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Crude Oil, Crude Money - Aristotle Onassis, Saudi Arabia, and the CIA (Hardcover)
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Crude Oil, Crude Money - Aristotle Onassis, Saudi Arabia, and the CIA (Hardcover)
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Tells the untold story of how Exxon, Mobil, Chevron, and Texaco
teamed up with the CIA and Department of State to thwart the plans
of Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, who almost managed to
reshape the Middle East. In 1954 Aristotle Onassis (long before he
married Jacqueline Kennedy) made a bold business gamble: he tried
to corner the crude oil shipping market by signing a deal with the
King of Saudi Arabia. If it had worked, it would have reshaped the
history of the Middle East. As it was, the proposed deal terrified
British and U.S. oil companies and the Dulles brothers, who saw it
as the first move in the nationalization of Saudi oil. Complicating
things were the burgeoning Arab nationalist movement led by Egypt's
newly elected president, Gamal Nasser. And of course there were the
Soviets, now without Stalin, eager to build influence in the
region. This little known story about the collision of nationalism,
money, celebrity, and oil sheds new light on the tangled history of
the Middle East. Drawing on the author's immense knowledge of the
Middle East, and original research incorporating unexplored
declassified documents, the book is an eye-opener for students of
U.S. foreign policy, anyone interested in the global oil business,
and scholars and historians of the role of the U.S. in the Arab
world. Dramatically illustrates the convergence of interests of the
U.S. government and big business Shows how McCarthy-era phobia
about communism affected U.S. foreign policy decisions-even when no
communists were involved Examines history with enduring
ramifications through narrative to engage students and general
readers Unveils a world of international intrigue unknown to most
citizens
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