Confessions of an Economic Hitman.

Discussion in 'Politics' started by rubbs, Jan 25, 2011.

  1. just start the video:wave:

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oARBdBtGenM"]YouTube - Confessions of an Economic Hit Man[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAqG51uwzMI&feature=related[/ame]

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l22O33KyWa4&feature=related[/ame]
     
  2. straight from wiki page about the book...

    "Economic hit men (EHMs) are highly-paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. They funnel money from the World Bank, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and other foreign "aid" organizations into the coffers of huge corporations and the pockets of a few wealthy families who control the planet's natural resources. Their tools included 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."
     
  3. I read the book. IT WAS AMAZING. Well, the end was kinda preachy, but on a whole, great shit.
     
  4. #4 rubbs, Jan 25, 2011
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    ^^^ doesn't surprise me. im about half way the second video, he says that hes about to talk about the solution to "the problem" and that is not that hard....:rolleyes:

    and the second video he starts talking about south america and he praises the anti-imperialist governments that risen in the near past...
    specially my home country's president ; Chavez, whom although he is "anti- yankee" he is destroying Venezuela!... extremism breeds extremism
     
  5. some times extreme situations calls for extreme retaliation. I just want to educate people on who the real enemy is so we don't go about slicing eachother's throats trying to secure our liberties.

    There are peaceful ways out of this mess and educating the public is one (but they are stupid as fuck) or warfare is another. Sometimes there must be blood for liberty and sometimes it is education. I hope this whole situation us plebeians suffer from is resolved in a peaceful manner but, I really don't see a peaceful way out of this beacuase those in power would rather die than lose their power.:rolleyes:
     
  6. if by extreme retaliation to US imperialism your referring to governments such as chavez's, then i can tell you those governments are far from being close to "help"

    Chavez uses anti-yankee/socialist rhetoric as a scapegoat/common enemy almost in the same way US uses terrorism or hitler used jews, bolshevism etcc
    he does that while leading an authoritarian government, being a dictator except in name, and literally destroying the country. both middle and lower classes are more impoverished now...
     

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