An alliance against Babylon : the U.S., Israel, and Iraq

An alliance against Babylon : the U.S., Israel, and Iraq / John K. Cooley.

"Drawing from unpublished sources, as well as from John Cooley's personal encounters with principal players such as David Ben-Gurion, the Shah of Iran, Anwar al-Sadat, King Hussein of Jordan, and Saddam Hussein himself, this book gives a uniquely valuable perspective on the complex history...

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Main Author: Cooley, John K., 1927-2008
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Hussein, Saddam, > 1937-2006.
Hussein, Saddam, > 1937-2006
Ḥusain, Ṣaddām.
Since 1958
Arab-Israeli conflict.
Iraq War, 2003-2011.
HISTORY > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
Arab-Israeli conflict
Diplomatic relations
Politics and government
Nahostkonflikt
Außenpolitik
Golfoorlog (2003)
Politieke geschiedenis.
Aussenpolitik.
Irakkrieg.
Nahostkonflikt.
Middle East > History.
Middle East > Politics and government.
United States > Foreign relations > Israel.
Israel > Foreign relations > United States.
Israel > Politics and government > 1993-
Iraq > Politics and government > 1958-
Israel > Foreign relations > Iraq.
Iraq > Foreign relations > Israel.
United States > Foreign relations > Iraq.
Iraq > Foreign relations > United States.
Iraq
Israel
Middle East
United States
Irak
USA
Irak.
Israel.
USA.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • The Babylonian heritage
  • The Ottoman empire divided
  • "Operation Ezra and Nehemiah": bittersweet flight to Zion
  • Iraq enters the Palestine arena
  • Ménage à quatre: the U.S., Israel, Iran, and the Iraqi Kurds
  • How the CIA gave Saddam a leg up
  • Saddam's reign (I): business with the U.S.; warfare with Israel
  • Saddam's reign (II): power plays and war, 1970-80
  • Saddam's reign (III): defeat and defiance, 1980-90
  • From Jerusalem to Washington: an alliance strengthened and confirmed
  • Endgame: Iraq democratized or dismembered?

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