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I've also included slides of the same. For quick consumption.

For those on the move, The chapters of particular interest as it appertains to our great republic are those on Ecuador. There are glaring similarities when it comes to all the major mega-projects undertaken in the last 10 years (SGR, Huduma number, the many expressways). And the perennial...

Chapter Thirty-One - An EHM Failure in Iraq In this chapter, Perkins focuses in the state of Iraq in the late eighties and nineties. He explains how he was privy to information about the country and its political and economic state of affairs that few others knew about at all. Companies like...

Chapter Twenty-Six - Ecuador's Presidential Death As Claudine had predicted, it was not easy to leave the life and employment of an Economic Hit Man. Perkins had a new boss, Paul Priddy who believed his resignation to be an April Fool's Day joke at first. His colleagues, staff, and friends tried...

Chapter Twenty-One - Colombia: Keystone of Latin America A return to the old game of getting poor countries to sign contracts that they could never repay was what was presented to Perkins in Colombia. Colombia is described as being the geographical and political gateway to South America. In...

Chapter Sixteen - Pimping, and Financing Osama Bin Laden The House of Saud stood as a unified decision making body, which meant that all high level members of government had to be convinced to accept and sign the huge development contracts MAIN put forward. Each MAIN agent was assigned a key...

Chapter Eleven - Pirates in the Canal Zone John Perkins is introduced to his personal guide for the trip, Fidel. Together, the two men drive through various parts of the canal zone and surrounding environs. Like Indonesia Perkins is exposed to the poorest areas of the city. He sees standing...

Chapter Six - My Role as Inquisitor Perkins meets the son of the caretaker of the estate that the group from MAIN are staying in in Bandung. His name is Rasmon and he is a student of economics at the local university. John assumes Rasy, as his friends call him, is going to ask him for a job...

SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN FOR THE SUMMARY, SLIDES AND A SOFT COPY OF THE BOOK Source The first novel by John Perkins is an expose into the underworld of a little known section of government activities which detrimentally affect native populations and the efficacy of democracies worldwide...

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I remember going here in my junior year of high school. Such great memories were made. I still can vividly recall the giant ant hills spotted on the way there. Thanks for this.

I appreciate your skepticism. But I also want to give the admin a benefit of the doubt. Admin, prove them wrong! :D

Thanks for asking. I was thinking something along the lines of talking about anything that interests the community. Also writings that reflect the current times i.e. mashujaa day , autobiographies of election hopefuls etc. Perhaps even a starting a book of the month. a rotating option for...

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Great question. I'd like to defer to the article. No cause “While there are some leaders who genuinely look at such a platform based on what cause they can address, many see it as an avenue to get rich,” adds Wamwere. The seeming lack of staying power, according to Kenyatta University...

Admin, could you please add an additional category for listers to discuss books, magazines, journals etc. that interest the community. Please and thank you.