John Perkins - Confessions of an Economic Hitman.
A friend went to see John Perkins last night at the
Memorial Union. Sounds like it was a very interesting talk. Mr. Perkins has
the insider's view of the real way that our country has dominated third (and
second) world countries - through crushing economic debt. We loan money to
these governments which then funnel the funds straight through to big
corporations like Halliburton et al. If the leaders won't play, then they tend
to die or be overthrown. Rather an intense and disturbing look at our
leadership.
Mr. Perkins now uses his money to fund Dream Change a non-profit that is out to "create a more compassionate and just world".
Click on read more if you want to download the Democracy Now interview.
Mr. Perkins now uses his money to fund Dream Change a non-profit that is out to "create a more compassionate and just world".
Click on read more if you want to download the Democracy Now interview.
Here is the quote from the Democracy Now Site (see
the link
below)
For years, John Perkins worked for an international consulting firm convincing developing nations to accept multi-billion dollar loans for infrastructure projects. Much of the money went to Halliburton, Bechtel, Brown and Root and other US engineering and construction companies. Now his book:Confessions of an Economic Hitman, detailing his activities and the policies behind them is #16 on the New York Times Bestseller List.
You can download the Democracy Now interview here .
| John Perkins writes, "The book was to be dedicated to the presidents of two countries, men who had been his clients whom I respected and thought of as kindred spirits - Jaime Roldós, president of Ecuador, and Omar Torrijos, president of Panama. Both had just died in fiery crashes. Their deaths were not accidental. They were assassinated because they opposed that fraternity of corporate, government, and banking heads whose goal is global empire. We Economic Hit Men failed to bring Roldós and Torrijos around, and the other type of hit men, the CIA-sanctioned jackals who were always right behind us, stepped in. John Perkins goes on to write: "I was persuaded to stop writing that book. I started it four more times during the next twenty years. On each occasion, my decision to begin again was influenced by current world events: the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1980, the first Gulf War, Somalia, and the rise of Osama bin Laden. However, threats or bribes always convinced me to stop." |
For years, John Perkins worked for an international consulting firm convincing developing nations to accept multi-billion dollar loans for infrastructure projects. Much of the money went to Halliburton, Bechtel, Brown and Root and other US engineering and construction companies. Now his book:Confessions of an Economic Hitman, detailing his activities and the policies behind them is #16 on the New York Times Bestseller List.
You can download the Democracy Now interview here .
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