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THE BLOOD
BANKERS
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THE BLOOD
BANKERS
Tales from the Global Underground Economy
by
James S. Henry
FOUR WALLS EIGHT WINDOWS
NEW YORK/LONDON
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This book is dedicated to my family.
© 2003 James S. Henry
Introduction © 2003 Bill Bradley
Published in the United States by:
Four Walls Eight Windows
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New York,NY 10011
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First printing October 2003
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a
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otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Henry, James S.
The blood bankers : tales from the underground global economy / by
James S. Henry.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-56858-254-4 (cloth)
1. Transnational crime 2. Globalization. I. Title.
2003
′36—dc22 2003060223
CIP
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Typesetting by Dr. Prepress, Inc.
Printed in the United States
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword by Bill Bradley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Introduction:Where the Money Went . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Chapter 1: Debt Elephants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Chapter 2: Philippine Money Flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Chapter 3: Funny Money . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Chapter 4: Brazil’s Fallen Angels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Chapter 5: Bleeding Nicaragua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Chapter 6:Argentina’s Last Tan