E-Book Read Online for Free Chapter 0: The Deep State If you read any part of this book, I hope it is this section. If you come away with anything from this book, I hope that it is this chapter on the Deep State because many theories on the Deep State have turned out to be true. It goes by many names: the Deep State, The Shadow Government, The Invisible Government, The Parallel Government, as well as with other compounding theories such as the American Corporate Empire and the Empire of Economic Hegemony. Financial powers control the government. There is an executive branch, as well as legislative and judicial, yet they are all subservient in the established connections of the Deep State. The president, senators, and representatives change, but the Deep State does not change. Massive financial controls have a stranglehold on the government, and they manipulate the government into performing certain actions to suit their special interests...as well as taking advantage of develo...