There's no question in my mind that it was C.I.A. sanctioned, and most - many Latin American investigators have come to the same conclusion. Of course, we never heard about that in our country.

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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 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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

The covetous man is ever in want.

The covetous man is ever in want.

To greed, all nature is insufficient.

To greed, all nature is insufficient.

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed

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...

Climate change is real. The science is compelling. And the longer we wait, the harder...

Climate change is real. The science is compelling. And the longer we wait, the harder...