Thread: Confessions of An Economic Hit Man

I recently discovered this book and wanted to share.

If you would like to understand the current global mess we are in and why we are so hated by people around the world, this book - "Confessions of An Economic Hit Man" will explain everything. It confirms what Ron Paul has been saying all along about "foreign intanglements." I always thought we were the "good guys." But after reading this book, I felt absolutely sick at the thought that it is our very own country that has been contributing to the current turmoil which puts us ALL at risk.

Basically, we lend money to other countries so that they can hire US companies to build their nation's infastructure. If the leaders refuse, they are asassinated. If they agree, the leaders get rewarded and praised for helping their people. The thing is, the people are never helped. The country can never pay back the loan. They go into debt and are under the thumb of the US, which can get them to do whatever we tell them to do. The people continue to suffer and live in poverty and wal-la: A recipe for the creation of a terrorist.

From Amazon:
Perkins, a former chief economist at Boston strategic-consulting firm Chas. T. Main, says he was an "economic hit man" for 10 years, helping U.S. intelligence agencies and multinationals cajole and blackmail foreign leaders into serving U.S. foreign policy and awarding lucrative contracts to American business. "Economic hit men (EHMs) are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars," Perkins writes. Confessions of an Economic Hit Man is an extraordinary and gripping tale of intrigue and dark machinations. Think John Le Carré, except it's a true story.

Perkins writes that his economic projections cooked the books Enron-style to convince foreign governments to accept billions of dollars of loans from the World Bank and other institutions to build dams, airports, electric grids, and other infrastructure he knew they couldn't afford. The loans were given on condition that construction and engineering contracts went to U.S. companies. Often, the money would simply be transferred from one bank account in Washington, D.C., to another one in New York or San Francisco. The deals were smoothed over with bribes for foreign officials, but it was the taxpayers in the foreign countries who had to pay back the loans. When their governments couldn't do so, as was often the case, the U.S. or its henchmen at the World Bank or International Monetary Fund would step in and essentially place the country in trusteeship, dictating everything from its spending budget to security agreements and even its United Nations votes.

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John Perkins Interview:
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While reading this book I couldn't help but wonder if the US is going through something similar. We are borrowing billions from China and are deep in debt. Foreign companies are starting to buy up some of our infastructure (NAFTA superhwy) And it's the taxpayers who are funding the bill. Are we beginning to see the same tactic played on us now?

While reading this book I couldn't help but wonder if the US is going through something similar. We are borrowing billions from China and are deep in debt. Foreign companies are starting to buy up some of our infastructure (NAFTA superhwy) And it's the taxpayers who are funding the bill. Are we beginning to see the same tactic played on us now?

Sure sounds like it, doesn't it?

I think maybe you will find, Naomi Klein's latest book, The Shock Doctrine, interesting.

Specially if you if you've been watching the news for numerous decades.

It clears up many issues.

http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine


There is also a small film about the book at the website. The part about the shock treatment is only a small part of the book. More importantly for me was the retelling of many of the things that have happened around the world in regards to economics and her views of what took place.

http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine/short-film

Originally Posted by StokeyBob

I think maybe you will find, Naomi Klein's latest book, The Shock Doctrine, interesting.

Specially if you if you've been watching the news for numerous decades.

It clears up many issues.

http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine


There is also a small film about the book at the website. The part about the shock treatment is only a small part of the book. More importantly for me was the retelling of many of the things that have happened around the world in regards to economics and her views of what took place.

http://www.naomiklein.org/shock-doctrine/short-film

Thanks for the great resource!

Thanks for the book recommendations! Our government is the true axis of evil and should be designated as a terrorist organization!