John Perkins
John Perkins
latin mind
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.
basically companies families few system
These were big ones. Those companies would then go in and build an electrical system or ports or highways, and these would basically serve just a few of the very wealthiest families in those countries.
drunk passed
I thought he was drunk or passed out or something.
people terrorism desperate
I've never met anyone who wanted to be a terrorist. They are desperate people.
fate exercise choices
I have come to understand that life is composed of a series of coincidences. How we react to these - how we exercise what some refer to as free will - is everything; the choices we make within the boundaries of the twists of fate determine who we are.
fate choices who-we-are
The choices we make within the boundaries of the twists of fate determines who we are
built empire history iraq largest last rare since war
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 in as a last resort.
ball jumps park thinking
We were just thinking the ball was going to go out of the park and he jumps up from nowhere.
aware capacity couple discussing known nova shortage worldwide
We're aware that there's a worldwide shortage of refinery capacity and to that extent, we've let it be known that we'd be amenable to discussing the possibility in Nova Scotia, and we have had discussions with a couple of parties.
met
We never met Kirby, we didn't know Kirby, but you feel like you know him. He was part of our lives, with going to games.
component developer potential senior
We would like a developer to have a component for senior housing. There is a potential for 72 units.
citizens senior
We want to have enough units to entice senior citizens to stay. Seventy-two is not enough.
agency found lie money national power security seduced strongest weaknesses win
When the National Security Agency recruited me, they put me through a day of lie detector tests. They found out all my weaknesses and immediately seduced me. They used the strongest drugs in our culture, sex, power and money, to win me over.
shot stranded
What if it was a stranded motorist getting shot in the chest?