Crude politics
Subtitle: how Bush's oil cronies hijacked the war on terrorism
By: Paul Sperry.
Publisher: WND Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Nashville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
Subjects: Bush, George W. 1946-; Bush, George W. 1946- -- Friends and associates; Petroleum industry and trade -- Political aspects -- United States; Petroleum pipelines -- Caspian Sea Region; War on Terrorism, 2001- -- Economic aspects; United States -- Foreign relations -- Afghanistan; Afghanistan -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- Pakistan; Pakistan -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-240) and index.
Table of contents: title: The pipelines : a chance to clear the path; title: Mission creep : liberating and rebuilding Afghanistan; title: War by proxy : farming out the hunt for Osama; title: Unholy alliance : trusting Pakistan, Harvard of terror; title: The general : appeasing Musharraf; title: The royalists : sucking up to the Saudis; title: The puppet : installing Karzai's regime; title: The special envoy : Bush's point man in Afghanistan; title: Inking the deal : Karzai, Musharraf come through; title: The beneficiaries : reaping the spoils of war; title: Hidden agenda : exploiting the commercial front.