Secrets of the Kingdom: The Inside Story of the Secret Saudi-U.S. Connection
by Gerald L. Posner
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Author: Gerald L. PosnerEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-05-17
ISBN: 1400062918
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Random House
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Book Review: Damning, but credible story of a Kingdom on the edge
Summary: 5 Stars
Posner has written an information-packed, slim volume that is a concise statement on the terrible ambivalence of relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia. Posner supports Craig Unger's research, which documented Saudis leaving the U.S. shortly after 9/11 without being properly interviewed by FBI officials. Posner then begins with a fairly comprehensive introduction to how Saudi Arabia started as a nation, and some detail on its Wahhabi roots. Posner traces how the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is caught between funding the radical Wahhabi doctrine that has made up its political lifeblood and essence, and the comfortable relationship of selling oil to the United States. The problem of lavish and corrupt princes betraying their Wahhabi roots, the Saudi links to supporting terrorism and anti-Semitism also receive substantial attention. Posner has dug extensively, and while one might not concur with all his reported facts or ideas (some of his Koranic translations seem suspect), his portrait of Saudi Arabia seems to be backed much more by accurate insight than by error. In short, this is a recommended, concise book that blends with skill the problems of religion, politics, and oil.
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