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In this shocking memoir, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, John Perkins tells of his own inner journey from willing servant of empire to impassioned advocate for the rights of oppressed people. Covertly recruited by the United States National Security Agency and on the payroll of an international consulting firm, he traveled the world—to Indonesia, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia, Saudi Arabia, Iran and other strategically important countries. His job was to implement policies that promoted the interests of the U.S. corporatocracy (a coalition of government, banks, and corporations) while professing to alleviate poverty—policies that alienated many nations and ultimately led to September 11 and growing anti-Americanism.

2006-08-02 08:01:57 · 2 answers · asked by pelister56 4 in Politics & Government Other - Politics & Government

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When you've got a nation run by the wealthy, you can only expect its agents to represent their interests. What's interesting is that many of these agents actually believe what they are doing is actually helping the poor in other countries. These agents don't realize they're products of the propaganda machine that keeps their system running. They've only heard one side of the spin when in their home countries. Some may be in for rude awakenings when they begin to interact with the target countries, but many do not because they are still surrounded by other agents of the system that were also put there to perpetuate the system's existence.

2006-08-02 08:13:38 · answer #1 · answered by cyu 5 · 0 0

I'd tell you.....but then I'd have to kill you........(jk)

2006-08-02 15:05:02 · answer #2 · answered by J 3 · 0 0

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