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Mr_Jefferson_24

(8,559 posts)
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 04:14 AM Feb 2016

The Evil Empire Has The World In A Death Grip

By Paul Craig Roberts

....Perkins’ book caused a sensation. It showed that the United States’ attitude of helpfulness toward poorer countries was only a pretext for schemes to loot the countries. Perkins’ book sold more than a million copies and stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for 73 weeks.

Now the book has been reissued with the addition of 14 new chapters and a 30-page listing of Hit Man activity during the years 2004-2015.

Perkins shows that despite his revelations, the situation is worse than ever and has spread into the West itself. The populations of Ireland, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Italy, and the United States itself are now being looted by Hit Man activity.

Perkins’ book shows that the US is “exceptional” only in the unbridled violence it applies to others who get in its way. One of the new chapters tells the story of France-Albert Rene, president of Seychelles, who threatened to reveal the illegal and inhumane eviction of the residents of Diego Garcia by Britain and Washington so that the island could be converted into an air base from which Washington could bomb noncompliant countries in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Washington sent in a team of jackels to murder the president of Seychelles, but the assassins were foiled. All but one were captured, tried and sentenced to execution or prison, but a multi-million dollar bribe to Rene freed them. Rene got the message and became compliant....


http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article44293.htm

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The Evil Empire Has The World In A Death Grip (Original Post) Mr_Jefferson_24 Feb 2016 OP
We are an evil empire. erlewyne Feb 2016 #1
The link doesn't work. newfie11 Feb 2016 #2
Not sure why it... Mr_Jefferson_24 Feb 2016 #4
Spiritual successor to the British Empire. Enthusiast Feb 2016 #3
ayep..and you would think that we (of all fucking people) Volaris Feb 2016 #5

Volaris

(10,272 posts)
5. ayep..and you would think that we (of all fucking people)
Thu Feb 25, 2016, 03:02 AM
Feb 2016

would be acutely aware of exactly how well that worked out for them.

the article called them 'Presstitutes'. I think it's perfect, and I'll be stealing it and using it now on a regular basis.

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