WOW!!

I just watched the whole thing—all three parts.

I heard John Perkins in a radio interview not long after his book, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man came out, and I got the book and read it. To those who would claim that Perkins' book is a tissue of lies (and there are some: just check the tone of some of the negative reviews on Amazon), I know that he is telling the truth. I have talked to knowledgeable, alert people who have spent time in Central and South America—enough time to get a good idea of what's really going on there politically and otherwise—and the stories they've told me are essentially the same as what Perkins says in his book and is saying in this speech. The only difference is that Perkins saw it from the inside and was able to tie a lot of things together so you can see the complete pattern. And as Perkins points out, the only difference between Central and South America and what's going on in the Middle East is merely a matter of geography, and the fact that Saddam Hussein got "uppity" and balked. Same policy. Send in the economic hit men, and if that fails, send in the jackals, and if that fails, send in the military. And even then, no matter how many people die, the corporations still make lavish profits.

I am generally opposed to any kind of compulsion. But—I think that every American should be required to listen to Perkins' speech. Tied to a chair and made to listen, if necessary.

I'm looking forward eagerly to Perkins' next book.

Donuel, thank you for calling this to our attention and posting the link.

Don Firth