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by Graham Hancock (Goodreads Author)

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Anyone know where I can get a good update on this topic? This book is fascinating but one has to wonder whether things have gotten better. The comments in the comment section suggest otherwise.

Claude Forthomme Times have deeply changed since 1989 when that book was written by an Englishman in love with odd theories - go take a look at what Wikipedia says of …moreTimes have deeply changed since 1989 when that book was written by an Englishman in love with odd theories - go take a look at what Wikipedia says of him: "born 2 August 1950, he is a British writer and journalist. Hancock specialises in unconventional theories[1] involving ancient civilisations, stone monuments or megaliths, altered states of consciousness, ancient myths and astronomical/astrological data from the past."

But there's worse concerning Hancock: According to Canadian author Heather Pringle, Graham Hancock can be placed "within a particular pseudo-intellectual tradition going back at least to Heinrich Himmler's infamous research institute, the Ahnenerbe. She specifically links Hancock's book Fingerprints of the Gods to the work of Nazi archaeologist Edmund Kiss, a man described by mainstream scientists of the time as a 'complete idiot'."

So Lords of Poverty is in fact complete idiocy. It served well the Heritage Foundation in its fight against the United Nations, a fight waged throughout the 1990s with support from the Republican party and that's why the book became a bestseller.

If you want to find out what is really going on today at the United Nations, go read Impakter magazine (www.impakter.com) : they are currently running a series on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the United Nations Agenda 2030, agreed to by all 192 member countries of the UN at the General Assembly in 2015. The SDGs are broad economic, social and environmental goals to help every country make a better future for mankind and save the planet from climate change.

And if you're curious about what it's like to work for the United Nations, what kind of people do that, there's no better book than Samantha Powers Chasing The Flame: Sergio Vieira de Mello and the Fight to Save the World You can get it in printed or ebook format from Amazon, here: https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Flame-...(less)

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