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    Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude, Hörbuch, Digital, 359min
    Former CIA operative Robert Baer examines the dangers behind America's collaboration with Saudi Arabia.Nominally based on a "harmony of interests" - the Saudis sold their oil to the American government very inexpensively - what we offered in exchange has damaged our position in the Middle East and left our country vulnerable to economic and terrorist threats.Baer goes behind the scenes to show how the US willingly overlooked the corruption of the Saudi royal family, its financing of violent Islamic fundamentalist groups that spread hatred of the West throughout Saudi society, and its bribery of American officials. From a close-up with a corrupt Arab family to the inside scoop on how we helped fund the Taliban, Baer shows what's at stake in our pursuit of oil.PLEASE NOTE: This is the abridged edition. An unabridged version is also available. Language: English. Narrator: Robert O'Keefe. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/000297/bk_rand_000297_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Negotiating Lingua Francas
    Negotiating Lingua Francas ab 24.99 € als Taschenbuch: Complexity Theories Approaches to the Interrelationships Between Saudis' Perceptions of English and Their Reported Practices of English. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Taschenbücher, Geist & Wissen,
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    Die Menschenrechte
    Dass alle Menschen von Geburt aus gleich seien, ist eine Überzeugung der westlichen Aufklärung, die in die Menschenrechtserklärungender Amerikanischen und der Französischen Revolution eingegangen ist. Doch das verhinderte nicht,dass es noch immer Sklaverei, Ungleichheit der Geschlechter und Verelendung ganzer Bevölkerungsgruppen gibt.1948, nach den Erfahrungen der Gräuel des Zweiten Weltkriegs und vor allem des Holocaust, formulierten dieVereinten Nationen unter der Federführung von Eleanor Roosevelt und René Cassin die Allgemeine Erklärungder Menschenrechte. Diese ist kein verbindliches Völkerrecht, sondern ein Modell, das längst nicht allen Staatenpasste. Die Sowjetunion sah die sozialen Rechte nicht genug betont, der südafrikanische Apartheitsstaat fandgar nicht, dass alle Menschen dieselben Rechte haben sollten, die Saudis wollten Frauen keine gleichen Rechtegeben und den Menschen keine freie Wahl ihrer Religion zugestehen; auch die USA haben die Folter legitimiert,und gleicher Zugang zur Bildung ist nicht einmal in Deutschland durchgesetzt. Also muss an der Formulierungund vor allem der Durchsetzung der Menschenrechte weitergearbeitet werden.
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    The Broker: A Novel, Hörbuch, Digital, 339min
    In his final hours in the Oval Office, the outgoing President grants a controversial last-minute pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six years hidden away in a federal prison. What no one knows is that the President issues the pardon only after receiving enormous pressure from the CIA. It seems Backman, in his power broker heyday, may have obtained secrets that compromise the world's most sophisticated satellite surveillance system. Backman is quietly smuggled out of the country in a military cargo plane, given a new name, a new identity, and a new home in Italy. Eventually, after he has settled into his new life, the CIA will leak his whereabouts to the Israelis, the Russians, the Chinese, and the Saudis. Then the CIA will do what it does best: sit back and watch. The question is not whether Backman will survive, there is no chance of that. The question the CIA needs answered is, who will kill him? Language: English. Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/000531/bk_rand_000531_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Broker: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 669min
    In his final hours in the Oval Office, the outgoing President grants a controversial last-minute pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six years hidden away in a federal prison. What no one knows is that the President issues the pardon only after receiving enormous pressure from the CIA. It seems Backman, in his power broker heyday, may have obtained secrets that compromise the world's most sophisticated satellite surveillance system. Backman is quietly smuggled out of the country in a military cargo plane, given a new name, a new identity, and a new home in Italy. Eventually, after he has settled into his new life, the CIA will leak his whereabouts to the Israelis, the Russians, the Chinese, and the Saudis. Then the CIA will do what it does best: sit back and watch. The question is not whether Backman will survive, there is no chance of that. The question the CIA needs answered is, who will kill him? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Michael Beck. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/000530/bk_rand_000530_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties, Hörbuch, Digital, 375min
    How did the Bushes, America's most powerful political family, become gradually seduced by and entangled with their Saudi counterparts? Why did the Bush administration approve the secret airlift of 140 Saudis, including two dozen relatives of Osama bin Laden, just after September 11? Did one of the Saudi royals on the planes have any advance knowledge of the attacks? What specifically chosen words did George W. Bush say on national television during the 2000 election campaign to trigger Muslim support? How did Saudi-funded Islamic groups propel Bush to victory in Florida, thus winning him the presidency? The answers to these questions lie in a largely hidden relationship between the House of Bush and the House of Saud that began in the mid-1970s. An amazing weave of money, power, and influence, it takes place all over the globe and involves war, covert operations, and huge deals in oil and defense industries. But, most horrifyingly of all, the secret liasion between these two great families helped trigger the Age of Terror and give rise to the tragedy of 9-11. Language: English. Narrator: James Naughton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/sans/000485/bk_sans_000485_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Night School
    In the morning, they gave Reacher a medal. And in the afternoon, they sent him back to school. It's just a voice plucked from the air: 'The American wants a hundred million dollars'. For what? Who from? It's 1996, and the Soviets are long gone. But now there's a new enemy. In an apartment in Hamburg, a group of smartly-dressed young Saudis are planning something big. Jack Reacher is fresh off a secret mission and a big win. The Army pats him on the back and gives him a medal. And then they send him back to school. It's a school with only three students: Reacher, an FBI agent, and a CIA analyst. Their assignment? To find that American. And what he's selling. And to whom. There is serious shit going on, signs of a world gone mad. Night School takes Reacher back to his army days, but this time he's not in uniform. With trusted sergeant Frances Neagley at his side, he must carry the fate of the world on his shoulders, in a wired, fiendishly clever new adventure that will make the cold sweat trickle down your spine.
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    The Evolution of Built Heritage Conservation Policies in Saudi Arabia
    The Evolution of Built Heritage Conservation Policies in Saudi Arabia ab 98.99 € als Taschenbuch: A historical study of how Saudis conserved their built heritage in the last five decades - the Case of Historic Jeddah. Aus dem Bereich: Bücher, Kunst & Musik,
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    Blood Oil: Tyrants, Violence, and the Rules That Run the World , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1227min
    Natural resources empower the world's most coercive men. Autocrats like Putin and the Saudis spend oil money on weapons and repression. ISIS and Congo's militias spend resource money on atrocities and ammunition. For decades resource-fueled authoritarians and extremists have forced endless crises on the West - and the ultimate source of their resource money is us, paying at the gas station and the mall. In this sweeping new book, one of today's leading political philosophers, Leif Wenar, goes behind the headlines in search of the hidden global rule that thwarts democracy and development - and that puts shoppers into business with some of today's most dangerous men. Listeners discover a rule that once licensed the slave trade and apartheid and genocide, a rule whose abolition has marked some of humanity's greatest triumphs - yet a rule that still enflames tyranny and war and terrorism through today's multitrillion-dollar resource trade. Blood Oil shows how the West can now lead a peaceful revolution by ending its dependence on authoritarian oil and by getting shoppers out of business with the men of blood. The book describes practical strategies for upgrading world trade: for choosing new rules that will make us more secure at home, more trusted abroad, and better able to solve pressing global problems like climate change. This book shows citizens, consumers, and leaders how we can act together today to create a more united human future. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kevin Stillwell. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/026706/bk_adbl_026706_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Wahabbism: The History of the Conservative Islamic Religious Movement in Saudi Arabia , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 113min
    In May 2017, President Donald Trump made his first foreign visit, and the first stop was to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. For Trump, this visit signified a step towards not only reaffirming and strengthening alliances in the Muslim world, but also taking the opportunity to explicitly lay out the new administration's approach to dealing with terrorism. During his speech in Riyadh, Trump stated his pleasure with the opening of the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology in Saudi Arabia. What is ironic is that the very same extremist ideology that radical Muslim extremists practice is inspired by the Wahhabi ideology propagated by Saudi Arabia and the surrounding countries in the Arabian Gulf. Nonetheless, the West has maintained a close relationship with the Al-Saud family for nearly two centuries, not only most notably due to Saudi Arabia’s oil supply, but also because they have provided a counterbalance against adversaries in the region. Despite this long history, there is speculation that President Trump’s approach to extremist ideology will be markedly different from past presidents, and the world was waiting for his speech in Riyadh to confirm this change. In Trump’s strong speech, he stated, “As we deny terrorist organizations control of territory and populations, we must also strip them of their access to funds. We must cut off the financial channels that let ISIS sell oil, let extremists pay their fighters, and help terrorists smuggle their reinforcements.” Wahhabism is the most common form of politicized fundamentalist Islam, now most associated with the Islamic State and Al Qaeda and the official religion of Saudi Arabia and Qatar. It is widespread throughout the Islamic world, especially in Pakistan and Afghanistan (where it was the official religion of the Taliban). Together, the Saudi and al-Wahhab families formed a potent alliance, with the Saudis gaining an ideological backing for their small state and the Wahhabis gaining ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bill Hare. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/108552/bk_acx0_108552_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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