And in Iraq we tried to implement the same policy that was so successful in Saudi Arabia, but Saddam Hussein didn't buy. When the economic hit men fail in this scenario, the next step is what we call the jackals.

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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...

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...

We've built the largest empire in the history of the world. It's been done over...

We've built the largest empire in the history of the world. It's been done over...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

He who is greedy is always in want.

He who is greedy is always in want.

Greed: A word commonly used by liberals, low achievers, anti-capitalists and society's losers to denigrate,...

Greed: A word commonly used by liberals, low achievers, anti-capitalists and society's losers to denigrate,...

When we scratch the wound and give into our addictions we do not allow the...

When we scratch the wound and give into our addictions we do not allow the...

Oh, the jealousy, the greed is the unraveling. It's the unraveling and it undoes all...

Oh, the jealousy, the greed is the unraveling. It's the unraveling and it undoes all...

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.

To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.

A problem well-stated is a problem half-solved.

A problem well-stated is a problem half-solved.