i finished reading confessions of an economic hitman ... it's a non-fiction book written by john perkins who was a former "economic hitman" ... the book describes the role of economic hitmen as follows ...
Economic hit men (EHMs) are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. They funnel money from the World Bank, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and other foreign "aid" organizations into the coffers of huge corporations and the pockets of a few wealthy families who control the planet's natural resources. Their tools included fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder. They play a game as old as empire, but one that has taken on new and terrifying dimensions during this time of globalization.
he talks about his experiences in south america ... southeast asia ... and even the middle east ... the book was very interesting and highly informative ... and it makes you realize how phony all this USAID stuff truly is ... i definitely learned a lot ... i recommend it ...
recently i started reading gate of the sun by elias khoury ... it is a novel about the palestinian exodus ... you have doctor khaleel who is not really a doctor ... and you have yunis ... a former member of the fedayeen who is now in a coma ... the hospital staff have given up on yunis and expect him to die ... but khaleel sits by yunis and tells him stories about palestine ... it's a pretty big book and i'm not very far ... only a couple of chapters ... but there was one weird thing about it ... the first sentence of the book is umm hassan is dead ... now this is weird because my mom is also umm hassan ... but wait it gets weirder ... umm hassan's name is nabeela ... and my mom's name is nabeela ... so that was pretty weird ... click here to read the first page of the book ...
still watching movies ... i watched four movies over the weekend ...
i saw silent hill ... it's a horror flick based on the popular videogame series ... not bad but i wouldn't recommend it unless you're familiar with the games ... because i don't think the movie would make much sense to you ... or at least you wouldn't recognize the references ...
i also saw simpsons movie finally ... it's like a really long simpsons episode ... and i loved it ... i'm guessing everyone has already seen it but those who haven't ... watch it now ...
i saw mr. brooks ... kevin costner plays a guy who's addicted to murdering strangers ... like literally addicted ... the same way one is addicted to heroin or cocaine ... it's an interesting concept but a not so interesting story ... it was good i guess but not that good ... like i wouldn't put it on my favorite list or anything ... dane cook has a small role in the movie ... i hate that guy ...
and finally i saw dead silence ... also a horror flick ... from the directors of saw ... it's about evil ventriloquist dummies ... now i have a fear of those things so yeah the movie kind of freaked me out ... it's a decent movie ... i can honestly say that i didn't expect the ending so that's always a good thing ... i recommend it if you're looking for a movie that will scare you ...
the rest of the movies i got - and have yet to watch - were all box office hits so i expect them to be good ... for example the last king of scotland ... the departed ... blood diamond ... and several others i can't recall at the moment ...
in other news we should be moving to the new facility before the end of this week ... hooray!
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