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Summary: If this book doesn't blow your mind...?
Review: This is not only one of the most well-written non-fiction books I have ever read but the research behind the author's claims are so thorough it's terrifying that all this information is out there and this is the first thorough depiction of this relationship the public has seen. The author also gains credibility in that his contentions about pre 9-11 responses to terrorism from the White House match nicely with what Richard Clark and Paul O'Neil have claimed. If you want to understand the backdrop of the most prominent foreign policy decisions of the past two decades, read this book.
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Summary: What else do we need to know?
Review: This book tells us exactly why there is injustice in the world. These are the people who play with lives because nothing ever touches them directly. This subject is what Michael Moore is dealing with in Farenheit 911 and having a hard time getting that message out. The book is well written, well researched and absolutely vital reading for all of us. Think about it...the worst that will happen to Bush is that he won't get re-elected and he'll go on to be a billionare by working for his Dad who is already deeply a part of the Arms trade. So he'll have nothing to lose whether he gets 4 more years or not. WE are the losers and so are all the service people and Iraqis and Afghanis who have been pawns for the House of Bush and the House of Saud. Remember Bush's "The danger is clear" speech he gave trying to convince us that we were about to be annihilated by Saddam? (Watch the DVD " USA The Movie" for a real reminder of how we got into this mess--extremely eye-opening!) If you go back to those bad old days you'll see what propaganda and disinformation does to a blinded and "patriotic" nation.
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Summary: NO FACTS
Review: this book is a terrible piece of writing. There are plenty of unfactual claims or the author takes a fact and distorts it into being something it is not. The left will LOVE this book because it is what they want to hear. If you actually try to explore where the author claims to cite information from this book you will find it is not there. Ia m not even a Bush supporter but this book is a blatant attack on Bush - and that sends warning signs that this book was written under the blindfold of hate.
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Summary: insightful
Review: Let me set the record straight:
In our war on terrorism, Saudi Arabia is one of our closest allies. They have provided-and continue to provide- immense logistical support for coalition troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. A lot of this support is behind the scenes because the saudis secretly acknowledge that a large percentage of their population is bordering on religious extremity and sending troops and/or making support public will anger their own populace thereby causing immense and immediate civil unrest. The root of all the islamic terrorism that the world has encountered over the last decade can be traced back to the lack of true and unbiased education in middle eastern countries. This lack of education - especially during the 1950's-1970's- is due to the governments (such as the House of Saud) limiting and controoling it to suit their interpretation of their faith.
This has led to an uneduacated workforce in middle eastern countries (as most people who have been there can attest to). All "skilled" jobs(doctors, engineers,etc) are handled by highly paid foreigners in the mid-east seeking a huge tax-free salary. The house of saud, as well as most other governments in the middle east, do know that policies implemented by their fathers when they were in power decades back are now defunct and destructive to not only their own society and economy but the world's as it is an increasingly global economy. These middle eastern countries are sincerely trying to change their policies to a more westernized type society. However, change is slow. Be patient- the populace was never educated rightly to think critically and it takes time to change large societies. Saudi Arabia, like other countries in the mid-east, and with the help of foreign governments(especially the US), are slowly making that necessary change. This is why Bush and the Saudis have such a good relationship- not because of oil money, but the Bush Admin recognizes that a free and educated saudi populace can and will set the stage to denounce terrorism and act as a model for other hardline populations to change their ways.
It is in America's (and the world's) best interest to help the saudis and other devoutly islamic countries better educate their population so that they may be able to make better judgements and decisions for themselves.
This, in my opinion, is the best approach to fight terrorism.
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Summary: nessecary reading for all Americans
Review: It is about time that Americans open their eyes to the scary personal and financial relationship the Bush family has with these feudal Islamic fundamentalists.
How can you expect Bush to protect us from terrorism when he hangs out with the main financial backers of terrorism?
I hope that every American realizes what this buisness-personal relationship with the Saudis actually means.
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Summary: Why are Righties so up in arms over this book???
Review: Because it looks at a KNOWN FACT and breaks it down for the average American. For the record, I am a Republican. In the eyes of some who gave this book 1 star, I might be termed a RINO. I voted for Ronald Reagan and George Bush Sr. I did NOT, however, vote for George Dubya Bush. Why? I don't like idiots. I don't like people who pander. I didn't like Bill Clinton for the same reasons. Why is it when the facts, which are clearly laid out brilliantly in this book, are always assailed by the FAR RIGHT WACKOS in my party? They complain about the PUBLIC SCHOOLS turning out idiots, but I wonder if people in my own party can even criticize it anymore?!?!? My liberal friends can criticize their party and I respect that. I never hear the Rush's and Hannity's EVER say one damaging word about our president of some of the Congress' most destructive members (Tom DeLay anyone?!?!?). READ THIS BOOK. IT OPENS SOME EYES. I, FOR ONE, CAN LIVE WITH JOHN KERRY AS PRESIDENT. SINCE MCCAIN WON'T RUN, MAYBE WE CAN SEE IN 2008. Real Republicans, like John McCain, Ronald Reagan and myself do not like the TRUE RINOs the ones who ignorantly poo poo any ideas or theories just because they don't fit into their rigidly small vision of the world. This partisan bull needs to stop now or books like this won't matter, our republic will have fallen and who knows what will happen. Read this book!
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Summary: What an eye-opening book
Review: This book educated me in a profound way. I really had no idea of the secret connection between Bush and the Saudis. It is quite frightening and upsetting to learn about it. This book reads easily and educates one throughtout each page. I recommend everyone become familiar with what is happening in the backrooms of the White House. It is shocking!
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Summary: AMAZING!
Review: Wow! Wow! Wow! I learned so much from this book, needless to say I am so very shocked at what has been undisclosed. I recommend everyone read this. It's very educating about the two dynasties and amazing.
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Summary: Excellent Study of Multi-Generational Corruption
Review: As an Anthropologist, I know how some cultures are extremely patient, arranging marriages and holding grudges for three generations. Even the arranged marriages of American heiresses with busted-flat British royalty was a one-time thing, but the House of Bush and House of Saud generational arrangement should be a Kabuki tragedy or neo-realist Chinese film. At any rate, Unger gets your blood flowing by noting that a transplant patient is about to die and waiting for his new heart on 9/11. Unfortunately, the plane with his heart is forced down by Air Force jets, with time running out. At this same time, House of Saud family members, as well as bin Laden family, are allowed to fly home. The House of Saud was very patient and tried to buy influence, Unger showing how they started with Carter's people, especially Bert Lance and Clark Clifford. These were light weights, though, to the House of Bush. I should digress and point out that Unger also shows how the House of Saud also formed an early alliance with the family responsible for Wahhabism. The House of Saud was quite brutal and ruthless at the turn of the century and continues to be so. (...)P>To make your blood boil, though, read Chapter 10, "Masters of the Universe." This is all about the secretive Carlyle Group, and how the House of Saud gave the group and House of Bush 1.4 billion--yes billion with a "b"--in US dollars. You can buy a country with that kind of money, that's for sure. After that, go to pages 263-269 and see what Al Qaede's Number 3 Abu Zubaydah had to say and how that was handled. Yeah, with friends like that. I also have to mention that there is plenty of humor in this book. Jerry Jones, oil billionaire, had the habit of allowing Prince Bandar onto the field during games. Unfortunately, Bandar always brought 40 bodyguards with him. This was so distracting that it once caused a fumble. Coach Johnson was so irate he locked Jones and Bandar out of the locker room once. This, according to Unger, is the primary reason for the break-up of the Jones-Johnson leadership of the Dallas Cowboys. And to think we never even knew.
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Summary: This is not politcal manipulation
Review: The relationship of our leaders with the buisness world is of great importance to anyone who is democratic and believes in this Republic. We the People should be interested in electing "public servants" who are not in danger of comprimising our security or constitution because of economic interests that have nothing to do with governing the Nation. A good hard look at these issues is paramount regardless of partisanship. Craig Unger offers a question of conflict of interest. Don't let partisan politcal blindness defy common sense.
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