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Wed Mar-17-10 06:02 PM
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Anyone up for something completely different? I have an upcoming interview with John Perkins |
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on Haiti and on his projects next Monday.
Is there anything you'd like me to ask him?
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Wed Mar-17-10 06:07 PM
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I have read two of his books and do like what he has to say. I think he learned the hard way what he was doing and has now worked to stop it by awakening us to the truth.
Let me see if I can think of anything - thanks for posting!
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Wed Mar-17-10 06:11 PM
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9. I don't know. The last guy I interviewed bit my head off. |
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And, maybe he was right. lol
If something occurs to you, please post it. Thanks, Delphinus. :hi:
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Wed Mar-17-10 06:07 PM
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What can the average citizen do to counter the oligarchy?
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Wed Mar-17-10 06:07 PM
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Wed Mar-17-10 06:09 PM
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6. Got it. Thanks, dixie. |
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Wed Mar-17-10 06:08 PM
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4. And please psot link to completed interveiw. Pretty please. |
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Wed Mar-17-10 09:53 PM
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Wed Mar-17-10 06:08 PM
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5. Oh, I love John Perkins, E. |
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I'm green with envy. I got to visit with him for a bit after a bookstore talk he gave.
You lucky-duck.
I'm not thinking of any great ones, but I'm bookmarking this.
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Wed Mar-17-10 06:09 PM
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8. If anything pops up for you, please post it. |
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Wed Mar-17-10 06:16 PM
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10. I'd love to know . . . |
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. . . how his work with Ayahuasca influenced his political beliefs and actions.
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Wed Mar-17-10 06:18 PM
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Wed Mar-17-10 06:18 PM
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11. I'd like to know what or who he considers to be the most reliable news sources |
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and which Latin American governments he thinks are the best and worst for ordinary people.
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Wed Mar-17-10 06:19 PM
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13. Do you mean, the reliable American news sources (to be clear)? |
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Wed Mar-17-10 07:04 PM
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Thanks to the Internet, just about anything from anywhere is available.
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Wed Mar-17-10 09:31 PM
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Wed Mar-17-10 09:10 PM
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16. oohhh oooh and can you ask him, |
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is our government as captured as a lot of the people think it is, and WHO is really pulling the strings, by name or by organization.
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Wed Mar-17-10 09:17 PM
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17. What was it that finally made you wake up? |
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Is there any hope anyone else will stand with you and tell the truth about what is going on?
Just how many of our leaders are compromised?....all of them?.....
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Wed Mar-17-10 09:40 PM
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19. Would you ask him about the missionaries and any lobbying work they are doing in Haiti? |
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I was shocked to learn of how many church groups were running "orphanages" in Haiti before the earthquake. I would love to know if the Family is involved (my money says they are) and if any of these church groups lobby against reproductive rights for women of Haiti.
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Wed Mar-17-10 09:56 PM
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21. I don't know if that's his area but I'll ask. |
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Wed Mar-17-10 10:01 PM
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22. Since the publication of 'Secret History', corporate power has grown larger even faster, |
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What do you see as the causes, and how can they be stopped?
Does he see IMF 'austerity measures' being imposed on the U.S. in the future? If so, how will it be implemented?
There's a couple, I'd love to talk with him, I think.
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Wed Mar-17-10 10:49 PM
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24. IMF austerity measures? |
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That sounds really bad. I'll ask. :scared:
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Thu Mar-18-10 12:03 AM
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26. Oh yes it's bad. Once the indebted nation defaults on the loans it can't pay |
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Edited on Thu Mar-18-10 12:08 AM by Greyhound
the IMF steps in and brings them current. Then, since it now "owns the debt" it sells off assets (infrastructure, natural resources) at fire sale prices to the organizations that fund it, eliminate all social programs, and squeeze the people for everything they can forever. Kind of like we did to Haiti.
Since the source of our debt is not the WTO, I'm not sure whether the IMF would be involved but I think we might see the same scenario nonetheless.
Edit; IMF = International Monetary Fund
Second Edit; When I referred to Haiti, I wasn't talking about the earthquake but rather the "reparations" we helped force on them. I read the following reply and wanted to be clear.
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Wed Mar-17-10 10:06 PM
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23. Can Hillary Clinton keep Jean Bertrand Aristide out forever? |
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What the monied classes did to the rest of the world, they are now doing to the USA.
The USA is becoming a lot like Haiti, where 1-percent own an increasing large chunk of real property.
How do you see a way out of our situation -- where money trumps peace?
The warmongers have all the money and power. Does democracy have a chance? How should free people proceed?
PS: There's no better interviewer on the planet for this important work. Go get 'em, Beffers.
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Wed Mar-17-10 10:51 PM
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25. Is that why we sent 11K troops to Haiti? |
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And so on. Mark Danner didn't want to go there. Maybe John will.
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Thu Mar-18-10 12:20 AM
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27. Who is arranging the economic hit on Haiti now? |
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