Secret American Empire - TOC

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Contents

Acknowledgements

A Note from the Author

Prologue

Part 1: Asia

1.  Mystery Woman of Jakarta

2.  Pirating Lepers

3.  Geishas

4.  The Bugiman

5.  A Corrupt and Brutal Country

6.  Sweatshops

7.  United States-Supported Slaughter

8.  Tsunami Profiteering

9.  Fruits of Corruption

10.  Attacked and Beaten in Indonesia

11.  Don't Become a Buddhist

12.  Biological Imperatives

13.  Dictatorships of Finance

14.  The Quiet Giant

Part 2: Latin America

15.  Hired Guns in Guatemala

16.  Obsessed with Anger

17.  Recruited as President of Bolivia Power

18.  Maximizing Profits in La Paz

19.  Changing the Dream

20.  Venezuela's Chavez

21.  Ecuador: Betrayed by a President

22.  Bolivia: Bechtel and the Water Wars (pending)

23.  Brazil: Skeletons in the Closet

24.  The Beautiful Carioca

25.  Taking on the Empire

26.  Kindred Spirits

27.  A History of Assassinations

28.  Lessons from Latin America

Part 3: The Middle East

29.  A Bankrupt United States of America

30.  King Dollar

31.  Manipulating Governments

32.  Lebanon: "Stark Raving Mad"

33.  USAID Speaks (pending)

34.  Egypt: Controlling Africa (pending)

35.  Infidel Dog

36.  Iran: Highways and Fortresses

37.  Israel: America's Foot Soldier

38.  The Iraq-Iran War: Another EHM Victory

39.  Qatar and Dubai: Las Vegas in the Land of Mullahs

40.  Into the Abyss

Part 4:  Africa

41.  Modern Conquistadors

42.  Sitting in America's Lap

43.  A Jackal Is Born (pending)

44.  The "Non-People's" of Diego Garcia (pending)

45.  Assassinating a President

46.  The Highjacking of an Air India 707

47.  An Environmentalist Is Executed (pending)

48.  The Least Understood Continent

49.  NGOs: A Stake in Keeping Africa Poor (pending)

50.  Laptops, Cell Phones, and Cars

51.  Ex-Peace Corps Volunteers Offer Hope

52.  Resolved: To Turn Things Around (pending)

Part 5: Changing the World

53.  Four Essential Questions

54.  Change Is Possible

55.  Modern Minutemen

56.  Changing the Myth

57.  The New Capitalism

58.  A List of Grievances

59.  Facing Our Fears

60.  Changing Wall Street Through Financial Leverage

61.  Buying Off Third-world Debt

62.  Five Commonalities

63.  Times of Opportunity

64.  The Most Important Question of Our Time

65.  Today Is the Day

Appendix A: Organizations Described in This Book (pending)

Appendix B:  Entry Points for Living Democracy (pending)

Appendix C:  Recommended Reading

Notes

Index