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Kingdom of the Unjust

By Medea Benjamin

Kingdom of the Unjust

By Medea Benjamin

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The diminutive co-founder of Code Pink has become famous for fearlessly tackling head-on subjects the left and right studiously avoid. Sometimes, she does so in person--as at President Obama's speech at the National Defense College, or in Egypt, where she was assaulted by police. Here, she's researching the sinister nature of the relationship between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. In seven succinct chapters followed by a meditation on prospects for change, Benjamin--cited by the L.A. Times as "one of the high profile members of the peace movement"--shines a light on one of the weirder, and most important, elements of our foreign policy. What is the origin of this strange alliance between two countries that have very little in common? Why does it persist, and what are its consequences? Why, over a period of decades and across various presidential administrations, has the United States consistently supported a regime shown time and again to be one of the most powerful forces working against American interests? Saudi Arabia is perhaps the single most important source of funds for terrorists worldwide, promoting an extreme interpretation of Islam along with anti-Western sentiment, while brutally repressing non-violent dissidents at home.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
240
Release Date:
2016-09-13
Publication Date:
2016-09-13
Publisher:
OR Books
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1944869026
ISBN13:
9781944869021
Weight:
268 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
175 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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