Publisher's Synopsis
In this informative, iconoclastic book, veteran foreign correspondent Martin Sieff offers a jaw-dropping survey of the history and politics of a region that people know surprisingly little about even though its never off the front pages of the morning papers.
In The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Middle East youll learn
Why Islamic fundamentalism isnt ancient making it more dangerous
Why the Saudis are part of the solution, not the problem
Why democracy and a Marshall Plan for the Middle East would only make things worse
How environmentalist extremists have kept us hooked on oil from the Middle East
Why Arab-Israeli peace is impossible
Why well miss the old Arab dictators when theyre gone because the alternative is Islamic fundamentalism
