Alliance Against Babylon, John K. Cooley

"John Cooley uncovered the truth about the west''s creation of the extreme forces that attacked the US on 9/11. As an authority on the Middle East, he has been right so often he has few equals. In An Alliance Against Babylon: the US, Israel and Iraq, he breaks the silence on the pivotal role Israel has played in the west''s imperial adventure in Iraq: indeed, how the tail in Tel Aviv has so often wagged the dog in Washington.

This book is typically Cooley: much needed and brilliant. " John Pilger*BR**BR*''A major contribution John Cooley''s face-to-face exchanges with so many of the key personalities who have shaped [the Arab world] give his observations a depth and a vitality that will captivate many people. Only someone who has been ''embedded'' in the region for almost half a century could catch the nuances of the underlying tragedy that has contributed to the threat we refer to in simplistic terms as ''terrorism''.'' Ray Close, former CIA Station Chief in Saudi Arabia*BR**BR*''The Iraq war is unintelligible without the history John Cooley''s brave new book provides.

The ancient Jewish communities of the Middle East were sacrificed during the 20th century to the selfish games of nationalist politicians and spy/entrepreneurs. British, Americans and Israelis had better read Cooley carefully if they hope to save the Christians and Kurds of Iraq from the deadly consequences of the current intervention.'' Brady Kiesling, former US Diplomat in various Arab capitals who resigned in protest against George W. Bush''s middle east policy*BR**BR*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.*BR**BR*John Cooley, a former correspondent fo...