In this chapter John meets a friend of Yamin who tells John how "democratic" the Shah really is. "Doc" (not the man's real name) told John about how he had once been a part of the thriving Elite circle in Tehran. He had met Eisenhower and Nixon. He helped the American Government put the Shah on the throne after deposing Shah's dad. I have to be honest, like John up to this point I had no idea that Iran would cut off someone's nose for political dissenting. I knew about Saudi cutting off hand(s) of thieves. Doc had been tortured to the point he was in a wheelchair now.
This is an excellent quick read. If you don’t have ADHD, it’s a quick read. I started this book before Thanksgiving so between the holidays and every day crazy train I finally finished it. Of course, I made notes in each chapter about my thoughts. We’ll see if this helped compared to the chapter-by-chapter review we did on The New Confessions Of An Economic Hit Man by John Perkins. Throughout the book, General Butler covers the ins and outs of war. He looks at the financial cost and the human cost. He starts out by explaining how the military-industrial complex was formed. Which I do think is critical. Most people in America don’t understand what the military-industrial complex is. Never mind how it is used. I am not going into detail here just read The New Confessions Of An Economic Hit Man. You will understand the order in which things unfold. The minority of Americans know who profits from war and who doesn’t. General Butler covers that as well. You will notice I said ‘m...
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