House of Bush, House of Saud
House of Bush, House of Saud
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Summary
A controversial analysis of the hidden longstanding relationships between the Saudis and the President of the United States, George W Bush, and how this relationship is hampering the fight against al-Qaeda terrorism in general and the investigation of 9/11 in particular.
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House of Bush, House of Saud by Craig Unger
Craig Unger begins his House of Bush House of Saud, a massive seller in the US likened to All the President's Men, with an explosive question: how is it that two days after the attack on the World Trade Centre, when U.S. air traffic was tightly restricted, 140 Saudis, many immediate kin to Osama Bin Laden, were permitted to leave the country without being questioned by U.S. intelligence? The answer lies in a hidden relationship that began in the 1970s, when the oil-rich House of Saud began courting American politicians in a bid for military protection, influence, and investment opportunity. With the Bush family, the Saudis hit a gusher - direct access to presidents Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and George W. Bush. To trace the amazing weave of Saud-Bush connections, Unger interviewed three former directors of the CIA, top Saudi and Israeli intelligence officials, and more than one hundred other sources. His access to major players is unparalleled and often exclusive - including executives at the Carlyle Group, the giant investment firm where the House of Bush and the House of Saud each has a major stake.
'[An] explosive work of journalism' The New York Times 'The Saud-Bush relationship is...so much a part of the background that we've stopped noticing it, if indeed we ever really started... Unger has performed a clear public service by laying out the Bush-Saud relationship and demanding that we see it as a problem that requires an accounting.' Newsday
In 1992, Craig Unger investigated Bush's roles in the Iran-contra scandal and "Iraqgate" for The New Yorker and in both of those cases he was struck by the remarkably close relationship between Bush and the Saudis. When the September 11 attacks took place, Unger saw a pattern which prompted him to write this book. A distinguished journalist, he was deputy editor of the New York Observer and editor-in-chief of Boston Magazine.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781903933589 |
| ISBN 10 | 1903933587 |
| Title | House of Bush, House of Saud |
| Author | Craig Unger |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Gibson Square Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2004-07-29 |
| Number of pages | 364 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |