confession of an economic hitman
AMY GOODMAN: We’re talking to John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. You say because of bribes and other reason you didn’t write this book for a long time. What do you mean? Who tried to bribe you, or who — what are the bribes you accepted?
JOHN PERKINS: Well, I accepted a half a million dollar bribe in the nineties not to write the book.
AMY GOODMAN: From?
JOHN PERKINS: From a major construction engineering company.
AMY GOODMAN: Which one?
JOHN PERKINS: Legally speaking, it wasn’t — Stoner-Webster. Legally speaking it wasn’t a bribe, it was — I was being paid as a consultant. This is all very legal. But I essentially did nothing. It was a very understood, as I explained in Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, that it was — I was — it was understood when I accepted this money as a consultant to them I wouldn’t have to do much work, but I mustn’t write any books about the subject, which they were aware that I was in the process of writing this book, which at the time I called “Conscience of an Economic Hit Man.” And I have to tell you, Amy, that, you know, it’s an extraordinary story from the standpoint of — It’s almost James Bondish, truly, and I mean–
AMY GOODMAN: Well that’s certainly how the book reads.
JOHN PERKINS: Yeah, and it was, you know? And when the National Security Agency recruited me, they put me through a day of lie detector tests. They found out all my weaknesses and immediately seduced me. They used the strongest drugs in our culture, sex, power and money, to win me over. I come from a very old New England family, Calvinist, steeped in amazingly strong moral values. I think I, you know, I’m a good person overall, and I think my story really shows how this system and these powerful drugs of sex, money and power can seduce people, because I certainly was seduced. And if I hadn’t lived this life as an economic hit man, I think I’d have a hard time believing that anybody does these things. And that’s why I wrote the book, because our country really needs to understand, if people in this nation understood what our foreign policy is really about, what foreign aid is about, how our corporations work, where our tax money goes, I know we will demand change.
After reading this Great Book by John Perkins, I can now confirm that the US and the West are out only for their own interests.
Every African MUST read this Book and learn how not to sell their country for the theives of Motherland.
Also, This book makes one understand how to Bring Down a 3rd World/developing country Politically and econmically incl. even assasinating the Pres. (eg R. Hariri murdered by CIA, blamed on the Syrians- when you see all the demos you just pity how bro is forced to hate bro – Just for US interests).
I Highly Recommend it to all who what to Know what is happenning in Kenya: A country democratically elected on ladslide just 3 yrs ago and now since the Govt. refused to renew 40 yr old Tenders to British and US -Eg Kenya Govt prefered to save some cash by NOT buying British(West) LandRovers to now economical Japan-(East) LandCruisers.
It is now a hate camp. the next thing ie next 2 months they want regime change!!
YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT WEEK,MONTH IN THE NEWS!!!David N., Nyeri, Kenya
thx for the write up
where can i buy this book?
Thx. Shuruti, took too long to answer. You can buy this book :confession of an economic hitman, either at Bookpoint (that joint on Moi Avenue , Nairobi)or through Barnes & Noble ..how i got my copy.Cheers
Interestingly, even for accountants
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