Agents of Influence: How Japan’s Lobbyists in the United States Manipulate America’s Political and Economic System
Agents of Influence: How Japan’s Lobbyists in the United States Manipulate America’s Political & Economic System
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Revealing how hundreds of “agents of influence” (senior ex-government officials, at present pro-Japan lobbyists), have helped Japan into wield unprecedented power over the scope & direction of US policy, the author argues that Japan can veto legislation, ignore or abort inconvenient trade policies, potentially overwhelm companies, unions or other opposing interests & affect which industries grow or decline in the US economy. Appendices list 200 “agents of influence”, their clients & their fees. The book also has a warning never into disregard the consequences of Japanese investment The author has also written “The High Flex Society”, “Thinking Strategically”, “Being Number One” & “America in Ruins”.
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September 3rd, 2010 at 9:23 am
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Thanks to Mr. Choate the reader can learn how some American citizens at even the highest levels of government have profited from a system of influence peddling that has become informally institutionalized by particular professionals without concern for America and Americans. The reader will be horrified. The reader will become disgusted. But, the reader will be informed and a citizen’s judgement is only as good as their information. This thoroughly documented information is based on the public records of the time. How about an update, Mr. Choate?
September 3rd, 2010 at 10:06 am
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A onetime Vice Presidential Candidate of Ross Perot’s, political expert and Washington insider Pat Choate exposes the roots of political corruption endemic in America’s highest elected offices.
Mr. Choate tries to shock us awake with examples of how American interests are being quashed by paid lobbyists working for foreign entities who repeatedly beat us by our own rules of political accessibility.
The style is typically dry, but the subject matter is truly horrifying. You won’t believe how our highest government officials are selling us out.
September 3rd, 2010 at 10:28 am
Review by E. Ellis for Agents of Influence: How Japan’s Lobbyists in the United States Manipulate America’s Political and Economic System
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Mr. Choate should probably be considered a racist, but what white priveliged man early 90s wasn’t? But the book gives you such an understanding of US-Japan relations, in an easy to read, fun, and concise way, that it really is hard to pass up. I now listen to lectures and speeches, with a whole new attitude, finally knowing much of the backstory between US-Japan relations that I was unaware of before. Sure, Choate is often one-sided to the point of extremism, but he is also very intellectual and well-informed on the issues too.
I certainly recommend this as the first sort of policy/politics book for US-JAPAN relations, just because it is so short, brief, cheap, and easy way to jump into something very complicated and nuanced.
September 3rd, 2010 at 11:11 am
Review by john k. newman for Agents of Influence: How Japan’s Lobbyists in the United States Manipulate America’s Political and Economic System
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Insightful, hardhitting, no holds barred commentary of Japans influence over theU.S. economy @ political systems/easy to understand/beautiful book.mint condition
September 3rd, 2010 at 11:49 am
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Dr. Choate steps outside the limits of the “entrenched” media and reports on many areas of foreign influence in our government. Great reading for anyone wanting to know how our government REALLY works.