Publication

2006-10-17 - Random House Trade Paperbacks

Language

English

Word Count

63,500 words, Guess

Page Count

254 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivesecretsofkingdom00gera
  • ISBN-100812973100
  • ISBN-139780812973105
  • Goodreads38126
  • LibraryThing222889
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Classifications

  • LCCDS228.U6 P67 2005

Description

The 9/11 Commission report called the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia "a problematic ally in combating Islamic extremism." To Posner, this is a gross understatement. In this book, he exposes the truth about U.S.-Saudi relations--and how the Saudis' influence on American business and politics poses a grave threat to our security. Using bank records and other previously undisclosed information, his two-year investigation penetrates the innermost layers of the shielded House of Saud and presents evidence of complicity and deceit at the highest levels--evidence that the 9/11 Commission failed to consider

First Sentence

On August 31, 2003, Time published the first review of my book Why America Slept, and focused on the final chapter about the capture and interrogation of an al Qaeda terrorist, Abu Zubaydah.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Secrets of the KingdomPaperbackRandom House Trade Paperbacks2006-10-17

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