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LRB · Chalmers Johnson: The Looting of Asia
Two very interesting books that have recently been published. One is Gold Warriors: America’s Secret Recovery of Yamashita’s Gold by Sterling Seagrave and Peggy Seagrave.
The other is The Nazi Hydra in America: Suppressed History of a Century By Glen Yeadon.
Both these books are about corruption and conspiracy – at a global level. The basic outline is: –
- Japan looted huge amounts of gold from Korea, Burma, Manchuria (in China) between 1925-1945.
- Some of that gold was shipped to Japan. A lot of it was buried – yes, that is right, buried in Philippines.
- American generals, (MacArthur being a major figure), Presidents, bureaucrats (Dulles, etc.) covered these gold hoard – and never publicly revealed or accounted for.
- This gold was used for illegal purposes – likes arms aid to Nicaragua, Iran-Contra scandal, etc.
- Many Japanese politicians, bureaucrats – and the royal family were involved.
What is behind this? The usual suspects – Loot, Colonialism, War, Hegemony …
Intrigued? Interested!
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