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62Omar Torrijos
Omar Torrijos (February 13, 1929 - July 31, 1981) was the de facto leader of Panama from 1968 to 1981. Torrijos never held elected office in Panama, and was never president. He did hold the title of...
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63Confessions of an Economic Hitman
"Confessions of an economic hitman" is not the usual book on economics or finance: it is written by John Perkins who has been an economic hitman for 10 years after being recruited by the powerful NSA...
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73The Green Revolution: mainly instigated by the Rockefeller Foundation, the World Bank and IMF
The term “Green Revolution” was first used in 1968 by former USAID director William Gaud, who noted the spread of the new technologies and said, "These and other developments in the field of...
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62Saddam Hussein was a CIA Agent Assassin - Confessions of an Economic Hitman
It is known in offical history that only one year after Abdul Qassim, former leader of Irak, overthrowed the British-installed Monarchy, a young officer Saddam Hussein tried to attempt to his life but failed....
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73Do You Really Want to Know Why the U.S. Economy is Falling Apart?
It feels like everyone in this country is holding their breath. It feels like the fear is palpable. And, yes F.D.R. said that we have nothing to fear but fear itself but I would respectfully disagree...
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62Building The World's Largest Empire
You want to know how the world's largest empire, that of the United States of America, was built? Read the bestselling books 'Confessions of an Economic Hit Man' and the recent 'The Secret History of the...
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61A Game as Old as Empire: The Secret World of Economic Hit Men and the Web of Global Corruption (free chapter)
Editor Hiatt follows up John Perkins's surprise bestseller, CONFESSIONS OF AN ECONOMIC HIT MAN. With an introduction by Perkins and contributions from numerous others, the book explains how the International...
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63Interview with John Perkins author of 'Confessions of an Economic Hit Man'
DANIEL MCLEOD: You place economic hit men in a long line of imperial agents including Roman centurions, Spanish conquistadors, and 18th and 19th century colonial powers. All of these approaches relied on...
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67Harry Dexter White: the man behind Bretton Woods, the World Bank and the IMF was a Soviet Spy
Harry Dexter White (1892 – 1948) was an American economist and senior U.S. Treasury department official. He was a primary mover behind the Bretton Woods Conference, the formations of the World Bank and...
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63Saudi Prince recognized to have financed alleged Terrorist Foundations on US Soil in a lawsuit by 9/11 victims but ...
A lawsuit seeking $1 trillion in damages on behalf of the victims of the September 11 had been launched against Saudi Arabia. As counteroffsensive, according to MSNBC article, the Saudi defense minister...
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