House of Bush House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties - Brossura

Craig Unger

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ISBN 10: 1903933897 ISBN 13: 9781903933893

Casa editrice: Gibson Square Books Ltd, 2007

Riassunto

Arguing that seeds for the 'Age of Terrorism' and 9/11 were planted nearly 30 years ago, Craig Unger probes with scores of documents and sources into the Bush-Saudi connection via companies such as the Carlyle group that, apart from Bush Sr, counts John Major as one of its advisors. He exposes the opaque corporate relationships between these astonishingly powerful families and reveals a devastating story of Orwellian proportions replete with political deception, shifting allegiances, and lethal global consequences. Revealing that 15 of the 19 9/11 terrorists were Saudis, he questions the efficacy of the war in Iraq in the battle against terrorism, ending with an Al Qaeda leader identifying two Bin Ladens and a Saudi Prince on the repatriation plane as the organisation's contacts with the Saudi royal family. In order to uncover this amazing weave of Saud-Bush connections, Unger relies on his interviews with three former directors of the CIA, top Saudi and Israeli intelligence officials, and more than one hundred other sources. His access to major players is unparalleled and often exclusive - including executives at the Carlyle Group, the giant investment firm where the House of Bush and the House of Saud each has a major stake.

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'Excellent.' Sunday Times --m

'Forensic.' Daily Telegraph --m

'None can match this.' Irish Times --m

L'autore:

In 1992, CRAIG UNGER investigated Bush Sr's roles in the Iran-contra scandal and was struck by the remarkably close relationship between Bush and the Saudis. When the September 11 attacks took place, Unger saw a pattern. ," Craig Unger's work is featured in Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11. He appears frequently as an analyst on terrorism, Saudi-American relations and the oil industry on broadcast such as CNN. He has written about George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush for Esquire Magazine and Vanity Fair.

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• Editore: Gibson Square Books Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1903933897
• ISBN 13: 9781903933893
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 420