Sleeping With the Devil: How Washington Sold Its Soul for Saudi Crude

by Baer, Robert

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Crown Pub, 2003. Book is solid and square with no wear or markings. First Edition. Dust Jacket protected by archival quality mylar cover. 226 pages including index. "In Sleeping with the Devil, Baer documents with chilling clarity how our addiction to cheap oil and Saudi petrodolloars caused us to turn a blind eye to the Al Sa'ud's culture of bribery, its abysmal human rights record, and its financial support of fundamentalist Islamic groups that have been directly linked to international acts of terror, including those agains the United States.". ISBN: 1400050219. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. UNITED STATES FOREIGN RELATIONS SAUDI.

Book summary

A former CIA case officer, who served for years in the Middle East, presents a disturbing portrait of the house of Saud, and asserts that for years Washington, in return for favorable oil contracts, has overlooked Saudi Arabia's corruption and its connections to terrorism.