Podcasts that mention 📚 Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins

We don't got that many tell all books right we got the confessions of an economic Hitman he just said the [ __ ] that we all know he didn't really say anything and also he's a scumbag for that don't like do it profit off of doing it and then write a book about how bad it is and then profit off of that

The speaker mentions this book as an example of a 'tell all book' by a former insider, but criticizes the author for profiting from both the actions and the book about them.

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We don't just f*** give them the money; we're getting them in debt to us, and then they have to pay us back, and the corporations get paid and all of that f***. It's that confessions of an economic hitman f***.

The host refers to the book title 'Confessions of an Economic Hit Man' to describe a situation where money sent to Ukraine is not merely a gift but a strategic maneuver that puts the country in debt to the US, benefiting corporations. This forms part of a broader commentary on the current political landscape.

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and then when I looked it up I was like oh that's how when a country gives another country money as far as what I've read I read that book Confessions of an economic hitman and it was basically that's where I got that phrase their pound of flesh

Bill Burr mentions reading this book to understand the dynamics of foreign aid and the concept of a 'pound of flesh' requirement from the lending country.

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Yeah, to be specific Venezuela due to the, everybody read Confessions of an Economic Hitman first off! But Venezuela is having an economic collapse!

Ben recommends the book 'Confessions of an Economic Hitman' while discussing the economic collapse in Venezuela, highlighting its relevance as a context for the situation.

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is it about uh as uh Smedley Butler would say is it about being an economic Hitman is it about extracting and controlling the means of wealth and production

One of the hosts asks if the historical tension is about being an 'economic Hitman', referencing a concept often associated with John Perkins' book, immediately after mentioning Smedley Butler.

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you know John Perkins Yes have you ever had him on No I have not oh man cuz he wrote about this you know economic Hitman yeah confession of e economic Hitman w wow I mean basically us Aid

Adam Curry mentions John Perkins and his book about 'economic hitmen' in the context of government control structures and USAID. Joe repeats the title.

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so 12 years after i wrote confessions of an economic hitman after it was published i wrote the new confessions of an economic event to update that and talk about how we've created a whole new category of economic hitman

The guest, John Perkins, mentions writing this book as his first book on the topic.

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you guys ever hear that story I think it's called confessions of an economic Hitman book right yeah yeah this guy it's a while ago he was saying that the US strategy was basically first they go to you and they say okay we're going to give you a bunch of money if you do what we want you to do

A speaker asks if others have heard of this book and describes its premise about US strategy involving economic manipulation, regime change, and assassination.

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I mean he talked about this in the 30s there's that there's that book called um confessions of an economic Hitman so whenever you see a marine somewhere uh you would best believe we're there to at the behest of a capitalists or a corporation American corporation

Jimmy Dore mentions the book title in the context of discussing military intervention serving corporate interests.

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yeah this is detailed extensively in books like the the economic Hitman that I think are definitely worth reading and checking out here

A speaker mentions this book as detailing the corrupt system in Washington DC and recommends it for reading.

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sounds like they're just placing the IMF yeah that's the economic Hitman strategy

One of the speakers mentions the 'economic Hitman strategy' as a comparison to China's Belt and Road Initiative and its economic control over other countries.

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...if you study things like the economic hitman you see these efforts professions of an economic yeah confessions of an economic hit man great book definitely recommend you read it i read it in high school it changed my vision of the world

Luke mentions reading this book in high school and how it changed his worldview, recommending it in the context of discussing international disinformation efforts.

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