We've built the largest empire in the history of the world. It's been done over the last 50 years since World War II with very little military might, actually. It's only in rare instances like Iraq where the military comes…

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I felt guilty throughout the whole time, but I was seduced. The power of these...

I felt guilty throughout the whole time, but I was seduced. The power of these...

Had Roosevelt been caught, we would have been in a lot of trouble. It would...

Had Roosevelt been caught, we would have been in a lot of trouble. It would...

When the National Security Agency recruited me, they put me through a day of lie...

When the National Security Agency recruited me, they put me through a day of lie...

There's no question in my mind that it was C.I.A. sanctioned, and most - many...

There's no question in my mind that it was C.I.A. sanctioned, and most - many...

The only way that we're going to feel secure in this country again and that...

The only way that we're going to feel secure in this country again and that...

So we make this big loan, most of it comes back to the United States,...

So we make this big loan, most of it comes back to the United States,...

These were big ones. Those companies would then go in and build an electrical system...

These were big ones. Those companies would then go in and build an electrical system...

But when 9-11 struck, I had a change of heart. I knew the story had...

But when 9-11 struck, I had a change of heart. I knew the story had...

This empire, unlike any other in the history of the world, has been built primarily...

This empire, unlike any other in the history of the world, has been built primarily...

And that's why I wrote the book, because our country really needs to understand, if...

And that's why I wrote the book, because our country really needs to understand, if...

And in Iraq we tried to implement the same policy that was so successful in...

And in Iraq we tried to implement the same policy that was so successful in...

The Treasury Department would use the interest from these securities to hire U.S. companies to...

The Treasury Department would use the interest from these securities to hire U.S. companies to...

None of the quick fixes to the world's problems are going to work, unless we...

None of the quick fixes to the world's problems are going to work, unless we...

Basically, what Economic Hit Men are trained to do is to build up the American...

Basically, what Economic Hit Men are trained to do is to build up the American...

I was initially recruited while I was in business school back in the late sixties...

I was initially recruited while I was in business school back in the late sixties...