Alan Greenspan interviewed on Democracy Now 2

[sullenboy1o3o]

Damn, Richard wolff or chompsky should have been there to destroy greenspan.

[dharmaatdawn]

it seems to me like Greenspan evaded annswers. lots of elaborate words but never a clear answer is given. His answer about Saddam and the war was convoluted. " if it wasnt for oil then Suddam wouldnt be in the position or somwthing to that affect. but it seems to me that it wasnt what the question asked.

Maybe im mistaken, english is my second language. more intellegent one is more one can conseal BS answers.

[kazearaki]

We need a Norman Finkesltein of economy to grill assholes like Greenspan to dust. Klein is good, but I need someone that can humiliate war criminals like him to the lowest level where he deserve his standing.

[art9schw]

@kazearaki absolutely agree. Greenspan is smart and can defend his positions easily against any simplified or broad criticism. How about next time they take out Naomi and bring in Noam.

[honestkaos]

I think it needs to remembered that less than a year ago, a year after this program aired, Greenspan went before Congress wringing his hands and crying "mea culpa" and acting surprised that people could be as greedy as they could be. lol....priceless. Greenspan rejected his former Randian philosophies...

[DNchap1417]

Structural adjustment Programmes... that's merely a euphemism for "shock therapy" as the name sugar-coats all its negative consequences: galloping or even hyperinflation, decreasing income, soaring crime, rising unemployment and underemployment, just to name a few.

[assyrio78]

AMY & NAOMI are doing their job as serving the American public by trying to grill this shyster. If anything Greenspan is accountable for wars dating back to the Vietnam War and even before. How dare he make comments of Saddam Hussein like he was unaware of what he was doing. In the 80;'s he was giving away money to Saddam. However, the American public have let these assholes word tease them into believing everything that is said from this government's point of view!!!!

[fishmongerfunk]

wow, they are so sure they have him up against the wall and he just calmly swats these two away like flies.

[yoyosa]

Oh, yeah? The REAL economy is telling us something different. Even for the master of the universe who are getting richer at our capacities, ie, our work force. Too much for your kindergarten ironies, that must be not funny at all for the people who are struggling to pay their houses morgages, right now. Be happy, buddy!

[fishmongerfunk]

what on earth are you jabbering about? you're as convoluted as naomi klein.

on a purely rhetorical level, the two female hosts just can't keep up. they try to play a game of "gotcha" and fail miserably.

[madashelldude]

Of course now Greenspan is "in shock and disbelief", "in shock" I tell you ... LOL!

watch?v=R5lZPWNFizQ

watch?v=QpOE-ew8ULA

Greenspan is the head of the bank shipping huge quantities of cash to Iraq and has no federally mandated records of a chain of custody. Looks 2 me he has an established history of accountability issues.

Do a wiki search on: Stuart W Bowen Jr or SIGIR.

these people are all a bunch of thieves and criminals as proven by their own auditors.

[direwolf661]

@fishmongerfunk you are deluded, he dose nothing of the sort. In an unbiased viewing you'd see he is evading their questions, and in the case of the missing money, "pleading the 5th," a move taken very often by mobsters. he has not a leg to stand on and you are also sexist for implying these woman cannot hold their own intellectually and factually with a man,when in fact they best him at every point, Klein especially

[direwolf661]

@direwolf661 I rescind my last statement, they are equals

[kcwoodfield]

Naomi Klein and Amy Goodman remind me of the girls on the sidelines who bitch and cry about how the game should be played and use phrases like "girls are just as good", and when they are aloud to play have no idea what the first move should be and end up being embarrassed, then go back to the sideline and find something else to point out.

[madashelldude]

you remind me of a dumbass who bitches on the sidelines while others are in the fight for your rights as a citizen.

[GoBogi]

Don't post videos if you dont' like the criticism. Also, you aren't either of them so you really need to restrain your anger and not project it at the poster. If you don't like these comments, don't post the fucking videos, k?

[madashelldude]

criticism would be just fine: anyone can check the comments I make on youtube against facts, I welcome fact checking and constructive criticism.

chauvinism is what angers me, something that u seem oblivious about. BTW, you'd like me not to post more videos?! How about offering an informed opinion for a change, something I can fact check and say "you are right, I was wrong".

[sullenboy1o3o]

@kcwoodfield aloud?

[wayne7471]

Naomi Klein and Amy Goodman need to learn the difference between the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury Department. Also she needs to learn the difference between $9 Billion U.S. Dollars and $9 Billion Iraqi Dinars, which at the time trades at 40,000 Dinars to the Dollar.

[bms7715]

He has no knowledge of 12 billion dollars leaving the Fed. Reserve office in NJ? Really, doesn't that sound funny? But it's just paper, right. END THE FEDERAL RESERVE

FREEDOM TO FACISM GOD BLESS AARON RUSSO

[davidmesaaz]

There is a good article on this subject in the New York Times Books of the Times It's All a Grand Capitalist Conspiracy TOM REDBURN

[sunstorm007]

In that case so was the founding of this nation, given that it was founded on principles of free entiprise.

[davidmesaaz]

I totally agree.

[Jtea]

many thx to the uploader and democracy now for these open debates!