The Secret History of the American Empire...美帝国主义秘史
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Having made a splash with Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, Perkins offers similarly entertaining but disturbing accounts of the American government wreaking havoc around the world in support of American business. In Perkins's view, American presidents willingly comply with their CEO masters, distributing foreign aid to corrupt Third World leaders who keep a share and return the rest to U.S. business for major projects, leaving their nations poor and massively in debt, and requiring more loans and slavish obedience to U.S. policy. If any leader objects, the CIA destabilizes his government, by assassination if necessary. Gathering evidence is not Perkins's strong suit. Typically, a shadowy figure pulls him aside, insists on anonymity, then reveals all. Critics will rightfully accuse Perkins of dreadful journalism and a taste for conspiracy theories. Yet economists admit that loans and "expert advice" to poor nations are often harmful. Few deny that America has ruthlessly undermined uncooperative governments and supported dictators including Saddam Hussein. Perkins's assertions that the U.S. assassinated Ecuador's reformist president and connived at genocide in Timor and Sudan are not absurd, merely unproven. This book's greatest value may be to encourage a competent journalist to cover the same ground. (June 5).
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A Notefrom the Author Prologue Partl：Asia 1 Mystery Woman of Jakarta 2 Pirating Lepers 3 Geishas 4 The Bugiman 5 A Corrupt and Brutal Country 6 Sweatshops 7 United States-Supported Slaughter 8 Tsunami Profiteering 9 Fruits of Corruption 10 Attacked and Beaten in Indonesia 11 Don’t Become a Buddhist 12 Biological Imperatives 13 Dictatorships of Finance 14 The Quiet Giant Part 2：latin America 15 Hired Guns in Guatemala 16 0bsessed with Anger 17 Recruited as President of Bolivia Power 18 Maximizing Profits in La Paz 19 Changing the Dream 20 Venezuela’S Ch：ivez 21 Ecuador：Betrayed by a President 22 Bolivia：Bechtel and the Water Wars 23 Brazil：Skeletons in the Closet 24 The Beautiful Carioca 25 Taking OD the Empire 26 Kindred Spirits 27 A History ofAssassinations 28 Lessons from Latin America Part 3：The Middle East 29 A Bankrupt United States of America 30 King Dollar 31 Manipulating Governments 32 Lebanon：“Stark Raving Mad’’ 33 USAID Speaks 34 Egypt：Controlling Africa 35 Infidel Dog 36 Iran：Highways and Fortresses 37 Israel：America’S Foot Soldier 38 The Iraq-Iran War：Another EHM Victory 39 Qatar and Dubai：Las Vegas in the Land of Mullahs 40 Into theAbyss …… |