Interview - John Perkins - The Secret History of the American Empire

Interview with John Perkins author of "The Hidden History of the American Empire: Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and the Truth about Global Corruption"

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Empire
• Jackals
• Globalization
• Economic
• Economy
• Imperialism
• Perkins
• IMF
• World
• Bank
• International
• Monetary
• Fund
• NSA
• EHM

[Red99man]

Stop supporting these corporations!!! We need boycotts again, but people just don't give a damn. If everyone in America stopped using BP and Exxon-Mobile not only would we see oil go back under a dollar in a minute, but more importantly we'd show these corporations they don't own or run this country. For the passed sixty years they have ruined our countries former reputation as the world's beacon for democracy and freedom, to fulfill their desire for wealth and power.

[Red99man]

No they won't become less greedy. However history has constantly proven that tyranny can be stopped. Whether its oppression from an outside power, or from our own government; it can be put to rest. But like this gentleman mentioned it takes mass awareness that these atrocities are taken place. People I believe naturally want to do good, but when 9 firms own the majority of the worlds media, it's a easy task to keep the majority ignorant.

[alancraigthom]

@hjarche They are pretty sure they are untouchable, and that the 99% is too complacent, disorganized, etc to do anything.

[dontaskmewhatithink]

@LadySeraph Did you know hemp seed oil can go straight into a deisel fuel engine? Mr. Deisel invented his engine to run on white fuel (hemp seed oil) way before Henry Ford shaped the automobile on a gasoline engine (gas was a byproduct we dumped into rivers from the late 1800s to the early 1900s) If we could get a President who would uphold our constitution I could start growing it and produce renewable energy for my state. Vote RON PAUL. He who will not barter nor bargain for the Presidency.

[dansemacabre17]

@2fatbunnys Stop listening to Alex Jones.

[jeevesjaner]

We are slaves.

Get over it hippies.

I'm going to go take my happy pills and be THANKFUL that they take all my money.

So they can get more money.

And the world turns.

[2fatbunnys]

The Corportocracy ?

The NEW WORLD ORDER ?

The UN ?

And NATO?

Where does it stop ?

Libya had one of the highest standards of living

NO debt

and Canada on behalf of NATO sent in F-18's to "protect" Libyan citizens

Who's next ?

and just who are the real TERRORISTS !

[Moonanite]

@Red99man

Simple boycotts wont work. We'd have to restructure the american landscape to eliminate the need for mass transit in the first place. That means less distance between you and the grocery store. Restructure public transport, legalize hemp as an alternative fuel source (biofuels ppl), use mycilium to replace plastics and generally keep corporations from killing any new technology that my endanger their agenda.

[lifted156]

he says renee couldn't be compromised and then renee takes 3 million dollars to release prisoner....hahaha. gee, who would've thought that money could have been what compromised him??

[mickeypopa]

"We must understand that the homeland is the entire planet" - very powerful statement. And so true. So many people in the US need to hear it.

[NoCigar1991]

@Red99man. This country ruined it's own reputation. Before this it was the land grab that happened at the time of the Spanish American War (where America probably sank it's own ship and blamed others). And before that it was taking land from the Spanish, and from the Native Americans before that. This nation was raised from blood, and it's still bleeding it's people everyday. The banks and investment firms siphoning money from the economy and the people and putting it in their own pockets.

[t33tman]

So why is Perkins coming clean now? He had no conscience 20 years ago.