Confessions of a Economic Hitman

[Nicey]

“Economic hit men (EHMs),” John Perkins wrote in Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, “are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. Their tools include fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder. They play a game as old as empire, but one that has taken on new and terrifying dimensions during this time of globalization.”

John Perkins exposed this shocking secret world in Confessions, his first-person account of his own life as an EHM, but that was just the tip of the iceberg. Here, other economic hit men, journalists, and investigators join Perkins to reveal many more deeply disturbing stories of greed and international corruption. In gripping detail, they describe the schemes and subterfuges that multinational corporations, governments, powerful individuals, financial institutions, and quasi-governmental agencies use to line their pockets behind the façade of “foreign aid” and “international development.”

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3968544393356669182&q=John+Perkins+and+VFP+National+Convention&hl=en

Excellent Read and excellent talk ..

Spread the word :handshake: :source:

[Deano]

“Economic hit men (EHMs),” John Perkins wrote in Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, “are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. Their tools include fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder. They play a game as old as empire, but one that has taken on new and terrifying dimensions during this time of globalization.”

John Perkins exposed this shocking secret world in Confessions, his first-person account of his own life as an EHM, but that was just the tip of the iceberg. Here, other economic hit men, journalists, and investigators join Perkins to reveal many more deeply disturbing stories of greed and international corruption. In gripping detail, they describe the schemes and subterfuges that multinational corporations, governments, powerful individuals, financial institutions, and quasi-governmental agencies use to line their pockets behind the façade of “foreign aid” and “international development.”

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3968544393356669182&q=John+Perkins+and+VFP+National+Convention&hl=en

Excellent Read and excellent talk ..

Spread the word :handshake: :source:


Sounds like the UK and i do not jest

[Red Chilli]

“Economic hit men (EHMs),” John Perkins wrote in Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, “are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. Their tools include fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder. They play a game as old as empire, but one that has taken on new and terrifying dimensions during this time of globalization.”


Before I watch the video, where can I download an application form? :D

[Red Chilli]

What's with Barron Greenback doing the intro?

[Red Chilli]

Cracking speech that.

I must admit, I do like Hugo Chavez as a political leader :D

[BillobShaisley]

If you like this sort of thing check out Greg Palast's books:

"The Best Democracy Money Can Buy"
- Most correlation with the John Perkins Book, in particular the chapters on globalisation the IMF and World Bank. 4 Phase Plans for Argentinian riots etc

And his new book : "The Armed Madhouse"

[Nicey]

I have one of Perkins book in my library have not gotten around to reading it, will put it on the 2007 to read list

[cobain]

Cracking speech that.

I must admit, I do like Hugo Chavez as a political leader :D

:handshake: :rock:

[BillobShaisley]

I like Chavez's fortitude in doing what he thinks is right for his people. It is good to fight against the neo-cons and their particular implementation of globalisation.

I do think Chavez is a little Nieve though, your enemies enemy is not necessarily your friend, and him getting to far into bed with Castro's Cuba and Iran is a slightly uneccesary and ultimately dangerous position to take. He can be socialist and protectionist without becoming hardline, porletariate(sp?) communist or fundamentalist. On the flip side what are trhe US going to do, kill him twice?