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against the walls of exclusion and indifference with a new film
version of Plunder focused on the crisis as a crime story – and
this book that makes the argument with more detail. It is all
based on my interviews with insiders and outsiders alike. I
am mindful of Albert Einstein’s admonition that my colleague
Sharon Kayser, reminded me of: “insanity is doing the same
thing over and over, and expecting a different result.” She
applies it to our government which seems to think it can solve
all economic problems by throwing money at them.
These issues must be pursued by investigators with more
resources than I can summon. We need to hear from more
whistle blowers among those with insider experience in this
irresponsible industry. We will update our progress as this
probe continues online at newsdissector.com/plunder.
Your comments, documents and insider tips are always welcome.
Write dissector@mediachannel.org.
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My deep appreciation for their support goes out to my colleagues.
In this case, Sharon Kayser who writes about finance,
Tobi Kanter who copy- and line-edited the manuscript with
additional help from Cherie Welch, and to Ray Nowsielski
who produced the film with me on which this book is based.
Also, my gratitude to the Globalvision team, Rory O’Connor,
Eric Forman, David Degraw, Cherie Welch, Ryan Bennett, Steven
Grail, Jessica Hyndman, Iris Chung, Herb Brooks, Sean
Inonye, Shane O’Neill and Lexy Scheen who helped my quixotic
struggle to turn an idea into a film without the funding I
needed and support hoped for.
Hopefully, this book will inspire readers to see the film and
film viewers to get more background on the issues it addresses.