About this title: A former CIA case officer, who served for years in the Middle East, presents a disturbing portrait of the house of Saud, and asserts that for years Washington, in return for favorable oil contracts, has overlooked Saudi Arabia's corruption and its connections to terrorism.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781400050215ISBN:1400050219
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Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781400050215ISBN:1400050219
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Edition: First Paperback Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Three Rivers Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9781400052684ISBN:1400052688
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781400050215ISBN:1400050219
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown
Date Published: 2003-07
ISBN-13:9781400050215ISBN:1400050219
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"A little outdated; after all, oil prices soared last year, and the US economy tanked - but for different reasons. But it's still an interesting and worthwhile read about how the Saudi kleptocracy is our own damn fault, and how they are so not our friends, duh. The first section, in which Baer meticulously follows the money from Saudi Arabia to American oil interests and back again, is somewhat dull (at least to me) and told me nothing I didn't know. But I'm glad I stuck through it to get to the fascinating middle section about the Wahhabis and the Muslim Brotherhood, and the historical development of the ties between the Saudi royal family and the US. And in the third section, Baer connects the dots and ties it all together."
"Robert Baer's second non-fiction book is another sobering call to the American consumer for rationality. Listen to this: When our unquenchable thirst for oil must be satisfied, Washington goes the extra step to acquire it!
Turning our attention to few well known (outside of the 495-beltway) facts about the American-Saudi Arabian political connection, Mr. Baer explores the consequences of a half-century's stream of money and oil between the two nations and the subsequent product of it- terrorism against democracy.
There is a complex web that has been weaved in Washington and this book attempts to untangle it, but whether it's successful I leave to you to decide (keep in mind, there are countless references to Saudi-Arabian princes and their contributions to American campaigns. There are the names of many famous politicians rumored to have been connected with some of these princes. And of course, there are also plenty of CIA `Deletions' in the book that left me to wonder what else the US government doesn't want us to know?)
Overall, I recommend this book to all lovers of true political conspiracies."
"There's a little too much of the "follow the money" for my taste. He provides more than enough financial evidence to establish the link between the Saudi royal family and the US ruling elite but then keeps hammering that point. Maybe that was necessary but I found a little bit boring to read example after example of Saudi oil money buying influence. Still, though, a necessary book."
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