Disaster Capitalism
A little known office of the White House called the "Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization" is drawing up plans and contracts for the post-war rebuilding of 25 different countries. 25 countries that haven't had a war yet. The plans involve reconstructing countries in a "democratic and market-oriented" way.
This makes Wolfowitz's appointment to the head of the World Bank make much more sense. The World Bank is the instrument with which privatisation is forced upon desperate countries. They withhold aid money until legislation is passed to allow the private sector to spend it. This is happening in Afghanistan, Iraq, Haiti and Honduras following war, civil unrest and natural disasters.
Even more depressing is how the vultures are moving into Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia following the tsunami. No more pesky coastal villages to get in the way of tourist developments.
The Nation Article
This makes Wolfowitz's appointment to the head of the World Bank make much more sense. The World Bank is the instrument with which privatisation is forced upon desperate countries. They withhold aid money until legislation is passed to allow the private sector to spend it. This is happening in Afghanistan, Iraq, Haiti and Honduras following war, civil unrest and natural disasters.
Even more depressing is how the vultures are moving into Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia following the tsunami. No more pesky coastal villages to get in the way of tourist developments.
The Nation Article
posted by goatherder at 20:33
1 Comments:
Cool.
www.newamericancentury.org
It's all there.
Let's hope Uncle Sam gets to play out 'War Plan Red', where the Pentagon has gamed out war with the United Kingdom.
If ever there was a collapsing prolapsed rectum of a country in need of reconstruction, it's blighty. Downtown Islamabad is more advanced....and not too different, otherwise.
Any poms with any 'get up and go', got up and went, years ago.
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