Secrets of the Kingdom, Gerald Posner
Secrets of the Kingdom, Gerald Posner
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Secrets of the Kingdom
The Inside Story of the Secret Saudi-U.S. Connection

Author: Gerald Posner

Narrator: Alan Sklar

Unabridged: 9 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/01/2005


Synopsis

In its final report, the 9/11 Commission famously called the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia "a problematic ally in combating Islamic extremism." 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 relations-and how the Saudis' 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 levels-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:

* 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

* 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

* How the Saudi government has turned a blind eye to the role Saudi charities-including many controlled or supported by Kingdom officials- have played in bankrolling al-Qaeda and Islamic terror groups

* 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 Americans' 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.

About Gerald Posner

Gerald L. Posner is the bestselling author of more than ten books, including the Pulitzer Prize finalist Case Closed; Motown: Music, Money, Sex, and Power; Mengele: The Complete Story; and Secrets of the Kingdom: The Inside Story of the Saudi-U.S. Connection. His investigative articles have appeared in the New York Times, the New Yorker, Newsweek, and Time, and have included such scoops as Pete Rose's gambling addiction, Argentina's hidden Nazi files, secrets about the Oklahoma City bombing, and questions over the death of Princess Diana. He is married to author Trisha Posner.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tom on November 09, 2021

Gerald Posner writes in the style of an investigative journalist, and a lot of his finger pointing comes off as a bit petty and futile. As much as he tries to smear the Saudis for their unethical behaviour, he measures them by western morales which are totally irrelevant to the Saudis. The reality i......more

Goodreads review by Tom on January 11, 2020

In its final report, the 9/11 Commission famously called the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia "a problematic ally in combating Islamic extremism." Ostensibly, Posner "exposes the undeniable truth about U.S.-Saudi relations-and how the Saudis' influence on American business and politics poses a grave threat t......more

Goodreads review by Dan on March 13, 2014

Fascinating look at the history of Saudi Arabia, its formation as a country, the ideological underpinning of both the House of Saud and the population writ large, an examination of the development of Saudi Arabia into a modern nation, the connection between the US and the Saudis, and many other rela......more

Goodreads review by Alyssa on March 17, 2017

Fascinating look at the relationship between Saudi Arabia and the United States and how each country influences the other's politics. Even being fairly well informed about US/Middle Eastern history there was a lot I didn't know in this book. The US does not want to emphasize its relationship to Saud......more

Goodreads review by Mandi on November 17, 2020

Dirty Big Secrets Written by Mandi Scott Chestler on October 27th, 2008 Book Rating: 5/5 This thoroughly researched book reveals disturbing facts about our relationship with Saudi Arabia. These are the dirty big secrets you won't learn from the main stream media. It provides a detailed history of the S......more