get into that) swings into action and discourages some publishers even though the revelation of these secrets could bring down the whole house of cards? And it鈥檚 this kind of dumb crap throughout that made this book totally unbelievable.
The next thing that really bugged me is that he takes on a fake 鈥渃ommon man鈥� persona and dumbs down stuff that doesn鈥檛 need to be dumbed down. He applies for the Peace Corps and is surprised to learn that Ecuador is in South America and not Africa? This guy had a first rate education (including prestigious prep schools and admission to an ivy league college) and he didn鈥檛 learn where Ecuador was? Later he鈥檚 in Panama during the 70鈥檚, a time when latin America is on fire with revolutionary fervor, and he鈥檚 surprised to hear about refugees from Peru, Honduras, Guatemala, etc. Even though he keeps talking about how he always kept up with this area of the world b/c of his love of Ecuador? You couldn鈥檛 turn around in the 70s and 80s without hearing about unrest somewhere in Latin America and how the US or CIA was involved. Why would he cope this attitude? Passages like these felt condescending. I think the condescension gives a clue to the rest of the book. He has so little respect for the reader鈥檚 intelligence that he thinks he can pass off even the most unbelievable stories.
My biggest beef is that he makes these insinuations that he worked indirectly for the NSA, but he has no idea of what the NSA does. The NSA and CIA aren鈥檛 interchangeable organizations. The NSA is responsible for things like code breaking, communication monitoring and intercepts. The CIA is responsible for infiltration, and the type of subversion he鈥檚 talking about in this book. There鈥檚 tons of stuff available from the Church Committee that lays out exactly what kinds of illegal activities these two organizations were up to in the time period he鈥檚 talking about. He could have figured this out with about ten minutes of googling and some basic research. So, allegedly he鈥檚 working as an 鈥淓HS鈥� for the NSA which doesn鈥檛 do anything like faking economic reports to score IMF money. That鈥檚 more along the lines of something the CIA would do. The
NSA do lots of terrible and illegal things, but before 9/11 they didn鈥檛 do stuff like this. So, he can鈥檛 get his basic intelligence agencies right. This was the point in the book where I almost put it down. I decided to struggle through the rest of it to find out why it was so popular, but it only got worse.
He does the common and racist cliche of 鈥渂rown people are so wise and spiritual鈥�. He talks about how much the people of the Amazon can teach us. He talks about how he鈥檚 the only person in his team to get to know the local Indonesians. He keeps bringing up how he likes to learn the local culture. But then there鈥檚 the problem with pretending he鈥檚 totally oblivious to what鈥檚 going on in the rest of South America when he鈥檚 in Panama. In Iran he tells a story about bedouins in Iran (Bedouins are Arab, not Persian.) and camel trails throughout the country (camels aren鈥檛 common in Iran, they鈥檙e mostly in the southwest corner that abuts Iraq and in the far east). If he knew the basics about these areas he wouldn鈥檛 lapse into these cliched tropes. Talk to a Persian, they鈥檙e least favorite thing in the world is to be confused with Arabs.
On top of all this he can鈥檛 even paint a coherent picture of the conspiracy he鈥檚 鈥渆xposing.鈥� He claims the US can make all these loans to foreign countries b/c we have a fiat currency, but then immediately goes on to explain why having a fiat currency with a large outstanding debt is a danger. So, these genius created a master plan to loan money that will never be repaid by exposing the US to a debt crisis that will seriously harm, if not destroy, them in the future? This is the dumbest conspiracy ever.
And so we get to my biggest problem with this book. The CIA, the NSA, foreign development, and corporate corruption in the world governments, not just the US, is a serious problem. This kind of dumb conspiracy theory crap makes criticisms of these problems easy to dismiss as quackery. It also delays people from learning about the actual problems.
Do government contractors fluff their estimates and expenses and behave in all sorts of horrific and illegal ways? Yes, just look at Dynacorp鈥檚 child prostitution problems and KBR and Halliburton鈥檚 war profiteering. But it鈥檚 not a big conspiracy, that鈥檚 what you get for political contributions. Snowden has exposed the NSA鈥檚 data collection, lots of journalists are covering the drone war. These aren鈥檛 closely guarded secrets that have remained hidden for the past 50 years. There鈥檚 too much corporate influence in government. We have a lot of really bad foreign policy. Just look at how the TPP is being negotiated right now. It鈥檚 not a secret conspiracy. Almost all this stuff has been front page news for a while.
The problem isn鈥檛 a secret cabal. It鈥檚 getting elected officials to do anything about it. This guy didn鈥檛 help by misleading well intentioned people and making them sound like kooks.
June 6, 2012
賲賳 兀賰孬乇 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱鬲賷 兀丨丿孬鬲 賱賷 氐丿賲丞 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賷. 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷賰卮賮 毓賳 丕賱丨賯丕卅賯 丕賱賲禺賮賷丞 毓賳 丕賱賲爻丕毓丿丕鬲 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賯丿賲賴丕 丕賱丕賲亘乇丕胤賵乇賷丕鬲 賱賱丿賵賱 丕賱賮賯賷乇丞. 賱賯丿 賮賴賲鬲 鬲丕乇賷禺 兀賳丿賵賳賷爻賷丕 賵亘賳賲丕 賵丿賵賱 兀賲乇賷賰丕 丕賱賱丕鬲賷賳賷丞 賵兀氐亘丨鬲 兀賮賴賲 賱賲丕匕丕 賷毓賷卮 丕賱亘毓囟 賮賷 賮賯乇 賲丿賯毓 賵賷乇鬲毓 丌禺乇賵賳 賮賷 賲丨賷胤丕鬲 丕賱孬乇賵丞! 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丨賯丕卅賯 鬲噩毓賱賰 鬲賲爻賰 亘乇兀爻賰 賲賳 卮丿丞 丕賱兀賱賲貙 賵乇亘賲丕 賷賳鬲賴賷 亘賰 丕賱賲胤丕賮 賵賯丿 睾賷乇鬲 賳馗乇鬲賰 賱賱毓丕賱賲 賲賳 丨賵賱賰貙 賵賵囟毓鬲 兀賴丿丕賮丕 噩丿賷丿丞 賵賳夭毓鬲 兀賴丿丕賮丕 賰孬賷乇丞 賰賳鬲 賯丿 賵囟毓鬲賴丕 爻丕亘賯丕.. 亘亘爻丕胤丞 賱兀賳賰 賯丿 鬲鬲毓乇賮 廿賱賶 兀賲賵乇 兀賰孬乇兀賴賲賷丞 賱賱毓賲賱 賲賳 兀噩賱賴丕.
廿賳 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賰丕賳 丿賮毓丞 賲賴賲丞 賱賷 賰賷 兀賯乇乇 兀賳 兀噩毓賱 亘丨孬賷 賱賲爻丕賯 丕賱爻賳丞 丕賱兀禺賷乇丞 毓賳 賲賵囟賵毓 丨賯賷賯丞 丕賱鬲賳賲賷丞 賮賷 丕賱丿賵賱 丕賱賮賯賷乇丞. 賵賱賲 兀賳丿賲!
廿賳 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賰丕賳 丿賮毓丞 賲賴賲丞 賱賷 賰賷 兀賯乇乇 兀賳 兀噩毓賱 亘丨孬賷 賱賲爻丕賯 丕賱爻賳丞 丕賱兀禺賷乇丞 毓賳 賲賵囟賵毓 丨賯賷賯丞 丕賱鬲賳賲賷丞 賮賷 丕賱丿賵賱 丕賱賮賯賷乇丞. 賵賱賲 兀賳丿賲!
February 2, 2013
賰賳鬲 賲鬲禺賵賮丞 毓賳丿 卮乇賵毓賷 賮賷 賯乇丕亍丞 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵丕賱匕賷 賷亘丿賵 賲賳 丕爻賲賴 丕賳賷 爻兀賵丕噩賴 鬲毓賯賷丿丕鬲 廿丨氐丕卅賷丞 賱賳 兀賮賴賲賴丕 賵賱賰賳 賰丕賳 賴匕丕 毓賰爻 鬲賵賯毓丕鬲賷 鬲賲丕賲丕 . 賰丕賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 爻賷乇丞 匕丕鬲賷丞 賱賲丕 丕胤賱賯賴 毓賱賶 賳賮爻賴 "廿毓鬲乇丕賮丕鬲 賯乇氐丕賳 廿賯鬲氐丕丿" 賮丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賱睾鬲賴 爻賱爻丞 賰丨賰丕賷丞 賷禺亘乇賳丕 賮賷賴丕 胤亘賷毓丞 毓賲賱賴 賵賰賷賮 丨賯賯賵丕 兀賴丿丕賮賴賲 丕賱賲賳卮賵丿丞 賮賷 賲毓馗賲 亘賱丿丕賳 丕賱毓丕賱賲.
賷毓丿 鬲賱禺賷氐 丕賱賮賰乇丞 丕賱兀爻丕爻賷丞 賱毓賲賱賷丞 丕賱賯乇氐賳丞 鬲賱賰 毓賳 賰賷賮賷丞 丕賱廿睾鬲賷丕賱 丕賱廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷 賱賱兀賲賲 禺丕氐丞 丿賵賱 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱孬丕賱孬 丕賱賳丕賲賷丞 亘廿賯賳丕毓 鬲賱賰 丕賱丿賵賱 亘丕賱鬲毓丕賵賳 賲毓賴丕 賱賱賳賴賵囟 亘賴丕 賱賰賷 鬲賱丨賯 亘乇賰亘 丕賱鬲賯丿賲 毓賳 胤乇賷賯 鬲賵賯賷毓 毓賯賵丿 賲毓 卮乇賰丕鬲 禺丕囟毓丞 賱賱賰乇亘賵賯乇丕胤賷丞 _爻兀毓乇賮賴丕 亘毓丿 賯賱賷賱_ 賱鬲胤賵賷乇 丕賱亘賳賷丞 丕賱鬲丨鬲賷丞 賱鬲賱賰 丕賱亘賱丿丕賳 毓賳 胤乇賷賯 卮賯 胤乇賯 噩丿賷丿丞貙 賵廿賳卮丕亍 賲丨胤丕鬲 鬲賵賱賷丿 丕賱賰賴乇亘丕亍貙 賵亘賳丕亍 丕賱爻丿賵丿 賵卮亘賰丕鬲 丕賱廿鬲氐丕賱丕鬲 賵睾賷乇 匕賱賰. 賮賷 丨賷賳 賷賯賵賲 賴丐賱丕亍 丕賱賯乇丕氐賳丞 賵丕賱匕賷賳 賷胤賱賯 毓賱賷賴賲 "禺亘乇丕亍 廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷賷賳" 亘鬲賵賯毓 賲毓丿賱丕鬲 鬲賳賲賷丞 廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷丞 賲乇鬲賮毓丞 _賵 亘丕賱胤亘毓 鬲賵賯毓丕鬲 賲賳丕賮賷丞 賱賱丨賯賷賯丞_ 賲賲丕 賷毓賲賱 毓賱賶 鬲賵乇胤 鬲賱賰 丕賱丿賵賱 亘卮賰賱 兀賰亘乇 毓賳 胤乇賷賯 賲丿 賮鬲乇丞 毓賯賵丿 鬲賱賰 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲貙 廿賳卮丕亍 賲卮丕乇賷毓 囟禺賲丞 亘鬲賰賱賮丞 亘丕賴馗丞 賵賮賷 丕賱兀禺賷乇 賱丕 鬲丨賯賯 丕賱賲毓丿賱丕鬲 丕賱賲胤賱賵亘丞 賲賲丕 賷丿賮毓 鬲賱賰 丕賱丿賵賱 賮賷 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賱賱廿爻鬲丿丕賳丞 賵丕賱毓噩夭 毓賳 爻丿丕丿 丕賱丿賷賵賳 賮鬲鬲丿禺賱 丕賱丿賵賱丞 丕賱毓馗賲賶 "丕賱廿賲亘乇丕胤賵乇賷丞" 亘賮乇囟 卮乇賵胤賴丕 賰賭 亘賳丕亍 賯賵丕毓丿 毓爻賰乇賷丞 貙 丕賱爻賷胤乇丞 毓賱賶 賲賵丕乇丿 胤亘賷毓賷丞 貙 廿爻鬲睾賱丕賱 丕賱亘鬲乇賵賱 賵賴賰匕丕 .. 賵鬲賮乇囟 爻賷胤乇鬲賴丕 毓賱賶 鬲賱賰 丕賱亘賱丿丕賳 丕賱鬲賷 鬲鬲亘毓 賱賴丕 賮賷 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賵鬲賳賮匕 爻賷丕爻鬲賴丕.
兀賲丕 毓賳 賲氐胤賱丨 "丕賱賰乇亘賵賯乇丕胤賷丞" 賮賴賷 賲噩賵毓丞 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱賰亘乇賶 賵丕賱亘賳賵賰 賵丕賱丨賰賵賲丕鬲 賲噩鬲賲毓丞 丕賱匕賷賳 賷毓賲賱賵賳 毓賱賶 鬲丨賯賷賯 丨賱賲 丕賱廿賲亘乇丕胤賵乇賷丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賵賮乇囟 爻賷胤乇鬲賴丕 毓賱賶 丕賱毓丕賱賲 兀噩賲毓. 賮丕賱賰乇亘賵賯乇丕胤賷丞 賲鬲賵乇胤 賮賷賴丕 丕賱亘賳賰 丕賱丿賵賱賷貙 氐賳丿賵賯 丕賱賳賯丿貙 兀爻賲丕亍 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱賰亘乇賶 丕賱鬲賷 賳爻賲毓 毓賳賴丕 賰賭"賮賵乇丿" 毓賱賶 爻亘賷賱 丕賱賲孬丕賱 賵賲賲孬賱賷賳 丕賱丨賰賵賲丞 兀賳賮爻賴賲 乇丐爻丕亍 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 丕賱賵丕丨丿 鬲賱賵 丕賱丌禺乇 賰賭(賰丕乇鬲乇貙乇賷噩丕賳貙噩賵乇噩 亘賵卮) 賵賷丨賰賷 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 毓賳 鬲噩乇亘鬲賴 丕賱乇卅賷爻賷丞 賵丕賱鬲賷 亘丿兀鬲 賲賳 賮鬲乇丞 丕賱爻亘毓賷賳賷丕鬲 廿賱賶 兀賵丕禺乇 丕賱鬲爻毓賷賳丕鬲 廿賱丕 廿賳賴 馗賱 毓賱賶 丕鬲氐丕賱 賵鬲丨賱賷賱 賱賲噩乇賷丕鬲 丕賱兀賲賵乇 亘毓丿賴丕..
賷丨賰賷 毓賳 鬲噩乇亘鬲賴 賮賷 賰賱 賲賳 (廿賳丿賵賳爻賷丕貙 丕賱廿賰賵丕丿賵乇貙 亘賳賲丕貙 廿賷乇丕賳貙 丕賱爻毓賵丿賷丞貙 丕賱毓乇丕賯)
賰賱 亘賱丿 賵賱賴丕 鬲噩乇亘鬲賴丕 丕賱賲禺鬲賱賮丞 賵賲賵賯賮賴丕 賲賳 丕賱乇賮囟 賱廿丿乇丕賰賴丕 鬲賱賰 丕賱禺丿毓丞 賵乇賮囟賴丕 賱賱賴賷賲賳丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 丕賱賮噩丞 兀賵 丕賱賯亘賵賱 賵丕賱廿匕毓丕賳 賵鬲賳賮賷匕 丕賱爻賷丕爻丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賲賯丕亘賱 賵毓賵丿 亘丕賱丨賮丕馗 毓賱賶 丨賰賲賴賲 賵鬲胤賵賷乇 丿賵賱鬲賴賲 ..
賰丕賳 賷氐賱 丕賱兀賲乇 兀丨賷丕賳丕 賱賱鬲氐賮賷丞 丕賱噩爻丿賷丞 賮賷 丨丕賱丞 丕賱乇賮囟 賰賲丕 丨丿孬 賱乇卅賷爻 亘賳賲丕 "毓賲乇 鬲賵乇賷禺賵爻" 兀賵 丕賱廿賰賵丕丿賵乇 "乇賵賱丿賵爻" .. 賵氐賱 丕賱丨丿 亘賴丕 賱廿爻鬲賳夭丕賮 賰賱 賲丕 鬲噩丿賴 兀賲丕賲賴丕 賲賳 賲氐丕丿乇 丕賱胤丕賯丞 賵丕賱賯賵丞 賱丿乇噩丞 廿賳賴丕 賱賳 賷鬲亘賯賶 賱賴丕 兀禺賷乇丕賸 廿賱丕 兀賳 鬲賱鬲賴賲 賳賮爻賴丕 !!
賷氐賮 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 丕賳賴賲 賰賯乇丕氐賳丞 廿賯鬲氐丕丿 丕爻鬲賵毓亘賵丕 丿乇賵爻 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 賮賱賳 賷賯鬲丨賲賵丕 丕賱丿賵賱 亘丿乇賵毓賴賲 賵爻賷賵賮賴賲 賵賱賰賳賴賲 賷乇鬲丿賵賳 賳賮爻 賴賷卅丞 丕賱亘賱丿丕賳 丕賱鬲賷 賷鬲賵丕噩丿賵賳 賮賷賴丕 賵賷賲丕乇爻賵賳 兀毓賲丕賱賴賲 亘卮賰賱 胤亘賷毓賷 賵賷丨丕囟乇賵賳 賮賷 兀毓乇賯 丕賱噩丕賲毓丕鬲
賵賯丿 賰賵賳賵丕 氐賵乇丞 噩賷丿丞 毓賳 兀賳賮爻賴賲 賵賱丕 賷毓丿賵賳 賲丕 賷賮毓賱賵賳賴 禺乇賵噩 毓賳 丕賱賯丕賳賵賳 丨賷孬 丕賳 丕賱賳馗丕賲 賮賷 丕賱兀氐賱 賲亘賳賷 毓賱賶 禺丿毓丞 賵賷氐賮 賳賮爻賴 亘兀賳賴 賯丕賳賵賳賷 !!
賷毓丿 鬲賱禺賷氐 丕賱賮賰乇丞 丕賱兀爻丕爻賷丞 賱毓賲賱賷丞 丕賱賯乇氐賳丞 鬲賱賰 毓賳 賰賷賮賷丞 丕賱廿睾鬲賷丕賱 丕賱廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷 賱賱兀賲賲 禺丕氐丞 丿賵賱 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱孬丕賱孬 丕賱賳丕賲賷丞 亘廿賯賳丕毓 鬲賱賰 丕賱丿賵賱 亘丕賱鬲毓丕賵賳 賲毓賴丕 賱賱賳賴賵囟 亘賴丕 賱賰賷 鬲賱丨賯 亘乇賰亘 丕賱鬲賯丿賲 毓賳 胤乇賷賯 鬲賵賯賷毓 毓賯賵丿 賲毓 卮乇賰丕鬲 禺丕囟毓丞 賱賱賰乇亘賵賯乇丕胤賷丞 _爻兀毓乇賮賴丕 亘毓丿 賯賱賷賱_ 賱鬲胤賵賷乇 丕賱亘賳賷丞 丕賱鬲丨鬲賷丞 賱鬲賱賰 丕賱亘賱丿丕賳 毓賳 胤乇賷賯 卮賯 胤乇賯 噩丿賷丿丞貙 賵廿賳卮丕亍 賲丨胤丕鬲 鬲賵賱賷丿 丕賱賰賴乇亘丕亍貙 賵亘賳丕亍 丕賱爻丿賵丿 賵卮亘賰丕鬲 丕賱廿鬲氐丕賱丕鬲 賵睾賷乇 匕賱賰. 賮賷 丨賷賳 賷賯賵賲 賴丐賱丕亍 丕賱賯乇丕氐賳丞 賵丕賱匕賷賳 賷胤賱賯 毓賱賷賴賲 "禺亘乇丕亍 廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷賷賳" 亘鬲賵賯毓 賲毓丿賱丕鬲 鬲賳賲賷丞 廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷丞 賲乇鬲賮毓丞 _賵 亘丕賱胤亘毓 鬲賵賯毓丕鬲 賲賳丕賮賷丞 賱賱丨賯賷賯丞_ 賲賲丕 賷毓賲賱 毓賱賶 鬲賵乇胤 鬲賱賰 丕賱丿賵賱 亘卮賰賱 兀賰亘乇 毓賳 胤乇賷賯 賲丿 賮鬲乇丞 毓賯賵丿 鬲賱賰 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲貙 廿賳卮丕亍 賲卮丕乇賷毓 囟禺賲丞 亘鬲賰賱賮丞 亘丕賴馗丞 賵賮賷 丕賱兀禺賷乇 賱丕 鬲丨賯賯 丕賱賲毓丿賱丕鬲 丕賱賲胤賱賵亘丞 賲賲丕 賷丿賮毓 鬲賱賰 丕賱丿賵賱 賮賷 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賱賱廿爻鬲丿丕賳丞 賵丕賱毓噩夭 毓賳 爻丿丕丿 丕賱丿賷賵賳 賮鬲鬲丿禺賱 丕賱丿賵賱丞 丕賱毓馗賲賶 "丕賱廿賲亘乇丕胤賵乇賷丞" 亘賮乇囟 卮乇賵胤賴丕 賰賭 亘賳丕亍 賯賵丕毓丿 毓爻賰乇賷丞 貙 丕賱爻賷胤乇丞 毓賱賶 賲賵丕乇丿 胤亘賷毓賷丞 貙 廿爻鬲睾賱丕賱 丕賱亘鬲乇賵賱 賵賴賰匕丕 .. 賵鬲賮乇囟 爻賷胤乇鬲賴丕 毓賱賶 鬲賱賰 丕賱亘賱丿丕賳 丕賱鬲賷 鬲鬲亘毓 賱賴丕 賮賷 丕賱賳賴丕賷丞 賵鬲賳賮匕 爻賷丕爻鬲賴丕.
兀賲丕 毓賳 賲氐胤賱丨 "丕賱賰乇亘賵賯乇丕胤賷丞" 賮賴賷 賲噩賵毓丞 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱賰亘乇賶 賵丕賱亘賳賵賰 賵丕賱丨賰賵賲丕鬲 賲噩鬲賲毓丞 丕賱匕賷賳 賷毓賲賱賵賳 毓賱賶 鬲丨賯賷賯 丨賱賲 丕賱廿賲亘乇丕胤賵乇賷丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賵賮乇囟 爻賷胤乇鬲賴丕 毓賱賶 丕賱毓丕賱賲 兀噩賲毓. 賮丕賱賰乇亘賵賯乇丕胤賷丞 賲鬲賵乇胤 賮賷賴丕 丕賱亘賳賰 丕賱丿賵賱賷貙 氐賳丿賵賯 丕賱賳賯丿貙 兀爻賲丕亍 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱賰亘乇賶 丕賱鬲賷 賳爻賲毓 毓賳賴丕 賰賭"賮賵乇丿" 毓賱賶 爻亘賷賱 丕賱賲孬丕賱 賵賲賲孬賱賷賳 丕賱丨賰賵賲丞 兀賳賮爻賴賲 乇丐爻丕亍 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 丕賱賵丕丨丿 鬲賱賵 丕賱丌禺乇 賰賭(賰丕乇鬲乇貙乇賷噩丕賳貙噩賵乇噩 亘賵卮) 賵賷丨賰賷 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 毓賳 鬲噩乇亘鬲賴 丕賱乇卅賷爻賷丞 賵丕賱鬲賷 亘丿兀鬲 賲賳 賮鬲乇丞 丕賱爻亘毓賷賳賷丕鬲 廿賱賶 兀賵丕禺乇 丕賱鬲爻毓賷賳丕鬲 廿賱丕 廿賳賴 馗賱 毓賱賶 丕鬲氐丕賱 賵鬲丨賱賷賱 賱賲噩乇賷丕鬲 丕賱兀賲賵乇 亘毓丿賴丕..
賷丨賰賷 毓賳 鬲噩乇亘鬲賴 賮賷 賰賱 賲賳 (廿賳丿賵賳爻賷丕貙 丕賱廿賰賵丕丿賵乇貙 亘賳賲丕貙 廿賷乇丕賳貙 丕賱爻毓賵丿賷丞貙 丕賱毓乇丕賯)
賰賱 亘賱丿 賵賱賴丕 鬲噩乇亘鬲賴丕 丕賱賲禺鬲賱賮丞 賵賲賵賯賮賴丕 賲賳 丕賱乇賮囟 賱廿丿乇丕賰賴丕 鬲賱賰 丕賱禺丿毓丞 賵乇賮囟賴丕 賱賱賴賷賲賳丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 丕賱賮噩丞 兀賵 丕賱賯亘賵賱 賵丕賱廿匕毓丕賳 賵鬲賳賮賷匕 丕賱爻賷丕爻丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞 賲賯丕亘賱 賵毓賵丿 亘丕賱丨賮丕馗 毓賱賶 丨賰賲賴賲 賵鬲胤賵賷乇 丿賵賱鬲賴賲 ..
賰丕賳 賷氐賱 丕賱兀賲乇 兀丨賷丕賳丕 賱賱鬲氐賮賷丞 丕賱噩爻丿賷丞 賮賷 丨丕賱丞 丕賱乇賮囟 賰賲丕 丨丿孬 賱乇卅賷爻 亘賳賲丕 "毓賲乇 鬲賵乇賷禺賵爻" 兀賵 丕賱廿賰賵丕丿賵乇 "乇賵賱丿賵爻" .. 賵氐賱 丕賱丨丿 亘賴丕 賱廿爻鬲賳夭丕賮 賰賱 賲丕 鬲噩丿賴 兀賲丕賲賴丕 賲賳 賲氐丕丿乇 丕賱胤丕賯丞 賵丕賱賯賵丞 賱丿乇噩丞 廿賳賴丕 賱賳 賷鬲亘賯賶 賱賴丕 兀禺賷乇丕賸 廿賱丕 兀賳 鬲賱鬲賴賲 賳賮爻賴丕 !!
賷氐賮 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 丕賳賴賲 賰賯乇丕氐賳丞 廿賯鬲氐丕丿 丕爻鬲賵毓亘賵丕 丿乇賵爻 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 賮賱賳 賷賯鬲丨賲賵丕 丕賱丿賵賱 亘丿乇賵毓賴賲 賵爻賷賵賮賴賲 賵賱賰賳賴賲 賷乇鬲丿賵賳 賳賮爻 賴賷卅丞 丕賱亘賱丿丕賳 丕賱鬲賷 賷鬲賵丕噩丿賵賳 賮賷賴丕 賵賷賲丕乇爻賵賳 兀毓賲丕賱賴賲 亘卮賰賱 胤亘賷毓賷 賵賷丨丕囟乇賵賳 賮賷 兀毓乇賯 丕賱噩丕賲毓丕鬲
賵賯丿 賰賵賳賵丕 氐賵乇丞 噩賷丿丞 毓賳 兀賳賮爻賴賲 賵賱丕 賷毓丿賵賳 賲丕 賷賮毓賱賵賳賴 禺乇賵噩 毓賳 丕賱賯丕賳賵賳 丨賷孬 丕賳 丕賱賳馗丕賲 賮賷 丕賱兀氐賱 賲亘賳賷 毓賱賶 禺丿毓丞 賵賷氐賮 賳賮爻賴 亘兀賳賴 賯丕賳賵賳賷 !!
May 1, 2023
There are so many excellent reviews of this book, and its sequel on GR, that I won't add more of the same.
I've read this book so long ago, must be three years, but never listed it as 'read' on GR. Mind-boggling, since it is one of the most riveting non-fictional novelistic thriller reads ever.
I also read the sequel, New Confessions of an Economic Hitman , and did not add it to my GR Book shelves either. Perhaps I was reading too many books simultaneously or got tired of hunting down the genesis of all things wild and fabuliciously bad. :-) Besides, where other than GR will we share our thoughts on books like these. Nobody else will believe us anyway. Oy!
I am all for hiding our heads in the sand with our delightful Houdini-esque escapes into fiction, but sometimes we really need to come up for air and take on non-fictional books like these. Nonfiction is really my beat. I just love a good dollop of reality dished up by good researchers, journalists, scientists, and historians.
John Perkins, being THE economic hitman himself, exposed the capitalistic debt traps ruining desperate governments and economies around the world. He confessed before a similar strategy would later become known as China's Belt & Road Initiatives, which played the American corporatocracy, the World Bank, and the IMF at their own games. China is winning. Perhaps fewer people are getting murdered by the jackals in the process.
The jackals are those CIA operatives who murder leaders when they refuse to accept the plans. Precisely explained in the book. Who the leaders were and how the countries were affected when they refused the economic control of their assets and people.
Whether we want to know or not, this is our world today. And it got much worse since these books were published. At least Perkins left us with a better understanding of how it all happened/happens and how it affects us as the small plebs in the fight for survival. We cannot win.
Since China stole the American Deep State's ideas to conquer and rule, a vicious global war is raging for the final power grab and control of the world. Nowadays there are even new revelations of a globalist agenda, for those who acknowledge its existence. Was it George Bush senior who first spoke about 'a New World Order'? Then it got repeated by all US presidents, but nobody was listening.
Yanis Varoufakis: "When I read 'Confessions of an Economic Hit Man", I could not have known that, some years later, I would be on the receiving end of the type of 'economic hit' that Perkins so vividly narrated. This book resonates with my experience of the brutish methods and gross economic irrationality guiding powerful institutions in their bid to undermine democratic control over economic power. Perkins, once again, made a substantial contribution to a world that needs whistle-blowers to open its eyes to the true sources of political, social, and economic power."
Professor Varoufakis wrote a book Adults In The Room - My Battle With Europe's Deep Establishment about his experiences. His actions as the short-lived minister of Economic Affairs in Greece sparked Brexit, and then Trumpism. It all resulted in a global stir or expos茅 of global deep state affairs. It seems as though Perkins' book got Varoufakis rolling and perhaps Klaus Schwab in a little bit of hot water.
His other book, Hoodwinked: An Economic Hit Man Reveals Why the World Financial Markets Imploded & What We Need to Do to Remake Them relates the effects of these same methods applied to the American economy, as well as the devastating effect it had on the citizens of America.
Perkins has written several uplifting books too. I think I will read them as well. This author is worth a read.
Perkins' tales are corroborated by the former-CIA operative, John Stockwell, who wrote several books in this regard, including, The Praetorian Guard: THE U.S. ROLE IN THE NEW WORLD ORDER ;
In Search Of Enemies: A CIA Story ;
Red Sunset (a novel).
This is straightforward history in no uncertain terms.
I've read this book so long ago, must be three years, but never listed it as 'read' on GR. Mind-boggling, since it is one of the most riveting non-fictional novelistic thriller reads ever.
I also read the sequel, New Confessions of an Economic Hitman , and did not add it to my GR Book shelves either. Perhaps I was reading too many books simultaneously or got tired of hunting down the genesis of all things wild and fabuliciously bad. :-) Besides, where other than GR will we share our thoughts on books like these. Nobody else will believe us anyway. Oy!
I am all for hiding our heads in the sand with our delightful Houdini-esque escapes into fiction, but sometimes we really need to come up for air and take on non-fictional books like these. Nonfiction is really my beat. I just love a good dollop of reality dished up by good researchers, journalists, scientists, and historians.
John Perkins, being THE economic hitman himself, exposed the capitalistic debt traps ruining desperate governments and economies around the world. He confessed before a similar strategy would later become known as China's Belt & Road Initiatives, which played the American corporatocracy, the World Bank, and the IMF at their own games. China is winning. Perhaps fewer people are getting murdered by the jackals in the process.
The jackals are those CIA operatives who murder leaders when they refuse to accept the plans. Precisely explained in the book. Who the leaders were and how the countries were affected when they refused the economic control of their assets and people.
Whether we want to know or not, this is our world today. And it got much worse since these books were published. At least Perkins left us with a better understanding of how it all happened/happens and how it affects us as the small plebs in the fight for survival. We cannot win.
Since China stole the American Deep State's ideas to conquer and rule, a vicious global war is raging for the final power grab and control of the world. Nowadays there are even new revelations of a globalist agenda, for those who acknowledge its existence. Was it George Bush senior who first spoke about 'a New World Order'? Then it got repeated by all US presidents, but nobody was listening.
Yanis Varoufakis: "When I read 'Confessions of an Economic Hit Man", I could not have known that, some years later, I would be on the receiving end of the type of 'economic hit' that Perkins so vividly narrated. This book resonates with my experience of the brutish methods and gross economic irrationality guiding powerful institutions in their bid to undermine democratic control over economic power. Perkins, once again, made a substantial contribution to a world that needs whistle-blowers to open its eyes to the true sources of political, social, and economic power."
Professor Varoufakis wrote a book Adults In The Room - My Battle With Europe's Deep Establishment about his experiences. His actions as the short-lived minister of Economic Affairs in Greece sparked Brexit, and then Trumpism. It all resulted in a global stir or expos茅 of global deep state affairs. It seems as though Perkins' book got Varoufakis rolling and perhaps Klaus Schwab in a little bit of hot water.
His other book, Hoodwinked: An Economic Hit Man Reveals Why the World Financial Markets Imploded & What We Need to Do to Remake Them relates the effects of these same methods applied to the American economy, as well as the devastating effect it had on the citizens of America.
Perkins has written several uplifting books too. I think I will read them as well. This author is worth a read.
Perkins' tales are corroborated by the former-CIA operative, John Stockwell, who wrote several books in this regard, including, The Praetorian Guard: THE U.S. ROLE IN THE NEW WORLD ORDER ;
In Search Of Enemies: A CIA Story ;
Red Sunset (a novel).
This is straightforward history in no uncertain terms.
January 26, 2016
賲匕賰乇丕鬲 禺亘賷乇 丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷 , 丕賵 賯乇氐丕賳 丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷 賷乇賵賷 賮賷賴丕 丨賯丕卅賯 毓賳 丕乇鬲亘丕胤 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 丕賱丕賲乇賷賰賷丞 亘丕賱丕賳賯賱丕亘丕鬲 賵丕賱丨乇賵亘 丕賱鬲賷 丨丿孬鬲 賮賷 丕賱賳氐賮 丕賱孬丕賳賷 賲賳 丕賱賯乇賳 丕賱毓卮乇賷賳 , 丕亘鬲丿丕亍丕 賲賳 丕賱丕賲乇賷賰賷鬲賳 賵氐賵賱丕賸 丕賱賶 丕賱卮乇賯 丕賱丕賵爻胤 賮賷 丕賷乇丕賳 賵丕賱爻毓賵丿賷丞 賵丕禺賷乇丕賸 丕賱毓乇丕賯 .
賲賲丕 賱丕 賷禺賮賶 毓賱賶 丕丨丿 丕乇鬲亘丕胤 丕賱賯賵賶 丕賱毓馗賲賶 丕賱毓丕賱賲賷丞 亘丕賱丕乇賴丕亘 , 賲賳 賳丕丨賷丞 丕賱鬲賲賵賷賱 賵 睾囟 丕賱賳馗乇 毓賳 鬲丨乇賰丕鬲賴賲 亘賱 賵丕爻鬲禺丿丕賲賴賲 賰賵爻賷賱丞 賱賱囟睾胤 賵 鬲氐賮賷丞 丨爻丕亘丕鬲賴賲 丕賱丿賵賱賷丞 . 賲賳 賷乇賮囟 丕賱丕毓鬲賯丕丿 亘賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱賲丐丕賲乇丞 賱丕 賷賯賱 爻匕丕噩丞 毓賳 賲賳 賷丐賲賳 亘賴丕 丕賷賲丕賳丕賸 丕毓賲賶 , 丕賱賲丐丕賲乇丕鬲 鬲丨丕賰 賱丕賳賳丕 賳賷丕賲 賵 賲鬲禺賱賮賷賳 賵 賲鬲賮乇賯賷賳 , 賵賴匕丞 丨賯賷賯丞 賱丕 賷賲賰賳 丕賳賰丕乇賴丕 .
賱丕 丕毓賱賲 賲丿賶 賲氐丿丕賯賷丞 亘賷賰賳夭 賵 丕賳 賰丕賳 賱賴 丿賵乇 賲賴賲 賮賷賲丕 丨丿孬 賰賲丕 丨丕賵賱 丕賳 賷亘賷賳 賮賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 , 丕賵 丕賳賴 賷亘丕賱睾 賵 賷丨丕賵賱 乇爻賲 賴丕賱賴 賲賳 丕賱毓馗賲丞 丨賵賱賴 賱賰賳 亘賰賱 丕賱丕丨賵丕賱 賴賵 丕賳爻丕賳 爻賷亍 , 賳丿賲賴 賰丕賳 毓賱賶 丕賱氐毓賷丿 丕賱賳賮爻賷 賮賯胤 , 丕睾鬲賳賶 賵 丕爻爻 卮乇賰鬲賴 賵 丕賱賮 賰鬲亘丕賸 賷乇亘丨 賲賳賴丕 丕賱賲賱丕賷賷賳 亘爻亘亘 毓賲賱賴 丕賱賯匕乇 , 賵賴丕賴賵 賷丨賯賯 卮賴乇丞 賵 丕乇亘丕丨 丕賰孬乇 亘毓丿 賳卮乇賴 賱賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 .
丕賳 賰丕賳 禺胤乇丕賸 丨賯賷賯賷丕賸 賵 賲丕 乇賵丕賴 賷卮賰賱 鬲賴丿賷丿 賱兀賲乇賷賰丕 丕賵 丕賷 胤乇賮 丌禺乇 賱賭賰丕賳 丕購睾鬲賷賱 賲賳匕 爻賳賷賳 賵 賲丕 鬲乇賰 胤賱賷賯丕賸 賷賵夭毓 丕賱丕鬲賴丕賲丕鬲 亘毓丿 賮賵丕鬲 丕賱丕賵丕賳 .
賱賰賳 賱丕亘丿 賲賳 丕賱丕卮丕乇丞 丕賱賶 丕賴賲賷丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賱賳丕 賰毓乇亘 賱賳丿乇賰 丨賯賷賯丞 賲丕 賷丿賵乇 丨賵賱賳丕 ,賵賳鬲賵賯賮 毓賳 賯鬲賱 亘毓囟賳丕 丕賱亘毓囟 賵 鬲乇丕卮賯 丕賱丕鬲賴丕賲丕鬲 賵 丕賱丕賳禺乇丕胤 賮賷 丕賱賲賱賷卮賷丕鬲 賵 丕賱噩賲丕毓丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲胤乇賮丞 鬲丨鬲 賲爻賲賷丕鬲 丿賷賳賷丞 賵 爻賷丕爻賷丞 . 賳丨賳 賰丕賱丿賲賶 賲賳匕 爻賳賷賳 賵 丕賵囟丕毓賳丕 鬲爻賵亍 爻賳丞 亘毓丿 丕禺乇賶 賮賴賱 賲賳 賷賯馗丞 責
" 丕賳 丕丨丿丕孬 丨賷丕鬲賰 丕賱賲鬲毓丕賯亘丞 賵 丕禺鬲賷丕乇丕鬲賰 賮賷賴丕 丕爻鬲噩丕亘丞 賱鬲賱賰 丕賱丕丨丿丕孬 , 賵 賴賵 賲丕 賵氐賱 亘賰 丕賱賶 賴匕賴 丕賱賳賯胤丞 .."
賲賲丕 賱丕 賷禺賮賶 毓賱賶 丕丨丿 丕乇鬲亘丕胤 丕賱賯賵賶 丕賱毓馗賲賶 丕賱毓丕賱賲賷丞 亘丕賱丕乇賴丕亘 , 賲賳 賳丕丨賷丞 丕賱鬲賲賵賷賱 賵 睾囟 丕賱賳馗乇 毓賳 鬲丨乇賰丕鬲賴賲 亘賱 賵丕爻鬲禺丿丕賲賴賲 賰賵爻賷賱丞 賱賱囟睾胤 賵 鬲氐賮賷丞 丨爻丕亘丕鬲賴賲 丕賱丿賵賱賷丞 . 賲賳 賷乇賮囟 丕賱丕毓鬲賯丕丿 亘賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱賲丐丕賲乇丞 賱丕 賷賯賱 爻匕丕噩丞 毓賳 賲賳 賷丐賲賳 亘賴丕 丕賷賲丕賳丕賸 丕毓賲賶 , 丕賱賲丐丕賲乇丕鬲 鬲丨丕賰 賱丕賳賳丕 賳賷丕賲 賵 賲鬲禺賱賮賷賳 賵 賲鬲賮乇賯賷賳 , 賵賴匕丞 丨賯賷賯丞 賱丕 賷賲賰賳 丕賳賰丕乇賴丕 .
賱丕 丕毓賱賲 賲丿賶 賲氐丿丕賯賷丞 亘賷賰賳夭 賵 丕賳 賰丕賳 賱賴 丿賵乇 賲賴賲 賮賷賲丕 丨丿孬 賰賲丕 丨丕賵賱 丕賳 賷亘賷賳 賮賷 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 , 丕賵 丕賳賴 賷亘丕賱睾 賵 賷丨丕賵賱 乇爻賲 賴丕賱賴 賲賳 丕賱毓馗賲丞 丨賵賱賴 賱賰賳 亘賰賱 丕賱丕丨賵丕賱 賴賵 丕賳爻丕賳 爻賷亍 , 賳丿賲賴 賰丕賳 毓賱賶 丕賱氐毓賷丿 丕賱賳賮爻賷 賮賯胤 , 丕睾鬲賳賶 賵 丕爻爻 卮乇賰鬲賴 賵 丕賱賮 賰鬲亘丕賸 賷乇亘丨 賲賳賴丕 丕賱賲賱丕賷賷賳 亘爻亘亘 毓賲賱賴 丕賱賯匕乇 , 賵賴丕賴賵 賷丨賯賯 卮賴乇丞 賵 丕乇亘丕丨 丕賰孬乇 亘毓丿 賳卮乇賴 賱賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 .
丕賳 賰丕賳 禺胤乇丕賸 丨賯賷賯賷丕賸 賵 賲丕 乇賵丕賴 賷卮賰賱 鬲賴丿賷丿 賱兀賲乇賷賰丕 丕賵 丕賷 胤乇賮 丌禺乇 賱賭賰丕賳 丕購睾鬲賷賱 賲賳匕 爻賳賷賳 賵 賲丕 鬲乇賰 胤賱賷賯丕賸 賷賵夭毓 丕賱丕鬲賴丕賲丕鬲 亘毓丿 賮賵丕鬲 丕賱丕賵丕賳 .
賱賰賳 賱丕亘丿 賲賳 丕賱丕卮丕乇丞 丕賱賶 丕賴賲賷丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賱賳丕 賰毓乇亘 賱賳丿乇賰 丨賯賷賯丞 賲丕 賷丿賵乇 丨賵賱賳丕 ,賵賳鬲賵賯賮 毓賳 賯鬲賱 亘毓囟賳丕 丕賱亘毓囟 賵 鬲乇丕卮賯 丕賱丕鬲賴丕賲丕鬲 賵 丕賱丕賳禺乇丕胤 賮賷 丕賱賲賱賷卮賷丕鬲 賵 丕賱噩賲丕毓丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲胤乇賮丞 鬲丨鬲 賲爻賲賷丕鬲 丿賷賳賷丞 賵 爻賷丕爻賷丞 . 賳丨賳 賰丕賱丿賲賶 賲賳匕 爻賳賷賳 賵 丕賵囟丕毓賳丕 鬲爻賵亍 爻賳丞 亘毓丿 丕禺乇賶 賮賴賱 賲賳 賷賯馗丞 責
" 丕賳 丕丨丿丕孬 丨賷丕鬲賰 丕賱賲鬲毓丕賯亘丞 賵 丕禺鬲賷丕乇丕鬲賰 賮賷賴丕 丕爻鬲噩丕亘丞 賱鬲賱賰 丕賱丕丨丿丕孬 , 賵 賴賵 賲丕 賵氐賱 亘賰 丕賱賶 賴匕賴 丕賱賳賯胤丞 .."
September 10, 2018
For having a better future, everybody should read this book!
October 1, 2015
丕賱丕睾鬲賷丕賱 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷 賱賱兀賲賲
賴賱 鬲爻鬲禺丿賲 丕賱丿賵賱 丕賱賰亘乇賶 賯賵鬲賴丕 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷丞 賵丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞 賵丕賱毓爻賰乇賷丞 賵乇噩丕賱 賲禺丕亘乇丕鬲賴丕 賮賷 鬲丨胤賷賲 丕賱丿賵賱 丕賱鬲賷 鬲禺乇噩 毓賳 賮賱賰賴丕責 亘丕賱胤亘毓 賵卮賵丕賴丿 賴匕丕 賰孬賷乇丞 賵禺丕氐丞 賱賵 乇賰夭賳丕 毓賱賶 丕賱丿賵乇 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷 賮賷 兀賲乇賷賰丕 丕賱噩賳賵亘賷丞 賵賮賷鬲賳丕賲 賵丕賱毓乇丕賯 賵廿賷乇丕賳貙 丨乇賵亘 賯匕乇丞 賵賲鬲賵丕氐賱丞 賱丕 鬲禺賮賶 毓賱賶 兀丨丿貙 賲丕 賷丨丕賵賱 噩賵賳 亘賷乇賰賳夭 賮毓賱賴 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵亘胤乇賷賯丞 睾賷乇 賲賯賳毓丞 賴賵 賵囟毓 賳賮爻賴 賮賷 禺囟賲 賴匕賴 丕賱丨乇賵亘 丕賱賯匕乇丞 亘丕賱丕丿毓丕亍 亘兀賳賴 賰丕賳 賯乇氐丕賳 丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷貙 賷鬲爻賱賱 賱賱丿賵賱 賱賷賰亘賱賴丕 亘丕賱丿賷賵賳 賵賱賷乇賴賳賴丕 賱賱廿乇丕丿丞 賵丕賱賯賵丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞貙 賵賮賷 賰賱 賲賰丕賳 賴賳丕賰 賲賳 賷孬賯 亘賴 賵賷賯乇乇 兀賳 賷亘賵丨 賱賴 亘丕賱兀爻乇丕乇貙 鬲匕賰乇鬲 賵兀賳丕 丕賯乇兀 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 爻禺乇賷丞 睾丕夭賷 丕賱賯氐賷亘賷 賲賳 賴賷賰賱 毓賳丿賲丕 鬲爻丕亍賱 賰賷賮 賷鬲兀鬲賷 賱賴賷賰賱 廿噩乇丕亍 丕賱丨賵丕乇 丕賱兀禺賷乇 賲毓 賰賱 夭毓賷賲 乇丕丨賱責 賴賱 賰丕賳鬲 鬲氐賱賴 鬲賵氐賷丞 賲賳 賲賱賰 丕賱賲賵鬲責 毓賲賵賲丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 噩賷丿 賱毓卮丕賯 賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱賲丐丕賲乇丞.
賴賱 鬲爻鬲禺丿賲 丕賱丿賵賱 丕賱賰亘乇賶 賯賵鬲賴丕 丕賱丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷丞 賵丕賱爻賷丕爻賷丞 賵丕賱毓爻賰乇賷丞 賵乇噩丕賱 賲禺丕亘乇丕鬲賴丕 賮賷 鬲丨胤賷賲 丕賱丿賵賱 丕賱鬲賷 鬲禺乇噩 毓賳 賮賱賰賴丕責 亘丕賱胤亘毓 賵卮賵丕賴丿 賴匕丕 賰孬賷乇丞 賵禺丕氐丞 賱賵 乇賰夭賳丕 毓賱賶 丕賱丿賵乇 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷 賮賷 兀賲乇賷賰丕 丕賱噩賳賵亘賷丞 賵賮賷鬲賳丕賲 賵丕賱毓乇丕賯 賵廿賷乇丕賳貙 丨乇賵亘 賯匕乇丞 賵賲鬲賵丕氐賱丞 賱丕 鬲禺賮賶 毓賱賶 兀丨丿貙 賲丕 賷丨丕賵賱 噩賵賳 亘賷乇賰賳夭 賮毓賱賴 賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賵亘胤乇賷賯丞 睾賷乇 賲賯賳毓丞 賴賵 賵囟毓 賳賮爻賴 賮賷 禺囟賲 賴匕賴 丕賱丨乇賵亘 丕賱賯匕乇丞 亘丕賱丕丿毓丕亍 亘兀賳賴 賰丕賳 賯乇氐丕賳 丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷貙 賷鬲爻賱賱 賱賱丿賵賱 賱賷賰亘賱賴丕 亘丕賱丿賷賵賳 賵賱賷乇賴賳賴丕 賱賱廿乇丕丿丞 賵丕賱賯賵丞 丕賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丞貙 賵賮賷 賰賱 賲賰丕賳 賴賳丕賰 賲賳 賷孬賯 亘賴 賵賷賯乇乇 兀賳 賷亘賵丨 賱賴 亘丕賱兀爻乇丕乇貙 鬲匕賰乇鬲 賵兀賳丕 丕賯乇兀 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 爻禺乇賷丞 睾丕夭賷 丕賱賯氐賷亘賷 賲賳 賴賷賰賱 毓賳丿賲丕 鬲爻丕亍賱 賰賷賮 賷鬲兀鬲賷 賱賴賷賰賱 廿噩乇丕亍 丕賱丨賵丕乇 丕賱兀禺賷乇 賲毓 賰賱 夭毓賷賲 乇丕丨賱責 賴賱 賰丕賳鬲 鬲氐賱賴 鬲賵氐賷丞 賲賳 賲賱賰 丕賱賲賵鬲責 毓賲賵賲丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 噩賷丿 賱毓卮丕賯 賳馗乇賷丞 丕賱賲丐丕賲乇丞.
June 8, 2023
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噩賵賳 亘賷乇賰賳夭 兀毓胤丕賳丕 賳賻馗乇賴 毓丕賲丞 毓賱賶 賲丕 賷賻丿賵乇 丨賻賵賱購賳丕 賲賳 兀丨丿丕孬 爻賷丕爻賷賾丞 賵 廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷賾丞 賵 賮賷 賳賻賮爻 丕賱賵賯鬲 賮賻鬲賻丨賻 賱賻賳丕 丕賱賲賻噩丕賱 賱賽賰賻賷 賳毓乇賽賮 賵 賳賻毓賷 賲丕 賴賽賷賻 丕賱賱賾毓亘賴 丕賱廿賯鬲賽氐丕丿賽賷丞 丕賱賾鬲賷 鬲賻丿賵乇 丨賻賵賱賳丕貙 乇購亘賾賲丕 丕賱賵賻賯鬲 賵 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 賵 丕賱鬲噩丕乇購亘 丕賱賾鬲賷 鬲賻丨丿賾孬 毓賳賴丕 丕賱賰丕鬲賽亘 賯丿 賲賻囟賻鬲 賵 兀氐亘賻丨賻鬲 賲賽賳 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 賵賱賰賳 丕賱賱賾毓亘丞 賴賽賷賻 賳賮爻購賴丕 賱丕 鬲賻鬲賻睾賻賷賾乇 亘賱 丕賱賵爻丕卅賽賱 賵 丕賱兀爻丕賱賷亘 賴賽賷賻 賮賯鬲 丕賱賾鬲賷 鬲賻鬲賻噩賻丿賾丿 賲毓 賲乇賵乇 丕賱夭賻賲賳 賱賽賰賻賷 鬲賻鬲賻賳丕爻賻亘 賲毓 丕賱賵賯鬲 丕賱丨丕囟賽乇...
噩賵賳 亘賷乇賰賳夭賴購賵賻 賵爻賷賱丞 賱賽賰賷 鬲氐賽賱 賴匕賴 丕賱廿賲亘乇丕胤賵乇賽賷丕鬲 丕賱賶 賲購亘鬲賻睾丕賴丕 賮廿匕丕 匕賴賻亘 賴賳丕賱賰賽 噩賵賳 睾賻賷乇購賴 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賵 賵爻丕卅賽賱 賰賻孬賷乇丞 賷賻爻鬲胤賷毓賵賳 廿鬲賽賾亘丕毓購賴丕 丕賱賰賵乇亘賵賯乇丕胤賷賵賳 賱賱賵氐賵賱 廿賱賶 賲購亘鬲賻睾丕賴購賲 賰賷賮賻 賷賻爻鬲賻胤賷毓賵賳 鬲賻丨賵賷賱 兀賷 丿賵賱丞 丕賱賶 賲賻噩賲賵毓丞 亘賷丕丿賽賯 賷賻鬲賻丨賰賾賲賵賳 亘賽賴丕...
賵 賳賻毓賵丿 賵 賳賻賯賵賱 賴丐賱丕亍 丕賱毓賻賲丕賱賽賯丞 廿爻鬲賻胤丕毓賵丕 丕賱賵購氐賵賱 廿賱賶 丕賱毓賻馗賲丞 丕賱賾鬲賷 賴購賲 賮賷賴丕 亘賽爻賻亘亘 賲賻噩賲賵毓丞 兀賮乇丕丿 賮丕爻賽丿丞 賲賽賳 毓丕賲丞 丕賱卮賻毓亘 亘賽爻亘亘 丕賱賳購賮賵爻 丕賱丿賻賳賷卅丞 丕賱賾鬲賷 鬲賻匕賽賱 賳賮爻賴丕 賲賽賳 兀噩賱 丕賱賲丕賱 賵 賷亘賷毓 賵賻胤賻賳購賴 賲賳 兀噩賱 丕賱賲丕賱 乇購亘賾賲丕 賱賻賲 賷賻賰購賳 賷賻毓乇賽賮 廿賱賶 兀賷賳 爻賵賮賻 鬲賻氐賽賱 丕賱賳賻鬲賷噩丞 賵賱賰賳 賮賷 賱賻丨馗賻鬲賽賴丕 賱賲 賷購賮賰賾乇 廿賱賾丕 賮賷 賳賻賮爻賽賴...
丕賱氐賻丨賵丞 丕賱賲購鬲兀禺賽賾乇丞 賱賻賳 鬲購毓賷丿 丕賱賲丕囟賷 賵賱丕賰賳 亘廿爻鬲賽胤丕毓賻鬲賽賴丕 兀賳 鬲購睾賻賷賽賾乇 丕賱賲購爻鬲賻賯亘賻賱...
賰賲丕 賵囟賾丨賻 賱賳丕 噩賵賳 亘賷乇賰賳夭 賴丐賱丕亍 丕賱毓賻賲丕賱賽賯丞 賱丕 鬲賻爻鬲賻胤賷毓 賲購丨丕乇亘賻鬲賻賴購賲 亘丕賱賷賻丿 兀賵 丕賱爻賽賾賱丕丨 賵賱丕賰賽賳 鬲賻爻鬲胤賷毓 賲丨丕乇賻亘賻鬲賻賴賻賲 賵 匕賱購賾賴賲 亘丕賱廿賯鬲賽氐丕丿.
鬲氐賻賵賾乇 賲購毓丕丿賻賱丞 氐睾賷乇賴 賱賵 丿賵賱丞 賰丕賲賽賱丞 賯丕胤賸毓賻鬲 爻賽賱毓丞 賲購毓賷賾賳丞 鬲購賳鬲賽噩購賴丕 廿丨丿賶 賴匕賴 丕賱毓賻賲丕賱賽賯丞..兀購賳馗購乇 賲丕匕丕 爻賻賵賮 賷賻丨丿購孬 亘賽賴丕 賵 賰賻賷賮賻 爻賻賵賮 鬲賻鬲賵爻賾賱 賱賽賰賷 鬲賻賰購賮 賴匕賴 丕賱賲購賯丕胤毓丞 .
噩賵賳 亘賷乇賰賳夭 兀毓胤丕賳丕 賳賻馗乇賴 毓丕賲丞 毓賱賶 賲丕 賷賻丿賵乇 丨賻賵賱購賳丕 賲賳 兀丨丿丕孬 爻賷丕爻賷賾丞 賵 廿賯鬲氐丕丿賷賾丞 賵 賮賷 賳賻賮爻 丕賱賵賯鬲 賮賻鬲賻丨賻 賱賻賳丕 丕賱賲賻噩丕賱 賱賽賰賻賷 賳毓乇賽賮 賵 賳賻毓賷 賲丕 賴賽賷賻 丕賱賱賾毓亘賴 丕賱廿賯鬲賽氐丕丿賽賷丞 丕賱賾鬲賷 鬲賻丿賵乇 丨賻賵賱賳丕貙 乇購亘賾賲丕 丕賱賵賻賯鬲 賵 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 賵 丕賱鬲噩丕乇購亘 丕賱賾鬲賷 鬲賻丨丿賾孬 毓賳賴丕 丕賱賰丕鬲賽亘 賯丿 賲賻囟賻鬲 賵 兀氐亘賻丨賻鬲 賲賽賳 丕賱鬲丕乇賷禺 賵賱賰賳 丕賱賱賾毓亘丞 賴賽賷賻 賳賮爻購賴丕 賱丕 鬲賻鬲賻睾賻賷賾乇 亘賱 丕賱賵爻丕卅賽賱 賵 丕賱兀爻丕賱賷亘 賴賽賷賻 賮賯鬲 丕賱賾鬲賷 鬲賻鬲賻噩賻丿賾丿 賲毓 賲乇賵乇 丕賱夭賻賲賳 賱賽賰賻賷 鬲賻鬲賻賳丕爻賻亘 賲毓 丕賱賵賯鬲 丕賱丨丕囟賽乇...
噩賵賳 亘賷乇賰賳夭賴購賵賻 賵爻賷賱丞 賱賽賰賷 鬲氐賽賱 賴匕賴 丕賱廿賲亘乇丕胤賵乇賽賷丕鬲 丕賱賶 賲購亘鬲賻睾丕賴丕 賮廿匕丕 匕賴賻亘 賴賳丕賱賰賽 噩賵賳 睾賻賷乇購賴 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賵 賵爻丕卅賽賱 賰賻孬賷乇丞 賷賻爻鬲胤賷毓賵賳 廿鬲賽賾亘丕毓購賴丕 丕賱賰賵乇亘賵賯乇丕胤賷賵賳 賱賱賵氐賵賱 廿賱賶 賲購亘鬲賻睾丕賴購賲 賰賷賮賻 賷賻爻鬲賻胤賷毓賵賳 鬲賻丨賵賷賱 兀賷 丿賵賱丞 丕賱賶 賲賻噩賲賵毓丞 亘賷丕丿賽賯 賷賻鬲賻丨賰賾賲賵賳 亘賽賴丕...
賵 賳賻毓賵丿 賵 賳賻賯賵賱 賴丐賱丕亍 丕賱毓賻賲丕賱賽賯丞 廿爻鬲賻胤丕毓賵丕 丕賱賵購氐賵賱 廿賱賶 丕賱毓賻馗賲丞 丕賱賾鬲賷 賴購賲 賮賷賴丕 亘賽爻賻亘亘 賲賻噩賲賵毓丞 兀賮乇丕丿 賮丕爻賽丿丞 賲賽賳 毓丕賲丞 丕賱卮賻毓亘 亘賽爻亘亘 丕賱賳購賮賵爻 丕賱丿賻賳賷卅丞 丕賱賾鬲賷 鬲賻匕賽賱 賳賮爻賴丕 賲賽賳 兀噩賱 丕賱賲丕賱 賵 賷亘賷毓 賵賻胤賻賳購賴 賲賳 兀噩賱 丕賱賲丕賱 乇購亘賾賲丕 賱賻賲 賷賻賰購賳 賷賻毓乇賽賮 廿賱賶 兀賷賳 爻賵賮賻 鬲賻氐賽賱 丕賱賳賻鬲賷噩丞 賵賱賰賳 賮賷 賱賻丨馗賻鬲賽賴丕 賱賲 賷購賮賰賾乇 廿賱賾丕 賮賷 賳賻賮爻賽賴...
丕賱氐賻丨賵丞 丕賱賲購鬲兀禺賽賾乇丞 賱賻賳 鬲購毓賷丿 丕賱賲丕囟賷 賵賱丕賰賳 亘廿爻鬲賽胤丕毓賻鬲賽賴丕 兀賳 鬲購睾賻賷賽賾乇 丕賱賲購爻鬲賻賯亘賻賱...
賰賲丕 賵囟賾丨賻 賱賳丕 噩賵賳 亘賷乇賰賳夭 賴丐賱丕亍 丕賱毓賻賲丕賱賽賯丞 賱丕 鬲賻爻鬲賻胤賷毓 賲購丨丕乇亘賻鬲賻賴購賲 亘丕賱賷賻丿 兀賵 丕賱爻賽賾賱丕丨 賵賱丕賰賽賳 鬲賻爻鬲胤賷毓 賲丨丕乇賻亘賻鬲賻賴賻賲 賵 匕賱購賾賴賲 亘丕賱廿賯鬲賽氐丕丿.
鬲氐賻賵賾乇 賲購毓丕丿賻賱丞 氐睾賷乇賴 賱賵 丿賵賱丞 賰丕賲賽賱丞 賯丕胤賸毓賻鬲 爻賽賱毓丞 賲購毓賷賾賳丞 鬲購賳鬲賽噩購賴丕 廿丨丿賶 賴匕賴 丕賱毓賻賲丕賱賽賯丞..兀購賳馗購乇 賲丕匕丕 爻賻賵賮 賷賻丨丿購孬 亘賽賴丕 賵 賰賻賷賮賻 爻賻賵賮 鬲賻鬲賵爻賾賱 賱賽賰賷 鬲賻賰購賮 賴匕賴 丕賱賲購賯丕胤毓丞 .
August 18, 2011
This book got 5 stars because it is highly disturbing and everyone especially Americans should read this book. Perkins writes his true story of what he did when he was an economic hit man. The basic gist is that he went to other countries promising the growth of their economy if they contracted engineers and workers from the States to install infrastructures such as electricity and running water. It looks like a great idea to the government because they are "helping" their people by creating a better economy. In the long run, the rich get richer (the very few rich of course.) and the poor get poorer (lots of poor people.) As well, the country becomes indebted to the companies that helped install the infrastructures and are at the United States' mercy. Perkins didn't work for the government but essentially did. Most people know at this point that the US government is tied so closely to big business.
There are things that Perkins did that are disgusting and totally unethical and finally his guilty conscience got to him so he wrote the book. Good thing because it is an eye opener and brings some light to one of the many reasons other countries are not to fond of the US. He gives us some tips and some things we can do to combat the mess he has made. One of the actions is stop giving big business our business. I think most people know that big businesses are pretty evil for the most part. The worst thing we can do is just sit idly by and continue living in ignorance. Worse yet, sitting idly by with the knowledge that is out there.
Read the book. Be disgusted. Erase your ignorance. Do something.
There are things that Perkins did that are disgusting and totally unethical and finally his guilty conscience got to him so he wrote the book. Good thing because it is an eye opener and brings some light to one of the many reasons other countries are not to fond of the US. He gives us some tips and some things we can do to combat the mess he has made. One of the actions is stop giving big business our business. I think most people know that big businesses are pretty evil for the most part. The worst thing we can do is just sit idly by and continue living in ignorance. Worse yet, sitting idly by with the knowledge that is out there.
Read the book. Be disgusted. Erase your ignorance. Do something.
November 23, 2021
This is the way the world works.
I had this book recommended to me by A LOT of people and I鈥檓 glad I finally got around to it because it is a jaw-dropping first person account of how the US has covertly destabilized other nations for decades in a form of neoimperialism. John Perkins was a man who grew up in a privileged state, yet always feeling under the class that his parents desired. Through mostly happenstance, he found himself in the position in his 30s to be the lead 鈥渆conomist鈥� for a company in the 1970s called Main (now gone). He was literally told he would be an 鈥淓conomic Hitman鈥� or EHM and his job was blatantly described to him: go to a developing country and set them up to be a US puppet state.
The way Perkins achieved this was by dreaming up an economic plan and forecasting good fortune for a foerign country, getting them to agree to infrastructure building. He knowingly knew that the funds would come from an American bank (or world bank, IMF) and that only an American company would be contracted to build the infrastructure plan. So dollars would never flow into the foreign country. From there, the intent was to burden the country with a subprime loan, knowing full well that they would not have the economic windfall promised. The country would then be trapped with debt and become a puppet state of the American corporatocracy. There is clearly state and corporate collusion going but with no paper trail. This has happened in sooooo many countries: Ecuador, Panama, Indonesia, Chile, Venezuela, Iran, Iraq so many others that this would review would never end if I kept listing them.
Perkins then explains what happens to countries that don鈥檛 fall victim to the debt trap. The 鈥淛ackals鈥� are then sent in鈥攖he CIA which covertly ousts usually the democratically elected leader and supplants them with a puppet dictator setting up a crony capitalism system. If the country is still recalcitrant to the CIA, the US just sends in the military to get rid of the leader by violence and war.
This is what imperialism looks like today.
I found the book to be highly engaging because the author is speaking from his own experiences and has tons of insider knowledge about the economic world order that most people aren鈥檛 even aware of. Yet with the personal accounts, there is no doubt unwitting embellishments that likely come along with a book like this. At any rate, I found this to be an extremely worthwhile read. But be careful, it鈥檚 one of those books that could upend your world view and change your life.
Other similar books I'd recommend:
The Jakarta Method
/review/show...
How to Hide and Empire
/review/show...
I had this book recommended to me by A LOT of people and I鈥檓 glad I finally got around to it because it is a jaw-dropping first person account of how the US has covertly destabilized other nations for decades in a form of neoimperialism. John Perkins was a man who grew up in a privileged state, yet always feeling under the class that his parents desired. Through mostly happenstance, he found himself in the position in his 30s to be the lead 鈥渆conomist鈥� for a company in the 1970s called Main (now gone). He was literally told he would be an 鈥淓conomic Hitman鈥� or EHM and his job was blatantly described to him: go to a developing country and set them up to be a US puppet state.
The way Perkins achieved this was by dreaming up an economic plan and forecasting good fortune for a foerign country, getting them to agree to infrastructure building. He knowingly knew that the funds would come from an American bank (or world bank, IMF) and that only an American company would be contracted to build the infrastructure plan. So dollars would never flow into the foreign country. From there, the intent was to burden the country with a subprime loan, knowing full well that they would not have the economic windfall promised. The country would then be trapped with debt and become a puppet state of the American corporatocracy. There is clearly state and corporate collusion going but with no paper trail. This has happened in sooooo many countries: Ecuador, Panama, Indonesia, Chile, Venezuela, Iran, Iraq so many others that this would review would never end if I kept listing them.
Perkins then explains what happens to countries that don鈥檛 fall victim to the debt trap. The 鈥淛ackals鈥� are then sent in鈥攖he CIA which covertly ousts usually the democratically elected leader and supplants them with a puppet dictator setting up a crony capitalism system. If the country is still recalcitrant to the CIA, the US just sends in the military to get rid of the leader by violence and war.
This is what imperialism looks like today.
I found the book to be highly engaging because the author is speaking from his own experiences and has tons of insider knowledge about the economic world order that most people aren鈥檛 even aware of. Yet with the personal accounts, there is no doubt unwitting embellishments that likely come along with a book like this. At any rate, I found this to be an extremely worthwhile read. But be careful, it鈥檚 one of those books that could upend your world view and change your life.
Other similar books I'd recommend:
The Jakarta Method
/review/show...
How to Hide and Empire
/review/show...
July 20, 2012
賰鬲丕亘 賲賳 丕賱賰鬲亘 丕賱賰丕卮賮丞. 禺賽胤乇 禺賽胤乇 賷毓賳賷 :D ..
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 亘賷孬亘鬲 賳賲賵匕噩 賲購毓賷賳 賵 賴賵 兀賳 :
1 - 賮賷賴 亘賳賷 丌丿賲 亘賷亘賯賶 賲胤賱賵亘 賲賳賴 賷毓賲賱 丿乇丕爻丞 丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷丞 毓賳 亘賱丿 賲購毓賷賳 亘購賳丕亍 毓賱賶 乇睾亘丕鬲 賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱賲購爻鬲孬賲乇賷賳 賵 兀氐丨丕亘 丕賱卮乇賰丕鬲 丕賱賲丕賱鬲賷賳丕卮賷賵賳丕賱..
2- 鬲賯賵賲 亘毓囟 丕賱噩賴丕鬲 丕賱賲丕賳丨丞 - 氐賳丿賵賯 丕賱賳賯丿 賵 丕賱亘賳賰 丕賱丿賵賱賷 .. 廿賱禺 - 亘廿賯乇丕囟 賴匕賴 丕賱丿賵賱 亘賳丕亍 毓賱賶 賴匕賴 丕賱丿乇丕爻丕鬲 廿賱賱賷 睾丕賱亘丕賸 亘鬲胤賱毓 禺丕丿毓丞 ..
賮丕賱丿賵賱丞 鬲亘賯賶 賵丕禺丿賴 賯乇囟 亘賲賱賷丕乇 噩賳賷丞 毓賱賶 兀爻丕爻 兀賳 丕賱毓丕卅丿 賲賳 丕賱廿爻鬲孬賲丕乇 賴賷亘賯賶 丨賵丕賱賷 賲賱賷丕乇 賵 賳氐 賲孬賱丕賸 亘毓丿 毓卮乇賷賳 爻賳丞 貙 鬲胤賱毓 丕賱丿乇丕爻丕鬲 兀賰鬲乇 賰鬲賷乇 賲賳 丕賱賲鬲賵賯毓 賵 鬲毓噩賾夭 丕賱丿賵賱丞 毓賳 爻丿丕丿 丕賱丿賷賵賳 丕賱賲購爻鬲丨賯賾丞 ..
3- 鬲鬲毓孬賾乇 丕賱丿賵賱丞 毓賳 爻丿丕丿 丿賷賵賳賴丕 .. 賮鬲亘丿兀 亘賯賶 鬲購匕毓賳 賱賱丿賵賱 賵 丕賱賲丐爻爻丕鬲 丕賱丿丕卅賳丞 .. 毓賳 胤乇賷賯 廿賲乇丕乇 氐賮賯丕鬲 丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷丞 貙 亘賷毓 兀乇丕囟賷 貙 鬲噩丕乇丞 爻賱丕丨 貙 鬲氐賵賷鬲丕鬲 賮賷 丕賱兀賲賲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞 .. 賵 賴賰匕丕
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May 27, 2024
John Perkins nos cuenta c贸mo se convirti贸 en un g谩nster econ贸mico al servicio de organismos como el Banco Mundial, la Agencia de Desarrollo Internacional estadounidense, el FMI, bancos y grandes corporaciones que con la excusa de desarrollo internacional saquean y someten a los pa铆ses a su inter茅s.
La capacidad de Estados Unidos de imprimir billetes sin respaldo de ninguna reserva de oro, solamente respaldados en la confianza a nivel mundial en la capacidad de su econom铆a y capacidad de garantizar un orden mundial, le ha conferido un poder inmenso, ya que se puede conceder cr茅ditos que no devolver谩 nunca y acumular un gran endeudamiento. La aparici贸n de otras monedas que pudieran sustituir al d贸lar producir铆a la ca铆da de la econom铆a estadounidense y el tener que hacer frente a su gran deuda, por eso EEUU luchan encarnizadamente por mantener la fortaleza de su moneda en las transacciones internacionales
La capacidad de Estados Unidos de imprimir billetes sin respaldo de ninguna reserva de oro, solamente respaldados en la confianza a nivel mundial en la capacidad de su econom铆a y capacidad de garantizar un orden mundial, le ha conferido un poder inmenso, ya que se puede conceder cr茅ditos que no devolver谩 nunca y acumular un gran endeudamiento. La aparici贸n de otras monedas que pudieran sustituir al d贸lar producir铆a la ca铆da de la econom铆a estadounidense y el tener que hacer frente a su gran deuda, por eso EEUU luchan encarnizadamente por mantener la fortaleza de su moneda en las transacciones internacionales
July 3, 2020
禺丕賳賴 丕夭 倬丕蹖 亘爻鬲 賵蹖乇丕賳 丕爻鬲
禺賵丕噩賴 丿乇 亘賳丿賽 賳賯卮賽 丕蹖賵丕賳 丕爻鬲
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爻蹖夭丿賴賲 鬲蹖乇丿丕丿 1399 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖
禺賵丕噩賴 丿乇 亘賳丿賽 賳賯卮賽 丕蹖賵丕賳 丕爻鬲
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爻蹖夭丿賴賲 鬲蹖乇丿丕丿 1399 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖
August 18, 2024
Such an honest, authentic guy, who shows the reformative and even political power of public confession. I wish we rewarded rather than punished that in our institutional life.
September 17, 2007
The scariest thing about this book is that if you read it having read nothing about the CIA or the overseas financial games the agency (and US corporations acting with CIA influence) has played around the world, it seems like frightening fiction written by a conspiratorial nutjob. If you read it having read a few books about the history of the CIA, you're twice as scared because you know it all may be true. Perkins writing is fitting for the topic, and reading Confessions of an Economic Hitman is very much like reading a sprawling Ludlum conspiracy thriller. Once again, a nonfiction book proves that reality is just as crazy as any writer's imagination... unless the whole thing never happened, and Perkins is still working for the CIA, this time as an Information Hitman. (In which case, don't be surprised.)
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