House of Bush, House of Saud : The Hidden Relationship between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties

Counters official U.S. explanations of Islamic terrorism. Reveals how the fortunes & public policies of Pres. George W. Bush, his father George H.W. Bush, & their assoc. are connected with members of the ruling family of Saudi Arabia. In the mid-1970s, the oil-rich House of Saud needed American military protection & a place to invest its billions of petrodollars. With the Bushes, the Saudis gained direct access to Pres. Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, & George W. Bush, as well as to Sec. of State James Baker, Dick Cheney, Colin Powell & the entire intelligence apparatus. What followed was an astonishing weave of influence, investment, & policy between the Bush family & the House of Saud that arcs straight into today¿s headlines. Illustrations.Unger, Craig is the author of 'House of Bush, House of Saud : The Hidden Relationship between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties', published 2007 under ISBN 9781422390160 and ISBN 1422390160.