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          <body><![CDATA[I think the combination of these two comments is exactly what I was trying to say about the book. I certainly didn't mean to give the impression that I believe the economic phenomena described by Perkins don't exist (i.e. i agree that the US Gov't engages international policy based on its own economic interests/the interests of American corporations), just that Perkins's role in that was most likely heavily exaggerated. Like Scotty says, its fantacrap, although I disagree that it was enjoyable in any way.<br/><br/>There have been scores of critiques of this book that more or less state outright that Perkins's story isn't totally legitimate; I should have selected a better one in writing my review, but honestly, it wasn't worth the time back then, which probably means it isn't now. Its just a bad book, in my estimation.]]></body>
        
    
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