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THE SECRET HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE

ECONOMIC HIT MEN, JACKALS, AND THE TRUTH ABOUT GLOBAL CORRUPTION

BY JOHN PERKINSContents

Acknowledgments A Note from the Author

Prologue

Part 1: Asia

Mystery Woman of Jakarta2 Pirating Lepers3 Geishas4 The Bugiman5 A Corrupt and Brutal Country6 Sweatshops7 United States-Supported Slaughter 8 Tsunami Profiteering9 Fruits of Corruption10

Attacked and Beaten in Indonesia11

Don't Become a Buddhist12 Biological Imperatives13 Dictatorships of Finance14 The Quiet Giant

Part 2: Latin America

15 Hired Guns in Guatemala16 Obsessed with Anger 17 Recruited as President of Bolivia Power 18 Maximizing Profits in La Paz

19 Changing the Dream20 Venezuela's Chavez21 Ecuador: Betrayed by a President22 Bolivia: Bechtel and the Water Wars23 Brazil: Skeletons in the Closet24 The Beautiful Carioca25 Taking on the Empire26 Kindred Spirits27 A History of Assassinations28 Lessons from Latin America

Part 3: The Middle East

29 A Bankrupt United States of America30 King Dollar 31 Manipulating Governments32 Lebanon: "Stark Raving Mad"33 USAID Speaks34 Egypt: Controlling Africa35 Infidel Dog36 Iran: Highways and Fortresses37 Israel: America's Foot Soldier 38 The Iraq-Iran War: Another EHM Victory39 Qatar and Dubai: Las Vegas in the Land of Mullahs40 Into the Abyss

Part 4:

Africa41 Modern Conquistadors42 Sitting in America's Lap43 A Jackal Is Born44 The "Non-Peoples" of Diego Garcia45 Assassinating a President46 The Highjacking of an Air India 70747 An Environmentalist Is Executed48 The Least Understood Continent49 NGOs: A Stake in Keeping Africa Poor 50 Laptops, Cell Phones, and Cars51 Ex-Peace Corps Volunteers Offer Hope52 Resolved: To Turn Things Around

Part 5: Changing the World

53 Four Essential Questions54 Change Is Possible55 Modern Minutemen56 Changing the Myth57 The New Capitalism58 A List of Grievances59 Facing Our Fears60 Changing Wall Street Through Financial Leverage61 Buying Off Third-world Debt62 Five Commonalities63 Times of Opportunity64 The Most Important Question of Our Time65 Today Is the DayAppendix A: Organizations Described in This Book

Appendix B: Entry Points for Living DemocracyAppendix C: Recommended Reading

Notes About the Author

Acknowledgments

This book would have been impossible without thecourageous men and women who stepped forward from the ranksof economic hit men and jackals to share their stories; in doing sothey took personal risks and were forced to confront the darkestaspects of their lives. I owe them my deepest gratitude.It could not have been written without the people whoenvisioned and manage the NGOs that are changingcorporatocracy policies; they, their staffs, and volunteers light a path for the rest of us to follow. Some play a prominent role in the pages of this book, but many remain anonymous—as do thosewho donate their money to these important organizations. I thank all of them.And also the people around this planet who stand up to thecorporatocracy, the few whose names make the news and the