Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network - Hardcover

Ben-Menashe, Ari

 
9781879823013: Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network

Synopsis

Ben-Menashe, who worked for more than a dozen years in the inner circles of Israel's clandestine services, tells what actually happened during the 1980s: Israel and America prevented peace in the Middle East, the US supplied chemical weapons to Saddam Hussein, and Ronald Reagan and George Bush swapped arms with the Iranians for a delay in the release of the hostages to win the 1980 election. Published by Sheridan Square Press, Inc., 145 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012-1054. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

Ari Ben-Menashe was born in Tehran, Iran, to an Iraqi-Jewish family, and served in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), in signals intelligence. He was a civilian employee of the External Relations Department of IDF Military Intelligence and was a special intelligence advisor to Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir. He now lives in Canada.

Synopsis

The author, a former Israeli intelligence officer, discusses the Iran-Contra Affair, the "October Surprise," and American sales of weapons to Saddam Hussein.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title