01871nam a2200229 a 4500 ASIN0061189421 OSt 20170105102909.0 131025s2008 xxu eng d 0061189421 (paperback) $18.95 9780061189425 (paperback) 0 327.538 SIM 2008 Simpson, William. The prince : the secret story of the world's most intriguing royal, prince bandar bin sultan / William Simpson. Reprint ed. [S.l.] : William Morrow Paperbacks, 2008. 496 p. ; 23 cm. For the last two and a half decades—through war, oil crises, and global terrorism—the United States and Saudi Arabia have had a very special relationship, thanks in no small part to one man: Prince Bandar bin Sultan. The illegitimate son of a Saudi prince and a servant girl, he used his vital behind-the-scenes influence to convince Gorbachev to withdraw the Soviet military from Afghanistan and helped President Reagan and CIA Director William Casey to win the Cold War with Saudi petrodollars. A Machiavellian manipulator, he negotiated an end to the Iran-Iraq war and played a key role in the Iran-Contra affair. George H. W. Bush took Bandar and his family fishing. Colin Powell would drop by to play racquetball. In this revealing biography, William Simpson pulls back the curtain on the fascinating and startling life of an extraordinary power-player who emerged as one of the driving forces behind American foreign policy throughout the 1980s and '90s. At a time when understanding our friends is as important as knowing our enemies, understanding Prince Bandar bin Sultan may well be the key to figuring out the Saudis. Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0061189421/chopaconline-20 ddc BK 15023 15023 0 0 0 0 NFIC CIPS CIPS GEN 2013-10-01 0 327.538 SIM 2008 CIPS0001599 2013-10-25 2013-10-25 BK