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<p><P>New controversial look at the US-Israel connection by the bestselling author of Unholy Wars Explores the roots of Israel's longstanding enmity with Iraq and its role in last year's war Cooley is a major world authority on the Middle East Life sales of Unholy Wars total over 26,000 copies The ruins of ancient Babylon still stand in Iraq. They are a reminder that today's conflict is only one of many that have engulfed the country, and the wider Middle East, over the centuries. John Cooley, a former correspondent for ABC News and the Christian Science Monitor, argues that America's new invasion and occupation of Iraq marks a turning point in the West's relationship with the Arab world, and alters the balance of power within the Middle East. He argues that the crucial factor in this new development is the relationship between Israel and the United States. Examining today's problems from this unique perspective, Cooley covers a broad sweep of history, from biblical Babylonian times until now. He shows how US and Israeli interests in the Middle East were contradictory at first. He explains how and why the US-Israel alliance gradually evolved. Drawing from unpublished sources, as we

Author

John K. Cooley

Publisher

Pluto Press Ltd.

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9781849644594

Subjects

Political Science, History, Language Learning