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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man:
How the U.S. Uses Globalization to Cheat Poor Countries Out of Trillions
He helped the U.S. cheat poor countries around
the globe out of trillions of dollars by lending them more money
than they could possibly repay and then take over their
economies.
John Perkins describes himself as a former economic hit man - a
highly paid professional who cheated countries around the globe
out of trillions of dollars.
20 years ago Perkins began writing a book with the working
title, "Conscience of an Economic Hit Men."
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."
But now Perkins has finally published his story. The book is
titled Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. John Perkins
joins us now in our Firehouse studios.
- John Perkins, from 1971 to 1981 he worked for the
international consulting firm of Chas T. Main where he was a
self-described "economic hit man." He is the
author of the new book Confessions of an Economic Hit Man.
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