Hatred's Kingdom: How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism
by Dore Gold
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In this New York Times best-seller, Middle East expert Dore Gold provides the startling evidence of how Saudi Arabia not only is linked to terror but in fact has spawned the current wave of global terrorism. Using previously unpublished documents, Gold, the former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, exposes how the deeply ingrained hatred that has provoked the new terrorism has its roots in Saudi Arabia's dominant religious creed, a radical Islamic offshoot known as Wahhabism. Through show more meticulous research, Dore Gold connects the dots, tapping into his rich knowledge of the history of the Middle East and his years of hands-on diplomatic experience. He also shows what is being overlooked in the current war on terror. As Gold stunningly reveals, unless the United States and its allies change their approach and cast a cold eye on supposed partner Saudi Arabia, the war on terror will not be won. It will be only a matter of time before another Osama bin Laden emerges. show lessTags
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An excellent look at the history of the Wahhabi branch of Islam from the beginnings until the present day. Goes into great detail about how Saudi government and extreme Wahhabi religious leaders are very closely intertwined. Saudi Arabia has been a leading exporter of extremist thought which in turn influences those it touches, particularly within their own country, who go out and join terrorist organizations to fight jihad. Our time will come when we have to make the decision whether we cut the head off the serpent or allow it to destroy us. Read this book and get the real story about what is going on.
NO OF PAGES: 335 SUB CAT I: Terrorism SUB CAT II: SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: In the global search for culprits and causes in the rise of terrorism, former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations Dore Gold shines a spotlight on a nation many think of as a close ally of the United States: Saudi Arabia. As he explains in Hatred?s Kingdom: How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism, Gold believes that the Saudi government is greatly influenced by the Islamist sect known as Wahhabism and, he explains, that influence has lead to Saudi support of terrorism in the Middle East, Europe, the United States and around the world. The historical portion of Gold?s argument, where he traces the emergence of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab and the show more changing face of Saudi leadership, is admirably extensive and detailed. His modern research is a little more uneven, relying on statements by various Muslim clergy members, letters to the editors of newspapers, opinion pieces, and other evidence that is rarely damnable. Curiously, mentions of Israel and the long-standing Arab-Israeli conflict are much more infrequent than one would expect from an Israeli diplomat and scholar. But regardless of one?s opinion of Gold?s research or his alarming conclusions, the book offers something not often found in modern political nonfiction: a coherent structure, exhaustive research, and a clear and consistent perspective on the ongoing threat of terrorism.NOTES: Purchased from the Amazon MarketPlace. SUBTITLE: How Saudi Arabia Supports the New Global Terrorism show less
The license that MI6 gave to Agent 007 has been sanctioned by a Govenment to the practicioners of their own deviant version of an otherwise peaceful and mainsteam religion.
In this very tragic case of life imitating Art (for the lack of a better analogy), all our worst nightmares are indeed coming true. The sad question is, WHAT THE HECK are we doing about it. In our addiction to cheap oil, we are willing to turn a blind eye and bury our collective heads in the sand.
It is NOT enough to cut off the tentacles of the Hydra, you have to aim for the head and take it out, GET IT?
In this very tragic case of life imitating Art (for the lack of a better analogy), all our worst nightmares are indeed coming true. The sad question is, WHAT THE HECK are we doing about it. In our addiction to cheap oil, we are willing to turn a blind eye and bury our collective heads in the sand.
It is NOT enough to cut off the tentacles of the Hydra, you have to aim for the head and take it out, GET IT?
The license that MI6 gave to Agent 007 has been sanctioned by a Govenment to the practicioners of their own deviant version of an otherwise peaceful and mainsteam religion.
In this very tragic case of life imitating Art (for the lack of a better analogy), all our worst nightmares are indeed coming true. The sad question is, WHAT THE HECK are we doing about it. In our addiction to cheap oil, we are willing to turn a blind eye and bury our collective heads in the sand.
It is NOT enough to cut off the tentacles of the Hydra, you have to aim for the head and take it out, GET IT?
In this very tragic case of life imitating Art (for the lack of a better analogy), all our worst nightmares are indeed coming true. The sad question is, WHAT THE HECK are we doing about it. In our addiction to cheap oil, we are willing to turn a blind eye and bury our collective heads in the sand.
It is NOT enough to cut off the tentacles of the Hydra, you have to aim for the head and take it out, GET IT?
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Dore Gold, the president of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, served as Israel's ambassador to the United Nations from 1997 through 1999. Having served as foreign policy advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, he has been a diplomatic envoy to the leaders of Egypt, Jordan, the Persian Gulf states, and the Palestinian show more Authority, and has been intimately involved in Arab-Israeli negotiations. Ambassador Gold, who earned his Ph.D. in International Relations and Middle East Studies from Columbia University, has written numerous books and articles on the Middle East, his articles appearing in such publications as the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Commentary, and the Daily Telegraph. He lives in Jerusalem with his wife and two children show less
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- 2003
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- Woolsey, R. James; Pipes, Daniel
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- DS242 .G65 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Asia History of Asia Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia History
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