Steve Coll On ExxonMobil’s Sinister Kingdom and ‘Private Empire’

Oil!

The world’s largest publicly traded company operates as an independent sovereign, and it is one of the most secretive networks on the globe. Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Steve Coll talks to Jimmy So about the consequences of its ruthless tactics detailed in his new book, Private Empire.

Published May 6 2012 10:00AM EDT

You cannot hide from Steve Coll. Better men than you have tried. The world’s most elusive, powerful networks have failed.

Take the Central Intelligence Agency. Spies and spymasters spend their lives in the wind, dealing in top-secret information.

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