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Perkins, Author Of Confessions Of An Economic Hit Man, Zeroes In On Hot Spots Around The World And, Drawing On Interviews With Other Hit Men, Jackals (cia Operatives), Reporters, And Activists, Examines The Current Geopolitical Crisis. Instability Is The Norm: It's Clear That The World We've Created Is Dangerous And No Longer Sustainable. How Did We Get Here? Who's Responsible? What Good Have We Done And At What Cost? And What Can We Do To Change Things For The Next Generations? Perkins Reveals The Secret History Behind The Events That Have Created The American Empire, Including: The Current Latin American Revolution And Its Lessons For Democracy; How The Defeats In Vietnam And Iraq Benefited Big Business; The Role Of Israel As Fortress America In The Middle East; Tragic Repercussions Of The Imf's Asian Economic Collapse; U.s. Blunders In Tibet, Congo, Lebanon, And Venezuela; Jackal Forays To Assassinate Democratic Presidents. Alarming Yet Hopeful, This Book Provides A Compassionate Plan To Reimagine Our World.--from Publisher Description. Mystery Woman Of Jakarta -- Pirating Lepers -- Geishas -- The Bugiman -- A Corrupt And Brutal Country -- Sweatshops -- United States-supported Slaughter -- Tsunami Profiteering -- Fruits Of Corruption -- Attacked And Beaten In Indonesia -- Don't Become A Buddhist -- Biological Imperatives -- Dictatorships Of Finance -- The Quiet Giant -- Hired Guns In Guatemala -- Obsessed With Anger -- Recruited As President Of Bolivia Power -- Maximizing Profits In La Paz -- Changing The Dream -- Venezuela's Chávez -- Ecuador : Betrayed By A President -- Bolivia : Skeletons In The Closet -- The Beautiful Carioca -- Taking On The Empire -- Kindred Spirits -- A History Of Assassinations -- Lessons From Latin America -- A Bankrupt United States Of America -- King Dollar -- Manipulating Governments -- Lebanon : Stark Raving Mad -- Usaid Speaks -- Egypt : Controlling Africa -- Infidel Dog -- Iran : Highways And Fortresses -- Israel : America's Foot Soldier -- The Iraq-iran War : Another Ehm Victory -- Qatar And Dubai : Las Vegas In The Land Of Mullahs -- Into The Abyss -- Modern Conquistadors -- Sitting In America's Lap -- A Jackal Is Born -- The Non-peoples Of Diego Garcia -- Assassinating A President -- The Highjacking Of An Air India 707 -- An Environmentalist Is Executed -- The Least Understood Continent -- Ngos : A Stake In Keeping Africa Poor -- Laptops, Cell Phones, And Cars -- Ex-peace Corps Volunteers Offer Hope -- Resolved : To Turn Things Around. Four Essential Questions -- Change Is Possible -- Modern Minutemen -- Changing The Myth -- The New Capitalism -- A List Of Grievances -- Facing Our Fears -- Changing Wall Street Through Financial Leverage -- Buying Off Third-world Debt -- Five Commonalities -- Times Of Opportunity -- The Most Important Question Of Our Time -- Today Is The Day -- Appendix A : Organizations Described In This Book -- Appendix B : Entry Points For Living Democracy -- Appendix C : Recommended Reading. John Perkins. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 345-350) And Index. Asia. Mystery woman of Jakarta Pirating lepers Geishas The Bugiman A corrupt and brutal country Sweatshops United States-supported slaughter Tsunami profiteering Fruits of corruption Attacked and beaten in Indonesia Don't become a Buddhist Biological imperatives Dictatorships of finance The quiet giant Latin America. Hired guns in Guatemala Obsessed with anger Recruited as president of Bolivia Power Maximizing profits in La Paz Changing the dream Venezuela's Chávez Ecuador : betrayed by a president Bolivia : Bechtel and the water wars Brazil : skeletons in the closet The beautiful Carioca Taking on the empire Kindred spirits A history of assassinations Lessons from Latin America The Middle East. A bankrupt United States of America King dollar Manipulating governments Lebanon : "stark raving mad" USAID speaks Egypt : controlling Africa Infidel dog Iran : highways and fortresses Israel : America's foot soldier The Iraq-Iran War : another EHM victory Qatar and Dubai : Las Vegas in the land of mullahs Into the abyss Africa. Modern conquistadors Sitting in America's lap A jackal is born The "non-peoples" of Diego Garcia Assassinating a president The highjacking of an Air India 707 An environmentalist is executed The least understood continent NGOs : a stake in keeping Africa poor Laptops, cell phones, and cars Ex-Peace Corps volunteers offer hope Resolved : to turn things around Changing the world. Four essential questions Change is possible Modern minutemen Changing the myth The new capitalism A list of grievances Facing our fears Changing Wall Street through financial leverage Buying off third-world debt Five commonalities Times of opportunity The most important question of our time Today is the day Appendix A : organizations described in this book Appendix B : entry points for living democracy Appendix C : recommended reading. A riveting expose of international corruption—and what we can do about it, from the author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, which spent over a year on the New York Times bestseller list.In his stunning memoir, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, John Perkins detailed his former role as an "economic hit man" in the international corporate skullduggery of a de facto American Empire. This riveting, behind-the-scenes expose unfolded like a cinematic blockbuster told through the eyes of a man who once helped shape that empire. Now, in The Secret History of the American Empire, Perkins zeroes in on hot spots around the world and, drawing on interviews with other hit men, jackals, reporters, and activists, examines the current geopolitical crisis. Instability is the norm: It's clear that the world we've created is dangerous and no longer sustainable. How did we get here? Who's responsible? What good have we done and at what cost? And what can we do to change things for the next generations? Addressing these questions and more, Perkins reveals the secret history behind the events that have created the American Empire, including:• The current Latin-American revolution and its lessons for democracy• How the "defeats" in Vietnam and Iraq benefited big business• The role of Israel as "Fortress America" in the Middle East• Tragic repercussions of the IMF's "Asian Economic Collapse"• U.S. blunders in Tibet, Congo, Lebanon, and Venezuela• Jackal (CIA operatives) forays to assassinate democratic presidentsFrom the U.S. military in Iraq to infrastructure development in Indonesia, from Peace Corps volunteers in Africa to jackals in Venezuela, Perkins exposes a conspiracy of corruption that has fueled instability and anti-Americanism around the globe. Alarming yet hopeful, this book provides a compassionate plan to reimagine our world Drawing on his own experiences and on interviews with other individuals, Perkins reveals the conspiracy of corruption that has fueled instability and anit-Americanism around the globe, with consequences reflected in the daily headlines, and addresses how Americans can work to create a more peaceful and stable world for future generations The author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man presents a dramatic expos of international corruption activities as reported by some of the world's top assassins, journalists, and activists, in a cautionary report that makes recommendations for safeguarding the world. 150,000 first printing. From the author of the'New York Times'bestseller'Confessions of an Economic Hit Man'comes an expos of international corruption. Perkins suggests how Americans can work to create a more peaceful and stable world for future generations.