World Cup 2014: Capitalism, Corruption and Protest (Part 3)

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In our third and final episode in the World Cup 2014: Capitalism, Corruption and Protest series we address the lack of protests in Brazil during the World Cup. We also take an extensive look at the police state tactics of Brazil and what it means for a country to host a "mega event" such as the World Cup or the Olympic Games (for Brazil, this will be in 2016). Surprise, surprise, United States private contractor extraordinaire Academi (formerly Xe and before that Blackwater) helped out with anti-terror training and Israeli security (NICE) firms help install and program an all seeing all spying system called "The Situator". There is also the matter of how sovereign nations change their laws to suit the profit motives of this massive, massive non-profit known as FIFA. [Click to Listen]