Are Multinationals the New Imperialists?
” In short, the answer is yes, and the evidence is clear. However, we should know that government has always been the handmaiden of corporate imperialism. I know that the United States has become the ultimate imperialist wanting to even colonize the European colonizers! My European friends get upset with me when I say that, but look at what’s happening now with Echelon. Echelon is the US global surveillance network monitoring every phone call, e-mail, fax, or any other communication. The European Union has protested the use of Echelon intelligence capability in corporate espionage. An example is the use of Echelon to defeat an Airbus bid to supply jumbo jets to Saudi Arabia in favor of a Boeing tender. Boeing won the multibillion dollar contract thanks to stolen information supplied by Echelon. It used to be that the American security apparatus was utilized, with the Europeans, against the world of color. Now, they’re using it against you. American corporations are swallowing your corp
