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Overview

Former Economic Hit Man John Perkins goes behind the scenes of the current geopolitical crisis and offers bold solutions to our most pressing problems. Drawing on his own experiences as well as interviews with other EHMs, jackals, CIA operatives, reporters, businessmen, and activists, Perkins reveals the conspiracy of corruption that has fueled instability and anti-Americanism around the globe, with consequences reflected in our daily headlines. Having raised the alarm, Perkins passionately addresses how Americans can work to create a more peaceful and stable world for future generations.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780452289574
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
  • Publication date: 4/29/2008
  • Edition description: Reprint
  • Pages: 384
  • Sales rank: 149,914
  • Product dimensions: 5.32 (w) x 8.04 (h) x 0.86 (d)

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments     xiii
A Note from the Author     xv
Prologue     1
Asia
Mystery Woman of Jakarta     13
Pirating Lepers     19
Geishas     25
The Bugiman     30
A Corrupt and Brutal Country     35
Sweatshops     39
United States-Supported Slaughter     45
Tsunami Profiteering     50
Fruits of Corruption     54
Attacked and Beaten in Indonesia     59
Don't Become a Buddhist     62
Biological Imperatives     66
Dictatorships of Finance     71
The Quiet Giant     75
Latin America
Hired Guns in Guatemala     83
Obsessed with Anger     87
Recruited as President of Bolivia Power     94
Maximizing Profits in La Paz     99
Changing the Dream     104
Venezuela's Chavez     110
Ecuador: Betrayed by a President     114
Bolivia: Bechtel and the Water Wars     120
Brazil: Skeletons in the Closet     128
The Beautiful Carioca     134
Taking on the Empire     138
Kindred Spirits     141
A Historyof Assassinations     146
Lessons from Latin America     157
The Middle East
A Bankrupt United States of America     165
King Dollar     169
Manipulating Governments     173
Lebanon: "Stark Raving Mad"     178
USAID Speaks     183
Egypt: Controlling Africa     189
Infidel Dog     194
Iran: Highways and Fortresses     199
Israel: America's Foot Soldier     205
The Iraq-Iran War: Another EHM Victory     209
Qatar and Dubai: Las Vegas in the Land of Mullahs     214
Into the Abyss     217
Africa
Modern Conquistadors     223
Sitting in America's Lap     227
A Jackal Is Born     230
The "Non-Peoples" of Diego Garcia     235
Assassinating a President     239
The Highjacking of an Air India 707     243
An Environmentalist Is Executed     246
The Least Understood Continent     249
NGOs: A Stake in Keeping Africa Poor     253
Laptops, Cell Phones, and Cars     256
Ex-Peace Corps Volunteers Offer Hope     260
Resolved: To Turn Things Around     266
Changing the World
Four Essential Questions     271
Change Is Possible     275
Modern Minutemen     279
Changing the Myth     284
The New Capitalism     288
A List of Grievances     292
Facing Our Fears     298
Changing Wall Street Through Financial Leverage     302
Buying Off Third-world Debt     306
Five Commonalities     310
Times of Opportunity     312
The Most Important Question of Our Time     317
Today Is the Day     322
Organizations Described in This Book     331
Entry Points for Living Democracy     333
Recommended Reading     345
Notes     347
Index     351
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  • Posted December 6, 2011

    A 5 star read--a must for anyone who wonders what is really going on with our government, corporations, World Banks, the IMF and Politics!

    I have always been curious about why things "happen" or "work" the way they do, against the working class, against the poor, no good health plan for the citizens of the United States et al! John Perkins blows the whistle on the behind the scenes actions taken by the U.S. Govertment, the collusion between the World Bank, the IMF and the Corporations, institutions the U.S. Govt works with behind the scenes--the corporation names used for the U.S. Govt to launder "drug money from Columbia, the Corporations that train the Economic Hit Man types---the third world countries that have lost their democratically elected presidents because of U.S. Jackals ordered to take them "out" due to their lack of cooporation with the U.S. Govt! Any questions you might have could all be answered by reading this Volume by John Perkins. I give it the highest rating as I believe he has risked his life to inform the public on the matters he discusses in this book, along with the others he has written! This information should not be ignored--we all need to know what he discusses has happened and is happening now within our Government and in collusion with Corporations that are in the top 1%, while most of the rest of us are just trying to maintain a "survival" existence!

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  • Posted August 17, 2010

    The dream of living in a sustainable world with peace and social/economic/environmental justice is possible. "The Secret History of the American Empire" guides us toward such a possibility where in the future, there will be no more empire

    John Perkins wrote Confessions of an Economic Hit Man several years ago then followed that up with "The Secret History of the American Empire.

    Perkins is an insider that took part in some of the most manipulative and evil events of the 20th and 21st century. When the public believe that our tax dollars were spent to help the developing world, Perkins debunks that understanding by telling the story of how he and others in corporate America undermined democracy by bribing or killing heads of state that would not play along with the corporations that cared nothing about the worlds poor and environmental destruction, but rather manipulated countries into financial disaster so the USA would be able to create a global empire that benefited only the very few extremely rich Americans.

    Perkins books along with Chalmers Johnsons latest three books are important reading for those that want to know the truth about the dark side of corporate America and what we can do about reforming America in a 2nd US Revolution of a Dr. MLK nonviolent approach.

    These books represent the most inspiring and hopeful comments of our time.

    Perkins does not believe that corporations have a choice to help solve the worlds problems or continue on their destructive path. It is more about the culture of corporations that must be reformed to create this sustainable future.

    Those few that that make the big bucks and pull the strings of government and the media will not like this book.

    Those insider technocrats that agree with Perkins will love this book and we can expect more whistle blowing as a result.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 15, 2010

    Eye Opener

    This book sheds light on how truly corrupt our government and corporations are.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 14, 2008

    A must read

    This is a true account of how our goverment takes adavantage of under developed countries in their early developing stages to gain economic advantages and future political obligations. We provide electricity, water and infrastructure, to poor oil rich countries.This allows us to gain access to future control of their economies,values,assets and political obligations.We destroy the old cultures and traditions in the name of US democracy. The World Bank 'actually US corporation owned' loans the poor countries money, charging large amounts of interest payments they can not every repay. This is when we 'USA' takes over the country from politically to militarliy. John Perkins leaned his trade from the little know supper secret intellegence agency, NSA. The National Security Agency controls the intel on all under developed and weak countries ready to be 'helped' by the World Bank. 'controlled by the NSA and selected member US corporations.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted July 24, 2008

    Read it

    Read it and start to live your life to make it easier for others to live thiers.

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