I watched this guy in his DN interview. I didn't find him fully believable. Here is what a reviewer (without reading the book!) said about him at Amazon's site:
"...you have to consider that this could well be a hoax or simply fiction. Consider that the previous books by this guy are called:
* The World Is As You Dream It: Shamanic Teachings from the Amazon and Andes * Psychonavigation: Techniques for Travel Beyond Time * The Stress-Free Habit: Powerful Techniques for Health and Longevity from the Andes, Yucatan, and Far East * Spirit of the Shuar:Wisdom from the Last Unconquered People of the Amazon
Look also at his site: http://www.johnperkins.org/about_the_author.htm
John Says: " We have entered one of the most important periods in human history, the Time of Prophecies. We have the opportunity to lift ourselves to new levels of consciousness. This time was foretold over the past centuries by cultures around the world. Now it is up to us -you and me- to make it happen. What a wonderful gift!"
Ahmet Tonak
Louis Proyect wrote:
Tuesday, November 9th, 2004 Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: How the U.S. Uses Globalization to Cheat Poor Countries Out of Trillions
We speak with John Perkins, a former respected member of the international banking community. In his book Confessions of an Economic Hit Man he describes how as a highly paid professional, he helped the U.S. cheat poor countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars by lending them more money than they could possibly repay and then take over their economies. [includes rush transcript] John Perkins describes himself as a former economic hit man - a highly paid professional who cheated countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars.
20 years ago Perkins began writing a book with the working title, "Conscience of an Economic Hit Men."
Perkins writes, "The book was to be dedicated to the presidents of two countries, men who had been his clients whom I respected and thought of as kindred spirits - Jaime Roldós, president of Ecuador, and Omar Torrijos, president of Panama. Both had just died in fiery crashes. Their deaths were not accidental. They were assassinated because they
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I was recently asked whether universities should teach values. My response was that universities, whether implicitly or otherwise, always, always teach values. They teach values in the way they hire and treat employees.
Ruth Simmons President, Brown University
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