Loretta Napoleoni: The intricate economics of terrorism

http://www.ted.com Loretta Napoleoni details her rare opportunity to talk to the secretive Italian Red Brigades -- an experience that sparked a lifelong interest in terrorism. She gives a behind-the-scenes look at its complex economics, revealing a surprising connection between money laundering and the US Patriot Act.

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[Desarollo]

it's a good example to use. how else would she transition into the privatization and globalization of terror? the socialist system collapsed. the american system didn't. of course you'd use the Contra example, or one similar, in this case. it flowed in her lecture.

i mean she STARTED her lecture talking about the Marxist Terrorists the Red Brigade. so stop getting your panties in a bunch. do you really think she is implying no socialist states supported terror? c'mon man.

[silentbroadcast]

I think if Dan Gilbert, Dan Dennett and Loretta Napoleoni sit together on stage and discuss mass psychology, behavior of masses from an evolutionary perspective, and rogue economics from the vast experience of Loretta, between the three of them they will be able to explain every single large-scale crime and global terrorism.

Evolutionary psychology and Mass psychology explain how the public is fooled into believeing that terrorism is by fanatics. It is by businessmen willing to shed blood.

[crudhousefull]

Organized crime constitutes only 1.5 trillion dollars? I get the feeling that's WAY on the low side. The world GDP's around 60 trillion. My guess is that it has to be more than just 2.5% of that.

[crudhousefull]

@silentbroadcast This isn't just done by organized crime. This is done in the corporate sector too. Trains you to be completely apathetic to another's plight and make any decision that'll be profitable to you.

[LpxMusic]

@JOEtheHOTTIE u speakin italian without an american accent there, bra?

[JOEtheHOTTIE]

that eurotrash accent. i hate it.

[3877michael]

One video to explane why our economy is in the tank. Must see if you love money!

[radium01]

@HigherPlanes Move then.

[unisailor]

Very interesting speech! Congrats!

[BarbarianRebellion]

money is no matter when they are proven to have been working for the government. aldo morow

[LusoCMD]

when a market of 310 million people tries to push a rule on a 6,9 Billion people world wide, this is what you get = less control and massive withdrawal

Learn USA because we need is values and real issues explained so that we can follow and there is no law made in the US congress that can make the rest of the world follow, unless it is made cristal clear to the people of other countries and by that i mean not to the biased politicians but to the real people