Thread: Great book I'm reading

Originally Posted by Doublebase

Confessions of an Economic Hitman. I can't but the book down. Real stories of a man who worked for the NSA. He went around to 3rd world contries and signed deals with them that would make them forever indebted to the U.S. I highly recommend reading it.

Another book I'm reading. A Peoples History of the U.S. Author is Howard Zinn. Someone on here told me about it. Also a great book but I put it to the side because I can't stop reading Economic Hitman.

I haven't read either of the book you noted above, but I want to, and likely will read "Confessions of an Economic Hitman" before the end of the year.

Books like these are important, because they'll never see light of day in the mainstream media.

im reading this.

Amazon.com: War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History: 1500 to Today: Books: Max Boot

Originally Posted by Doublebase

Confessions of an Economic Hitman. I can't but the book down. Real stories of a man who worked for the NSA. He went around to 3rd world contries and signed deals with them that would make them forever indebted to the U.S. I highly recommend reading it.

Another book I'm reading. A Peoples History of the U.S. Author is Howard Zinn. Someone on here told me about it. Also a great book but I put it to the side because I can't stop reading Economic Hitman.

I'm sure it's a credible book, because, when you leave agencies like the NSA, you're allowed to talk about the things you did there.

Does he explain how he's been allowed to write such a book?

Originally Posted by DOMS

I'm sure it's a credible book, because, when you leave agencies like the NSA, you're allowed to talk about the things you did there.

Does he explain how he's been allowed to write such a book?

I'm assuming you meant not able to talk. He did mention that. He said he tried to write it back in the late 80's but was threatened and bribed not to write it. His daughter, who is now in her late 20's, convinced him that this country needs to hear what he knows. It is def a credible book.

Here is the book.
Amazon.com: confessions of an economic hit man: Books

Try the book
"Shake Hands with the Devil"
That's what I'm reading right now.

Originally Posted by DontStop

Try the book
"Shake Hands with the Devil"
That's what I'm reading right now.

No.

Originally Posted by DOMS

I'm sure it's a credible book, because, when you leave agencies like the NSA, you're allowed to talk about the things you did there.

Does he explain how he's been allowed to write such a book?

the feds go through it. The former Head of the CIA just wrote a book.

Originally Posted by DontStop

Try the book
"Shake Hands with the Devil"
That's what I'm reading right now.

I'm reading "How I made my first million" by 19 inch chump... i mean, pump.

Originally Posted by Doublebase

I'm assuming you meant not able to talk. He did mention that. He said he tried to write it back in the late 80's but was threatened and bribed not to write it. His daughter, who is now in her late 20's, convinced him that this country needs to hear what he knows. It is def a credible book.

No, I meant that I was being sarcastic.

Threatened and bribed? What a crock of shit. When you go into agencies like the NSA, you're required to get a security clearance. Which comes with a nifty, life-time, non-disclosure agreement.

The book sounds a little sketchy.

oh yah...my books by romeo dallaire...

umm?

Originally Posted by DOMS

No, I meant that I was being sarcastic.

Threatened and bribed? What a crock of shit. When you go into agencies like the NSA, you're required to get a security clearance. Which comes with a nifty, life-time, non-disclosure agreement.

The book sounds a little sketchy.

I'm sorry. He didn't actually work for the NSA. He worked for an energy company that worked with the NSA. His job was forecasting the economical future of a country. i.e if they were to put a electrical plant in Ecuador, how would the economy benefit from this.
Here is his website.
JOHN PERKINS

Originally Posted by NordicNacho

the feds go through it. The former Head of the CIA just wrote a book.

Books of that sort, while interesting, are often full of opinions and facts that have already been given clearance by the respective agencies and federal government.

At best, you'll be reading a book of aggregate data. Which is not to say the book won't be any good, but it won't contain any information not already in public domain. In other words, you're not going to find any secrets in any such book.

Originally Posted by Doublebase

I'm sorry. He didn't actually work for the NSA. He worked for an energy company that worked with the NSA. His job was forecasting the economical future of a country. i.e if they were to put a electrical plant in Ecuador, how would the economy benefit from this.
Here is his website.
JOHN PERKINS

Oh, then that makes sense.

Let me know what you think of the books when you've finished it.

Originally Posted by DOMS

Oh, then that makes sense.

Let me know what you think of the books when you've finished it.

Ok I will let you know when I have finished.

Originally Posted by Doublebase

Ok I will let you know when I have finished.

Okay, but don't tell anyone else.

I think DOMS should not by so suspicious.

This book, if bogus, would have been slammed.....

And it has not been.


It was published a while ago.

Originally Posted by Big Smoothy

I think DOMS should not by so suspicious.

This book, if bogus, would have been slammed.....

And it has not been.


It was published a while ago.

Maybe no one cares enough about it to slam it?

I'm suspicious of a lot of things. It's often referred to as critical thinking.

In this case, DoubleBase (at first) said is was written by an ex-NSA employee. And, like I said before, when you leave such an organization, you can't do a tell-all. Not without going to jail, in any case. So, if this guy was in on those "secret" agendas, he couldn't talk about them.

But it turns out that he wasn't ex-NSA, which removes that suspicion. But, as with pretty much anything you hear from someone else, you have to ask yourself "Why?".

Don't be so quick to take anything at face value.

Okay, if those were real, I'd take 'em at face value.

I was an E-4 in the Navy with a top secret clearance and there are things that if I mentioned now could land me in Leavenworth... Unless the classification levels have been lowered on some of the messages that passed from my hands straight to the Captains....


And sensationalizing the book by saying he was a key figure with the NSA in decicding the rise or fall of certains countries is a lot different than a Cost/Benefit Anaylst consulting for the NSA.....otherwise Howard Zinns book is a good read......

I haven't read either of those books. I refused to read fiction and thrillers my whole life, but I am slowly starting to read some fiction.

I am reading Slaughter House Five for the first time now. The book is pretty good so far.

Originally Posted by KelJu

I haven't read either of those books. I refused to read fiction and thrillers my whole life, but I am slowly starting to read some fiction.

I am reading Slaughter House Five for the first time now. The book is pretty good so far.

Read Harry Potter.

I read the first 4 Harry Potters, thought they were pretty entertaining. Right now I'm just starting "the new encyclopedia of modern bodybuilding". Enjoying it so far.

Originally Posted by maniclion

I was an E-4 in the Navy with a top secret clearance and there are things that if I mentioned now could land me in Leavenworth... Unless the classification levels have been lowered on some of the messages that passed from my hands straight to the Captains....


And sensationalizing the book by saying he was a key figure with the NSA in decicding the rise or fall of certains countries is a lot different than a Cost/Benefit Anaylst consulting for the NSA.....otherwise Howard Zinns book is a good read......

I never knew you were a seaman

Originally Posted by NordicNacho

I never knew you were a seaman

Yea, he's a very good semen.

Originally Posted by KelJu

I haven't read either of those books. I refused to read fiction and thrillers my whole life, but I am slowly starting to read some fiction.

I am reading Slaughter House Five for the first time now. The book is pretty good so far.

Good book.

Here are some non-fiction/non-thrillers you might like:

Blink
The Tipping Point
Freakonomics
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And if you like Howard Zinn's book, check out "Lies My Teacher Told Me." Good read...and a lot shorter than Zinn.

Crucial Confrontations by Kerry Patterson, it gives you tips on how to prevent and win arguments properly.