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    <body><![CDATA[It's amazing how little of this information the average American knows.   Before reading this book, I didn't know a lot of this information either.   For example, it's shocking that under the Reagan administration Saddam Hussein was considered an ally of the U.S. - that fact never seemed to recieve ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21056186">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book greatly shows the connection between the Bush family and the Saudi's, greatly responsible for some of the funding of Islamic radicalism and how Osama Bin Laden himself was once a Saudi thus how the US might have been in bed with the Devil and not even have paid much attention to it. It als...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78416681">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The perilous ramifications of the September 11 attacks on the United States are only now beginning to unfold. They will undoubtedly be felt for generations to come. This is one of many sad conclusions readers will draw from Craig Unger's exceptional book <em>House of Bush House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties</em>. As Unger claims in this incisive study, the seeds for the &quot;Age of Terrorism&quot; and September 11 were planted nearly 30 years ago in what, at the time, appeared to be savvy business transactions that subsequently translated into political currency and the union between the Saudi royal family and the extended political family of George H. W. Bush. On the surface, the claim may appear to be politically driven, but as Unger (a respected investigative journalist and editor) probes--with scores of documents and sources--the political tenor of the U.S. over the last 30 years, the Iran-Iraq War, the war in Afghanistan, the birth of Al Qaeda, the dubious connection between members of the Saudi Royal family and the exportation of terror, and the personal fortunes amassed by the Bush family from companies such as Harken Energy and the Carlyle Group, he exposes the &quot;brilliantly hidden agendas and purposefully murky corporate relationships&quot; between these astonishingly powerful families. His evidence is persuasive and reveals a devastating story of Orwellian proportions, replete with political deception, shifting allegiances, and lethal global consequences. Unger begins his book with the remarkable story of the repatriation of 140 Saudis directly following the September 11 attacks. He ends where Richard A. Clarke begins, questioning the efficacy of the war in Iraq in the battle against terrorism. We are unquestionably facing a global security crisis unlike any before. President Bush insists that we will prevail, yet as Unger so effectively concludes, &quot;Never before has an American president been so closely tied to a foreign power that harbors and supports our country's mortal enemies.&quot; <em>--Silvana Tropea</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[A comprehensive must read for the political,socioeconomical junkie. Read it, buy it before it's banned or out of print. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[If you studied American History when they still talked about Trustbusters and Interlocking Directorates, this is an appalling glimpse at how all the things we thought were banned still exist, and are using OUR tax dollars. And this time it is the politicians reaping most of the benefits FROM the mil...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14875537">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A beautifully factual book about enjoyable relationships that good ole boys have. Fun information about many close business friends of the Bush family in Texas, as well as their relationships with the Saud family and their other investments , all over the world... ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A lot to chew on about our involvement in the Middle East, and the consequences of our dependence on Saudi oil. Business, politics, and religion can combine in very dangerous ways.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[We should always be reminded that the US - and president Bush in particular - are the staunchest allies and supporters of the most vicious and corrupt islamic theocracy in the world.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Banyak cerita tersembunyi menyangkut hubungan rahasia dua dinasti tersebut mulai dari masa lalu tatkala Bush Senior memimpin AS hingga kini ketika putranya mewarisi tahta itu]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties]]>
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    <![CDATA[The perilous ramifications of the September 11 attacks on the United States are only now beginning to unfold. They will undoubtedly be felt for generations to come. This is one of many sad conclusions readers will draw from Craig Unger's exceptional book <em>House of Bush House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties</em>. As Unger claims in this incisive study, the seeds for the &quot;Age of Terrorism&quot; and September 11 were planted nearly 30 years ago in what, at the time, appeared to be savvy business transactions that subsequently translated into political currency and the union between the Saudi royal family and the extended political family of George H. W. Bush. On the surface, the claim may appear to be politically driven, but as Unger (a respected investigative journalist and editor) probes--with scores of documents and sources--the political tenor of the U.S. over the last 30 years, the Iran-Iraq War, the war in Afghanistan, the birth of Al Qaeda, the dubious connection between members of the Saudi Royal family and the exportation of terror, and the personal fortunes amassed by the Bush family from companies such as Harken Energy and the Carlyle Group, he exposes the &quot;brilliantly hidden agendas and purposefully murky corporate relationships&quot; between these astonishingly powerful families. His evidence is persuasive and reveals a devastating story of Orwellian proportions, replete with political deception, shifting allegiances, and lethal global consequences. Unger begins his book with the remarkable story of the repatriation of 140 Saudis directly following the September 11 attacks. He ends where Richard A. Clarke begins, questioning the efficacy of the war in Iraq in the battle against terrorism. We are unquestionably facing a global security crisis unlike any before. President Bush insists that we will prevail, yet as Unger so effectively concludes, &quot;Never before has an American president been so closely tied to a foreign power that harbors and supports our country's mortal enemies.&quot; <em>--Silvana Tropea</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[ Comprehensive, intelligent work. We lay people have suspected all along that the hasty exit of the Saudi's from USA post 9/11 was to cover some very large footprints]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[The perilous ramifications of the September 11 attacks on the United States are only now beginning to unfold. They will undoubtedly be felt for generations to come. This is one of many sad conclusions readers will draw from Craig Unger's exceptional book <em>House of Bush House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties</em>. As Unger claims in this incisive study, the seeds for the &quot;Age of Terrorism&quot; and September 11 were planted nearly 30 years ago in what, at the time, appeared to be savvy business transactions that subsequently translated into political currency and the union between the Saudi royal family and the extended political family of George H. W. Bush. On the surface, the claim may appear to be politically driven, but as Unger (a respected investigative journalist and editor) probes--with scores of documents and sources--the political tenor of the U.S. over the last 30 years, the Iran-Iraq War, the war in Afghanistan, the birth of Al Qaeda, the dubious connection between members of the Saudi Royal family and the exportation of terror, and the personal fortunes amassed by the Bush family from companies such as Harken Energy and the Carlyle Group, he exposes the &quot;brilliantly hidden agendas and purposefully murky corporate relationships&quot; between these astonishingly powerful families. His evidence is persuasive and reveals a devastating story of Orwellian proportions, replete with political deception, shifting allegiances, and lethal global consequences. Unger begins his book with the remarkable story of the repatriation of 140 Saudis directly following the September 11 attacks. He ends where Richard A. Clarke begins, questioning the efficacy of the war in Iraq in the battle against terrorism. We are unquestionably facing a global security crisis unlike any before. President Bush insists that we will prevail, yet as Unger so effectively concludes, &quot;Never before has an American president been so closely tied to a foreign power that harbors and supports our country's mortal enemies.&quot; <em>--Silvana Tropea</em>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Seriously how does this stuff not make the papers??? The history of how two of the worlds richest and most powerful families are making us less safe. Amazing read!]]></body>
    
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