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Anders
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I have just finished John Perkins book which has been mentioned a few times here on SOTT in connection with other threads. One of these threads points to how he has possibly been set up as a tar baby. An alternative voice that is easy to knock down. See http://www.cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php?topic=828
What he writes about is not so explosive material as he would like it to be, if one reads the signs. He describes the mechanism of enslaving developing countries rich in resources by giving them huge easy loans, which only benefits the local ruling class and the corporate companies. The loans become a massive burden on the country and become the key by which the corporate world can dictate the policies of that country including how to vote in the UN, how many troops to send for US designated missions and policies to privatise the country's public works.
John Perkins writes throughout the book about his perceived guilt over the last 35 years of doing his work in bankrupting developing countries and yet I found it hard to see the sincerity in his feelings. After he stopped doing his work, he was then in his own words effectively paid handsomely to keep quiet. In other words sex, money and power came before honoring his conscience, if he actually has one.
Despite his claim that it is a very courageous thing that he is doing in exposing himself, I doubt for the following reasons that the PTB is really that concerned:
1) He does not mention the zionist influence in worlds events.
2) He discards the idea that there is something more sinister happening such as a conspiracy.
3) He mentions the Saudi support of islamic terrorism, the plane with Bin Laden relatives leaving shortly after 9-11 etc.
4) One does not become a New York bestseller if one is a threat to the system.
It is an easy read with some interesting stories from various parts of the world, but it does not challenge the system as it purports, which is probably why it became a bestseller. By that I mean that for the average person it will be a good book to read before going to bed as it reads a bit like a thriller and without disturbing the sleep ;)
Anders
What he writes about is not so explosive material as he would like it to be, if one reads the signs. He describes the mechanism of enslaving developing countries rich in resources by giving them huge easy loans, which only benefits the local ruling class and the corporate companies. The loans become a massive burden on the country and become the key by which the corporate world can dictate the policies of that country including how to vote in the UN, how many troops to send for US designated missions and policies to privatise the country's public works.
John Perkins writes throughout the book about his perceived guilt over the last 35 years of doing his work in bankrupting developing countries and yet I found it hard to see the sincerity in his feelings. After he stopped doing his work, he was then in his own words effectively paid handsomely to keep quiet. In other words sex, money and power came before honoring his conscience, if he actually has one.
Despite his claim that it is a very courageous thing that he is doing in exposing himself, I doubt for the following reasons that the PTB is really that concerned:
1) He does not mention the zionist influence in worlds events.
2) He discards the idea that there is something more sinister happening such as a conspiracy.
3) He mentions the Saudi support of islamic terrorism, the plane with Bin Laden relatives leaving shortly after 9-11 etc.
4) One does not become a New York bestseller if one is a threat to the system.
It is an easy read with some interesting stories from various parts of the world, but it does not challenge the system as it purports, which is probably why it became a bestseller. By that I mean that for the average person it will be a good book to read before going to bed as it reads a bit like a thriller and without disturbing the sleep ;)
Anders
