In “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man” John Perkins, author and self-proclaimed “Economic Hit Man” offers a courageous, candid and uncommon perspective about “international intrigue at the highest levels” in respect of foreign aids/loans to less developed countries. According to Perkins, Developed Countries (DCs) in general with United States as leader, train and use special professionals - economists, bankers, engineers, etc., - to be ‘economic hit men’. The ultimate goal “is to bring strategically important LDCs under the control of DC governments, World Bank and other DC-dominated ‘aid’ agencies.