auntAgonist
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Sun Sep-04-05 07:33 PM
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anyone read.. "Confessions Of An Economic Hit Man" |
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Edited on Sun Sep-04-05 07:40 PM by auntAgonist
By John Perkins & Amy Goodman ? Is it a good read? here's a LINK http://www.countercurrents.org/us-perkins111104.htm
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Sun Sep-04-05 07:38 PM
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1. Sitting on my night stand next in line |
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So many people have recommended it I went out and bought it.
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auntAgonist
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Sun Sep-04-05 07:40 PM
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2. I'm just about to order it, it looks very good |
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thanks for responding!
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Sun Sep-04-05 08:02 PM
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3. Yes, if anyone can read that book and still adovcate "free" trade, |
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they have a heart of stone.
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Sun Sep-04-05 08:39 PM
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4. YES! It is EXCELLENT, and I highly, highly recommend it. |
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Definitely very interesting read...scary, but the truth is often scarier than fiction.
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Sun Sep-04-05 09:14 PM
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would have been better as a series of short articles as each of his stories is essentially the same. I am also not sure I buy his whole "wrestling with guilt" routine.
But it was an enlightening read about how the World Bank operates.
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Sun Sep-04-05 09:56 PM
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6. I just checked it out of the my local Library |
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and will get to it this week I hope.
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Sun Sep-04-05 10:57 PM
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7. sounds like a must read, thank you all for checking in! nt. |
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