Secrets of the kingdom
Subtitle: the inside story of the Saudi-U.S. connection
By: Gerald Posner
Edition: 1st ed
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
Subjects: Āl Saʻūd, House of -- Political activity; Saudi Arabia -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia -- Politics and government
Description: The 9/11 Commission report called the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia "a problematic ally in combating Islamic extremism." To Posner, this is a gross understatement. In this book, he exposes the truth about U.S.-Saudi relations--and how the Saudis' influence on American business and politics poses a grave threat to our security. Using bank records and other previously undisclosed information, his two-year investigation penetrates the innermost layers of the shielded House of Saud and presents evidence of complicity and deceit at the highest levels--evidence that the 9/11 Commission failed to consider
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-239) and index
Table of contents: title: A free pass for the Saudis; title: A tribe called Saud; title: Legacy of extremism; title: The embargo; title: The boycott; title: Fighting the "Jewish lobby"; title: Insurrection and Iran; title: Arming the House of Saud; title: Covert partners; title: Scorched earth; title: The infidel arrives; title: The prince who would buy America; title: "A mad spender"; title: Funding terror; title: The future?