Corporate Hit-Men Selling Nuclear Power To The People

Perkins' clients walked away with barrelfuls of billions. And Dr. Perkins pocketed plenty for his mortal soul. But, as in every moral tale, Perkins, the modern Dr. Faust, found redemption in confession. And we're lucky he did. Because, in Perkins', "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man," and his latest, the just-released "Secret History of the American Empire," we find out what makes these guys tick. By "these guys" I mean the vultures who suck up development aide, the sharks who use the World Bank as their enforcers, the corporate marauders, power pirates and hedge fund hogs with their snouts in the economic trough. In "Secret History," Perkins, from the inside, gives the details of the weird moral emptiness and pitilessness of men who waylay the riches of the planet from the people to whom it rightly belongs... Full article: http://www.gregpalast.com/john-perkins-jerk-con-man-shill/ . [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on July 11, 2007]

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