Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude
Baer, Robert
ISBN 10: 1400050219 ISBN 13: 9781400050215
Published by Crown, 2003
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A veteran of the CIA provides an insider's account of the love-hate relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia, giving an up-close view of the corrupt Saudi empire and how the royal family's suppport of a radical religious group helps keep them in power while fostering hatred of the West throughout Saudi society, and explaining why turning a blind eye to Saudi turmoil has damaged America's homeland security. 150,000 first printing. First serial, The Atlantic Monthly.
About the Author: ROBERT BAER was a case officer in the Directorate of Operations for the Central Intelligence Agency from 1976 to 1997. His overseas assignments included stints in locations such as Northern Iraq, Dushanbe, Rabat, Paris, Beirut, Khartoum, New Delhi, and elsewhere, handling agents that infiltrated Hizballah, PFLP-GC, PSF, Libyan intelligence, Fatah-Hawari, and al Qaeda. Fluent in Arabic, Farsi, French, and German, he divides his time between Washington, D.C., and France.
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Title: Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold...
Publisher: Crown
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good