Secrets of the Kingdom: The Inside Story of the Secret

Secrets of the Kingdom: The Inside Story of the Secret Saudi-U.S. Connection

In its final report, the 9/11 Commission famously called the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia â€œa problematic ally in combating Islamic extremism.â€ To Gerald Posner, the bestselling author of Why America Slept: The Failure to Prevent 9/11, this is a gross understatement. In his new book, Secrets of the Kingdom, Posner exposes the undeniable truth about U.S.-Saudi relationsâ€“and how the Saudisâ€™ influence on American business and politics poses a grave threat to our security.

The result of an intensive two-year investigation, Secrets of the Kingdom penetrates the innermost layers of the shielded House of Saud and presents indisputable evidence of complicity and deceit at the highest levelsâ€“evidence that the 9/11 Commission, either deliberately or negligently, failed to consider. Using bank records and other previously undisclosed information, Posner unearths many disturbing truths and shattering revelations about the ties that bind the Saudi and U.S. governments, including

â€¢ how countless failures in U.S. intelligence and law enforcement gave extraordinary preferential treatment to prominent Saudis living in the United States, including members of the bin Laden family, in the days after 9/11

â€¢ a likely close connection between a powerful member of the House of Saud and Abu Zubeydah, the highest-ranking al-Qaeda operative captured so far by the United States

â€¢ how the Saudi government has turned a blind eye to the role Saudi charitiesâ€“including many controlled or supported by Kingdom officialsâ€“ have played in bankrolling al-Qaeda and Islamic terror groups

â€¢ the never-before-revealed Saudi and U.S. emergency plans in the event of a national crisis in the Kingdom, plans that could affect the security of the United States and the entire Middle East

Secrets of the Kingdom is an explosive study that will have a profound impact on both U.S. policy and Americansâ€™ perception of their government and its extensive ties to a foreign power. Posner uncovers a disturbing picture of how two nations, despite their differing agendas, have become inextricably entwined.
Country USA
Manufacturer Random House
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2005-05-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781400062911

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Random House
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2005-05-17
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781400062911

Secrets of the Kingdom: The Inside Story of the Secret Saudi-U.S. Connection

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