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Its "DAS KAPITAL" For The 21st Century...
Personally, I liked the original in German.
In a nutshell: This guy thinks he worked for NSA (he didn't) got orders from Washington to enslave the 3rd World (wrong again), and then had a change of heart (he didn't).
I tell ya I went through 3 boxes of tissues while this preppie suddenly discovered that credit and loans are bad. I really cried when he talked about all the beautiful women he had to bed down with and the exotic luxury hotels he lived in while doing the bidding of his company.
Anyone who ever says "America is the richest country in the world" automatically gets dismissed in my book. Only hucksters, snake oil salesmen, and politicians in Washington tell us that because they want our money. Fact: America is 7 trillion dollars in the hole. Fact: OPEC nations have benefitted greatly from American expertise in exchange for oil. Fact: Osama bin Laden is a terrorist who is not a Saudi (he is Yemeni).
This book was probably written by Michael Moore and reads like a scene from F-9/11. John Perkins (or whoever you are), don't flatter yourself. Find another hobby...
May 2005 · Books