num_pages: 272
description: In Crude Politics , Paul Sperry presents alarming evidence that the Bush administration diplomats resumed talks with Pakistani officials over gas and oil pipelines in Afghanistan while the United States was still reeling from the horror of September 11, 2001. Paul Sperry contends that, true to America's energy-based foreign policy of the last half-century, the Bush administration seized the opportunity to use the attacks as reason to oust the Taliban-the major obstacle blocking plans for the precious pipelines linking Caspian reserves to hot Asian markets. With journalistic integrity and painstaking research, Sperry will enlighten readers 
language: English
title: Crude Politics : How Bush's Oil Cronies Hijacked the War on Terrorism
titlecomplete: Crude Politics : How Bush's Oil Cronies Hijacked the War on Terrorism
ratings_count: 7
publisher: W Pub Group